The New York Rangers were defeated by the New York Islanders, 5 to 2, in Game 4 of the 1981 playoff series on May 5, 1981.
Final
1st period
NYI
NYR
John Tonelli (EV) assisted by Bobby Nystrom and Wayne Merrick
1
0
Mike Bossy (PP) unassisted
2
0
Mike Bossy (PP) assisted by Bryan Trottier
3
0
2nd period
NYI
NYR
Butch Goring (SH) assisted by Bob Lorimer
4
0
Ron Greschner (PP) assisted by Chris Kotsopoulos and Anders Hedberg
4
1
Barry Beck (PP) assisted by Ron Duguay and Steve Vickers
4
2
3rd period
NYI
NYR
Duane Sutter (EV) assisted by Billy Carroll
5
2
Islanders
Rangers
Goals
5
2
Shots
23
29
Penalty Minutes
16
10
Power-Play Goals
2
2
Power-Play Opportunities
2
5
Faceoff Wins
Hits
Giveaways
Takeaways
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 27 | .931 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bossy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | ||||||||
B. Bourne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Carroll | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
C. Gillies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
B. Goring | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
A. Kallur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
G. Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Langevin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Lorimer | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
M. McEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
W. Merrick | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Nystrom | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Potvin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Sutter | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
J. Tonelli | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | ||||||||
B. Trottier | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | T | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Baker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 18 | .783 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 60 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Allison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
B. Beck | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||||||||
R. Duguay | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Gillis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
R. Greschner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | ||||||||
A. Hedberg | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
E. Hospodar | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
J. Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
C. Kotsopoulos | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||||||||
T. Laidlaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||||||||
D. Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||||||||
L. Nethery | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
U. Nilsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
D. Talafous | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
C. Vadnais | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
S. Vickers | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||||||
P. Wallin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
More Rangers Stats
Team Rankings
G/GP
3.17
13th
GA/GP
2.92
10th
PP%
23.4
11th
PK%
85.7
2nd
2024-25 Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Devils | 17 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 23 |
 Capitals | 17 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 32 |
 Hurricanes | 16 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 21 |
 Rangers | 13 | 10 | 1 | 27 | 6 |
 Flyers | 12 | 10 | 3 | 27 | -10 |
 Blue Jackets | 11 | 9 | 3 | 25 | 3 |
 Penguins | 10 | 12 | 4 | 24 | -28 |
 Islanders | 9 | 10 | 6 | 24 | -9 |
VGK 
NHL 2024-25 Leaders
NHL 2024-25 Rankings
NHL 2024-25 Betting
NHL 2024-25 Division Standings
Wild 
Jets 
Stars 
Kings 
Canucks | Atlantic Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Maple Leafs | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 13 |
 Panthers | 15 | 9 | 1 | 31 | 12 |
 Bruins | 12 | 11 | 3 | 27 | -16 |
| Metropolitan Division | W | L | OTL | PTS | DIFF |
| Devils | 17 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 23 |
| Capitals | 17 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 32 |
| Hurricanes | 16 | 7 | 1 | 33 | 21 |
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