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Conference Finals · Game 6

Bruins at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 NYI leads 4–2

Islanders, Conference Finals Game 6, beat Bruins 8–4 at UBS Arena on May 7, 1983.

BOS – NYI
20–32
Shots on goal
1/5–1/4
Power play
14–16
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
4 G
6 shots · +4
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Bryan Trottier
1 G, 3 A
3 shots · +3
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Bob Bourne
3 A
1 shots · +2

Scoring

12 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Butch Goring Go-ahead 1st · 00:33
Assists: Bob Bourne, Denis Potvin · beat Pete Peeters
0–1
🏝️ Mike Bossy PP 1st · 08:09
Assists: Bryan Trottier, Stefan Persson · beat Pete Peeters
0–2
🐻 Rick Middleton 1st · 10:42
Assists: Ray Bourque, Brad Park · beat Billy Smith
1–2
🐻 Craig MacTavish Tying 1st · 16:34
Assists: Peter McNab, Ray Bourque · beat Billy Smith
2–2
🏝️ Brent Sutter Go-ahead 1st · 19:36
Assists: Bob Bourne · beat Pete Peeters
2–3
2nd period
🏝️ Mike Bossy 2nd · 00:59
Unassisted · beat Pete Peeters
2–4
🐻 Ray Bourque 2nd · 05:01
Unassisted · beat Billy Smith
3–4
🏝️ Mike Bossy 2nd · 05:51
Assists: Bryan Trottier · beat Pete Peeters
3–5
🏝️ Mike Bossy 2nd · 10:03
Assists: Anders Kallur, Bryan Trottier · beat Pete Peeters
3–6
🏝️ Bryan Trottier 2nd · 13:14
Assists: Ken Morrow, Bob Bourne · beat Pete Peeters
3–7
🐻 Rick Middleton PP 2nd · 17:39
Assists: Barry Pederson, Mike O'connell · beat Billy Smith
4–7
3rd period
🏝️ Wayne Merrick 3rd · 07:41
Assists: Bobby Nystrom, John Tonelli · beat Pete Peeters
4–8

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐻BOS NYI🏝️
20 Shots on goal 32
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
14 Penalty minutes 16
BOS shooting 20.0% (4/20) NYI shooting 25.0% (8/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐻Bruins
Pete Peeters
0/8
.000 SV% · 8 GA · 59:46 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–3
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-13 (24% win rate, 17 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 15-2 (88% win rate, 17 games)
After 2nd — 4–7
Bruins
Bruins — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 12-0 (100% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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May 51983 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 1–5 May 31983 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 3–8 Apr 301983 🐻BOS @ 🏝️NYI 3–7 Apr 281983 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 1–4 Apr 261983 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 5–2
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BOS vs NYI, answered

Who won Bruins vs Islanders on May 7, 1983?

Islanders won 8–4. The final score was Bruins 4, Islanders 8.

Who scored for Bruins?

Rick Middleton (2), Craig MacTavish, Ray Bourque.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mike Bossy (4), Brent Sutter, Bryan Trottier, Butch Goring, Wayne Merrick.

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 4 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

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🏝️ Islanders
BeforeMay 5 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 1–5 AfterMay 10 🏝️NYI @ 🛢️EDM 2–0
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