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1981-82 Statistics


Individual Scoring, Regular Season

Player Games Goals Assists Points Penalty Min.
Mike Bossy 80 64 83 147 22
Bryan Trottier 80 50 79 129 88
John Tonelli 30 35 58 93 57
Clark Gillies 79 38 39 77 75
Denis Potvin 60 24 37 61 83
Bob Bourne 76 27 26 53 77
Duane Sutter 77 18 35 53 100
Mike McEwen 73 10 39 49 50
Bob Nystrom 74 22 25 47 103
Brent Sutter 43 21 22 43 114
Stefan Persson 70 6 37 43 99
Anders Kallur 58 18 22 40 18
Wayne Merrick 68 12 27 39 20
Tomas Jonsson 70 9 25 34 51
Butch Goring 67 15 17 32 10
Bill Carroll 72 9 20 29 32
Dave Langevin 73 1 20 21 82
Ken Morrow 75 1 18 19 56
Hector Marini 30 4 9 13 53
Gord Lane 51 0 13 13 98
Greg Gilbert 1 1 0 1 0
Bill Smith 46 0 1 1 24
Roland Melanson 36 0 0 0 14
Neil Hawryliw 1 0 0 0 0

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Home and Road Record, Regular Season

Home: 33 wins, 3 losses, 4 ties, 70 points, 210 goals for, 111 goals against. Road: 21 wins, 13 losses, 6 ties, 48 points, 175 goals for, 139 goals against.

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A Recap of the 15-Game Winning Streak

  • January 21, 1982: Islanders 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (at Nassau Coliseum) -- Bob Bourne scores two goals as Isles break a three-game winless streak.
  • January 23, 1982: Islanders 6, New York Rangers 1 (at Nassau Coliseum) -- Isles break a two-game losing streak to crosstown rivals.
  • January 26, 1982: Islanders 9, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (at Nassau Coliseum) -- Duane Sutter, Bryan Trottier and Bob Nystrom score two goals each.
  • January 27, 1982: Islanders 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (at Pittsburgh) -- Hector Marini is the hero this time with two goals.
  • January 30, 1982: Islanders 4, Minnesota North Stars 2 (at Nassau Coliseum) -- Brent Sutter's third-period goal breaks a 2-2 tie.
  • February 2, 1982: Islanders 7, Washington Capitals 6 (at Nassau Coliseum) -- Brent Sutter scores hat trick, Trottier adds a pair of goals.
  • February 4, 1982: Islanders 5, Washington Capitals 2 (at Landover, Md.) -- Denis Potvin scores twice and Isles hold Caps to an 0-for-10 on the power play.
  • February 6, 1982: Islanders 6, Detroit Red Wings 2 (at Nassau Coliseum) -- Mike Bossy (3), John Tonelli (2) and Trottier account for all Islander goals.
  • February 7, 1982: Islanders 7, Buffalo Sabres 3 (at Buffalo) -- Butch Goring scores twice, including the game winner.
  • February 11, 1982: Islanders 8, Chicago Black Hawks 2 (at Chicago) -- Midway through, Isles break open a 2-2 game.
  • February 13, 1982: Islanders 8 Philadelphia Flyers 2 (at Nassau Coliseum) -- Trottier scores five goals, including a record four on power plays.
  • February 14, 1982: Islanders 8, Hartford Whalers 1 (at Hartford) -- Islanders harpoon Whalers with five goals in the final period.
  • February 16, 1982: Islanders 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (at Nassau Coliseum) -- Clark Gillies scores twice.
  • February 18, 1982: Islanders 7, Philadelphia Flyers 4 (at Philadelphia): Isles rally from a 4-2 deficit.
  • February 20, 1982: Islanders 3, Colorado Rockies 2 (at Nassau Coliseum) -- Tonelli scores with 47 seconds left to help Isles break 52-year-old record.
The Isles outscored their opponents 96-35 during the streak. Trottier led all Islander scorers during the streak with 18, followed by Brent Sutter (13), and Gillies and Mike Bossy (10 each.)

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Final Score of Each Playoff Game

Preliminary Round
Best-of-five vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

Game One, April 7, 1982, at Nassau Coliseum: Islanders 8, Pittsburgh 1.
Game Two, April 8, 1982, at Nassau Coliseum: Islanders 7, Pittsburgh 2.
Game Three, April 10, 1982, at Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh 2, Islanders 1 (OT).
Game Four, April 11, 1982, at Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh 5, Islanders 2.
Game Five, April 13, 1982, at Nassau Coliseum: Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3 (OT).

Islanders win series, three games to two.

 

Quarterfinal Round
Best-of-seven vs. New York Rangers

Game One, April 15, 1982, at Nassau Coliseum: Rangers 5, Islanders 4.
Game Two, April 16, 1982, at Nassau Coliseum: Islanders 7, Rangers 2.
Game Three, April 18, 1982, at Madison Square Garden: Islanders 4, Rangers 3 (OT).
Game Four, April 19, 1982, at Madison Square Garden: Islanders 5, Rangers 3.
Game Five, April 21, 1982, at Nassau Coliseum: Rangers 4, Islanders 2.
Game Six, April 23, 1982, at Madison Square Garden: Islanders 5, Rangers 3.

Islanders win series, four games to two.

 

Semifinal Round
Best-of-seven vs. Quebec Nordiques

Game One, April 27, 1982, at Nassau Coliseum: Islanders 4, Quebec 1.
Game Two, April 29, 1982, at Nassau Coliseum: Islanders 5, Quebec 2.
Game Three, May 1, 1982, at Quebec: Islanders 5, Quebec 4 (OT).
Game Four, May 4, 1982, at Quebec: Islanders 4, Quebec 2.

Islanders win series, four games to none.

 

Final Round
Best-of-seven vs. Vancouver Canucks

Game One, May 8, 1982, at Nassau Coliseum: Islanders 6, Vancouver 5 (OT).
Game Two, May 11, 1982, at Nassau Coliseum: Islanders 6, Vancouver 4.
Game Three, May 13, 1982, at Vancouver: Islanders 3, Vancouver 0.
Game Four, May 16, 1982, at Vancouver: Islanders 3, Vancouver 1.

Islanders win series, and Stanley Cup, four games to none.

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Box Score for the Cup Clincher

Forging the Dynasty
Sunday, May 16, 1982
Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, Canada

1 2 3 Total
New York Islanders  1 2 0 3
Vancouver Canucks  1 0 0 1

First Period: 1, Islanders, Goring 6 (Potvin), 11:38. 2, Vancouver, Smyl 9 (Campbell, Minor), 18:09.
Penalties: Campbell, Vancouver, 2:29; Gillies, Islanders, 5:53; Trottier, Islanders, 8:25; Fraser, Vancouver, 9:31; Lane, Islanders, 13:03; Nill, Vancouver, 13:03; Rota, Vancouver, 15:40; Nystrom, Islanders, 16:53; Snepsts, Vancouver, 16:53.

Second Period: 3, Islanders, Bourne 16 (Potvin, Trottier), 5:00. 4, Islanders, Bossy 17 (Trottier, Persson), 8:00
Penalties: Persson, Islanders, 1:21; Rota, Vancouver, 3:02; Smyl, Vancouver, 6:08; Belland, Vancouver, 14:53.

Third Period: No scoring.
Penalties: None.

Shots on Goal
1 2 3 Total
New York Islanders  9 12 7 28
Vancouver Canucks  10 5 9 24

Goalies
Islanders: Bill Smith
Canucks: Richard Brodeur

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