Duane Sutter, Mel Bridgman, and Denis Potvin each contributed a pair of goals in the Islanders' 6-2 win over the Whalers at the Hartford Civic Center. Rollie Melanson made 22 saves for New York (30-13-2). Blaine Stoughton and Lucien DeBlois scored goals for Hartford (14-28-4).
New York Islanders at Hartford Whalers
DATE : 01/23/2024
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Islanders 2 2 2 0 6
Hartford Whalers 0 1 1 0 2
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Islanders 10 11 11 0 32
Hartford Whalers 4 9 11 0 24
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. DUANE SUTTER(9)( BOB BOURNE, DENIS POTVIN ): 1st 13:02
2. NYI. DUANE SUTTER(10)( BRYAN TROTTIER, STEFAN PERSSON ): 1st 16:53
3. NYI. MEL BRIDGMAN(5)( MIKE BOSSY, DENIS POTVIN ): 2nd 0:27
4. NYI. MEL BRIDGMAN(6)( MIKE BOSSY, CLARK GILLIES ): 2nd 8:18
5. HAR. LUCIEN DeBLOIS(22)( FRED ARTHUR ): 2nd 10:12
6. NYI. DENIS POTVIN(3)( MIKE BOSSY ): 3rd 5:03
7. NYI. DENIS POTVIN(4)( MEL BRIDGMAN ): 3rd 9:00
8. HAR. BLAINE STOUGHTON(32)( RICK MEAGHER ): 3rd 10:42
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. KEN MORROW - 2 Minutes: 1st 7:48
2. NYI. CLARK GILLIES - 4 Minutes: 1st 15:52
3. HAR. BLAINE STOUGHTON - 4 Minutes: 1st 15:52
4. NYI. DUANE SUTTER - 2 Minutes: 2nd 2:12
5. HAR. BENCH PENALTY - 2 Minutes: 2nd 6:09
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY NICK FOTIU
7. NYI. KEN MORROW - 2 Minutes: 3rd 2:39
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For New York Islanders
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MIKE BOSSY 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0-0 46 25:01 1 0 0 2
BRYAN TROTTIER 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 7-4 39 23:37 0 0 0 3
JOHN TONELLI -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:48 0 0 0 0
CLARK GILLIES 4 3 0 1 4 0 0 1-1 31 16:25 3 2 0 0
JIM PEPLINSKI -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6-5 24 13:48 0 0 0 0
MEL BRIDGMAN 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 6-4 37 20:25 0 0 0 0 GWG
BOB BOURNE 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 27 15:37 0 1 0 0
BOB NYSTROM 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 14 8:03 0 0 0 2
ANDERS KALLUR -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 23 13:15 2 0 0 0
DUANE SUTTER 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0-0 27 15:37 0 0 0 0
BUTCH GORING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 14 8:03 0 0 0 0
DENIS POTVIN 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 0-0 43 23:52 0 0 0 2
CHRIS KOTSOPOULOS -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:24 1 0 0 0
STEFAN PERSSON 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 43 23:52 2 4 0 0
GARRY LARIVIERE -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 9:24 0 0 0 0
DAVE LANGEVIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 44 26:37 0 3 0 0
KEN MORROW 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 38 22:37 1 0 0 0
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TOTAL 20 32 6 10 10 0 0 22-15 10 10 0 9
Player Stats For Hartford Whalers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
BLAINE STOUGHTON -3 5 1 0 4 0 0 0-0 59 32:54 1 2 0 3
LUCIEN DeBLOIS -1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 17:37 0 1 1 1
RICK MEAGHER 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 6-1 24 13:48 1 0 1 2
STEVE TAMBELLINI -4 4 0 0 0 0 0 11-3 37 20:25 0 0 0 0
MIKE CROMBEEN 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 9:22 0 0 0 1
MERLIN MALINOWSKI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 14 8:03 0 0 0 0
DEREK SMITH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:48 0 0 0 0
DAVE KEON -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 30 17:37 1 1 0 0
NICK FOTIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 14 8:03 0 0 0 0
JORDY DOUGLAS -4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 37 20:25 0 1 0 0
MARK HOWE -5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 52 29:52 0 0 1 3
DON NACHBAUR -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 27 15:37 0 1 0 0
PAUL MacKINNON 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 44 26:37 1 0 0 0
RANDY HOLT -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 40 21:52 0 5 0 0
FRED ARTHUR 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 21 11:24 1 0 0 0
GORD LANE 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 9:24 0 1 0 0
KARI ELORANTA 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 35 20:37 1 4 0 1
BENCH 2
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TOTAL -20 24 2 2 6 0 0 22-7 6 16 3 11
Goalie Stats For New York Islanders
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
ROLLIE MELANSON 60 24 2 0 22 0.917 WIN 0 0 4 2 0 105
BILLY SMITH 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalie Stats For Hartford Whalers
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
CORRADO MICALEF 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHIL MYRE 60 32 6 0 26 0.813 LOSS 0 0 8 2 1 105 GF
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
New York Islanders 1 0
Hartford Whalers 3 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - DENIS POTVIN from New York
2nd star - MEL BRIDGMAN from New York
3rd star - MIKE BOSSY from New York
GAME STORY
The visiting team from New York easily handled the Whalers by a score
of 6 to 2. MIKE BOSSY contributed three assists for New York. And MEL
BRIDGMAN scored twice and passed for one assist. Also DUANE SUTTER had
two goals. DENIS POTVIN had two goals and added two assists. Others registering
goals were BLAINE STOUGHTON and LUCIEN DeBLOIS for Hartford.
In other RHL news:
Michel Dion stopped 36 shots in Chicago's 4-0 shutout of Edmonton.
Mark Pavelich scored two goals in a 31-second span in the Rangers' 3-3 tie against the Bruins.
Don Lever and Harold Snepsts scored in the third to rally the Canucks as they tied the Canadiens 2-2.