New Jersey Devils vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Saturday, February 25, 1984 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 7–1 on Saturday, February 25, 1984 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Devils 32–26.
Greg Gilbert scored a hat trick. Bryan Trottier, Paul Gagne, Anders Kallur, Wayne Merrick and Duane Sutter also scored.
Roland Melanson made 25 saves on 26 shots for the win; Ron Low stopped 25 of 32.
Scoring
1st period
Greg Gilbert (22)Mike Bossy (50), Bryan Trottier (54)0–104:09 NYI · 
Bryan Trottier (31)Paul Boutilier (5), Mike Bossy (51)0–205:22 NYI
Paul Gagne (11)Tim Higgins (7), Murray Brumwell (10)1–210:48 NJD
2nd period
Anders Kallur (9)Clark Gillies (13), Stefan Persson (19)1–308:32 NYI
3rd period
- Greg Gilbert (23)Bryan Trottier (55), Mike Bossy (52)1–400:36 NYI
Wayne Merrick (6)Bobby Nystrom (23), Denis Potvin (53)1–502:25 NYI- Greg Gilbert (24)Bryan Trottier (56), Mike Bossy (53)1–603:56 NYI
Duane Sutter (14)Bob Bourne (26), Stefan Persson (20)1–705:51 NYI ·
Team stats
NJDNYI
2632
0%0%
0/42/3
68
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 0:18 into the first period
Paul Boutilier · cross checking2 min - 3:57 into the first period
Bob Lorimer · holding2 min - 6:14 into the first periodPhil Russell · slashing2 min
- 16:20 into the first periodBrent Sutter · holding2 min
- 0:48 into the second periodStefan Persson · slashing2 min
- 4:46 into the third periodDave Lewis · holding2 min
- 16:41 into the third periodDenis Potvin · tripping2 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 17Paul GagneL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 20Tim HigginsR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 7Murray BrumwellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 9Don LeverC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 10Dave CameronC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 11Bob MacMillanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 12Pat VerbeekR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Rick MeagherC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 18Mel BridgmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 19Yvon VautourR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Aaron BrotenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 28Gary McAdamR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 29Jan LudvigR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 2Joe CirellaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 4Bob LorimerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Phil RussellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 21Bob HoffmeyerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 25Dave LewisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glenn ReschG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Ron LowG | L | 32 | 7 | .781 |
New York Islanders
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 7 | – |
| 22Mike BossyR | 0 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 5 | – |
| 17Greg GilbertL | 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 7Stefan PerssonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 1 | – |
| 9Clark GilliesL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 11Wayne MerrickC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 12Duane SutterR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Anders KallurC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 4Paul BoutilierD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 21Brent SutterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 25Billy CarrollC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 2Gord DineenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Tomas JonssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 26Dave LangevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Roland MelansonG | W | 26 | 1 | .962 |
| 31Billy SmithG | 0 | 0 | – |