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Second Round · Game 6

Islanders at Rangers

🗓 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 NYI leads 4–2

Islanders, Second Round Game 6, beat Rangers 5–2 at Madison Square Garden on April 22, 1983.

NYI – NYR
44–30
Shots on goal
0/1–1/4
Power play
8–2
Penalty minutes
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The game

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Second Round — Best of 7

NYR vs NYI · NYI leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
1–4
Final · NYI
Game 2
0–5
Final · NYI
Game 3
6–7
Final · NYR
Game 4
1–3
Final · NYR
Game 5
2–7
Final · NYI
Game 6
5–2
Final · NYI

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Butch Goring
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · +3
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
John Tonelli
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · +3
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Ken Morrow
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · +3

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Ron Duguay Go-ahead 1st · 12:45
Assists: George McPhee, Mike Backman · beat Billy Smith
0–1
2nd period
🏝️ John Tonelli Tying 2nd · 04:02
Assists: Butch Goring, Ken Morrow · beat Eddie Mio
1–1
🏝️ Butch Goring Go-ahead 2nd · 05:03
Assists: John Tonelli · beat Eddie Mio
2–1
🗽 Mikko Leinonen PP Tying 2nd · 09:31
Assists: Anders Hedberg, Barry Beck · beat Billy Smith
2–2
3rd period
🏝️ Butch Goring Go-ahead 3rd · 05:21
Assists: Bobby Nystrom, John Tonelli · beat Eddie Mio
3–2
🏝️ Brent Sutter 3rd · 08:09
Assists: Gord Lane, Duane Sutter · beat Eddie Mio
4–2
🏝️ Ken Morrow 3rd · 14:09
Unassisted · beat Eddie Mio
5–2

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI NYR🗽
44 Shots on goal 30
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
8 Penalty minutes 2
NYI shooting 11.4% (5/44) NYR shooting 6.7% (2/30)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🗽Rangers
Eddie Mio
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 58:22 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-13 (19% win rate, 16 games)
Rangers
Rangers — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 11-4 (73% win rate, 15 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 2nd: 9-8 (53% win rate, 17 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 8-7 (53% win rate, 15 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 201983 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–7 Apr 181983 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 1–3 Apr 171983 🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR 6–7 Apr 151983 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 0–5 Apr 141983 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 1–4
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NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on April 22, 1983?

Islanders won 5–2. The final score was Islanders 5, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Butch Goring (2), Brent Sutter, John Tonelli, Ken Morrow.

Who scored for Rangers?

Mikko Leinonen, Ron Duguay.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Eddie Mio made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 20 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–7 AfterApr 26 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 5–2
🗽 Rangers
BeforeApr 20 🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI 2–7 AfterOct 5 😈NJD @ 🗽NYR 2–6
Also on April 22
🐻BOS 3–5 ⚔️BUF
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