Boston Bruins vs New York Islanders
Playoffs · Saturday, May 7, 1983 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Boston Bruins 8–4 on Saturday, May 7, 1983 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Bruins 32–20.
Mike Bossy scored 4 goals and Rick Middleton scored twice. Butch Goring, Craig MacTavish, Brent Sutter, Ray Bourque, Bryan Trottier and Wayne Merrick also scored.
Billy Smith made 16 saves on 20 shots for the win; Pete Peeters stopped 24 of 32.
Scoring
1st period
Butch Goring (4)Bob Bourne (16), Denis Potvin (9)0–100:33 NYI
Mike Bossy (12)Bryan Trottier (7), Stefan Persson (3)0–208:09 NYI · 
Rick Middleton (10)Ray Bourque (14), Brad Park (9)1–210:42 BOS
Craig MacTavish (3)Peter McNab (5), Ray Bourque (15)2–216:34 BOS
Brent Sutter (7)Bob Bourne (17)2–319:36 NYI
2nd period
- Mike Bossy (13)Unassisted2–400:59 NYI
Ray Bourque (8)Unassisted3–405:01 BOS- Mike Bossy (14)Bryan Trottier (8)3–505:51 NYI
- Mike Bossy (15)Anders Kallur (11), Bryan Trottier (9)3–610:03 NYI
Bryan Trottier (7)Ken Morrow (5), Bob Bourne (18)3–713:14 NYI- Rick Middleton (11)Barry Pederson (18), Mike O'connell (5)4–717:39 BOS ·
3rd period
Wayne Merrick (1)Bobby Nystrom (5), John Tonelli (11)4–807:41 NYI
Team stats
BOSNYI
2032
0%0%
1/51/4
1416
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 7:14 into the first period
Mike Krushelnyski · tripping2 min - 11:22 into the first period
Bryan Trottier · tripping2 min - 14:32 into the first periodClark Gillies · high sticking2 min
- 5:01 into the second periodRandy Hillier · roughing2 min
- 5:01 into the second periodTomas Jonsson · roughing2 min
- 7:46 into the second periodKeith Crowder · interference2 min
- 8:20 into the second periodRay Bourque · slashing2 min
- 8:20 into the second periodBrent Sutter · high sticking2 min
- 15:49 into the second periodGord Lane · high sticking2 min
- 17:07 into the second periodKeith Crowder · high sticking2 min
- 17:07 into the second periodKen Morrow · high sticking2 min
- 19:04 into the second periodMike O'connell · holding2 min
- 1:17 into the third periodClark Gillies · cross checking2 min
- 4:56 into the third periodWayne Merrick · holding2 min
- 10:19 into the third periodMike Krushelnyski · hooking2 min
Season series
Boston Bruins
| 7Ray BourqueD | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 8Peter McNabC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 10Barry PedersonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 14Craig MacTavishC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 20Mike O'connellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 22Brad ParkD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 11Steve KasperC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 17Dave BarrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 18Keith CrowderR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 25Mike KrushelnyskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 29Luc DufourL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 32Bruce CrowderR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 34Mike GillisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 6Gord KluzakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 23Randy HillierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Marty HoweD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 33Larry MelnykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Pete PeetersG | L | 32 | 8 | .750 |
| 30Mike MoffatG | 0 | 0 | – |
New York Islanders
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 22Mike BossyR | 4 | 0 | 4 | +4 | 6 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 11Wayne MerrickC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 21Brent SutterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 28Anders KallurC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 91Butch GoringC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 7Stefan PerssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 1 | – |
| 9Clark GilliesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 12Duane SutterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 25Billy CarrollC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 2Mike McEwenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Tomas JonssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 24Gord LaneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Roland MelansonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Billy SmithG | W | 20 | 4 | .800 |