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New York Rangers @ New York Islanders · APR 28 · Playoffs

PlayoffsSemifinalsGame 2
NYR 4-2 NYI
Game 2 in the semifinals•New York Rangers won the series.
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APR 28· 47y ago· 19:00
FINAL / OT
United States flagNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, NY Islanders
NYR
3
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NYI
4
Swedish player of the game
Robert Nyström1G 1A
3Swedes in actionSwedish flag
1 G2 A3 P
Swedish flagSWEDISH BOXSCORE

SCORING SUMMARY

Goals in chronological order, with Swedish players highlighted.

Period 1

Goal
1-0
03:12
NYRWalt Tkaczuk#4
AssistsMike McEwen#7Pat Hickey#4

Period 2

Goal
1-1
01:37
NYIWayne Merrick#2
AssistsBob Bourne#2Stefan Persson#3
2-1
08:32
NYRBobby Sheehan#3
AssistsCarol Vadnais#8

Period 3

Goal
2-2
05:13
NYIBob Lorimer#1
AssistsRobert Nyström#2Wayne Merrick#2
2-3
09:35
NYIRobert Nyström#1
AssistsWayne Merrick#3John Tonelli#6
3-3
15:48
NYRPhil Esposito#5
AssistsDon Maloney#9Dave Maloney#2

Overtime

Goal
3-4
08:02
NYIDenis Potvin#4
AssistsMike Kaszycki#1

Previous meetings

Same season · 1978–79

(1)
NYR@NYI
4–1April 27, 1979 · 47y ago
Swedish flag3Swedes in action

Last season · 1977–78

(0)
No meetings last season.
Every meeting: Rangers vs Islanders
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