New York Islanders vs New Jersey Devils
Regular season · Friday, November 4, 1983 · Brendan Byrne Arena
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 6–1 on Friday, November 4, 1983 at Brendan Byrne Arena. The Devils outshot the Islanders 39–34.
Goals came from John Tonelli, Duane Sutter, Pat Verbeek, Brent Sutter, Bob Bourne, Clark Gillies and Greg Gilbert.
Roland Melanson made 38 saves on 39 shots for the win; Glenn Resch stopped 28 of 34.
Scoring
1st period
John Tonelli (2)Denis Potvin (14), Mike Bossy (5)1–016:06 NYI · 
Duane Sutter (2)Brent Sutter (3)2–017:44 NYI
2nd period
Pat Verbeek (4)Murray Brumwell (2), Glenn Resch (1)2–113:31 NJD
Brent Sutter (11)Duane Sutter (6), Greg Gilbert (11)3–118:36 NYI
Bob Bourne (6)Anders Kallur (6), John Tonelli (5)4–119:02 NYI
3rd period
Clark Gillies (3)Tomas Jonsson (7), Bryan Trottier (13)5–100:52 NYI
Greg Gilbert (3)Unassisted6–110:17 NYI
Team stats
NYINJD
3439
0%0%
1/20/1
1416
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 9:42 into the first period
Pat Verbeek · hooking2 min - 10:48 into the first periodDon Lever · high sticking2 min
- 10:48 into the first periodDon Lever · misconduct10 min
- 10:48 into the first period
Bryan Trottier · slashing2 min - 10:48 into the first periodBryan Trottier · misconduct10 min
- 13:38 into the first periodBobby Nystrom · high sticking2 min
- 15:10 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 12Duane SutterR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 17Greg GilbertL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 21Brent SutterC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 9Clark GilliesL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 22Mike BossyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 28Anders KallurC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 3Tomas JonssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 20Mats HallinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 91Butch GoringC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Mike McEwenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 7Stefan PerssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 26Dave LangevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Roland MelansonG | W | 39 | 1 | .974 |
| 30Kelly HrudeyG | 0 | 0 | – |
New Jersey Devils
| 12Pat VerbeekR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 21Murray BrumwellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 7Jeff LarmerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 9Don LeverC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 10Dave CameronC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Bob MacMillanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 16Rick MeagherC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 7 | – |
| 17Paul GagneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 18Mel BridgmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 23Mike AntonovichC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 24Aaron BrotenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 29Jan LudvigR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 34Gary McAdamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 2Joe CirellaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 4Bob LorimerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 5Phil RussellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 25Dave LewisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 26Mike KitchenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glenn ReschG | L | 34 | 6 | .824 |
| 30Ron LowG | 0 | 0 | – |