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Conference Finals · Game 3

Bruins at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 NYI leads 4–2

Islanders, Conference Finals Game 3, beat Bruins 7–3 at UBS Arena on April 30, 1983.

BOS – NYI
36–26
Shots on goal
1/4–3/4
Power play
13–13
Penalty minutes
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Conference Finals — Best of 7

NYI vs BOS · NYI leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
5–2
Final · NYI
Game 2
1–4
Final · BOS
Game 3
3–7
Final · NYI
Game 4
3–8
Final · NYI
Game 5
1–5
Final · BOS
Game 6
4–8
Final · NYI

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Mike Bossy
1 G, 3 A
3 shots · +2
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Tomas Jonsson
3 A
1 shots · +1
3rd star 🐻 BOS
Ray Bourque
2 G, 1 A
8 shots · +1

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Bobby Nystrom Go-ahead 1st · 03:00
Assists: Butch Goring, John Tonelli · beat Pete Peeters
0–1
🐻 Craig MacTavish Tying 1st · 04:28
Assists: Ray Bourque, Peter McNab · beat Billy Smith
1–1
🏝️ Brent Sutter PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:39
Assists: Duane Sutter, Bob Bourne · beat Pete Peeters
1–2
🏝️ Bryan Trottier 1st · 13:21
Assists: Mike Bossy, Clark Gillies · beat Pete Peeters
1–3
2nd period
🐻 Ray Bourque PP 2nd · 06:53
Assists: Keith Crowder, Barry Pederson · beat Billy Smith
2–3
🏝️ Mike Bossy PP 2nd · 16:27
Assists: Bryan Trottier, Tomas Jonsson · beat Pete Peeters
2–4
3rd period
🐻 Ray Bourque 3rd · 01:24
Unassisted · beat Billy Smith
3–4
🏝️ Ken Morrow 3rd · 05:06
Assists: Anders Kallur, Mike Bossy · beat Pete Peeters
3–5
🏝️ Denis Potvin PP 3rd · 17:56
Assists: Tomas Jonsson, Mike Bossy · beat Pete Peeters
3–6
🏝️ Butch Goring 3rd · 19:04
Assists: John Tonelli, Tomas Jonsson · beat Pete Peeters
3–7

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS NYI🏝️
36 Shots on goal 26
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 3/4
13 Penalty minutes 13
BOS shooting 8.3% (3/36) NYI shooting 26.9% (7/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Pete Peeters
0/7
.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 9-0 (100% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 2–4
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 13-0 (100% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 281983 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 1–4 Apr 261983 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 5–2 Mar 221983 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 3–1 Nov 251982 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 1–1 Nov 181982 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 3–1
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Who won Bruins vs Islanders on April 30, 1983?

Islanders won 7–3. The final score was Bruins 3, Islanders 7.

Who scored for Bruins?

Ray Bourque (2), Craig MacTavish.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bobby Nystrom, Brent Sutter, Bryan Trottier, Butch Goring, Denis Potvin, Ken Morrow, Mike Bossy.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐻 Bruins
BeforeApr 28 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 1–4 AfterMay 3 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 3–8
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 28 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 1–4 AfterMay 3 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 3–8
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