1981-1982 New York Islanders team stats

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1981-1982 New York Islanders: 54-16-10
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 33-3-4 (210 goals scored, 111 allowed) Road record: 21-13-6 (175 goals scored, 139 allowed) Head Coach: Al Arbour Power Play: 80/284 (28.2%) Penalty Killing: 267/332 (80.4%) Shorthanded Goals For-Against: 16-3 Even Strength Goals For-Against: 289-182 385 goals scored (2nd of 21 teams), 250 goals allowed (2nd), 1328 PIM (17th) NHL Averages: 4.01 goals/game (321.0 goals/team), 1592.7 PIM/team



Pos    #  Player               Hgt   Wgt  Age   GP    G    A  Pts  PIM  PP  SH  TGF  PGF  TGA  PGA   S    S%   +/-
RW    22  Mike Bossy           6'0   186   24   80   64   83  147   22  17   0  178   58   54    3  301  21.3  +69
C     19  Bryan Trottier       5'11  195   25   80   50   79  129   88  18   2  177   51   82   26  217  23.0  +70
LW    27  John Tonelli         6'1   200   24   80   35   58   93   57   5   0  139   29   67    5  165  21.2  +48
LW     9  Clark Gillies        6'3   215   27   79   38   39   77   75   8   0  123   33   51    0  200  19.0  +39
D      5  Denis Potvin         6'0   205   28   60   24   37   61   83  11   1  148   56   77   23  169  14.2  +38
C     14  Bob Bourne           6'3   200   27   76   27   26   53   77   5   2   82   11   73   29  173  15.6  +27
RW    12  Duane Sutter         6'1   185   21   77   18   35   53  100   4   0   81   14   45    1  140  12.9  +23
D     16  Mike McEwen          6'1   185   25   73   10   39   49   50   1   0  114   22   77   15  161   6.2  +30
RW    23  Bob Nystrom          6'1   200   29   74   22   25   47  103   0   0   69    3   53    0  136  16.2  +13
C     21  Brent Sutter         6'0   188   19   43   21   22   43  114   3   0   59   15   16    0   93  22.6  +28
D      7  Stefan Persson       6'1   189   27   70    6   37   43   99   3   0  135   55   73   28  107   5.6  +35
RW    28  Anders Kallur        5'11  185   29   58   18   22   40   18   2   3   49    8   49   13   74  24.3   +5
C     11  Wayne Merrick        6'1   195   29   68   12   27   39   20   1   0   56    5   47    0  112  10.7   +4
D      3  Tomas Jonsson        5'10  185   21   70    9   25   34   51   0   0  104   20   60    2   89  10.1  +26
C     91  Butch Goring         5'9   170   32   67   15   17   32   10   1   5   54   10   76   29   63  23.8   -3
C     25  Billy Carroll        5'10  190   22   72    9   20   29   32   0   3   39    0   50   23   42  21.4  +12
D     26  Dave Langevin        6'2   200   27   73    1   20   21   82   0   0   93    2   85   28   73   1.4  +34
D      6  Ken Morrow           6'4   210   25   75    1   18   19   56   0   0  116    1   92   30   91   1.1  +53
RW    29  Hector Marini        6'1   204   24   30    4    9   13   53   1   0   16    2   11    0   14  28.6   +3
D     24  Gord Lane            6'1   190   28   51    0   13   13   98   0   0   55    0   34    5   46   0.0  +26
LW    17  Greg Gilbert         6'1   191   19    1    1    0    1    0   0   0    2    0    2    0    2  50.0    0
G     31  Billy Smith          5'10  185   31   46    0    1    1   24  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --
D      4  Paul Boutilier       6'0   200   18    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
RW    33  Neil Hawryliw        5'11  185   26    1    0    0    0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0    0   ---    0
G      1  Rollie Melanson      5'10  185   21   36    0    0    0   14  --  --   --   --   --   --   --   ---   --

Skater data: GP: Games played; G: Goals scored; A: Assists; Pts: Total points; PIM: Penalties in minutes; PP: Power play goals; SH: Shorthanded goals; TGF: Total goals on ice for; PGF: Power play goals on ice for; TGA: Total goals on ice against; PGA: Power play goals on ice against; S: Shots taken; S%: Shooting percentage


Pos  #  Goalie              Age   GP   Min   GA   GAA   W   L   T  Sht    Pct  EN  SO
G   31  Billy Smith          31   46  2685  133  2.97  32   9   4 1300   .898   0   0
G    1  Rollie Melanson      21   36  2115  114  3.23  22   7   6 1096   .896   3   0

Goalie data: GP: Games played; Min: Minutes played; GA: Goals allowed; GAA: Goals allowed per 60 minutes; W: Wins; L: Losses; T: Ties; Sht: Shots faced; Pct: Save percentage; EN: Empty net goals allowed; SO: Shutouts

1981 Draft:

                                        NHL    WHA
Rnd  Ovr  Pos  Player                  Games  Games  Team
  1   21  D    Paul Boutilier           288          Sherbrooke Beavers (QMJHL)         
  2   42  D    Gord Dineen              528          Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)  
  3   57  LW   Ron Handy                 14          Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)    [pick acquired from CAL]
  3   63  RW   Neal Coulter              26          Toronto Marlboros (OHL)            
  4   84  G    Todd Lumbard                          Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)          
  5   94  C    Jacques Sylvestre                     Sorel Black Hawks (QMJHL)            [pick acquired from VAN]
  6  126  C    Chuck Brimmer                         Kingston Canadians (OHL)           
  7  147  RW   Teppo Virta                           TPS Turku (Finland)                
  8  168  D    Bill Dowd                             Ottawa 67's (OHL)                  
  9  189  C    Scott MacLellan                       Burlington Cougars (COJHL)         
 10  210  RW   Dave Randerson                        Stratford Cullitons (OPJHL)        

Traded draft picks:

#5 to VAN (Moe Lemay)


Transactions

08-21-1981	signed Scott Howson as a free agent
09-28-1981	traded future considerations to Penguins for Rob Holland
10-01-1981	traded Bob Lorimer and Dave Cameron to Rockies for Colorado's (New Jersey's) #1 pick in the 1983 draft
10-02-1981	traded Garry Howatt to Whalers for Hartford's #5 pick in the 1983 draft
10-02-1981	Lorne Henning retired
10-16-1981	signed Don 'Red' Laurence as a free agent
09-09-1982	signed Dave Hanson as a free agent
10-01-1982	traded Hector Marini and Islanders' #4 pick in the 1983 draft to Devils for New Jersey's #3 pick in the 1983 draft

Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

   Date          Opponent                  Result
Round 1
04/07/1982   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   8-1 
04/08/1982   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   7-2 
04/10/1982   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   1-2 (OT)
04/11/1982   at Pittsburgh Penguins       L   2-5 
04/13/1982   vs Pittsburgh Penguins       W   4-3 (OT)
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Round 2
04/15/1982   vs New York Rangers          L   4-5 
04/16/1982   vs New York Rangers          W   7-2 
04/18/1982   at New York Rangers          W   4-3 (OT)
04/19/1982   at New York Rangers          W   5-3 
04/21/1982   vs New York Rangers          L   2-4 
04/23/1982   at New York Rangers          W   5-3 
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Semifinals
04/27/1982   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   4-1 
04/29/1982   vs Quebec Nordiques          W   5-2 
05/01/1982   at Quebec Nordiques          W   5-4 (OT)
05/04/1982   at Quebec Nordiques          W   4-2 
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Stanley Cup Finals
05/08/1982   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   6-5 (OT)
05/11/1982   vs Vancouver Canucks         W   6-4 
05/13/1982   at Vancouver Canucks         W   3-0 
05/16/1982   at Vancouver Canucks         W   3-1

Playoff Stats: Pos # Player Hgt Wgt Age GP G A Pts PIM PP SH TGF PGF TGA PGA S S% +/- C 19 Bryan Trottier 5'11 195 25 19 6 23 29 40 2 0 RW 22 Mike Bossy 6'0 186 24 19 17 10 27 0 6 0 D 5 Denis Potvin 6'0 205 28 19 5 16 21 30 3 0 C 14 Bob Bourne 6'3 200 27 19 9 7 16 36 3 1 LW 27 John Tonelli 6'1 200 24 19 6 10 16 18 1 0 D 7 Stefan Persson 6'1 189 27 13 1 14 15 9 1 0 LW 9 Clark Gillies 6'3 215 27 19 8 6 14 34 4 0 C 11 Wayne Merrick 6'1 195 29 19 6 6 12 6 0 0 C 91 Butch Goring 5'9 170 32 19 6 5 11 12 1 0 D 16 Mike McEwen 6'1 185 25 15 3 7 10 18 2 0 RW 23 Bob Nystrom 6'1 200 29 15 5 5 10 32 0 0 RW 12 Duane Sutter 6'1 185 21 19 5 5 10 57 0 0 C 21 Brent Sutter 6'0 188 19 19 2 6 8 36 0 0 RW 28 Anders Kallur 5'11 185 29 19 1 6 7 8 0 1 D 26 Dave Langevin 6'2 200 27 19 2 4 6 16 0 0 C 25 Billy Carroll 5'10 190 22 19 2 2 4 8 0 2 D 24 Gord Lane 6'1 190 28 19 0 4 4 61 0 0 D 6 Ken Morrow 6'4 210 25 19 0 4 4 8 0 0 LW 17 Greg Gilbert 6'1 191 19 4 1 1 2 2 0 0 D 3 Tomas Jonsson 5'10 185 21 10 0 2 2 21 0 0 G 1 Rollie Melanson 5'10 185 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 G 31 Billy Smith 5'10 185 31 18 0 0 0 6 0 0 D 4 Paul Boutilier 6'0 200 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 33 Neil Hawryliw 5'11 185 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- RW 29 Hector Marini 6'1 204 24 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Pos # Goalie Age GP Min GA GAA W L T Sht Pct EN SO G 31 Billy Smith 31 18 1126 47 2.50 15 3 498 .906 0 1 G 1 Rollie Melanson 21 3 64 5 4.69 0 1 29 .828 0 0

Game Log: Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date Opponent Result Record 10/07/1981 at Los Angeles Kings W 4-1 1-0-0 10/10/1981 at Colorado Rockies T 2-2 1-0-1 10/14/1981 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-1 2-0-1 10/15/1981 vs Vancouver Canucks W 4-1 3-0-1 10/17/1981 vs New York Rangers W 5-4 4-0-1 10/20/1981 vs Los Angeles Kings L 6-9 4-1-1 10/23/1981 at Washington Capitals W 4-2 5-1-1 10/24/1981 vs Washington Capitals W 6-4 6-1-1 10/27/1981 vs Edmonton Oilers W 4-3 7-1-1 10/29/1981 at Hartford Whalers T 6-6 7-1-2 10/31/1981 at Montreal Canadiens W 2-1 8-1-2 11/03/1981 vs Calgary Flames T 2-2 8-1-3 11/07/1981 vs Buffalo Sabres L 2-6 8-2-3 11/10/1981 at Winnipeg Jets W 5-3 9-2-3 11/11/1981 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 4-3 10-2-3 11/14/1981 vs Edmonton Oilers T 5-5 10-2-4 11/15/1981 at Philadelphia Flyers L 4-5 10-3-4 11/17/1981 at Quebec Nordiques L 2-7 10-4-4 11/21/1981 vs New York Rangers W 4-3 11-4-4 11/22/1981 at New York Rangers W 7-2 12-4-4 11/24/1981 vs Boston Bruins W 3-1 13-4-4 11/26/1981 vs St. Louis Blues W 9-2 14-4-4 11/28/1981 at Boston Bruins L 4-5 14-5-4 11/29/1981 at Buffalo Sabres L 2-5 14-6-4 12/05/1981 at Minnesota North Stars W 8-5 15-6-4 12/06/1981 at Winnipeg Jets L 2-5 15-7-4 12/09/1981 at Vancouver Canucks L 3-4 15-8-4 12/12/1981 at Calgary Flames T 3-3 15-8-5 12/13/1981 at Edmonton Oilers L 3-4 15-9-5 12/15/1981 vs Quebec Nordiques W 10-7 16-9-5 12/17/1981 vs Washington Capitals W 4-1 17-9-5 12/19/1981 vs Detroit Red Wings W 5-1 18-9-5 12/20/1981 at Detroit Red Wings W 5-3 19-9-5 12/22/1981 vs Winnipeg Jets W 5-2 20-9-5 12/26/1981 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 4-2 21-9-5 12/29/1981 vs Montreal Canadiens L 4-5 21-10-5 12/30/1981 at New York Rangers L 4-6 21-11-5 01/02/1982 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-3 22-11-5 01/04/1982 vs Vancouver Canucks W 4-1 23-11-5 01/07/1982 at Philadelphia Flyers W 5-4 24-11-5

Date Opponent Result Record 01/09/1982 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 3-1 25-11-5 01/14/1982 at Boston Bruins L 4-5 25-12-5 01/17/1982 at Washington Capitals T 2-2 25-12-6 01/20/1982 at New York Rangers L 2-3 25-13-6 01/21/1982 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-1 26-13-6 01/23/1982 vs New York Rangers W 6-1 27-13-6 01/26/1982 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 9-2 28-13-6 01/27/1982 at Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-3 29-13-6 01/30/1982 vs Minnesota North Stars W 4-2 30-13-6 02/02/1982 vs Washington Capitals W 7-6 31-13-6 02/04/1982 at Washington Capitals W 5-2 32-13-6 02/06/1982 vs Detroit Red Wings W 6-2 33-13-6 02/07/1982 at Buffalo Sabres W 7-3 34-13-6 02/11/1982 at Chicago Black Hawks W 8-2 35-13-6 02/13/1982 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 8-2 36-13-6 02/14/1982 at Hartford Whalers W 9-1 37-13-6 02/16/1982 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 6-2 38-13-6 02/18/1982 at Philadelphia Flyers W 7-4 39-13-6 02/20/1982 vs Colorado Rockies W 3-2 40-13-6 02/21/1982 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 3-4 40-14-6 02/23/1982 vs Chicago Black Hawks W 5-1 41-14-6 02/25/1982 vs Pittsburgh Penguins W 4-2 42-14-6 02/27/1982 vs Quebec Nordiques T 5-5 42-14-7 03/01/1982 at Toronto Maple Leafs W 9-5 43-14-7 03/02/1982 vs Calgary Flames W 6-3 44-14-7 03/04/1982 vs Toronto Maple Leafs W 10-1 45-14-7 03/06/1982 vs New York Rangers W 6-4 46-14-7 03/09/1982 at St. Louis Blues W 6-4 47-14-7 03/10/1982 at Minnesota North Stars T 4-4 47-14-8 03/13/1982 at Los Angeles Kings L 0-3 47-15-8 03/17/1982 at Colorado Rockies W 5-2 48-15-8 03/20/1982 vs St. Louis Blues T 3-3 48-15-9 03/21/1982 at Washington Capitals W 3-2 49-15-9 03/23/1982 vs Washington Capitals W 8-1 50-15-9 03/25/1982 vs Montreal Canadiens W 3-1 51-15-9 03/27/1982 vs Hartford Whalers W 5-4 52-15-9 03/29/1982 at New York Rangers W 7-3 53-15-9 04/01/1982 at Philadelphia Flyers T 3-3 53-15-10 04/03/1982 vs Philadelphia Flyers W 6-3 54-15-10 04/04/1982 at Pittsburgh Penguins L 2-7 54-16-10

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