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New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders Box Score: December 21, 1985

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New York Rangers

5

15-17-2

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4

12-11-9

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December 21, 1985

Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary Table
1st Period
06:17	NYI		Duane Sutter (10)	Randy Boyd, Pat LaFontaine
07:25	NYR		Ron Greschner (11)	Don Maloney, Reijo Ruotsalainen
19:08	NYR	PP	Mark Osborne (10)	Reijo Ruotsalainen, Raimo Helminen
2nd Period
03:28	NYR		Raimo Helminen (5)	Reijo Ruotsalainen
04:39	NYI		Pat LaFontaine (18)	Mike Bossy, John Tonelli
09:09	NYR		Willie Huber (2)	Mike Ridley
14:03	NYI	PP	Denis Potvin (8)	Pat LaFontaine, John Tonelli
3rd Period
09:49	NYR		Peter Sundström (3)	Raimo Helminen, James Patrick
18:13	NYI		Bryan Trottier (13)	Randy Boyd, Clark Gillies

Penalty Summary

Penalty Summary Table
1st Period
02:53	NYR	Larry Melnyk	Holding	2 min
06:17	NYR	Mark Osborne	Fighting	5 min
06:17	NYI	Duane Sutter	Fighting	5 min
12:57	NYI	Ken Morrow	Tripping	2 min
14:54	NYR	Mike Ridley	Tripping	2 min
18:04	NYI	Bryan Trottier	Tripping	2 min
2nd Period
11:31	NYR	Larry Melnyk	Roughing	2 min
11:31	NYR	Larry Melnyk	Fighting	5 min
11:31	NYI	Duane Sutter	Elbowing	2 min
11:31	NYI	Duane Sutter	Fighting	5 min
12:53	NYI	Bob Bourne	Roughing	2 min
12:53	NYR	Mark Pavelich	Holding	2 min
12:53	NYR	Reijo Ruotsalainen	Roughing	2 min
19:10	NYR	Tom Laidlaw	Tripping	2 min

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New York Rangers

New York Rangers Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Bob Brooke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
2	Dave Gagner	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
3	Ron Greschner	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
4	Raimo Helminen	1	2	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
5	Willie Huber	1	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	100.0
6	Tom Laidlaw	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
7	Brian MacLellan	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
8	Don Maloney	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
9	Larry Melnyk	0	0	0	-1	9	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
10	Kelly Miller	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
11	Mark Osborne	1	0	1	-2	5	0	1	0	0	4	25.0
12	James Patrick	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
13	Mark Pavelich	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
14	Mike Ridley	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
15	Reijo Ruotsalainen	0	3	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
16	Tomas Sandström	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	0.0
17	Peter Sundström	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	3	33.3
18	Rob Whistle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
19	John Vanbiesbrouck	0	0	0		0				0	0			60:00
	TOTAL	5	8	13		22	4	1	0		38	13.2

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	John Vanbiesbrouck	W	4	35	31	.886	0	0	60:00

New York Islanders

New York Islanders Table
		Scoring					Goals
Rk	Player	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	SHFT	TOI
1	Mike Bossy	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Bob Bourne	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
3	Randy Boyd	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
4	Gerald Diduck	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Gord Dineen	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Patrick Flatley	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Greg Gilbert	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Clark Gillies	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
9	Mark Hamway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
10	Tomas Jonsson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
11	Pat LaFontaine	1	2	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	5	20.0
12	Ken Morrow	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
13	Stefan Persson	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Denis Potvin	1	0	1	-3	0	0	1	0	0	6	16.7
15	Brent Sutter	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
16	Duane Sutter	1	0	1	0	12	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
17	John Tonelli	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
18	Bryan Trottier	1	0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	50.0
19	Kelly Hrudey	0	0	0		0				0	0			31:00
20	Billy Smith	0	0	0		0				0	0			29:09
	TOTAL	4	8	12		18	3	1	0		35	11.4

Goalies

Goalies Table
			Goalie Stats
Rk	Player	DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	SO	PIM	TOI
1	Billy Smith		4	21	17	.810	0	0	29:09
2	Kelly Hrudey	L	1	17	16	.941	0	0	31:00

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