1981–82 New York Islanders season

The 1981-82 New York Islanders season was the 10th season for the franchise in the National Hockey League. The Islanders finished 1st in the Patrick Division and defeated the Vancouver Canucks in the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals 4 games to 0.
==Off-season==
===Draft Picks===
==Regular Season==
===Record Winning Streak===
From January 21 to February 20 the Islanders set an NHL record by winning 15 consecutive games. Since regular season overtime did not yet exist, all of these games 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.
===Final Standings===
===Game Log===
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
==Playoffs==
===New York Islanders 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 2===
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
===New York Islanders 4, New York Rangers 2===
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
===New York Islanders 4, Quebec Nordiques 0===
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
===New York Islanders 4, Vancouver Canucks 0===
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 	
==Player Stats==
Regular Season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scoring 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	+/-	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	RW 	80	64	83	147	22 	69 	17 	0 	10
 	C 	80	50	79	129	88 	70 	18 	2 	10
 	LW 	80	35	58	93 	57 	48 	5 	0 	5
 	LW 	79	38	39	77 	75 	39 	8 	0 	5
 	D 	60	24	37	61 	83 	38 	11 	1 	4
 	C 	76	27	26	53 	77 	27 	5 	2 	2
 	RW 	77	18	35	53 	100	23 	4 	0 	0
 	D 	73	10	39	49 	50 	30 	1 	0 	1
 	RW 	74	22	25	47 	103	13 	0 	0 	4
 	C 	43	21	22	43 	114	28 	3 	0 	1
 	D 	70	6 	37	43 	99 	35 	3 	0 	2
 	RW 	58	18	22	40 	18 	5 	2 	3 	3
 	C 	68	12	27	39 	20 	4 	1 	0 	3
 	D 	70	9 	25	34 	51 	26 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	67	15	17	32 	10 	-3 	1 	5 	1
 	C 	72	9 	20	29 	32 	12 	0 	3 	1
 	D 	73	1 	20	21 	82 	34 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	75	1 	18	19 	56 	53 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	30	4 	9 	13 	53 	3 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	51	0 	13	13 	98 	26 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	1 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	46	0 	1 	1 	24 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	36	0 	0 	0 	14 	0 	0 	0 	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scoring 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable"	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Player 	Pos	GP	G 	A 	Pts	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG
 	C 	19	6 	23	29 	40 	2 	0 	2
 	RW 	19	17	10	27 	0 	6 	0 	3
 	D 	19	5 	16	21 	30 	3 	0 	0
 	C 	19	9 	7 	16 	36 	3 	1 	0
 	LW 	19	6 	10	16 	18 	1 	0 	1
 	D 	13	1 	14	15 	9 	1 	0 	0
 	LW 	19	8 	6 	14 	34 	4 	0 	3
 	C 	19	6 	6 	12 	6 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	19	6 	5 	11 	12 	1 	0 	2
 	RW 	15	5 	5 	10 	32 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	19	5 	5 	10 	57 	0 	0 	2
 	D 	15	3 	7 	10 	18 	2 	0 	0
 	C 	19	2 	6 	8 	36 	0 	0 	0
 	RW 	19	1 	6 	7 	8 	0 	1 	0
 	D 	19	2 	4 	6 	16 	0 	0 	1
 	C 	19	2 	2 	4 	8 	0 	2 	0
 	D 	19	0 	4 	4 	61 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	19	0 	4 	4 	8 	0 	0 	0
 	LW 	4 	1 	1 	2 	2 	0 	0 	0
 	D 	10	0 	2 	2 	21 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	G 	18	0 	0 	0 	6 	0 	0 	0
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 
==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==
Prince of Wales Trophy: New York Islanders
*Vezina Trophy: Billy Smith
*Conn Smythe Trophy: Mike Bossy
*Lady Byng Trophy: Mike Bossy, Runner-UpNational Hockey League Official Guide and Record Book 2006, p. 221, Dan Diamond & Associates, Toronto, Ontario, ISBN 0-920445-98-5
*Mike Bossy, Right Wing, NHL First Team All-Star
*Billy Smith, Goalie, NHL First Team All-Star
*Bryan Trottier, Center, NHL Second Team All-Star
*John Tonelli, Left Wing, NHL Second Team All-Star
==References==
* Islanders on Hockey Database
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