The Islanders needed only five games to defeat the Rangers in the best-of-seven Patrick Division Final. Mike Bossy netted three goals and two assists for the Islanders in the series, while Roland Melanson sported a .913 save percentage. Reijo Ruotsalainen had two goals and five assists for the Rangers.
Game 1 - Islanders 3, Rangers 2
New York Rangers at New York Islanders
DATE : 03/13/2025
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 1 0 1 0 2
New York Islanders 1 1 1 0 3
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 7 19 10 0 36
New York Islanders 14 11 12 0 37
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. WARREN HOLMES(1)( JEFF LARMER, CHRIS KOTSOPOULOS ): 1st 2:36
2. NYR. MARK PAVELICH(4)( DON MALONEY, REIJO RUOTSALAINEN ) (PP) : 1st 7:00
3. NYI. EDDY BEERS(1)( REGGIE LEACH ): 2nd 12:58
4. NYI. BRYAN TROTTIER(1)( MEL BRIDGMAN, JOHN TONELLI ): 3rd 3:19
5. NYR. PIERRE LAROUCHE(5)( WALT PODDUBNY, ANDERS HEDBERG ): 3rd 16:54
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. DAVE BABYCH - 2 Minutes: 1st 6:45
2. NYR. PIERRE LAROUCHE - 2 Minutes: 2nd 1:38
3. NYI. JOHN TONELLI - 2 Minutes: 2nd 1:38
4. NYI. ROLAND MELANSON - 2 Minutes: 2nd 18:46
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY TOMAS JONSSON
6. NYR. ROBERT PALMER - 2 Minutes: 3rd 6:44
7. NYI. DAVE BABYCH - 2 Minutes: 3rd 12:52
I N J U R I E S
1. NYR. Injury To BARRY BECK : 3rd 7:31
Player Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MARK PAVELICH 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 11-9 38 22:04 0 0 1 0
MIKE ROGERS -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 9-2 30 15:59 1 0 0 1
ROB McCLANAHAN -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 9:47 0 0 0 0
ANDERS HEDBERG 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 28 16:28 2 0 0 1
WALT PODDUBNY 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 28 16:28 0 0 0 0
RAY ALLISON -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 25 13:37 0 0 1 1
BRIAN MULLEN -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 23 12:26 1 1 0 0
DON MALONEY 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 36 21:09 0 0 0 0
MIKKO LEINONEN 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 33 18:45 2 1 0 0
PIERRE LAROUCHE 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 3-2 24 14:24 1 1 0 1
ED JOHNSTONE -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 9:00 0 0 0 0
REIJO RUOTSALAINEN 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 43 23:36 0 1 0 1
ALAIN LEMIEUX -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 14 7:55 0 0 0 0
BARRY BECK -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 15:54 0 0 0 1
DAVE MALONEY -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 41 24:10 0 1 0 0
RIK WILSON 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 34 19:39 0 2 0 0
ROBERT PALMER -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 35 20:45 0 0 0 0
TIMO BLOMQVIST -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 14:16 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL -10 36 2 4 4 1 0 25-13 7 7 2 6
Player Stats For New York Islanders
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MIKE BOSSY 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 18:31 2 0 3 1
JOHN TONELLI 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 1-0 30 17:15 1 1 0 1
BRYAN TROTTIER 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 1-1 31 17:23 1 1 0 1 GWG
BUTCH GORING 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5-1 19 10:07 0 0 0 0
JEFF LARMER 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:39 0 0 0 0
BOB BOURNE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5-1 31 18:57 0 0 0 0
DAVE CHRISTIAN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8-7 25 13:13 1 0 0 1
REGGIE LEACH 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 20 11:04 0 0 0 0
TOMAS JONSSON 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 30 17:44 0 0 0 0
MEL BRIDGMAN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3-1 25 15:37 0 0 0 0
EDDY BEERS 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 9:00 2 0 1 0
DENIS POTVIN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 23:44 0 1 0 1
DAVE BABYCH 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 39 22:37 2 2 0 0
WARREN HOLMES 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 21 11:23 0 0 0 0
PIERRE LACROIX 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:29 0 0 0 0
CHRIS KOTSOPOULOS 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 40 22:57 0 0 0 0
GREG HOTHAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 39 22:37 1 2 0 0
JIRI BUBLA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:29 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL 10 37 3 5 6 0 0 25-12 10 7 4 5
Goalie Stats For New York Rangers
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
GLENN RESCH 58 37 3 0 34 0.919 LOSS 0 0 9 6 0 103
STEVE WEEKS 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalie Stats For New York Islanders
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
ROLAND MELANSON 60 36 2 0 34 0.944 WIN 0 2 8 7 0 105
BILLY SMITH 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
New York Rangers 3 1
New York Islanders 1 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - EDDY BEERS from New York
2nd star - ROLAND MELANSON from New York
3rd star - WARREN HOLMES from New York
GAME STORY
In their home arena the Islanders squeezed out a victory over the Rangers
by the score of 3 to 2. BRYAN TROTTIER scored the game winner at 3:19
of the 3rd period. ROLAND MELANSON was sharp in goal. He allowed 2 goals
while facing 36 shots. Others who scored were MARK PAVELICH and PIERRE
LAROUCHE for New York and EDDY BEERS and WARREN HOLMES for New York.
Game 2 - Rangers 9, Islanders 3
New York Rangers at New York Islanders
DATE : 03/15/2025
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 3 4 2 0 9
New York Islanders 0 1 2 0 3
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 12 8 14 0 34
New York Islanders 9 12 15 0 36
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. NYR. DAVE MALONEY(2)( MARK PAVELICH, DON MALONEY ) (PP) : 1st 0:44
2. NYR. REIJO RUOTSALAINEN(1)( MIKKO LEINONEN, DON MALONEY ): 1st 6:43
3. NYR. RAY ALLISON(4)( MIKE ROGERS, BARRY BECK ): 1st 11:50
4. NYR. PIERRE LAROUCHE(6)( ANDERS HEDBERG, WALT PODDUBNY ): 2nd 1:37
5. NYR. BARRY BECK(1)( DON MALONEY, MARK PAVELICH ): 2nd 4:54
6. NYR. DAVE MALONEY(3)( REIJO RUOTSALAINEN, DON MALONEY ) (PP) : 2nd 16:41
7. NYI. DAVE BABYCH(1)( GREG HOTHAM ): 2nd 18:35
8. NYR. MIKE ROGERS(2)( DAVE MALONEY, RAY ALLISON ): 2nd 19:55
9. NYR. WALT PODDUBNY(2)( REIJO RUOTSALAINEN ): 3rd 5:00
10. NYI. BOB BOURNE(1)( MIKE BOSSY ): 3rd 7:47
11. NYR. BARRY BECK(2)( MARK PAVELICH, MIKKO LEINONEN ): 3rd 10:46
12. NYI. MIKE BOSSY(1)( TOMAS JONSSON, BOB BOURNE ): 3rd 19:16
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. DAVE BABYCH - 2 Minutes: 1st 0:29
2. NYR. WALT PODDUBNY - 2 Minutes: 1st 2:01
3. NYR. RIK WILSON - 2 Minutes: 1st 7:21
4. NYR. ED JOHNSTONE - 4 Minutes: 2nd 8:54
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY ALAIN LEMIEUX
6. NYI. EDDY BEERS - 2 Minutes: 2nd 8:54
7. NYI. JIRI BUBLA - 2 Minutes: 2nd 16:25
8. NYR. BARRY BECK - 2 Minutes: 3rd 11:11
9. NYI. BOB BOURNE - 2 Minutes: 3rd 11:11
10. NYR. ROBERT PALMER - 2 Minutes: 3rd 12:25
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MARK PAVELICH 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 11-6 37 20:05 0 0 1 0
MIKE ROGERS 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 7-2 32 18:00 1 0 0 1
ROB McCLANAHAN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 19 11:25 0 0 0 0
ANDERS HEDBERG 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 24 14:23 0 0 0 1
WALT PODDUBNY 1 3 1 1 2 0 0 1-0 24 14:23 0 0 0 0
RAY ALLISON 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 28 14:43 0 0 0 1
BRIAN MULLEN 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:09 1 0 0 0
DON MALONEY 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0-0 37 20:05 0 0 0 0
MIKKO LEINONEN 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:17 0 0 0 0
PIERRE LAROUCHE 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 6-2 22 13:09 0 0 0 1 GWG
ED JOHNSTONE 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 12 7:20 0 1 0 0
REIJO RUOTSALAINEN 1 4 1 2 0 0 0 0-0 43 23:56 0 0 0 2
ALAIN LEMIEUX 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 12 7:20 1 0 0 0
BARRY BECK 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 0-0 40 22:09 0 3 0 0
DAVE MALONEY 1 3 2 1 0 2 0 0-0 42 23:42 0 0 0 0
RIK WILSON 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 23 13:57 0 1 0 0
ROBERT PALMER 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 36 20:54 0 0 0 0
TIMO BLOMQVIST 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 14:58 0 1 0 0
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TOTAL 20 34 9 17 12 2 0 28-11 3 6 1 6
Player Stats For New York Islanders
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MIKE BOSSY -1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 35 20:08 0 0 0 1
JOHN TONELLI -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 31 18:28 0 0 0 2
BRYAN TROTTIER -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 34 19:34 0 0 0 0
BUTCH GORING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 16 8:54 1 0 0 0
JEFF LARMER -2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 16:23 1 0 0 0
BOB BOURNE -1 2 1 1 2 0 0 8-5 33 18:31 1 0 0 0
DAVE CHRISTIAN -2 6 0 0 0 0 0 8-5 32 18:00 0 0 0 1
REGGIE LEACH 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 7:20 0 0 0 0
TOMAS JONSSON -1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:17 0 0 0 0
MEL BRIDGMAN -1 3 0 0 0 0 0 8-5 30 17:37 0 0 0 0
EDDY BEERS 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 12 7:20 0 0 0 1
DENIS POTVIN -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 44 25:19 0 0 0 1
DAVE BABYCH -1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0-0 45 25:36 2 1 0 0
WARREN HOLMES -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 13:09 0 1 0 0
PIERRE LACROIX -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 8:53 0 0 0 0
CHRIS KOTSOPOULOS -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 36 20:28 0 0 0 0
GREG HOTHAM -1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 45 25:36 0 0 0 0
JIRI BUBLA -2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 16 8:53 2 1 0 0
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TOTAL -20 36 3 4 8 0 0 28-17 7 3 0 6
Goalie Stats For New York Rangers
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
GLENN RESCH 60 36 3 0 33 0.917 WIN 0 0 2 0 0 105
STEVE WEEKS 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalie Stats For New York Islanders
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
ROLAND MELANSON 40 20 7 0 13 0.650 LOSS 0 0 5 1 0 70 GF
BILLY SMITH 20 14 2 0 12 0.857 0 0 1 1 1 35
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
New York Rangers 2 2
New York Islanders 4 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - BARRY BECK from New York
2nd star - DAVE MALONEY from New York
3rd star - GLENN RESCH from New York
GAME STORY
The visitors from New York easily handled the Islanders by a score of
9 to 3. New York quieted the crowd early, scoring 3 times in the first
period. DON MALONEY recorded four assists for New York. And BARRY BECK
had two goals and passed for one assist. Also DAVE MALONEY found the
net twice and contributed one assist. Others registering goals were MIKE
ROGERS, WALT PODDUBNY, RAY ALLISON, PIERRE LAROUCHE and REIJO RUOTSALAINEN
for New York and MIKE BOSSY, BOB BOURNE and DAVE BABYCH for New York.
Game 3 - Islanders 2, Rangers 0
New York Islanders at New York Rangers
DATE : 03/17/2025
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Islanders 1 1 0 0 2
New York Rangers 0 0 0 0 0
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Islanders 9 8 8 0 25
New York Rangers 11 9 13 0 33
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. DENIS POTVIN(1)( BUTCH GORING, EDDY BEERS ): 1st 16:57
2. NYI. JOHN TONELLI(1)( DAVE CHRISTIAN, BRYAN TROTTIER ) (PP) : 2nd 4:47
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. NYR. DON MALONEY - 5 Minutes: 1st 3:15
2. NYI. JEFF LARMER - 4 Minutes: 1st 3:15
3. NYR. DAVE MALONEY - 4 Minutes: 1st 6:12
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY RAY ALLISON
5. NYI. GREG HOTHAM - 2 Minutes: 1st 6:12
6. NYI. CHRIS KOTSOPOULOS - 2 Minutes: 1st 9:02
7. NYR. BARRY BECK - 2 Minutes: 2nd 4:19
8. NYI. TOMAS JONSSON - 2 Minutes: 2nd 9:33
9. NYR. DAVE MALONEY - 2 Minutes: 3rd 17:28
10. NYI. GREG HOTHAM - 2 Minutes: 3rd 17:28
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 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 15:45 0 0 0 2
JOHN TONELLI 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 29 17:17 1 0 0 0
BRYAN TROTTIER 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 34 19:37 0 0 0 0
BUTCH GORING 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4-3 20 10:51 0 0 0 0
JEFF LARMER 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 27 15:18 0 0 0 0
BOB BOURNE 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5-2 27 14:03 1 1 1 0
DAVE CHRISTIAN 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 3-3 26 15:48 0 0 0 1
REGGIE LEACH 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 15 8:46 0 0 0 0
TOMAS JONSSON 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1-1 26 14:14 1 1 0 0
MEL BRIDGMAN 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 30 17:03 1 0 0 0
EDDY BEERS 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 14 7:59 1 0 0 1
DENIS POTVIN 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 46 26:54 1 1 0 1 GWG
DAVE BABYCH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 23:06 0 1 0 1
WARREN HOLMES 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 13:30 0 1 0 0
PIERRE LACROIX 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 9:48 4 0 0 0
CHRIS KOTSOPOULOS 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 43 24:30 0 0 0 0
GREG HOTHAM 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 42 23:12 0 3 0 0
JIRI BUBLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 10:35 0 1 0 0
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TOTAL 5 25 2 4 12 1 0 16-10 10 9 1 6
Player Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MARK PAVELICH 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3-0 32 18:14 0 0 1 1
MIKE ROGERS 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 4-1 33 19:21 0 0 0 1
ROB McCLANAHAN -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 7:22 0 0 0 0
ANDERS HEDBERG 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 27 15:01 2 0 0 1
WALT PODDUBNY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:01 0 1 0 0
RAY ALLISON 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 31 17:56 0 0 0 0
BRIAN MULLEN 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 24 14:09 0 0 0 1
DON MALONEY 0 4 0 0 5 0 0 0-0 32 18:14 0 0 0 0
MIKKO LEINONEN 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:33 2 0 0 0
PIERRE LAROUCHE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-3 24 13:02 0 0 0 1
ED JOHNSTONE -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 14 7:59 0 0 0 0
REIJO RUOTSALAINEN -1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 44 25:23 4 0 0 3
ALAIN LEMIEUX -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 14 7:59 0 0 0 0
BARRY BECK 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 41 24:33 0 0 0 1
DAVE MALONEY 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0-0 43 23:49 0 0 0 0
RIK WILSON -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 21 11:26 0 0 0 0
ROBERT PALMER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 41 22:19 1 0 0 0
TIMO BLOMQVIST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 12:06 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL -5 33 0 0 13 0 0 16-6 9 1 1 9
Goalie Stats For New York Islanders
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
ROLAND MELANSON 60 33 0 0 33 1.000 WIN 0 0 4 4 0 105
BILLY SMITH 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalie Stats For New York Rangers
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
GLENN RESCH 60 25 2 0 23 0.920 LOSS 0 0 5 4 1 105
STEVE WEEKS 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
New York Islanders 3 1
New York Rangers 2 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - ROLAND MELANSON from New York
2nd star - DENIS POTVIN from New York
3rd star - JOHN TONELLI from New York
GAME STORY
In a good matchup, the Islanders topped the Rangers by the final tally
of 2 to 0. The game's initial goal was sufficient as DENIS POTVIN lit
the lamp 16:57 of the 1st period. ROLAND MELANSON was outstanding in
goal. He stopped everything thrown his way for the shutout while facing
33 shots. A goal was also registered by JOHN TONELLI for New York.
Game 4 - Islanders 4, Rangers 2
New York Islanders at New York Rangers
DATE : 03/19/2025
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Islanders 2 1 1 0 4
New York Rangers 1 0 1 0 2
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Islanders 11 11 14 0 36
New York Rangers 11 10 9 0 30
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. BUTCH GORING(1)( PIERRE LACROIX ): 1st 5:38
2. NYI. DENIS POTVIN(2)( CHRIS KOTSOPOULOS, BUTCH GORING ) (SH) : 1st 14:43
3. NYR. ED JOHNSTONE(2)( MARK PAVELICH, REIJO RUOTSALAINEN ) (PP) : 1st 15:33
4. NYI. MIKE BOSSY(2)( BOB BOURNE, TOMAS JONSSON ): 2nd 2:06
5. NYI. BRYAN TROTTIER(2)( JOHN TONELLI, MEL BRIDGMAN ): 3rd 1:29
6. NYR. PIERRE LAROUCHE(7)( ANDERS HEDBERG, WALT PODDUBNY ): 3rd 6:45
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. MEL BRIDGMAN - 4 Minutes: 1st 1:38
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY GREG HOTHAM
3. NYR. MIKKO LEINONEN - 2 Minutes: 1st 1:38
4. NYI. JIRI BUBLA - 2 Minutes: 1st 9:29
5. NYI. ROLAND MELANSON - 2 Minutes: 1st 9:56
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY GREG HOTHAM
7. NYI. MEL BRIDGMAN - 2 Minutes: 1st 14:12
8. NYR. RIK WILSON - 2 Minutes: 1st 19:21
9. NYI. TOMAS JONSSON - 2 Minutes: 2nd 10:41
10. NYI. MIKE BOSSY - 5 Minutes: 3rd 7:46
11. NYR. BARRY BECK - 5 Minutes: 3rd 7:46
12. NYR. MIKE ROGERS - 4 Minutes: 3rd 11:21
13. NYI. BOB BOURNE - 4 Minutes: 3rd 11:21
14. NYI. TOMAS JONSSON - 2 Minutes: 3rd 12:54
15. NYR. RAY ALLISON - 2 Minutes: 3rd 12:54
16. NYI. TOMAS JONSSON - 2 Minutes: 3rd 19:55
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 1 5 1 0 5 0 0 0-0 29 16:02 1 1 1 1 GWG
JOHN TONELLI 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 30 17:35 0 0 0 1
BRYAN TROTTIER 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 1-0 38 22:13 1 0 2 1
BUTCH GORING 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 4-3 22 12:20 0 0 1 0
JEFF LARMER -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 13:11 0 0 0 0
BOB BOURNE 1 3 0 1 4 0 0 6-1 27 15:08 0 0 0 0
DAVE CHRISTIAN -1 5 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 26 15:06 1 0 0 2
REGGIE LEACH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 14 7:52 0 0 0 0
TOMAS JONSSON 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 0-0 28 15:16 1 0 0 0
MEL BRIDGMAN 1 0 0 1 6 0 0 6-3 27 15:46 0 0 0 0
EDDY BEERS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 6:49 0 0 0 0
DENIS POTVIN 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 0-0 52 31:06 0 1 0 2
DAVE BABYCH 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 40 21:09 0 1 0 1
WARREN HOLMES -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 21 12:02 1 0 0 0
PIERRE LACROIX 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 13 7:35 0 1 0 0
CHRIS KOTSOPOULOS 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 49 29:11 1 1 0 0
GREG HOTHAM 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 39 20:33 1 0 0 0
JIRI BUBLA 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 14 8:11 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL 14 36 4 7 23 0 1 23-10 7 5 4 8
Player Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MARK PAVELICH -2 0 0 1 0 0 0 9-4 37 21:36 0 0 0 0
MIKE ROGERS -1 1 0 0 4 0 0 9-7 32 18:06 0 2 0 0
ROB McCLANAHAN -1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 15 8:44 2 0 0 0
ANDERS HEDBERG 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 23 13:05 1 0 0 0
WALT PODDUBNY 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 25 14:14 1 0 0 0
RAY ALLISON -1 3 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 28 15:16 0 0 0 1
BRIAN MULLEN -1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 15:16 1 1 0 1
DON MALONEY -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 35 20:18 0 0 3 0
MIKKO LEINONEN -1 2 0 0 2 0 0 2-1 31 18:15 1 0 0 0
PIERRE LAROUCHE 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 3-1 23 13:11 1 0 0 1
ED JOHNSTONE -2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0-0 18 10:10 0 0 1 0
REIJO RUOTSALAINEN -3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 50 27:05 0 0 0 0
ALAIN LEMIEUX -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 6:57 0 0 0 0
BARRY BECK -2 2 0 0 5 0 0 0-0 31 17:05 1 1 0 0
DAVE MALONEY 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 49 29:11 0 0 0 0
RIK WILSON -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 25 13:34 0 0 0 0
ROBERT PALMER 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 37 22:12 2 0 0 0
TIMO BLOMQVIST -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 10:33 1 0 0 0
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TOTAL -15 30 2 4 15 1 0 23-13 11 4 4 3
Goalie Stats For New York Islanders
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
ROLAND MELANSON 60 30 2 0 28 0.933 WIN 0 2 3 2 0 105
BILLY SMITH 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalie Stats For New York Rangers
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
GLENN RESCH 60 36 4 0 32 0.889 LOSS 0 0 6 2 0 105
STEVE WEEKS 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
New York Islanders 1 0
New York Rangers 6 1
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - BRYAN TROTTIER from New York
2nd star - ROLAND MELANSON from New York
3rd star - BUTCH GORING from New York
GAME STORY
In a hard fought contest, the Islanders won over the Rangers by a score
of 4 to 2. This was a dirty matchup, as the teams combined for 40 penalty
minutes. ROLAND MELANSON was sharp in goal. He allowed 2 goals while
facing 30 shots. Goals were registered by MIKE BOSSY, BRYAN TROTTIER,
BUTCH GORING and DENIS POTVIN for New York and PIERRE LAROUCHE and ED
JOHNSTONE for New York.
Game 5 - Islanders 4, Rangers 1
New York Rangers at New York Islanders
DATE : 03/21/2025
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 1 1 0 0 2
New York Islanders 1 0 3 0 4
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Rangers 11 11 9 0 31
New York Islanders 13 6 15 0 34
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. WARREN HOLMES(2)( DAVE CHRISTIAN, DENIS POTVIN ): 1st 7:55
2. NYR. DON MALONEY(3)( REIJO RUOTSALAINEN ) (PP) : 1st 8:30
3. NYR. REIJO RUOTSALAINEN(2)( DON MALONEY ): 2nd 6:35
4. NYI. TOMAS JONSSON(1)( MIKE BOSSY, BOB BOURNE ): 3rd 0:26
5. NYI. JOHN TONELLI(1)( DENIS POTVIN, BRYAN TROTTIER ): 3rd 4:57
6. NYI. MIKE BOSSY(2)( GREG HOTHAM ): 3rd 6:38
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. ROLAND MELANSON - 2 Minutes: 1st 8:25
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY EDDY BEERS
3. NYI. JIRI BUBLA - 2 Minutes: 1st 14:38
4. NYI. BRYAN TROTTIER - 2 Minutes: 2nd 2:12
5. NYR. BARRY BECK - 2 Minutes: 2nd 5:35
6. NYI. REGGIE LEACH - 2 Minutes: 2nd 5:35
7. NYR. BENCH PENALTY - 2 Minutes: 2nd 8:56
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY ALAIN LEMIEUX
9. NYR. BARRY BECK - 2 Minutes: 3rd 1:00
10. NYR. DAVE MALONEY - 2 Minutes: 3rd 1:23
I N J U R I E S
1. NYR. Injury To ANDERS HEDBERG : 1st 15:4
Player Stats For New York Rangers
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MARK PAVELICH -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9-5 32 18:03 0 0 0 0
MIKE ROGERS -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5-1 35 18:53 0 1 1 0
ROB McCLANAHAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 18 10:06 0 0 0 0
ANDERS HEDBERG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 7 4:00 0 0 0 0
WALT PODDUBNY -1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 24 14:45 1 0 0 1
RAY ALLISON -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 13:56 0 0 0 0
BRIAN MULLEN -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 13:56 0 0 0 0
DON MALONEY -1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0-0 34 19:03 0 0 0 0
MIKKO LEINONEN -1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 34 19:03 2 0 0 0
PIERRE LAROUCHE -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-0 22 13:19 0 1 0 1
ED JOHNSTONE -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 30 18:18 1 0 0 0
REIJO RUOTSALAINEN -1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 45 25:41 0 0 0 2
ALAIN LEMIEUX 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 13 7:33 0 1 0 1
BARRY BECK -2 4 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 36 19:37 0 1 0 2
DAVE MALONEY -2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 42 24:35 0 1 0 0
RIK WILSON 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:36 0 0 0 0
ROBERT PALMER -2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 38 22:15 0 2 0 0
TIMO BLOMQVIST 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 11:52 0 1 0 0
BENCH 2
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TOTAL -16 31 2 2 8 1 0 20-8 4 8 1 7
Player Stats For New York Islanders
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MIKE BOSSY 1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 33 17:41 0 0 2 2
JOHN TONELLI 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1-0 29 17:18 1 0 0 1 GWG
BRYAN TROTTIER 1 4 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 30 17:47 1 1 0 1
BUTCH GORING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-2 19 11:28 0 0 0 0
JEFF LARMER 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 29 15:54 0 0 0 0
BOB BOURNE 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 7-4 32 18:06 0 0 0 0
DAVE CHRISTIAN 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 3-3 31 16:29 0 0 0 2
REGGIE LEACH 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 14 7:59 0 0 0 0
TOMAS JONSSON 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1-0 28 15:08 0 0 0 0
MEL BRIDGMAN 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4-3 26 16:17 0 1 0 0
EDDY BEERS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 7:33 0 0 0 0
DENIS POTVIN 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 46 26:45 1 0 0 1
DAVE BABYCH 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 43 24:10 1 1 0 4
WARREN HOLMES 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 26 13:56 0 0 0 0
PIERRE LACROIX 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 16 8:53 1 0 0 0
CHRIS KOTSOPOULOS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 41 24:12 2 0 0 0
GREG HOTHAM 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 43 24:10 0 0 0 0
JIRI BUBLA 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 16 8:53 1 0 0 0
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TOTAL 16 34 4 7 6 0 0 20-12 8 3 2 11
Goalie Stats For New York Rangers
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
GLENN RESCH 60 34 4 0 30 0.882 LOSS 0 0 6 4 1 105
STEVE WEEKS 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalie Stats For New York Islanders
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
ROLAND MELANSON 60 31 2 0 29 0.935 WIN 0 2 8 6 0 105
BILLY SMITH 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
New York Rangers 3 1
New York Islanders 3 0
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - MIKE BOSSY from New York
2nd star - ROLAND MELANSON from New York
3rd star - DENIS POTVIN from New York
GAME STORY
In a close game, the Islanders topped the Rangers by a score of 4 to 2.
New York finished with a flurry scoring 3 times in the third period.
JOHN TONELLI scored the winning goal at 4:57 of the 3rd period. ROLAND
MELANSON was sharp in goal. He allowed 2 goals while facing 31 shots.
Others registering goals were DON MALONEY and REIJO RUOTSALAINEN for New
York and MIKE BOSSY, TOMAS JONSSON and WARREN HOLMES for New York.