The Isles
never played a game at the Coliseum on May 15th.
They played
only twice on the road – and got blown out in both games.
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| Goal Magazine, from the 1980 Playoffs |
Also on this
date: (1980) Paul Holmgren scored three times as the Flyers evened the Stanley
Cup Final at 1-game-to-1 with an 8-3 win over the Islanders at the Spectrum.
Butch Goring scored twice for the Isles.
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| The Flyers finished 25 points ahead of the Isles in 1979-80. Note the conference standings, The Isles finsihed sixth overall, which is how the playoff were grouped -- that's how the Isles faced LA in the first round. |
Also on this
date: (1984) Edmonton scored 6 goals in a 21:13 span of the second and third
periods, as they rallied from a 2-1 deficit for a 7-2 win over the Islanders in
game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final at Northlands Coliseum. The Oilers grabbed a
2-1 lead in the series.
All-time, the
Isles played no playoff games on May 15th at the Coliseum; they compiled a 0-0
playoff record on this date at 1255 Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale.
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