With the lockout continuing, MSG has put together a series of 16 regional rivalry games, including 8 Islander-Ranger games.
The series will debut on Monday at 9pm with game 5 of the 1984 Patrick Division Semifinals. Pretty sure Ken Morrow wins this one. :)
Update: This broadcast utilizes original audio from the Islanders telecast on SportsChannel, with Jiggs and Eddie.
Update: This broadcast utilizes original audio from the Islanders telecast on SportsChannel, with Jiggs and Eddie.
Stan Fischler's memories of that night are here: http://www.msg.com/blogs/stan-fischler/greatest-rivalries--rangers-islanders--april-10--1984.html
I drove home from college to work the SportsChannel telecast that night. My most vivid memory -- passing Frank Brown -- then of the Daily News in the Coliseum stairwell that led to the press box in the overtime intermission. I remember asking him who would win-- his response "we both know who SHOULD win" (the Rangers) -- my response "we both know who WILL win" -- 7:56 into overtime, Morrow made sure I wasn't a liar.
Update: Perhaps Dave Maloney said it best on the wrap-up of the game that he recently taped: "That Ranger team was as good a team as I probably played on. There were so many times when you played the Islanders that you felt you were good enough to win...but you never won. To me, that was the magic of the Islander franchise. They always found a way to win. And that night, it happened to be Ken Morrow."
Update: Perhaps Dave Maloney said it best on the wrap-up of the game that he recently taped: "That Ranger team was as good a team as I probably played on. There were so many times when you played the Islanders that you felt you were good enough to win...but you never won. To me, that was the magic of the Islander franchise. They always found a way to win. And that night, it happened to be Ken Morrow."
The other Isles-Rangers games in the series:
NY Rangers vs. NY Islanders – December 20, 1985 Denis Potvin Breaks Bobby Orr's Record for Most Points Scored by a Defenseman (Game ends 2-2)
NY Rangers at NY Islanders, Division Semi-Finals, Game 3 – April 9, 1990 Islanders Come Back from 3-1 Deficit to Win on Sutter's 2OT Goal
NY Rangers vs. NY Islanders, Division Semi-Finals, Game 5 – April 13, 1990 Rangers Beat Islanders in Playoff Series For First Time Since '79
NY Rangers vs. NY Islanders – April 2, 1993 -- Islanders Win, Rangers Miss Playoffs, Turgeon Scores 50th Goal
NY Rangers at NY Islanders – March 5, 1994 -- Rangers Win on Long Island for First Time Since '89
NY Rangers vs. NY Islanders – December 3, 2006 --Islanders Win 7-4 at MSG, Viktor Kozlov Scores Four Goals
NY Rangers at NY Islanders – December 2, 2010 --Rangers Win Game 6-5, Gaborik Scores Hat Trick
NY Rangers at NY Islanders, Division Semi-Finals, Game 3 – April 9, 1990 Islanders Come Back from 3-1 Deficit to Win on Sutter's 2OT Goal
NY Rangers vs. NY Islanders, Division Semi-Finals, Game 5 – April 13, 1990 Rangers Beat Islanders in Playoff Series For First Time Since '79
NY Rangers vs. NY Islanders – April 2, 1993 -- Islanders Win, Rangers Miss Playoffs, Turgeon Scores 50th Goal
NY Rangers at NY Islanders – March 5, 1994 -- Rangers Win on Long Island for First Time Since '89
NY Rangers vs. NY Islanders – December 3, 2006 --Islanders Win 7-4 at MSG, Viktor Kozlov Scores Four Goals
NY Rangers at NY Islanders – December 2, 2010 --Rangers Win Game 6-5, Gaborik Scores Hat Trick
For the record, the Isles go 4-3-1 in the eight games selected for the series.
Forever1940 is the nom de plume of Eric Hornick, statistician on Islander home telecasts since January 21, 1982. Visit my blog: NYISkinny.com and follow me on Twitter @ehornick
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