New Jersey Devils vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Tuesday, March 20, 1984 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 5–2 on Tuesday, March 20, 1984 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Devils 30–27.
Bryan Trottier scored twice and John Tonelli scored twice. Don Lever, Glenn Merkosky and Greg Gilbert also scored.
Billy Smith made 25 saves on 27 shots for the win; Glenn Resch stopped 25 of 30.
Scoring
1st period
Bryan Trottier (37)Mike Bossy (63), Greg Gilbert (31)0–111:46 NYI
Don Lever (14)Phil Russell (21), Joe Cirella (31)1–117:25 NJD ·
2nd period
John Tonelli (26)Pat LaFontaine (5)1–201:50 NYI- John Tonelli (27)Dave Langevin (16), Mike Bossy (64)1–304:25 NYI
Glenn Merkosky (1)Aaron Broten (23)2–315:44 NJD
3rd period
- Bryan Trottier (38)Greg Gilbert (32), Mike Bossy (65)2–403:08 NYI
Greg Gilbert (29)Mike Bossy (66), Bryan Trottier (65)2–513:00 NYI ·
Team stats
NJDNYI
2730
0%0%
1/31/5
1613
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:19 into the first period
Tim Higgins · interference2 min - 16:06 into the first period
Patrick Flatley · tripping2 min - 17:25 into the first periodPat Verbeek · slashing2 min
- 17:25 into the first periodDenis Potvin · high sticking5 min
- 1:47 into the second periodDon Lever · hooking2 min
- 6:44 into the second periodJoe Cirella · slashing2 min
- 11:47 into the second periodBob Hoffmeyer · tripping2 min
- 15:31 into the second periodPhil Russell · roughing2 min
- 15:31 into the second periodBob Bourne · roughing2 min
- 17:12 into the second periodPat Verbeek · roughing2 min
- 17:12 into the second periodTomas Jonsson · roughing2 min
- 11:21 into the third periodGarry Howatt · roughing2 min
- 15:50 into the third periodStefan Persson · holding2 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 9Don LeverC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Aaron BrotenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 32Glenn MerkoskyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 2Joe CirellaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 5Phil RussellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 8Garry HowattL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 11Bob MacMillanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 12Pat VerbeekR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 16Rick MeagherC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 17Paul GagneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 18Mel BridgmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 19Yvon VautourR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 20Tim HigginsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 29Jan LudvigR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Bob LorimerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 7Murray BrumwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 21Bob HoffmeyerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 25Dave LewisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glenn ReschG | L | 30 | 5 | .833 |
| 30Ron LowG | 0 | 0 | – |
New York Islanders
| 22Mike BossyR | 0 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 17Greg GilbertL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 16Pat LaFontaineC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Dave LangevinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 8Patrick FlatleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 9Clark GilliesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 12Duane SutterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 21Brent SutterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 91Butch GoringC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Gord DineenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 3Tomas JonssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 4Paul BoutilierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 7Stefan PerssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Roland MelansonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Billy SmithG | W | 27 | 2 | .926 |