🏝️ Away Islanders 41-22-10 before this game

5–2

Final

🗽 Home Rangers 27-34-11 before this game

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

Islanders at Rangers

Islanders beat Rangers 5–2 at Madison Square Garden on March 24, 1985.

🗓 Sun, Mar 24, 1985 · 19:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 4–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Anders Kallur

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +3

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Duane Sutter

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +3

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Denis Potvin

2 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Anders Kallur Go-ahead 1st · 01:43

Assists: Duane Sutter, Gord Dineen · beat Glen Hanlon

1–0

🏝️ Anders Kallur 1st · 04:51

Assists: Duane Sutter, Bryan Trottier · beat Glen Hanlon

2–0

🏝️ Mike Bossy 1st · 11:30

Assists: Denis Potvin · beat Glen Hanlon

3–0

2nd period

🏝️ Patrick Flatley PP 2nd · 15:24

Assists: Denis Potvin · beat Glen Hanlon

4–0

🗽 Reijo Ruotsalainen PP 2nd · 17:43

Assists: Mark Pavelich, Ron Greschner · beat Billy Smith

4–1

3rd period

🗽 Pierre Larouche PP 3rd · 05:07

Assists: Don Maloney, Grant Ledyard · beat Billy Smith

4–2

🏝️ Duane Sutter 3rd · 18:09

Assists: Anders Kallur · beat Glen Hanlon

5–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

28 Shots on goal 29

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

22 Penalty minutes 18

NYI shooting 17.9% (5/28) NYR shooting 6.9% (2/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Glen Hanlon

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 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 — 4–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 4–3 Full head-to-head →

4–5 (OT) · Rangers won

Oct 30, 1984

🗽NYR @ 🏝️NYI

3–7 · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on March 24, 1985?

Islanders won 5–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 5, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Anders Kallur (2), Duane Sutter, Mike Bossy, Patrick Flatley.

Who scored for Rangers?

Pierre Larouche, Reijo Ruotsalainen.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Glen Hanlon 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?

Islanders lead the season series 4–3 after 7 games.

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 · Mar 21

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Mar 22

Also on March 24, 1985

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