NHL game summary from March 16, 1983
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York Islanders (36-24-12) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 New York Rangers (31-31-9) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1: | NYR, | Mike Rogers 29 (Anders Hedberg, Mark Pavelich), 8:10 - PP |
| 2: | NYI, | Butch Goring 16, 10:07 |
| 3: | NYR, | Reijo Ruotsalainen 13, 16:01 |
Penalties:
| 1: | Brent Sutter, NYI [Delay of game - Smothering puck] 0:31 |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Interference] 2:35 | |
| Robbie Ftorek, NYR [Charging] 4:29 | |
| Ed Johnstone, NYR [Illegal stick] 6:01 | |
| John Tonelli, NYI [Interference] 6:01 | |
| Denis Potvin, NYI [Tripping] 6:31 | |
| Duane Sutter, NYI [Tripping] 17:55 | |
| 2: | Bob Bourne, NYI [Tripping] 14:54 |
| Mark Pavelich, NYR [Tripping] 18:59 | |
| Stefan Persson, NYI [Tripping] 19:55 | |
| 3: | Bench penalty, NYR [Too many men on the ice] 18:19 |
Penalty time: NYI: 12 minutes
NYR: 10 minutes
| NYI Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Melanson | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McEwen | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tomas Jonsson | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Denis Potvin | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Ken Morrow | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Stefan Persson | 7 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Clark Gillies | 9 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Duane Sutter | 12 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Bob Bourne | 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Gilbert | 17 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Trottier | 19 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Brent Sutter | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Bossy | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Bob Nystrom | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Carroll | 25 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Langevin | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John Tonelli | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Kallur | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Butch Goring | 91 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| TOTAL (12 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| NYR Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Hanlon | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Laidlaw | 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Scot Kleinendorst | 3 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Beck | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Bill Baker | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Ftorek | 8 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob McClanahan | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Duguay | 10 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Maloney | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Hedberg | 15 | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ed Johnstone | 17 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| Nick Fotiu | 22 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Kontos | 23 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kent-Erik Andersson | 24 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Maloney | 26 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 |
| Mike Rogers | 27 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| Mikko Leinonen | 28 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| Reijo Ruotsalainen | 29 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mark Pavelich | 40 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 5 defensemen) | 0 | 29 | ||||||
Shots: NYI: 7-11-18-36
NYR: 10-12- 7-29
Goalies: NYI: Rollie Melanson (L, 21-12-5)
NYR: Glen Hanlon (W, 10-16-2)
Referee: Kerry Fraser
Linesmen: Gordon Broseker, Swede Knox
Attendance: 17,403
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