New York Islanders vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Wednesday, March 16, 1983 · Madison Square Garden
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Wednesday, March 16, 1983 at Madison Square Garden. The Islanders outshot the Rangers 36-29.
Goals came from Mike Rogers, Butch Goring and Reijo Ruotsalainen.
Glen Hanlon made 35 saves on 36 shots for the win; Roland Melanson stopped 27 of 29.
Scoring
1st period
Mike Rogers (29)Anders Hedberg (32), Mark Pavelich (37)0–108:10 NYR · PPG
2nd period
Butch Goring (16)Bob Bourne (37)1–110:07 NYI
3rd period
Reijo Ruotsalainen (13)Unassisted1–216:01 NYR
Team stats
NYINYR
36Shots on goal29
0%Faceoff %0%
0/4Power play1/5
12Penalty minutes10
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 00:31
Brent Sutter · delaying game smothering puck2 min - 1st 02:35
Eddie Johnstone · interference2 min - 1st 04:29Robbie Ftorek · charging2 min
- 1st 06:01John Tonelli · interference2 min
- 1st 06:01Eddie Johnstone · illegal stick2 min
- 1st 06:31Denis Potvin · tripping2 min
- 1st 17:55Duane Sutter · tripping2 min
- 2nd 14:54Bob Bourne · tripping2 min
- 2nd 18:59Mark Pavelich · tripping2 min
- 2nd 19:55Stefan Persson · tripping2 min
- 3rd 18:19Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 14Bob BourneC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 91Butch GoringC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 9Clark GilliesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 12Duane SutterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 17Greg GilbertL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 21Brent SutterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 22Mike BossyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Billy CarrollC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Anders KallurC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 2Mike McEwenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Tomas JonssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 7Stefan PerssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 26Dave LangevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Roland MelansonG | L | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 59:39 |
| 31Billy SmithG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
New York Rangers
| 15Anders HedbergR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 27Mike RogersC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 40Mark PavelichC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 29Reijo RuotsalainenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 3Scot KleinendorstC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 8Robbie FtorekC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Rob McClanahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 10Ron DuguayC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 17Eddie JohnstoneR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | – |
| 22Nick FotiuL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Chris KontosC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 24Kent-Erik AnderssonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 28Mikko LeinonenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 2Tom LaidlawD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 5Barry BeckD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 6Bill BakerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 26Dave MaloneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glen HanlonG | W | 36 | 35 | 1 | .972 | 60:00 |
| 41Eddie MioG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |