1981–82 New York Islanders season

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
New York Islanders	80	54	16	10	385	250	118
New York Rangers	80	39	27	14	316	306	92
Philadelphia Flyers	80	38	31	11	325	313	87
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	31	36	13	310	337	75
Washington Capitals	80	26	41	13	319	338	65

^[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Schedule and results

Pre-season

1981 Pre-Season Game Log:
#	Date	Opponent	Score	Decision	Attendance	Location	Record	Recap

Regular season

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	W	October 7, 1981	4–1	@ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)	1–0–0
2	T	October 10, 1981	2–2	@ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)	1–0–1
3	W	October 14, 1981	4–1	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)	2–0–1
4	W	October 15, 1981	4–1	Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)	3–0–1
5	W	October 17, 1981	5–4	New York Rangers (1981–82)	4–0–1
6	L	October 20, 1981	6–9	Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)	4–1–1
7	W	October 23, 1981	4–2	@ Washington Capitals (1981–82)	5–1–1
8	W	October 24, 1981	6–4	Washington Capitals (1981–82)	6–1–1
9	W	October 27, 1981	4–3	Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)	7–1–1
10	T	October 29, 1981	6–6	@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	7–1–2
11	W	October 31, 1981	2–1	@ Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	8–1–2
12	T	November 3, 1981	2–2	Calgary Flames (1981–82)	8–1–3
13	L	November 7, 1981	2–6	Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)	8–2–3
14	W	November 10, 1981	5–3	@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)	9–2–3
15	W	November 11, 1981	4–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)	10–2–3
16	T	November 14, 1981	5–5	Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)	10–2–4
17	L	November 15, 1981	4–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)	10–3–4
18	L	November 17, 1981	2–7	@ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	10–4–4
19	W	November 21, 1981	4–3	New York Rangers (1981–82)	11–4–4
20	W	November 22, 1981	7–2	@ New York Rangers (1981–82)	12–4–4
21	W	November 24, 1981	3–1	Boston Bruins (1981–82)	13–4–4
22	W	November 26, 1981	9–2	St. Louis Blues (1981–82)	14–4–4
23	L	November 28, 1981	4–5	@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)	14–5–4
24	L	November 29, 1981	2–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)	14–6–4
25	W	December 5, 1981	8–5	@ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)	15–6–4
26	L	December 6, 1981	2–5	@ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)	15–7–4
27	L	December 9, 1981	3–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)	15–8–4
28	T	December 12, 1981	3–3	@ Calgary Flames (1981–82)	15–8–5
29	L	December 13, 1981	3–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1981–82)	15–9–5
30	W	December 15, 1981	10–7	Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	16–9–5
31	W	December 17, 1981	4–1	Washington Capitals (1981–82)	17–9–5
32	W	December 19, 1981	5–1	Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)	18–9–5
33	W	December 20, 1981	5–3	@ Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)	19–9–5
34	W	December 22, 1981	5–2	Winnipeg Jets (1981–82)	20–9–5
35	W	December 26, 1981	4–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)	21–9–5
36	L	December 29, 1981	4–5	Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	21–10–5
37	L	December 30, 1981	4–6	@ New York Rangers (1981–82)	21–11–5
38	W	January 2, 1982	5–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)	22–11–5
39	W	January 4, 1982	4–1	Vancouver Canucks (1981–82)	23–11–5
40	W	January 7, 1982	5–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)	24–11–5
41	W	January 9, 1982	3–1	Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)	25–11–5
42	L	January 14, 1982	4–5	@ Boston Bruins (1981–82)	25–12–5
43	T	January 17, 1982	2–2	@ Washington Capitals (1981–82)	25–12–6
44	L	January 20, 1982	2–3	@ New York Rangers (1981–82)	25–13–6
45	W	January 21, 1982	6–1	Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)	26–13–6
46	W	January 23, 1982	6–1	New York Rangers (1981–82)	27–13–6
47	W	January 26, 1982	9–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)	28–13–6
48	W	January 27, 1982	6–3	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)	29–13–6
49	W	January 30, 1982	4–2	Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)	30–13–6
50	W	February 2, 1982	7–6	Washington Capitals (1981–82)	31–13–6
51	W	February 4, 1982	5–2	@ Washington Capitals (1981–82)	32–13–6
52	W	February 6, 1982	6–2	Detroit Red Wings (1981–82)	33–13–6
53	W	February 7, 1982	7–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82)	34–13–6
54	W	February 11, 1982	8–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)	35–13–6
55	W	February 13, 1982	8–2	Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)	36–13–6
56	W	February 14, 1982	9–1	@ Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	37–13–6
57	W	February 16, 1982	6–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)	38–13–6
58	W	February 18, 1982	7–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)	39–13–6
59	W	February 20, 1982	3–2	Colorado Rockies (1981–82)	40–13–6
60	L	February 21, 1982	3–4	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)	40–14–6
61	W	February 23, 1982	5–1	Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82)	41–14–6
62	W	February 25, 1982	4–2	Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)	42–14–6
63	T	February 27, 1982	5–5	Quebec Nordiques (1981–82)	42–14–7
64	W	March 1, 1982	9–5	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)	43–14–7
65	W	March 2, 1982	6–3	Calgary Flames (1981–82)	44–14–7
66	W	March 4, 1982	10–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1981–82)	45–14–7
67	W	March 6, 1982	6–4	New York Rangers (1981–82)	46–14–7
68	W	March 9, 1982	6–4	@ St. Louis Blues (1981–82)	47–14–7
69	T	March 10, 1982	4–4	@ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82)	47–14–8
70	L	March 13, 1982	0–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1981–82)	47–15–8
71	W	March 17, 1982	5–2	@ Colorado Rockies (1981–82)	48–15–8
72	T	March 20, 1982	3–3	St. Louis Blues (1981–82)	48–15–9
73	W	March 21, 1982	3–2	@ Washington Capitals (1981–82)	49–15–9
74	W	March 23, 1982	8–1	Washington Capitals (1981–82)	50–15–9
75	W	March 25, 1982	3–1	Montreal Canadiens (1981–82)	51–15–9
76	W	March 27, 1982	5–4	Hartford Whalers (1981–82)	52–15–9
77	W	March 29, 1982	7–3	@ New York Rangers (1981–82)	53–15–9
78	T	April 1, 1982	3–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)	53–15–10
79	W	April 3, 1982	6–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1981–82)	54–15–10
80	L	April 4, 1982	2–7	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82)	54–16–10

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
Bossy, MikeMike Bossy	RW	80	64	83	147	22	69	17	0	10
Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier	C	80	50	79	129	88	70	18	2	10
Tonelli, JohnJohn Tonelli	LW	80	35	58	93	57	48	5	0	5
Gillies, ClarkClark Gillies	LW	79	38	39	77	75	39	8	0	5
Potvin, DenisDenis Potvin	D	60	24	37	61	83	38	11	1	4
Bourne, BobBob Bourne	C	76	27	26	53	77	27	5	2	2
Sutter, DuaneDuane Sutter	RW	77	18	35	53	100	23	4	0	0
McEwen, MikeMike McEwen	D	73	10	39	49	50	30	1	0	1
Nystrom, BobBob Nystrom	RW	74	22	25	47	103	13	0	0	4
Sutter, BrentBrent Sutter	C	43	21	22	43	114	28	3	0	1
Persson, StefanStefan Persson	D	70	6	37	43	99	35	3	0	2
Kallur, AndersAnders Kallur	RW	58	18	22	40	18	5	2	3	3
Merrick, WayneWayne Merrick	C	68	12	27	39	20	4	1	0	3
Jonsson, TomasTomas Jonsson	D	70	9	25	34	51	26	0	0	1
Goring, ButchButch Goring	C	67	15	17	32	10	-3	1	5	1
Carroll, BillyBilly Carroll	C	72	9	20	29	32	12	0	3	1
Langevin, DaveDave Langevin	D	73	1	20	21	82	34	0	0	0
Morrow, KenKen Morrow	D	75	1	18	19	56	53	0	0	0
Marini, HectorHector Marini	RW	30	4	9	13	53	3	1	0	1
Lane, GordGord Lane	D	51	0	13	13	98	26	0	0	0
Gilbert, GregGreg Gilbert	LW	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Smith, BillyBilly Smith	G	46	0	1	1	24	0	0	0	0
Boutilier, PaulPaul Boutilier	D	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hawryliw, NeilNeil Hawryliw	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Melanson, RolandRoland Melanson	G	36	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	T	GA	GAA
Smith, BillyBilly Smith	2685	46	32	9	4	133	2.97
Melanson, RolandRoland Melanson	2115	36	22	7	6	114	3.23
Team:	4800	80	54	16	10	247	3.09

Playoffs

Scoring

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
Trottier, BryanBryan Trottier	C	19	6	23	29	40	2	0	2
Bossy, MikeMike Bossy	RW	19	17	10	27	0	6	0	3
Potvin, DenisDenis Potvin	D	19	5	16	21	30	3	0	0
Bourne, BobBob Bourne	C	19	9	7	16	36	3	1	0
Tonelli, JohnJohn Tonelli	LW	19	6	10	16	18	1	0	1
Persson, StefanStefan Persson	D	13	1	14	15	9	1	0	0
Gillies, ClarkClark Gillies	LW	19	8	6	14	34	4	0	3
Merrick, WayneWayne Merrick	C	19	6	6	12	6	0	0	1
Goring, ButchButch Goring	C	19	6	5	11	12	1	0	2
Nystrom, BobBob Nystrom	RW	15	5	5	10	32	0	0	0
Sutter, DuaneDuane Sutter	RW	19	5	5	10	57	0	0	2
McEwen, MikeMike McEwen	D	15	3	7	10	18	2	0	0
Sutter, BrentBrent Sutter	C	19	2	6	8	36	0	0	0
Kallur, AndersAnders Kallur	RW	19	1	6	7	8	0	1	0
Langevin, DaveDave Langevin	D	19	2	4	6	16	0	0	1
Carroll, BillyBilly Carroll	C	19	2	2	4	8	0	2	0
Lane, GordGord Lane	D	19	0	4	4	61	0	0	0
Morrow, KenKen Morrow	D	19	0	4	4	8	0	0	0
Gilbert, GregGreg Gilbert	LW	4	1	1	2	2	0	0	0
Jonsson, TomasTomas Jonsson	D	10	0	2	2	21	0	0	0
Melanson, RolandRoland Melanson	G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Smith, BillyBilly Smith	G	18	0	0	0	6	0	0	0

Goaltending

Player	MIN	GP	W	L	GA	GAA	SO
Smith, BillyBilly Smith	1120	18	15	3	47	2.52	1
Melanson, RolandRoland Melanson	64	3	0	1	5	4.69	0
Team:	1184	19	15	4	52	2.64	1

^[2]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Record Winning Streak

From January 21 to February 20 the Islanders set a National Hockey League record by winning 15 consecutive games. Since regular season overtime did not yet exist, all of these games had to be (and were) won in regulation time. The record was surpassed in 1993 by the Pittsburgh Penguins, who won 17 consecutive games, two of which were in overtime.

Playoffs

Patrick Division Semi-Finals

Islanders vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

The Islanders won the first two games of the best-of-5 series, outscoring Pittsburgh 15-3. The Penguins then came back to even the series with two victories of their own. In Game 5, the Islanders came from behind to win in overtime. The tying and winning goals were both scored by John Tonelli.

April 7 Islanders 8, Penguins 1
April 8 Islanders 7, Penguins 2
April 10 Penguins 2, Islanders 1(OT)
April 11 Penguins 5, Islanders 2
April 13 Islanders 4, Penguins 3(OT)

Islanders win series, 3 games to 2

Patrick Division Finals

Islanders vs. New York Rangers

After losing the opener, the Islanders came back to win the next three games and, eventually, the series in six. The key goals were Bryan Trottier's overtime winner of Game 3 and Dave Langevin's in the third period of Game 6 that proved to be the series clincher.

April 15 Rangers 5, Islanders 4
April 16 Islanders 7, Rangers 2
April 18 Islanders 4, Rangers 3(OT)
April 19 Islanders 5, Rangers 3
April 21 Rangers 4, Islanders 2
April 23 Islanders 5, Rangers 3

Islanders win series, 4 games to 2

Wales Conference Finals

Islanders vs. Quebec Nordiques

The Islanders defeated the Nords decisively in the first two games played at the Nassau Coliseum. In Quebec, they won Game 3 in overtime on a goal scored by Wayne Merrick and finished the sweep three days later to advance to the Finals.

April 27 Islanders 4, Nordiques 1
April 29 Islanders 5, Nordiques 2
May 1 Islanders 5, Nordiques 4(OT)
May 4 Islanders 4, Nordiques 2

Islanders win series, 4 games to 0

Stanley Cup Finals

New York Islanders vs. Vancouver Canucks

The Canucks had their best chance to win a game in the first one, as a Jim Nill short-handed marker gave them a 5–4 lead with only seven minutes to play in regulation time. However, the Islanders tied it when Mike Bossy banged home a loose puck after goaltender Richard Brodeur had collided with his own defenceman, Harold Snepsts, while trying to smother it. In the dying seconds of the first overtime period, Snepsts attempted to clear the puck up the middle, but it was intercepted by Bossy, who completed his hat trick with two seconds left on the clock to win the game for the Islanders. In game two, the Canucks led 4–3 after two periods, but the Isles came back to win again.

The series then shifted to Vancouver, where the Canucks were boosted by a boisterous, towel-waving Vancouver crowd and had a great first period, but failed to score on Billy Smith, who was brilliant. The Islanders went on to win 3–0, and then completed the sweep with a 3–1 victory on May 16 to win their third straight Cup.

Mike Bossy scored 7 goals in the four games and won the Conn Smythe Trophy.

Date	Visitors	Score	Home	Score	Notes
May 8	Vancouver	5	New York	6	OT
May 11	Vancouver	4	New York	6
May 13	New York	3	Vancouver	0
May 16	New York	3	Vancouver	1

Islanders win series, 4 games to 0

1982 New York Islanders Stanley Cup Champions

Gord Lane, Jean Potvin, Denis Potvin, Stefan Persson, Tomas Jonsson, Mike McEwen, Ken Morrow, Dave Langevin, Brent Sutter, Duane Sutter, Clark Gillies, Hector Marini, Wayne Merrick, Bob Bourne, Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy, Bob Nystrom, John Tonelli, Anders Kallur, Butch Goring, Billy Carroll, Roland Melanson, Billy Smith, Al Arbour(coach), Bill Torrey(general manager), Ron Waske, Jim Pickard(trainers)

Awards and records

Mike Bossy, Conn Smythe Trophy
Mike Bossy, Runner-Up, Lady Byng Trophy^[3]

References

Islanders on Hockey Database

↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
↑ "1981-82 New York Islanders Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
↑ National Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5

Preceded by New York Islanders 1981	New York Islanders Stanley Cup Champions 1982	Succeeded by New York Islanders 1983

New York Islanders seasons

1970s	1970–71 . 1971–72 . 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

New York Islanders

Founded in 1972 Based in New York City, New York

Franchise	Team General managers Head coaches Players Captains Draft picks (Expansion draft) Records Award winners Seasons Current season

Arenas	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Barclays Center Islanders Iceworks (practice facility)

Personnel	Owner Charles Wang General manager Garth Snow Head coach Jack Capuano Team captain John Tavares Current roster

General managers	Torrey Maloney Milbury Smith Snow

Head coaches	Goyette Ingarfield Arbour Simpson Henning Milbury Bowness Stewart Goring Laviolette Stirling Shaw Nolan Gordon Capuano

Affiliates	AHL Bridgeport Sound Tigers ECHL Missouri Mavericks

Retired numbers	5 9 19 22 23 31

Stanley Cup Finals	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984

Rivalries	New York Rangers

Culture and lore	The Trio Grande Easter Epic Penguins–Islanders brawl The Lighthouse Project Hockey Night Live! 2014 NHL Stadium Series

Media	TV MSG MSG Plus Radio WRHU 88.7 FM Broadcasters Howie Rose Butch Goring

1981–82 NHL season

Patrick	NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington

Adams	Boston Buffalo Hartford Montreal Quebec

Norris	Chicago Detroit Minnesota St. Louis Toronto Winnipeg

Smythe	Calgary Colorado Edmonton Los Angeles Vancouver

See also	Draft All-Star Game Miracle on Manchester Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

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