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Conference Finals · Game 4

Bruins at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 NYI leads 4–2

Islanders, Conference Finals Game 4, beat Bruins 8–3 at UBS Arena on May 3, 1983.

BOS – NYI
30–31
Shots on goal
2/5–2/5
Power play
24–24
Penalty minutes
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The game

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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
3 G
6 shots · +2
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Denis Potvin
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · +2
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
John Tonelli
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · +3

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
🐻 Mike Krushelnyski PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:21
Assists: Ray Bourque · beat Billy Smith
1–0
🏝️ John Tonelli Tying 1st · 07:23
Assists: Bobby Nystrom · beat Pete Peeters
1–1
🏝️ Denis Potvin Go-ahead 1st · 10:04
Assists: John Tonelli · beat Pete Peeters
1–2
🐻 Mike Krushelnyski Tying 1st · 16:07
Assists: Barry Pederson · beat Billy Smith
2–2
2nd period
🏝️ Mike Bossy Go-ahead 2nd · 04:05
Assists: Anders Kallur, Bryan Trottier · beat Pete Peeters
2–3
3rd period
🏝️ Mike Bossy 3rd · 02:53
Assists: Tomas Jonsson · beat Pete Peeters
2–4
🏝️ Duane Sutter 3rd · 05:25
Assists: Butch Goring, Gord Lane · beat Pete Peeters
2–5
🏝️ Mike Bossy PP 3rd · 06:41
Assists: Denis Potvin · beat Pete Peeters
2–6
🏝️ Denis Potvin PP 3rd · 08:12
Assists: Duane Sutter, Bob Bourne · beat Pete Peeters
2–7
🏝️ Bobby Nystrom 3rd · 08:52
Assists: Butch Goring, John Tonelli · beat Pete Peeters
2–8
🐻 Rick Middleton PP 3rd · 12:41
Assists: Brad Park, Mike Krushelnyski · beat Billy Smith
3–8

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS NYI🏝️
30 Shots on goal 31
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
24 Penalty minutes 24
BOS shooting 10.0% (3/30) NYI shooting 25.8% (8/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Pete Peeters
0/8
.000 SV% · 8 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Bruins
Bruins — tied after 1st: 18-9 (67% win rate, 27 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 19-13 (59% win rate, 32 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-10 (23% win rate, 13 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Apr 301983 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 3–7 Apr 281983 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 1–4 Apr 261983 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 5–2 Mar 221983 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 3–1 Nov 251982 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 1–1
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Who won Bruins vs Islanders on May 3, 1983?

Islanders won 8–3. The final score was Bruins 3, Islanders 8.

Who scored for Bruins?

Mike Krushelnyski (2), Rick Middleton.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mike Bossy (3), Denis Potvin (2), Bobby Nystrom, Duane Sutter, John Tonelli.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Pete Peeters made 0 saves on 8 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 30 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 3–7 AfterMay 5 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 1–5
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeApr 30 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 3–7 AfterMay 5 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 1–5
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