🏝️ Away Islanders 4-1-0 before this game

5–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	3	0	2	5
NYR	0	4	2	6

Islanders at Rangers

Rangers beat Islanders 6–5 at Madison Square Garden on October 21, 1984.

🗓 Sun, Oct 21, 1984 · 18:45 CDT 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Don Maloney

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +3

2nd star 🗽 NYR

Mike Allison

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +3

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Brent Sutter

2 G, 1 A

7 shots · -3

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Pat LaFontaine Go-ahead 1st · 05:51

Unassisted

1–0

🏝️ Mike Bossy 1st · 07:56

Assists: Brent Sutter

2–0

🏝️ Brent Sutter PP 1st · 12:08

Assists: Paul Boutilier, John Tonelli

3–0

2nd period

🗽 Mike Rogers PP 2nd · 07:22

Assists: Ron Greschner

3–1

🗽 Mike Allison 2nd · 08:05

Assists: Don Maloney

3–2

🗽 Ron Greschner Tying 2nd · 11:17

Assists: Pierre Larouche, Reijo Ruotsalainen

3–3

🗽 Don Maloney Go-ahead 2nd · 11:43

Assists: Mike Allison

3–4

3rd period

🗽 Tomas Sandstrom 3rd · 04:40

Assists: Don Maloney, Mike Allison

3–5

🗽 James Patrick SH 3rd · 06:02

Unassisted

3–6

🏝️ Brent Sutter PP 3rd · 07:17

Assists: Mike Bossy, Denis Potvin

4–6

🏝️ Paul Boutilier 3rd · 10:59

Assists: Patrick Flatley, Pat LaFontaine

5–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

39 Shots on goal 30

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

12 Penalty minutes 14

NYI shooting 12.8% (5/39) NYR shooting 20.0% (6/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:20 TOI

🗽Rangers

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:55 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–0

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–4

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Apr 10, 1984

🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI

2–3 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on October 21, 1984?

Rangers won 6–5.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 5, Rangers 6.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brent Sutter (2), Mike Bossy, Pat LaFontaine, Paul Boutilier.

Who scored for Rangers?

Don Maloney, James Patrick, Mike Allison, Mike Rogers, Ron Greschner, Tomas Sandstrom.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck 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.

What is the Islanders vs Rangers season series?

Rangers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Oct 20

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Oct 20

Also on October 21, 1984

Islanders season page Rangers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule