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Stanley Cup Finals · Game 4

Oilers at Islanders

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 NYI leads 4–0

Islanders, Stanley Cup Finals Game 4, beat Oilers 4–2 at UBS Arena on May 17, 1983.

EDM – NYI
26–26
Shots on goal
0/4–1/4
Power play
17–16
Penalty minutes
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Stanley Cup Finals — Best of 7

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Game 1
2–0
Final · NYI
Game 2
6–3
Final · NYI
Game 3
1–5
Final · NYI
Game 4
2–4
Final · NYI

Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Mike Bossy
1 G, 1 A
4 shots
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Bryan Trottier
1 G, 1 A
2 shots
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
John Tonelli
1 G
4 shots · +2

Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Bryan Trottier PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:02
Assists: Clark Gillies, Mike Bossy · beat Andy Moog
0–1
🏝️ John Tonelli 1st · 11:45
Assists: Bobby Nystrom · beat Andy Moog
0–2
🏝️ Mike Bossy 1st · 12:39
Assists: Bryan Trottier · beat Andy Moog
0–3
2nd period
🛢️ Jari Kurri 2nd · 00:35
Assists: Wayne Gretzky · beat Billy Smith
1–3
🛢️ Mark Messier 2nd · 19:39
Assists: Lee Fogolin, Paul Coffey · beat Billy Smith
2–3
3rd period
🏝️ Ken Morrow Empty net 3rd · 18:51
Unassisted
2–4

Team stats

Away left · home right
🛢️EDM NYI🏝️
26 Shots on goal 26
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
17 Penalty minutes 16
EDM shooting 7.7% (2/26) NYI shooting 15.4% (4/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🛢️Oilers
Andy Moog
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:40 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–3
Oilers
Oilers — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 6-0 (100% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Oilers
Oilers — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-6 (25% win rate, 8 games)
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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May 141983 🛢️EDM @ 🏝️NYI 1–5 May 121983 🏝️NYI @ 🛢️EDM 6–3 May 101983 🏝️NYI @ 🛢️EDM 2–0 Jan 301983 🏝️NYI @ 🛢️EDM 4–2 Nov 161982 🛢️EDM @ 🏝️NYI 2–4
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Who won Oilers vs Islanders on May 17, 1983?

Islanders won 4–2. The final score was Oilers 2, Islanders 4.

Who scored for Oilers?

Jari Kurri, Mark Messier.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bryan Trottier, John Tonelli, Ken Morrow, Mike Bossy.

How did the Oilers goalie play?

Andy Moog made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

Where is Oilers vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

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Around this game

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🛢️ Oilers
BeforeMay 14 🛢️EDM @ 🏝️NYI 1–5 AfterOct 5 🍁TOR @ 🛢️EDM 4–5
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeMay 14 🛢️EDM @ 🏝️NYI 1–5 AfterOct 4 🏝️NYI @ ⚜️QUE 3–7
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