The 1983-84 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Conference Quarter Finals
March 29th, 1984 (Game One)
New York Islanders (38-35-9) at
Montreal Canadiens (49-29-5)
Montreal as the 1st seed in the Conference will match up with the 8th seed Islanders. Montreal was 3-0-0 in the 3 games this season. Montreal ranked 21st with 2.46 goals a game and they allowed 2.21 goals per game which ranked 3rd in the NHL. The Islanders scored 2.18 goals per game which ranked 29th in the NHL, they allowed 2.45 goals per game which ranked 6th.
The Islanders will start G
Marek Picek, he had 29 wins with a 2.32 GAA and a .924 save % in 62 games this year. Montreal starts G
Wilf Nestor, he had 39 wins with a 2.13 GAA and a .919 save % in 66 games.
The Islanders get the 1st goal of the series at 3:53 when LW
Steven Spring gets his 1st of the playoffs. The Islanders take a 2-0 lead at 18:51 when LW
Steven Spring gets his 2nd of the playoffs. The shots were 14-8 for the Islanders.
LW
Steven Spring completed the hat trick at 1:45 of the 2nd and it 3-0 for the Islanders. Well one way to slow down LW
Steven Spring is to goad him into a fight and that is just what LD
Joey Lachance did with under 2 minutes left in the 2nd. Montreal are down 2 defenseman to start the period as
Tomas Badura got a minor and misconduct at 12:04. The shots were 10-6 for the Islanders.
Montreal gets the fans and team back into it as LW
Kevin Forfar gets his 1st of the playoffs at 0:30 of the period. Montreal makes is 3-2 at 5:27 when C
Riley Callander gets his 1st of the playoffs. The Islanders put this one away with an empty netter with 23 seconds as RD
Davide Alunni gets his 1st of the playoffs. The shots were 13-4 in the 3rd for Montreal. The Islanders were 0 for 6 on the PP while Montreal was 0 for 3.
The first star was Islanders LW
Steven Spring. The 22 year old now has 3 goals and 4 points with 5 PIMs in 1 playoff game this year.
Islanders 4
Montreal 2
The Islanders lead the series 1-0.
Around the NHL...........
Boston Bruins G
Tyrone Inskip made 30 saves in a 1-0 win over the Lightning. The 34 year old had 36 wins with a 2.62 GAA and .914 save % in 64 games. Inskip is a 1981 Vezina Trophy Winner and 1981 All-Star.
The Bruins lead the series 1-0.
Detroit Red Wings LW
Roman Nenashev had a goal in a 2-1 win over the Blue Jackets. The 22 year old had 11 goals and 34 points with 8 PIMs in 82 games.
The Red Wings lead the series 1-0.
Carolina Hurricanes LW
Garrett Taylor had 2 goals and 3 assists in a 10-1 win over the Rangers. The 28 year old had 9 goals and 29 points with 58 PIMs in 82 games.
The Hurricanes lead the series 1-0.
Winnipeg Jets RW
JD Martins had a goal and an assist in a 5-4 win over the Ducks. The 20 year old had 18 goals and 38 points with 22 PIMs in 82 games.
The Jets lead the series 1-0.
Nashville Predators C
Larry Becker had a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win over the Avalanche. The 39 year old had 12 goals and 32 points with 55 PIMs in 82 games.
The Predators lead series 1-0.
Vancouver Canucks LD
Andrew Larson had a goal in a 3-2 win over the Blues. The 27 year old had 3 goals and 16 points with 31 PIMs in 22 games. Larson is a 2-time All-Star.
The Canucks lead the series 1-0.
San Jose Sharks RD
Keinan Pearson had 2 assists in a 4-3 win over the Coyotes. The 22 year old had 7 goals and 20 points with 38 PIMs in 66 games.
The Sharks lead the series 1-0.