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The New York Islanders faced the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden for the 1975
NHL Playoffs. Game 3 of the preliminary rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs took place on
April 11, 1975. The Islanders and Rangers finished evenly matched during the regular
season, finishing in second and third place in the Patrick Division. The Rangers had qualified
for the playoffs for several years, but rarely were able to get past the semifinals. 1975
was the first time the Islanders had entered the playoffs, having just entered into the
league as a new expansion team in 1972. The best of three series was tied at one game
a piece. This audio recording is from the radio broadcast featuring announcers Marv
Albert and Sal Massina.
In the second period, Chicago Blackhawks lead the Boston Bruins 3-0, that game being played
up in Boston. The series is even at one victory a piece. Later tonight, and this game was
originally scheduled for Saturday, has been changed to tonight. That'll start, I guess,
11 o'clock New York time. It'll be Toronto Maple Leafs at the LA Kings. That series tied
at one game a piece with LA and Toronto both winning overtime games. Last night, Pittsburgh
beating St. Louis 5-3 and they clinched that series two games to none. That about does
it for the pregame show. I'm Sal Massina. The pregame show is brought to you by Bond
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The man is not out. Thank you, Sal, and tonight's game is brought to you by Shafe Revere, by
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agent or call Eastern the wings of man. The officials have hit the ice. The referee tonight
is Bruce Hood, and the linesmen are Neil Armstrong and Ray Schiapponello. The Niners and Allamers
leading in the final game of the 74-75 season for one of these clubs. The victor takes the
first round, two games to one of them, goes on to round number two and solve several possibilities
as to who the winner here tonight, the Rangers or the Allamers, would meet in round number
two. Here we go talking about possibilities again, Bob. And right now with Boston trailing
Chicago, if either LA or Boston lose, the Rangers or the winner of tonight's game will
play Montreal. If LA and Boston win, both teams win, the winner of this game will play
Montreal. And if both LA and Boston lose, the winner of this game will play Pittsburgh.
All games opening on Sunday. It's a wild situation. I really think the end result has paid off
for the national hockey league. The playoff structure has worked very well. The problem
is though that no one, absolutely no one understands the means to the end. And Bob, it's funny,
you have a scout in the past, you know you would play the winner of another series, you
just go scout that series. Here the NHL clubs have to scout every series. We'll talk to
Jack Riley, a Pittsburgh scout, between the second and third periods tonight. He's gone
to each series. He was at the Chicago Boston game last night, which he said was a great
game. Actually, the Toronto LA game last night, which he said was a great game. So very complicated
situation, but very interesting for all the fans. Particularly now with the Chicago Broncos
in a surprise, leading the Boston Bruins by the score of 3-0 in the second period. The
Blackhawks were felt at a round of it opening game, getting blasted by the score of 8-2.
They won it overtime last night. And I tell you, of course, Billy Ray has got to be doing
one of the great coaching jobs of the season. Bob, I thought they would be blown out of the
ice even in Chicago last night. They blew a 3-1 lead. So Boston tied it up and they went
into overtime and they won it. Esposito must be giving them the goaltending they needed.
I hear Gilles Gilbert, who's pretty shaky throughout the season, is having a shaky series
or had a shaky game last night. Rangers and other out-of-this have hit the ice. Joe Villamue
are leading the Rangers on and he will be in that tonight to find him a goal to our left.
And Al Arbor of the out-of-this coming back with goaltender Billy Smith for this third
and final game. And the Antilas in the first period will defend the goal to our right.
So the Rangers will skate left to right. And the Antilas from right to left. You're hearing
it all right here on WNEW, Metromedia Radio in New York, 11.30 on the dial.
Tomorrow afternoon, the Knicks and the Rockets at Houston, third and final game of that series.
And you'll hear it right here, WNEW airtime at 20 minutes past 1 o'clock.
Right now the capacity crowd here at Madison Square Garden getting to its feet.
And we shall hear the playing and singing of our national anthem.
The home of the brave and the brave.
Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming,
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Well, so the crowd is sky high once again tonight.
Well, it was sky high last night.
And Tuesday night we remarked on how we thought it was the loudest crowd
game here at the new Madison Square Garden.
Oh, it's a two-step run.
Rony Harris comes over and he's decked by Parisi.
Plunk is loose back behind that Ranger goal line.
Harris falls on top of it and players call.
Face off coming up now to the right of the Ranger net.
And Ronnie Harris playing in place of the injured Nick Beverly.
And last night a tremendous game for Ronnie Harris.
Scored the fourth Ranger goal, hitting all night long.
And Nick Beverly still has problems with his leg.
It only saw a couple of shifts last night.
And I see Harris playing tonight,
so it looks like Ronnie will be playing throughout the game.
Deep in range, Harris up with it up the near side, looks to clear it ahead, he does, rolls it out to center, taken by the backskating Lewis, ahead for Gruen, a lead for Westphalen across the Ranger line, the pass too deep, Vickers gets to it, rolls it around the board.
Parisi and Harris come together on the corner, smack back behind that Ranger goal, on Westphal takes, drives to center, intercepted by Vickers and he starts up with Rattell at Gilbert on his right, Vickers across the out of the line, shoots in, left side of Smith, Westphal chases it down, takes a bump from Gilbert and rolls it out of the zone, and center, Vickers pull the Rangers, cross-ice now for Gilbert.
Gilbert makes the turn, loses control, Lewis backs it back to center, Parisi and Harris come together and neither can get to the park, Gilbert comes away with it, flips to the left defense to Park, Park ahead for Rattell, holds it away from the checky Marshall, leads Gilbert, it hits his skate, bounds all the way down across the out of the goal line, Lewis is back for it, Lewis moves to the near side, takes a check from Rattell, throws it ahead to Gruen, Gruen now a flip for Parisi, Parisi has difficulties, it's snapped away by Gilbert, Park still in the out of the ice, now the out of the line,
comes up with it and Marshall moves to center, a flip for the left defense for Lewis and Lewis loops it in, left side of Villamur allowing for an out of the line change, Vickers back forward, rolls it around now for Kachuk, cross-ice for Fairburn, kicks it ahead to himself and shoots in, it's slapped down by Dennis Puckman who sends to center, Sanderson there, loses on a stick check, the puck still loose, taken by Puckman, ahead it goes now to center-ice to Bourne, Bourne is checked by Marat, loses control and Kachuk takes, spins to his own goal,
Kachuk around Bourne at center, now drops for Sanderson and he throws it in, right side of Smith, Smith looks it behind the net for Puckman, he comes off the board and it's picked up by Bourne, he's to center with Gillies right, across the range a lot of back pass for Gillies, knocked away now in front it goes, shot on goal from in close by Harris, is stopped by Villamur and Greshner comes up with it, Greshner spinning back behind as that bothered by the stick of Harris, now cuts to the near side, he's hit there by Gillies, Greshner and Gillies start to go at each other,
the play continues as Sanderson tries to leap back but it's knocked away, comes back to center and it's taken by Marat, Marat puts on the stick of Kachuk, Kachuk spinning, a drop for Marat still at center-ice and he shoots in, no score, we're 2.45 into this first period, now Jerry Hart takes it back behind the outer net, watch by Kachuk, shoots it on the right wing for Harris, Harris up to center, Harris looks to lead St. Laurent, knocked away, now he shoots in as he is hit hard by Marat and he ends up in the ranger bench,
Jerry Hart, by Harris, was really clobbered by Gill Marat and he ended up skates first, tumbling over the sideboard and into the ranger bench, over train of Frank Pace, Rangers and Outerless are laughing it up right now.
Jerry Hart with a big smile on his face, actually he went in head first, Marvin skates up in the air and his skates came down on top of Frank Pace's head, I never saw Frank move so fast trying to get out of the way of that one.
Well there's a memorable moment in the career of Billy Harris, he's alright physically and that's where the glass cuts in, there's an angle there, just a little triangular corner where Harris went in, he didn't have the room of the full bench or a player to fall on.
Alright face off now at the ranger line controlled by Park, Park cross-eyes for Harris, Harris a lead for Stemkowski at center, sends to Butler, knocked away by Howard, Howard tries to clear, gets it off to the ranger line but Park there, a hit for Urban hits his skate, comes back forward, back pass for Harris, a return for Park at the far boards, a hit for Stemkowski and he shoots it in, right side of the island and that, Marshall and Urban come together, Marshall beats Urban to it, winds it around for Howard, Howard starts up for the islanders on the left wing, most of the time he's on the left wing,
he's at the center, right wing, three nice from across the ranger line, fakes the slap on Parkman, loses control, Park is retrieved by Park at the far side, he overskates as he's hit by Nicegram, Park still loose at the far boards, a battle picked off by Marshall, he feeds in close, broken up beautifully by Butler knocking it away from St. Laurent who is stationed in the slot.
And now Park hit from behind by Howard able to unleash it to Harris and here's Harris out of the zone, three man rush for the Rangers, Harris shoots in, a chase for the Puck, Stemkowski after beating to it, Urban recovers the shot as a cut save and a beauty by Smith to hold on, that time a mix up by the islanders on the back line nearly cost them.
Burt Marshall sprawling, sprawl right by the Puck, Smith just had his glove there and Urban shot it right into it and he made that reaction but he made the save that's going to make him, give him that little bit of confidence, that's the first shot on goal the Rangers have had and we've played three minutes of 59 seconds.
Jerry Butler breaking up a play in front of the ranger end, that play developed because Butler was hanging out in center zone looking to break away on a Brad Park pass.
Rattell and West ball on the space off, keeping out on the ice, loose up the circle now Rattell gets it to the point, a crash there, he shoots, sticked aside by Smith, Puck ends up in the corner, Rattell comes over, battles with Bruin and the islanders able to clear it out of the zone.
Marant is back four, Marant shoots it ahead, Rattell could not get to it and carries all the way down, left side of Smith, Park now takes back behind the islander net.
Watched by the forechecking Rattell, this Rattell, Gilbert, Vickers line had a tremendous night last night at the Coliseum. Here's Dennis Puckman out of the zone, a leap for Bruin at center, Bruin on the rush across the ranger line, a feed for Parisi, Parisi comes into the corner, now feeds it back, Dennis Puckman,
Bruin takes it away, out to the point to Hart, he slaps it, it's deflected short and Rattell takes, Parisi and Greshner getting involved in front of the ranger net and now Marant starts up in the loose part, here's Marant leading Gilbert at center, Gilbert gets it, boosts the lead number nine.
A leap for Rattell, he comes in, he shoots, kicks it, by Billy Smith, that's a big save with Rattell stopped on a breakaway. Now here's Bruin to center, he's up to the ranger line, takes a hard check from Greshner, sends to the corner, it bounds behind the ranger goal line, Vickers there, swings it around the boards, intercepted by Westpaw, out it goes to Bruin, slaps stopped by Villamur.
Good save by the stick of Joe Villamur, Rangers can't clear, Bruin tries to keep it, it's knocked away by Greshner, it comes to center, as the out of this change on the fly, Bourne picks up the loose part, Bourne flies up across the ranger line, breaks for the far side, now holds up, cross-ice pass broken up by the stick of Rattell and taken by Greshner who comes in out of center.
Here's Rattell, Vickers left, Fabburn right, across the out of the line, a drop for Vickers, Vickers breaking wide on Hart, moves to the near side, now throws in front for Rattell, he turns, could not get the shuttle out the park, his shot rolls wide.
On the rebound, a chase by Gillies of the island, slaps it out of danger, out to center ice, Harris back forward, ball to the ranger, stick handles and Bourne, ahead it goes to Kachuk, Kachuk is up to the out of the line, Kachuk cuts in with Fabburn the prele, he and Hart bump as he moves to the near corner.
Kachuk cuts for Havanet in front, Fabburn struck, it's stopped, rebound, Sanderson is blocked by Hart, ends up in the corner, Dennis Putnam there, flicks it along the boards and out of the zone he counts it after minutes, and into the line.
The out of is in front, a force to ice the puck, the touch made by Hart, and we'll get a whistle on the face off coming up now, deep and out of the ice, no score, first period, six minutes gone by, let's pause for this world.
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This is Marv Albert with Sal Masina for Madison Square Garden in New York, the season on the line for both the Rangers and the Outers right here, third and final game of the best two out of three, and we are scoreless with six minutes gone by, first period. Rangers have had the better of play thus far.
On the draw, sent back behind the out of the goal line, Lewis there, chased by Kacuk, loses control, loses to Kacuk, slides it to the slot to Faber and he's dumped down the play, cannot get to it, kept alive by the Rangers, then Gillies takes it away from Sanderson, sprints to center, he's up across the Ranger on a drive, six save made by Villanueva, lost it momentarily, and then he clears it into the corner, Harris there, for the Rangers, looks to make his move on forward and he does, goes along the board, throws it ahead now for Kacuk, he's to center, back pass for Harris, cuts him with a drive, whoops, save made by Villanueva.
Save made by Smith, and he holds on, Billy Smith with a sweeping glove, did not expect Harris to shoot what he did.
Rodney got that off quickly, a quick snapshot, low, Smith making a glove save in front of his pad and Ron Harris penetrating twice, that time he gave it to Kacuk and he ran it back and he used his strength to get through and take that shot.
It's incredible how once again, Ron Harris, during the course of playoffs, is a different hockey player, of course he had all kinds of injuries this season, but he is a real money player.
Chicago now leading Boston 5-3 at the end of 2, on the face, Rangers control, it's sent to the right point, Harris cannot handle it, bounce over a stick, Harris to center, chase for the puck, Harris beats Gillies to it, and Leesberger, Kacuk.
Cross-ice off the boards now for Park, Park bothered by Marshall, stick checks it away, and Marshall shoots it in, left side of Villamur, Gill makes the stop behind the goal for Harris, and Lees for Kacuk.
Now Kacuk tries a return pass that is knocked aside by Howitt, Harris recovers ball, the Rangers slides it out to center, and Marshall is there to flag it down, a hit for St. Laurent at the Ranger line, he's bottled up by Park, and the loose puck retrieved by Kacuk.
A hit for Fairburn, checked off the play by Hart, good play by Hart, he's hacked that now by Fairburn, and knocks it away from Hart, Marshall takes, shoots it out to center to Nice, from Lees St. Laurent, and across the Ranger line, stick handles in, but the back end of it is wide.
On the rebound, St. Laurent crushed against the boards by Greshner, Howitt comes over, along with Stankowski, they combine to freeze it, and play his call.
Some words in the corner between Howitt, Greshner, and Stankowski, their developments further, then some articulation, and we'll get a face off now to the left side of Jules Villamur, 12 and a half remaining, first period, no score.
And that's the first trace of any pushing and shoving by a player, we've had some good body checks, but no fighting as we did last night, and there were many fights last night, about five to my recollection.
Now St. Laurent and Stankowski are in the play side, and St. Laurent jumps the gun, so Nice from steps in, that's the play of Greshner from Fairburn, as they cross-hike for the wrap.
Shoots it ahead now to Stankowski, stunner, a right wing feed for Butler, he's in across the outer line, loses on a poke check, kept it off by Urban, he swings it over the corner, looks to Sonny, he's taken out of the play by Hart, and Urban throws the bat hard, with his hand, we get a whistle, and the opponent are coming.
This would indicate that Urban took a punch at Howard, which was the case, and the Rangers will be down a man.
Well, he is, Howard, looking to see what kind of a signal the hood is giving as far as the penalty, it could be a roughing call, but Teddy Urban going off, it's a roughing penalty, exactly for throwing that fist, as you mentioned.
The Islanders will have the man advantage two minutes for roughing 746, the call on Ted Urban, face off coming up now outside the New York Islander blue line, St. Laurent at center, Howard, and Nice from out the wings, Dennis and John Putnam at the points, and a defense with the crowd here at the guard, Sanderson at number one, Park and Harris are back.
On the face, Howard controls the center, eludes Harris, but loses on a stick check, sent back to center, St. Laurent up with a chutes in, knocked down by Villamur, and then he winds it around the boards, Howard and Harris come together, Park is loose on the corner, it still is out to the point, the puttman, his shot goes wide out of the flexion, on the rebound, Puttman looks to clear it, cannot, kept him out, Puttman, his shot is a kick save made by Villamur, just to get a piece of the skate, it's pulled around the boards, John Puttman takes, sent back to home, and after this, Villamur comes out, stick it aside, hits it out,
puttman, he's back to the corner, Howard is there, he's checked by Harris, Howard turns, throws in the slot, intercepted by Park, he loses control, but it's recovered by Sanderson, he leaves Puttman, Puttman traces it down, and then Smith, Smith beats Puttman to it, Smith has a position, Smith shoots through the net, and it's left aside by the stick of Puttman.
A nice between Butler and McColton, Smith, and Smith just did beat him, now here are the out of the back, St. Laurent from center shoots in left side of Villamur, played off the boards by Nicebrom, back pass to the board, John Puttman, a high drive, his deflected drive, on the rebound, it's Harris, for the Rangers, and he guns it all the way down.
We have 50 seconds remaining on that Ranger penalty to Teter, and both of them make changes on the move, John Puttman back to the rebound, and his foul play, on the crisscross starts up with Gruen, now feeds Gruen at center, Gruen swings to his right side, a drop for Puttman, and he shoots in, left side of Villamur, he makes the stick stop, leaves for Greshner, banks it around the board, batted back in by Westphal, behind the Ranger goal line, Greshner there, swings it around for Sanderson, looks to clear, and he does.
Puttman to center, here's a chase between Dennis Puttman and Billy Faber, Puttman beats Faber into it, cuts into the corner, now looks to move up by 6th century, pass Faber, he's to center, he stick him, he's up to the range line, a drop for Gruen at the right point, he goes into the crowd, it is Brad, right side of Villamur, bounds off the glass, ends up on the near side, Parisi keeps it in, he is bothered by Greshner, can't clear, comes to Puttman, it closed Gruen, knocked away, Bucke still is, Greshner bats it away from Parisi, Parisi back forward in the corner now, rules it out to the point, Dennis Puttman is shot, is blocked by Faber, taken off by Greshner,
the Rangers break out a three-on-two led by Greshner, moves up to the out of the line, a back pass for Irvin, but a whistle for an offside, Irvin is back, and as he cut in across that item of low line, an offside whistle blown, and he'll bring a back face off coming up now, offside the item of blue man.
Ten minutes nine seconds remaining in this first period with no score.
Irani Greshner with some key defensive plays, one time Westfall had Villamur down, Greshner coming back to pick up Westfall's stick, ironic situation on that breakaway by Butler, or the race for the puck, had Butler touched the puck first, it would have been a face off in the Ranger end for a two line or an offside pass.
Now Rattell is back with Vickers left, Joe Bear right, Ron Harris, Brad Park on the back line, the Islanders make a line change, Andres St. Laurent stepping on with Bob Nicebroom on the right, Gary Howard left, Burt Marshall, Dave Lewis are back on the face off controlled by the Islanders, Marshall ahead for St. Laurent, Park falls down, St. Laurent moves up to the Ranger line, but he's met there by Rattell who kicks it aside, and it ends up at center ice, picked off by St. Laurent across the ice now and across the Ranger line, back pass nicely,
Nicebroom shot blocked by Park, good play by Brad as he starts up away from Nicebroom, moves to center, loses on a stick check however with Nicebroom coming back to break it up, and now a two line pass thrown by Lewis and cut it for the cutting, Howard, and we get a whistle for offside.
John Rattell with a goal and three assists last night, that itself tells a story, but John is skating so strong, that time Brad Park falling down, Rattell going in to break up the play, here's something else this year, he's never been this strong so late in the hockey season.
Walter Kachruth also showing some signs of coming back strong because Walter really had his problems the last six, seven weeks of the regular season and he looks extremely strong right now, on the face off Vickers at the far side, can't control, it's slapped out of the zone,
Gilbert back forward, circles at center, met by the checking Parisi hacking away as Gilbert backhands it in, it's behind the goal tender Smith, taken by Lewis, whips it around the boards for Drewan, cuts away from the checking Gilbert, rolls it across ice now to Marshall, he's checked by Gilbert,
I don't know, it's in very deliberate fashion looking to get it out of the zone and finally they do, it's sent to center, wrist burn, it snaps it ahead, loses on a stick check now to Vickers, across the line with a pass for Rattell, he tries to back pass but it's intercepted by Drewan,
Drewan over skates, he throws it away, he shoots save made, lost by Smith and the defenseman Lewis started to fall on it, now Smith does, our giveaway almost cost the out of this, Parisi giving it away and Vickers with the shot is a funny situation, all the Rangers sort of let up, the puck dropped behind Smith of course, Vickers the only Ranger in the zone as both Rattell and Gilbert trying to come back to back check and Lewis didn't want to fall on it, finally he said Smith fell on it,
but not a Ranger within 15 feet of Smith running down, Rattell 58 remaining first period, no score, Parthorn and Walter Kachuk on this face right side of the outlander net and it's controlled by Gillies of the islanders to center with Harris right, up across the Ranger line breaks wide on Kreschner,
an angle shot is stopped by the chest of Villamur and Kachuk on the rebound clears it out, Faber at center, Leeds Polis breaking it across the other end, he shoots, stick save made by Smith, a great save by Billy Smith and Drewan able to clear it out of the zone, Marat takes it at center, flicks in but the Rangers ahead of the play at offside, well it's a sharp night thus far for Islander goaltender Billy Smith.
A lot of conjecture about who Al Alba was going to use in the nets tonight for the Islanders and he came up with Billy Smith and he's made the wise choice so far, Billy's super so far, good saves on Rattell, kind of good save on Polis and keeping the Islanders in a hockey game with some beauties.
Kachuk the center, Polis left, Faber on right, Marat and Kreschner are back for the outlanders, Bourne at center, Billy Harris right, Gillies left, Dennis Pumpkin on the right defense and Hart on the left side and on the face off at center ice it is Harris and Kachuk, played by Hart back at the out of the line, watched by the forechecking Kachuk, slides it ahead and is sent to by Polis, Leeds Kreschner at the out of the line goes over the slab, whoops save made by Smith and he holds on.
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Back at the range of eye, watched now by Bourne, shoots it ahead for Faber, leaf for Polis, he's to the out of the line, breaks in with a shot, back to flex short with Kachuk turned around and pooped by Gillies in a penalty up-gather.
What Gillies, Hanover and out of Kachuk, and the Rangers for the first time tonight will have the man advantage. A fortunate penalty for Gillies to take, Polis saw that, got that puck at the blue line, when he gets that puck at the blue line he looks at nothing else but net. Kachuk had to step on Gillies and he was covering, Gillies covering Kachuk all the way in but a little too much with the arms and he threw out of Kachuk down.
12-17, time of the penalty, they are calling it interference on Gillies. Well in contrast to last night's game as anticipated, this is a very cautious hockey game, so both teams playing it calm, they want to win the hockey game, fighting is out so far this evening and here's the first range of power play opportunity, let's see if they can make it pay off.
On the face and in front Billy Smith winds it back behind the net, Lewis there, checked by Middleton, tries to clear Kanak, kept in by Park. Park pulls the string, turns on Henning, cuts to the left corner, Henning falls down, now Park leads Gilbert, Gilbert shoots it wide, on the rebound comes back to Park, he shoots, save made by Middleton in front, pushed aside by Lewis, Park sent to the corner, battle for a fair, Lewis tries to clear Kanak, never met Gilbert, sends it back to the court, delivered it by Lewis, who pulls it ahead for Westphal, the lead for Henning.
At center, Henning loses control and Gilbert takes it back, the Rangers will have to start the power play all over, another penny remaining on that Gillies penalty, Gilbert starts up, Rangers skate left to right ahead, Middleton breaking up center, back pass Ratel, he cuts in, feeds it from Pickens, save and a beauty by Smith, and he holds on.
He just camped himself in front of the cage, he anticipated beautifully, Ratel with a smooth backhand pass out to Pickens in front, Pickens had no place to put it but right into Billy Smith, and he has been sharp in his first period.
6.54 remaining first period, Rangers and Islanders are schoolless, a minute 11 remaining on the penalty for Clark Gillies, Ratel and Westphal will go on the space off now, left side of Billy Smith, on the draw, sent in front, Smith looks to clear and he does, Park might have batted down but could not, and it carries all the way down, Gilbert back forward now for the Rangers, Gilbert with a drop pass, dangerous pass, had Henning been another step behind,
he would have had an interception in front of Villamur, however the Rangers move back, Middleton cuts in, a lead for Ratel, knocked back the other way, Gilbert takes it on the boards, loses on a stick check and Henning able to slide it all the way down, 45 seconds remaining now on that Islander penalty.
Park is back forward, a lead now for Ratel, Ratel starts up with Gilbert back to Ratel, moving up center, over skates, has the puck knocked over by Westphal, recovered by Vickers, but a whistle for an offside as Vickers made the touch, he was ahead of the play at offside, but bring it back.
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Marv Albert, Sal Massina, Madison Square Garden in New York, 6 minutes 17 seconds left, first period, Rangers and Islanders no score.
On the face off, Rangers shoot in, they have the man advantage, Hart Christi, clear cannot, kept in by Middleton, gets off to Ratel, Ratel spins up an airboard, speaks with the goal line of Middleton, Middleton tries to center, Vickers could not control Westphal first, and he starts up, shoots it out to center, center forward, Henning is too deep and Gilbert is back forward.
Just 15 seconds down on that Gilly's penalty, here's Gilbert out of the zone as the Rangers change on the go, ahead it goes to Park, Park is up to the out of the line, Park around Westphal, back pass for Gilbert, Gilbert tries to return to Park, knocked away by Popman, looks to Finip, penalty has expired as Gilly's returns, the park is frozen at the far corner, and play is gone.
The Islanders did a very good job in killing off that penalty. And Lorne Henning and Eddie Westphal as they did here Tuesday night, keeping the Rangers bottled up, the one good opportunity the Rangers did get was on that break, with Ratel being set up by Middleton and then Ratel feeding Vickers in front, Gilly Smith was there.
Now the face off, right side of Smith, St. Laurent will go against Stemkowski, on the draw comes to Marotta for left, backs up and then shoots in back behind the Islander, Popman there now with Stemkowski, they turn each other around, Irvin comes over to try to dig it loose, but we got a whistle from Bruce Hootie lost sight of it.
And that means face off, deep in Islander ice, five and a half remaining, first period, no score, again St. Laurent against Stemkowski, someone jumped the gun and they'll do it again.
The Natsman race, Stepanella sets them up once again on the draw, Stem in front, knocked aside by Smith, Dennis Popman rolls it around the board, Brechner able to keep it, sends the button, angle drive on the screen goes wide, flagged down by Nystrom at the far board, close to center, now up across the Ranger,
and I believe it flipped out of the post, shot really was not that close, it was off the outside of the post, the crowd roared, Millenville was surprised because he thought it went way wide, now here's Irvin to center, Irvin up to the out of the line, Irvin goes in and drive his line, on the rebound it comes back to the right point, Butler cannot get to it, Nystrom does, Nystrom moves it out of the zone, but it's recovered by Brechner at center, feeds cross-ice now to Marotta, head it goes to Irvin, Irvin lead for
Butler, takes it now over states and Satter out of the lab, and the out of the zone, McVilliman and Brechner come together at center, they both hit the ice, Hatt works it free, spins it as Irvin and shoots it out to the right wing, Nystrom, Nystrom up to the range of arm of the slap, save made off the right pans of Villamur, leaves for Sanderson,
moves it around the boards to Faber, Faber starting up for the Rangers, met by Saint Laurent at center, his pass stolen by Lewis, Lewis back the other way, fans on the pass, take it away by Marotta, Marotta goes in with Faber, Faber across the out of the line with a slap and a slap by Gillies, and he clears it out of the zone, at center it's Sanderson and he dumps it right back in, left side of Billy Smith, Lewis and Faber in pursuit, heart check by Faber on Lewis, Puck ends up on the stick of Burt Marshall and he sends it ahead, here's Bourne out of the zone, Nystrom right and Gillies left, a leap for Gillies,
he cuts it, he fakes, shoots, scores! Clark Gillies beating Cheryl Villamur between his pads, between his legs and the Islanders lead it 1-0.
Rangers getting caught in deep, all three forwards going for the net, the play busted up by Burt Marshall, he got the puck out and the three on two developing, Gillies getting a shot from the angle, when you penetrate and all three forwards go in, that's what could happen, Sanderson, Faber,
Kachuk all getting caught on a play and a great goal by Clark Gillies, good set up by Bob Bourne.
Mark Gillies who scored the game winner here Tuesday night on a breakaway, splitting through the defense, has rarely hurt the Rangers this season, and this rookie has come a long way the last few months.
Gillies has put the Islanders on top 1-0.
Time of the goal, 16 minute mark, on the face off, Marker rolls it in, right side of Villamur, chased down by Harris, he ranks it away and the Natives now for Kachuk, Kachuk the lead for Sanderson, Sanderson guns one in, it's blocked down low by Smith, Smith drops it back behind the net now for Lewis,
Lewis watched by the foretracking, Faber shoots it ahead, ends up at center, it's taken out by Harris, Harris spinning, dumps it back in across the out of the blue line, Lewis throws it out to center, Park takes it there, that goal by Gillies assisted by Bourne and Marshall at the 16 minute mark, now Reem Heels from the Rangers up to center, elite for Kachuk loses control, Gillies snaps it back out of the zone, Heels takes it center, waits for Sanderson to move onside, throws it ahead for Kachuk, stick handles in, back pass Faber out to the point, Park he shoots it in,
it's blocked by the skates of Marshall, taken by Billy Harris of the out of the news and he decides to ice it, fires it all the way down, across the Rangers goal line, the touch made by Ron Harris and we get a whistle for icing, Burt Marshall stopping that shot from Park, and the out of the defenseman has stopped many shots, last night the Rangers had six goals but he only had 13 shots on net, on goal time to Glenn Resch when he was removed, Burt Marshall, played a significant part Wednesday night on Major Pathways, he came up with at least three bites,
he's right in front of the goaltender, they're doing it again, Grandpa taking that shot, that was Tuesday night, Grandpa taking that shot and Marshall getting away from the shot from the point, all right Rotel is on with Vickers and Kilbagh, Greshner and Morata back, Westphalen and Rotel on the space off now, right side of Billy Smith and the story of this first period has been the great goaltending of Billy Smith of the New York Islanders, they lead it 1-0 on the face both Westphalen and Rotel jump the gun, and as has happened many times in the past, the great goalie
the goal tender makes many good saves for his team, his team comes back and scores the goal and they're up 1-0, again they'll face right side of Smith, both clubs lining up now again the Lionsman Scampanella will drop it he does, Vickers battles with Gruen from the loose Park, Westphal comes over he's crunched by Morata but he's able to clear it all the way down, it carries across the Ranger goal line, Greshner back makes the touch, and once again an icing and fraction against the Outer Thirts, and Morata is going to be a close tight shaking game,
that Islanders at their best this season have been in low scoring games when they can keep the opposition go ahead of the opposition and then check all night.
They have the players to check that a well disciplined hockey club with icing the last two times in 30 seconds.
They're doing it tonight.
I have the best controls at the third quarter and he shoots it as blocked by a heart.
Take it off by Drew and up to center Westfall right up across the range of line. He slows it up now shoots it in front.
The corner out of Drew and Drew and back out to Pottman. His drive goes wide on the rebound.
Westball keeps it alive, spins to the corner in front to Drew and checked off the play by Greshner and Marat picks up the bouncing puck.
Right wing Joe Bear, leaps with talent center. He's up across the island of the line and the slot he shoots a very rapid as Drew juggles it hard on by Goal Tender Billy Smith.
So the face off coming up now to the right side of Smith. Two minutes twelve seconds remaining in this first period and the Islanders lead it one nothing.
The goal by Gillies an angled drive from the right of Villamur and the beat up between his fans.
They assist at the 16 minute mark again the island of the fans Garrett Jerry Hart making a good play in front of Billy Smith pulling a range of pulling the islanders out of trouble on the face off Marshall rolls it around.
Lewis takes it the near side back pass now for Marshall Marshall spinning in his own and throws it ahead now for ice from his check by Irwin as he sends out of his own.
The point takes Moses to St. Louis and across the range of on a flat ground is why the hard drive with Villamur coming out the front cut down the angle Lewis able to keep up a rebound moves around.
Pack Moses can play a pack of the left post for it.
Now Harris traces down up the near side and throws it ahead.
Stankowski up to center.
Never goes over the slap on his wide right side of Smith. Nice for the after the long with Irwin they come together on the corner Irwin.
For the pros for the right wing nice from ice from the holes up with the power to move on side that shoots out as he's checked by Harris and some back behind that Ranger go back to his head.
He puts it out of his own a chase for the pocket center ice Lewis after the long with Irwin Irwin bats it in across the end of the line back pass Stankowski his shot deflects why the partner at the right part and he did not see it and it slides out of his own.
He's checked checked away by Marshall for the stick of heading east of the range of line left wing feed for Howard his drive ends up reflecting high on the crowd to the left of Villamur and play is called with 49 seconds remaining in this first period and after Billy Smith has come up with some fine say the others are starting to take the blade to the Rangers getting into some good shots.
Well as you mentioned I'm excited for the opposite side with brotherly out he's playing on the left side. He's having some trouble clearing he fell down once on a good play by retail saving him retail back checking well born and could chew on the draw right side of the
line heicia colors locks in I've always like my life is loose and across the nation for him he's back at home but not for him to pick your cups together.
Police are coming up.
They move outside the.
Ranger Blue Line.
Bob born taking the initiative in there.
in the opposite zone, the Pepas after the O'Kill zone.
Oh, and Kachouk on the face now, half-bent of remaining first for him.
And Fowlbank-Resner moves to the left defense to Marotte.
Now Marotte out of the ranger zone, up to center.
He winds and fires, gloves saved to the left, made by Smith.
Leaves it behind the net for Hart.
Hart checked by Kachouk, bangs it off the board,
near giveaway to Faber, and Gilley's able to beat Faber
out of the pocket, shoots it all the way down.
Marotte back forward, 15 seconds left in the play.
Marotte speaks it around the board for the finish
after by Billy Harris, out to the court, Dennis Popman.
Popman cuts left, throws in right side of Villamure.
Harris is back, feeds it to McVinnie,
driven it by Gresher, shoots it out of the zone.
Time running down now in this first period.
Dennis Popman to the right, and that's the end
of this first period of play with the score.
The New York Islanders won, and the New York Rangers nothing.
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And at the end of one, the Islanders lead it,
one nothing on the ground, but Clark Gillies
is second of the series, assisted by Bourne and Marshall.
At the 16 minute mark, just barely
found by Bruce Hiddon, the first pair of two
urban of the Rangers for a roughing.
At 7.46, Clark Gillies of the Islanders for interference
at pair of 17.
And the shots on Jordan, the first,
Rangers 15 Islanders 8.
Tremendous goaltending by Gillies Smith
in that first period.
Kept the Islanders in it after the Rangers
were stopped on some excellent opportunities.
And then Gillies was able to put it past Rillemure,
putting it through his pants with an angle shot
from about 30, 35 feet up from the right side.
So one complete.
And the Islanders lead it by the score of one nothing.
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On the scoreboard in the third period.
And that surprise up in Boston, the Blackhawks leading
the Brohens 5-3.
Chicago 5, Boston 3, in the third.
Later tonight, the winner, Adderley.
That series kind of won it.
Well, they have exchanged some death over time victories there.
Pittsburgh swept St. Louis two games to nothing.
So they are now in a whole pattern.
NBA playoffs resume tomorrow, the Knicks playing at Houston.
And their third and final game, you'll
hear it on WNEW airtime at 1.20.
And the ABA playoffs, the Nets at St. Louis,
Natsui's tied at 1.1.
Kentucky at Memphis tonight, but the Colts
are looking to make it a four-zip wrap-up.
And Denver at Utah, Denver leading it two games to one.
We're between periods one and two.
And the Anabas leading the Rangers by the score of 1-0
on the first play-off by Clark Gillies.
And after lengthy negotiations, Sal Messina,
after going almost the entire season without having
to talk to Tim Ryan, has finally allowed
Tim to make an appearance here.
And I'm glad Tim's here, because I
don't think Tim will be behind it to, again,
expand the complexities of what might happen on Sunday,
not only for NBC, but for the National Hockey League
in general, with the many possibilities that can occur.
Sal?
Thank you, Ma.
I'm glad you brought that up.
I feel like I'm invaded by NBC.
I have Ma Valdez to my right, Tim Ryan to my left.
Tim?
What's going on Sunday?
I'm almost sure you asked that, but I can tell you this.
We'll be in Buffalo.
The exciting sabers, the French Connection Line,
and all of that stuff, and really not just
to promote our telecast, obviously the sabers
have had a great year.
I think it's a good place to start our Stanley Cup playoff
coverage.
We'll be on every Sunday through the entire Stanley Cup
playoffs.
Buffalo will be playing one of four teams.
And that all depends on what happens tonight, of course.
You've got the Rangers or the Islanders,
and you've got the Chicago Blackhawks in the picture.
It looks like, if you could project anything at the moment
with Pittsburgh's win last night,
that they would play Montreal.
But Toronto and Los Angeles are making it sticky.
So we really can't say who Buffalo
will be playing on Sunday.
But it's one of those four teams.
And I really don't have a preference.
Somebody said earlier today, who would you like it to be?
Well, I really don't think it matters all that much,
because Vancouver, Chicago, the Islanders, and the Rangers,
I think it all would provide an exciting game
against the Buffalo Sabers.
And really, we don't care who wins.
I think we'll have a good hockey game Sunday.
I think if Chicago wins that game,
Chicago ends up playing Montreal,
or Chicago loses that game.
Montreal would play Vancouver.
It isn't out of these Vancouver winning divisions
would be number eight in the pool,
should Chicago lose, then Toronto lose.
Sal, it's just too complicated to go
into all of those possibilities.
And I'm sure the fans are giving up.
They're all happy to wait until tomorrow
to find out who plays who next.
Now, before we get into it, I want
to talk about this game.
Well, before we go into how much of the Buffalo Sabers
and that French Connection line, I
think you have to give that hockey club, Punch-Em,
like a tremendous amount of credit
for getting other players aside from the French Connection
line that really made that team a hockey club, with Don
Luce, Craig Ramsey, the guys who do the work defensively
night in and night out.
No doubt about that.
I have great respect for Punch-Em Lack.
It goes back many years in his days with the Toronto Maple
Leafs.
And I always have believed him to be
one of the brilliant hockey people in the game.
And he said when he went to Buffalo
that he'd be the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup.
And he included all of the teams that were already in.
Well, he didn't quite make good on that promise.
Philly beat him to it.
But of course, the Sabers are younger.
And they've got as good a shot at it.
And they're going to get them in the NHL as this year.
And it is because he has found those kinds of players
you just described.
They've got a rookie of the year candidate, Danny Gere.
But it's the other guys you mentioned, like Ramsey and Luce.
And look at that young defense that he's put together.
People were concerned about the goal-tenning of Buffalo,
including Punch-Em Lack.
And yet he got through the season
with a couple of goalies who were better than anybody
expected.
But they got great defensive help in those forwards
come back and play both ends of the ice.
And that's why they finished where they did.
And you've got guys like Perot, Martin, and Robert
who could give you that lead and then have these guys check
for the rest of the hockey game when they were out
or check the best line of the other team.
So it's a great balance team, in my opinion.
It's a great balance team.
I do think that a series that certainly is possible
is Buffalo against Montreal somewhere along the line,
semifinals probably.
And I would think that that has got
to be one of the most exciting matchups that you could
possibly put together in Stanley Cup play.
I'm looking forward to it.
It may not happen.
Anything can happen.
But I think that that would be an exciting series.
You know, and oddity about that, Buffalo
has taken nine of 10 points from Montreal this year
in this season's series.
So everybody was thinking the Canadians had their worst
problems with New York teams.
Actually, the Islanders, not counting the Rangers.
I don't think the Rangers beat Montreal this year.
But with the Islanders and Buffalo,
and both of them play opposite to Buffalo.
Where's the wide open team?
I'd show them against the Rangers.
The football scores or industrial league
scores against the Rangers.
Well, that's right.
You know, unfortunately, it's cliche,
but it is true because you look back at the records
and you find it's true.
Let the playoffs begin at the whole new season.
And so I don't think that record the Sabres have against Montreal
really matter very much.
It could indicate only one thing, that they
would build up a confidence that they
could take into the playoffs to play their own game.
In other words, without going in and trying
to be cautious if they had split the series
and gone over the bottom side of the series,
they might go in and play a more cautious style
than they normally play.
I think the fact that they had that record against Montreal
would send them in there with a feeling
that let's just go with the same kind of thing
that we did during the season.
I don't want to tout that matchup,
but it just strikes me as one that's
possible in this very interesting Stanley Cup series
and one that if it happens, I think it'll be very exciting.
Going on tonight's game, there was a lot of speculation
as to who the goaltender would be for the Islanders.
I spoke with Don Wilson, a goaltender prior to the game,
and he said he didn't think it was the goaltending that
lost the game for the Islanders last run.
I have to agree with him.
I think it was the combination of the Rangers successfully
scoring on their power plays and then playing so well
defensively and checking the Islanders.
But we were quite surprised.
I don't know how else.
I'm really surprised that Billy Smith started tonight.
How about yourself, Tim?
Well, I was surprised.
I asked Al Abba right after the game in a press conference
situation, which is not the best place to ask a coach,
a losing coach, those kinds of questions.
He was very emotionally overwrought about the way
the game went last night.
And he said, well, I won't decide until tomorrow morning.
In other words, he played it safe.
He may have already made up his mind.
He may not.
We'll never know.
But I would have guessed that he would have settled on Resch
again because Resch played so well here Tuesday night.
And last night, I thought Resch played badly last night
despite all of the other elements in the game.
I thought he did not play well.
But he is a very cool kind of personality.
I saw him after the game.
He kind of shrugged it off.
And I would think it'd be funny to play tonight
with Phil Smith as a much more emotionally involved kind
of personality who took the defeat very hard.
And while he wasn't responsible for it,
the game was already lost.
It was as though he somehow had been the reason they lost.
And so I thought that Al would probably
go with the more cool hand who had shown what he could do.
So yes, I was surprised.
But I'm not the coach.
Al Arbor is a candidate for Coach of the Year honors.
He's already won the Hockey News award for that category.
And I guess that's why he's a coach.
He made the right decision, at least from what we've seen
so far, because Smith was the buddy in the first period.
I think without Billy Smith, if Smith
were having one of his games or if he
was lacking the confidence, he made those two key saves early
in a hockey game.
Yes, he did.
I think the best thing that can happen
to a player like Billy Smith, and I think
it's true of Eddie Jockman as well,
is that they get a lot of pressure early.
That they have tough chances, not just shots,
but tough chances that challenge them
in the first few minutes of the game.
And if they make the save, they seem to rise,
and they respond to it, and they play very sharply
the rest of the game.
Jim, have you seen this series so far?
I know you've been out of all the poke games
prior to tonight's game.
What are your opinions on it?
Well, I thought after the Islanders beat the Rangers
in here on Tuesday that they would
win the series last night.
Not because they're a better team.
I think the Rangers are a better team.
But the fact that they got the win in here
and were going home and had the confidence build up,
the youngsters on that team knowing that they are now
beating the Rangers twice in the garden, which I think
they had had stage fright in here prior to those two wins.
They came in here and just really kind of fell apart
when they got on the ice.
Those two wins would boost their confidence
and playing at home where they had been tough all year
against everybody, that they would win.
After their loss last night, I had the feeling,
and I still do, that the Rangers would win here tonight.
I just thought that the more experienced team playing
at home should win the third game in a best of three series.
It's one-nothing for the Islanders,
who played extremely well in the first period, I thought.
But I thought both teams played well.
And if I were to make a prediction right now,
I still think the Rangers will win.
But I think the Islanders' chances are better
than I expected when the game started.
That they are, and of course, Billy Smith
rang with the confidence.
But he made some good saves.
The one save on the return on the breakaway
was a super one, though, it was right there.
Last night, a game that was filled with a lot of fighting.
Reminded me of a Philadelphia Flyer game, especially
a Philadelphia Flyer-New York Ranger game.
But because we see the Philadelphia Flyer-New York
Ranger games more often than others, tonight,
nobody's actually thrown a punch.
Teddy Irvin picked up a roughing penalty
for just swinging his arm.
Well, I think there are two reasons for that.
One is that usually after a game which
is ball-filled between two teams, which are not basically
fighting teams, and both of these teams
qualify as non-fighting teams overall,
usually you get that out of the way,
and you play hockey the next game.
Even if it's not a series deciding game, which this is,
that just adds another element to it.
Secondly, I think that the refereeing tonight
is better than it was last night.
And Ron Wicks has refereed a lot of good games,
and I don't want to single them out.
There have been other referees who've had bad nights.
They average about like the players and the teams do.
But I thought that, unfortunately, he
took command early last night in a way that was not
conducive to a good playoff game between two teams like these.
Tonight, Bruce Hood, I think, has handled it well.
There were a couple of calls that he might have made,
but he chose to let them go in the interest of the game,
and they were not flagrant penalties.
And I think he exercised good judgment.
Consequently, both teams responded to the tone
that he set, and we saw good, hard skating,
hard checking hockey, and an exciting period of play.
Tim Ryan, NBC Sportscaster, thanks very much
for coming on, Tim.
Sal, pleasure to be here.
Wallace?
OK.
How does that feel?
Hey, he sounds like he knows what he's doing.
He should be doing hockey, so.
For Tim, we have a Sony AM FM Digimatic Clock radio.
You know, Frank Field, incidentally, is here.
No kidding.
Sir, have you got to take care of this?
He's not with us.
He actually purchased seats.
It was given seats.
Impossible.
Was he?
He must have been given seats.
But they are in the mezzanine section.
He didn't realize that the color of the seats
determines where you sit.
They are not one of the better garden locations.
He likes blue.
And he wants to be in the clouds, Marv.
He's checking the weather.
Good to him.
And he asked me if they're good seats.
And I said, sir.
And I said, yes, sir.
They're great seats.
He doesn't realize it.
I said, yeah, we have to have a bench.
But he is upstairs somewhere.
He does not realize that.
At any rate, great, Marv.
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We'll be back with period number two.
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We're set for the face-off.
To get things going here in the second period,
it is Joe Villamire.
QR right, Billy Smith QR left.
Rangers cramming the anode.
There's one nothing on the face.
Rangers control.
Ron Harris checked by Drew Curran, and Curran takes it away.
A hit for West Ball, he's to the range of line.
Cross-ice Parisi.
Back pass now for Lewis.
A shot served, made.
It was loose.
Backhand about Parisi is blocked.
Buck ends up at the near corner in his pin with Hood.
And Harris coming to here, and Lewis sent down the floor.
What a weird play that was, too.
The puck was loose.
JP Parisi had a backhand shot and had the entire net hit.
Villamire in the arm, and Ron Harris is skating by the net.
Checked Bruce Hood into the boards.
Mountain amended up in the corner,
and the puck just wound around underneath the two of them.
Bruce Hood had him blow the whistle.
He's sitting there with his back up against the boards.
And the left-behind Villamire was also knocked off its hinges.
Wild sequence, and it results in a face-off
to the right of the ranger net controlled by the Rangers.
Joe Vast starts up, has Vickers left,
Rattelle right, a leap for Rattelle across the out of the line.
Takes a stiff check from Lewis.
Lewis comes up with a loose puck,
bothered from behind by Joe Vast, loses to Joe Vast.
He banks at the board.
Puck is knocked around by Drew and a clear down of his arm.
Taken by Parisi at center and across the ranger line.
Back pass now for Drew, and Drew in circles to the corner.
Goes in with an angle shot that is blocked by Vickers.
Vickers up to center with Joe Vast at ground.
Stick handles to the out of the line,
but Joe Vast ahead of the plate.
And offside will bring it back.
Face-off coming up back.
That's the Islander through-ramp.
Perfect minimum play, second period,
and the Islanders lead one more thing on the goal by Gillies
from Bourne and Marshall at the 16-minute mark.
And Robert, the score, 1-0.
The next goal, you always say the next goal,
the Islanders let down 2-0.
The next goal in that game on Tuesday night was important.
The Islanders got it, and they won the hockey game.
Could be the same tonight.
Off the face-off, Islanders control.
Bourne back pass for Dennis Poppins, shoots it ahead.
A battle at the near side, Sanderson works it free.
Muscles is gray across the end of the line, but loses control.
Billy Harris takes it back.
Check for the hop on the ramp, but he's emmettably Bourne
in across the range of line.
Cross-ice now back out of that Gillies.
Booze, bad.
Center back, born.
His shot was off the mark.
Couture takes the rebound.
Can't clear, Harris keeps up.
Booze it off the Bulls at the near side.
Dennis Poppins loses a stick as Sanderson
shuts it out of the zone.
Picked up that center though by Billy Harris.
Breaks around the ramp at the range of line.
Comes it in, left side of Villamur.
Harris hit from behind by Couture.
They come together.
The puck is loose at the ranger goal line.
Backboard, Cresner loses on a stick shot.
Harris takes, he loses control.
Then regains, doing a run-of-digging.
He's knocked down the play by Cresner.
Islanders looking for a penalty, nothing called.
Puck still loose behind that ranger goal line,
and it's finally picked up by Couture.
Couture got on the ranger's end.
It's the center.
Puts on the breaks, throws it off the boards,
but it's behind Sanderson, and Dennis Poppins retrieves.
A link for Saint-Laurent across the ranger line.
Breaks for the corner of the line.
They're rosing off the side of the net.
Chased down behind that ground back Cresner.
Whips it around the board.
Tenet to Febber, knocked away by Hart.
Slaps it right back behind the ranger goal line.
Cresner winds it around again.
It is picked up now by Couture at center.
Couture across the red line.
He loots Nicebrook.
He's up across the end of the blue line.
Back past Sanderson.
Roles it in front of the net.
Scooped up by the goaltender, Smith, and he holds on.
Let's pause right here for a station identification.
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Two and a half minutes gone by.
Second period.
Third and finale of this best two out of three
with the Rangers and the Anadilists
nodded at one and one.
Anadilists coming here Tuesday night, three-two.
Now the Rangers, winning last night at the Coliseum,
eight to three.
Surrey's even at one and one.
A Stankowski goes against St. Laurent.
Faisal, left side, and Billy Smith.
And Armstrong drops it and sent back to the point.
Butler shoots ahead, deflects wide.
On the rebound, chase by on behalf of Edmai Lewis,
winds it around the board.
Nicebrook and Park come together and divide to freeze.
Safreya's fault, and again a face-off.
Deep in islander S.
Brad Parr coming in to keep the puck in the zone.
Jerry Hart doing the same thing in the Ranger end.
And when your wingers are coming back,
what's Stankowski and Butler backing up
on the other side of the ice?
The defenseman is able to do that.
On the face, controlled by Burt Marshall of the Islanders,
moves back behind that ring.
The Anadilist, loses control.
Irvin takes it away.
It's hit off the board.
It's intended for Park.
Knocked away and picked off by St. Laurent.
Two on one, Howard left.
They break in on Howard's cross.
Break them out by St. Laurent.
He hit the post.
He hit the right post.
Butler now, there's an out of the zone.
Irvin takes it at center.
Returns to Butler, breaks it across the Anadil line.
It's trickles it in front for Stankowski.
Beaten to it by Meisbrim.
And Meisbrim breaks up ice.
Meisbrim to center, shoots in.
Left side of Villeneuve, sticks it away from Howard,
cutting in from the near boards.
And it's taken by Stankowski.
A hit for Irvin and center.
As Butler right flies to the end of the line.
Back past Butler, he's out deep.
He winds, he fires.
Sticks save and a puny made by Smith.
And a hard drive right on by Jerry Butler.
Meisbrim right back.
He's to the Ranger line.
Back past Booner.
Third for Meisbrim.
Sends in front for Howard.
Knocked aside by Harris.
Hooked loose behind the Ranger goal line.
Howard and Harris stick forward.
Howard jumps hard for the penalty upcoming.
Penalty against Howard.
A hold is called.
And the Rangers will have the man advantage.
Rangers very fortunate just a moment ago.
And that two on one side with St. Laurent.
And Howard can again.
St. Laurent beat Villeneuve,
but he hit the right post square on.
Just commented on how the defensemen were coming up.
But that time on that play,
Brad Poff made the move in the offensive zone
and was trapped when the Allarders came in two on one.
A bad penalty for Jerry Howard to take right now.
The Rangers were getting careless in their end.
Were not making good plays.
And he a foolish penalty in the offensive zone
as Harris is breaking out on the track.
A hold on Howard at three, three, six.
Rangers down one nothing on the first period goal
by Clark Gillies, assisted by Bob Thorn and Burt Marshall.
Rangers have the man advantage for the second time
this evening.
Ratel up front with Faburn, right pickers left.
Joubert and Clark are at the points.
West ball and Ratel on the space off.
Controlled by the Rangers in the road end.
Joubert watched by Henning, slides it ahead for Ratel.
Ratel up to center.
Right wing feet, Faburn across the out of the line.
Hit from behind, gets it off to Ratel,
crickles it in front.
Pickers back off the play as West ball breaks it up.
West ball now shoots it to center.
Faburn takes there.
Back pass to Joubert, he's at the Ranger line.
Back the other way it goes to Park.
Park flips it ahead for Vickers.
Now Vickers up to the red line ahead with Talon
across the out of the blue line.
A lead for Faburn on the right forward.
Moves into the slap, it is blocked by Hart.
Faburn comes up with a buck once again.
Cross-ice to Park, he lines it up, he shoots.
Reflects wide, Vickers able to come up with it.
In the corner, Vickers sets up.
Little one, it goes to Park.
Park back to Vickers in the corner.
Vickers in front.
And it will tell, he shoots, save it, a beauty by Smith.
On the rebound, Faburn looks to keep in, cannot.
Knocked away by West ball.
West ball to center, puts on the brakes,
throws it back the other way to Hart,
at the out of the line.
Cross-ice for Dennis Paffman at the out of the line,
he's not killing the catch,
Paffman shoots it ahead to center to West ball.
He sends for the Ranger line, Park back forward now.
55 seconds remaining, and an out of the penalty
as the Rangers regroup the ball,
Blake Joubert or a kill, at the out of the line.
Back pass Vickers, not expecting, Park takes it instead.
Off it goes to the far corner to Faburn.
Back it goes for the right back, but Joubert,
cross-ice, Park has the wide open shot,
makes it in, close and stuff to Vickers.
He's battled up, swings it off the boards at the far side.
Faburn comes together with Penny, West ball breaks it up,
takes it loose, tries to clear, cannot,
kept a bunch of it at the point.
Cross-ice, Park lines it up, throws it close to Vickers,
off the escape, shot on goal for the Coastal,
another fan after him, bad as heck.
Vickers and Hart having words now,
something you never see John Witton doing in hard,
as he was clobbered in front of it by Jerry Hart,
but Vickers tried to race to his rescue along with Faburn,
but I've been snapped in, and now things have settled down.
The Retelleges gave Hart another shot,
Hart thought it was Joubert, he turned around
and pushed Joubert on the play.
Jerry Hart coming in with a stick raise
to clear the front of the net.
Mark Reutter to that, Billy Smith made a super save,
a pass from Park to Vickers, to the tail in front,
and Billy Smith somehow got his pad on it,
a drop underneath him and he was able to cover that,
and Hart making the good play by clearing the front of the net,
preventing the Rangers from picking up that loose puck
that was laying in the grease.
Our first serious clear-up of the evening,
following last night's record of 50 penalties called,
establishing a new national hockey league record
for most penalties for both teams in a Stanley Cup game.
Previous record of 43-7 last season's
title round series between the Flyers and the Bruins,
no penalties being called right here, yes they are.
Now the penalties are being called,
Billy Faber is setting off,
and Dennis Putman is hit with a charm.
Well, the principals are nothing in the penalties.
And Faber, also hit with a primitive penalty
managing a foul away from Hart,
Lieutenant Joubert, who are actually in Peru,
remain on ice.
Ratel stays out there, now Hart goes back to the bench,
and we got a face-off coming up,
it's a four on three, Rangers are skating advantage right now.
Rangers down, one nothing, they control the face,
Park at the right part, Park comes in,
clicks over to Joubert at the far side,
backs up, throws in post for the 10 of a track,
but Joubert lights it up, he's shot, blocked by Lewis,
and it's cleared out of the way down,
golf coming from the ice by Westboro.
10 seconds remaining to that Ranger,
four on three as Park goes to center.
Park slides it ahead for Joubert
at the outer of the blue line,
Joubert cuts to the far side, now looks to set up,
throws in for a pick as a shot wide,
now here is Howard back on, I feel it,
and Joubert comes together at the far side,
and Lewis having to clear it out of his own.
So now both clubs down a man,
with a minute 20 remaining on the penalties
to Dennis Puffman and Billy Fairburn,
and with both clubs even,
the Islanders are called for icing the puck
as they start up the length of the ice.
So they bring it back for a face off
to the left side of Billy Smith.
Again, the Island defenseman coming up with a big save
on Joubert's shot, Dave Lewis just sprawling
and made an excellent save,
preventing the puck from going in,
Joubert off on the open point,
decided to try and drive it through
with Rattelle breaking from the right in on Smith,
and Vickers in his usual spot on the left side.
Rangers now go with Sanderson and Rueber for a punt for one,
and Greshner are back,
Bourne and Billy Harris up front for the Islanders,
Marshall and Lewis on the back line.
It'll be Sanderson against Bourne on this draw,
14.08 left, second period, Rangers trail one nothing,
and the face off, Lewis sends in for Lewis,
intercepts ahead for Harris,
Billy Harris to the Islanders, circles it as all that,
gives off to Marshall,
and then a return to Harris who breaks to center.
Stopped by Sanderson as Smith checks it away,
now Derrick pulls the string on Bourne,
a back pass for Greshner.
Greshner up to the out of the line,
he stick handles in, he cuts to his left side,
Master Roller cross ice knocked away
by the stick of Marshall.
Greshner tangled up, Marshall knocks it out to center,
pick up by Harris, leading up two on one
across the range of Albert Bourne,
pass to Flickett in front, but it's broken up by Marrung,
now penalty is called, a penalty upcoming on the Rangers.
A tripping penalty indicated on one Greshner.
Greshner got himself in difficulty,
back up the Ranger blue line,
and now the Islanders will have the man advantage,
it'll be a four on three skating advantage for 38 seconds.
Billy Harris morphing the play,
he's prevented Greshner from making that play
in the Islander zone, kept pushing the pump towards him,
by Greshner, Greshner pulled him down,
but Harris was able to get up again
and skate in for the two on one,
and what a play Gilles Marotte made,
with Grewin grouping down to center.
Tripping on Greshner at 6-3-0,
face off coming up left side of the Ranger up.
Rangers now go with Sanderson, Marrung, and Harris.
Greshner and Bourne in the penalty box,
and the Islanders go to Grewin,
but we see Billy Harris, and Pippen stepping on,
and Bob, the power play opportunities,
the Rangers, unsuccessful in two,
this is the Islander's second attempt.
Here's the face now, left side of the Ranger,
that controlled by the Islanders, Harris to the point,
but it's intercepted by Sanderson,
post to center with a drop for Harris,
Harris breaks in across the end of the line,
a pass for Sanderson, broken up by Harris,
leads it two on one, Harris around Marrung,
and we got a whistle for an offside,
with Parisi just in ahead of the play.
Derek Sanderson making the behind the back pass,
it didn't pay off, Ronnie Harris is a little bit
further away than Sanderson anticipated,
and the Islanders going in on that play,
Parisi going offside, but Gilles Marotte
forcing Harris to slow up as he hit the blue line,
by just sprawling in Harris' way.
A minute 46 remaining to that Islander advantage,
24 seconds to a three-way advantage,
because when Faber and Dennis Popman return,
it'll be a five on four skating advantage
for the Islanders, face off now between
Willie Harris and Derek Sanderson at the Ranger line,
it's sent to the far boards of Ranger,
Parisi chasing it all up hard,
Mark has the back pass behind his goal line,
Marotte there, comes together with Harris,
all right able to wind it around,
pass to Drew at the point, and all the way down.
Willie Smith stops it up the side of the net,
and leads for John Popman, now Popman starts up,
Popman out of the zone, east to center,
he's up across the Ranger line, a drop on Parisi,
back for Popman at the point, he lights it up,
cross-sides Drew, and he lights it up,
a slap shot is deflected high in the air,
and up into the crowd to the right side,
how about the Ranger now?
All right now, Villamur complaining to Bruce Hood,
Billy Harris deflected the puck into the crowd,
he's making sure Hood did not know
who deflected into the crowd,
Villamur talking to Hood about it,
Hood consults his linesman,
and the face off's coming up, and that was it.
And now the clock, I believe, did not start right at the whistle,
and they're adjusting it right now,
Villamur was slamming a sniper, a play was going on,
and that's exactly what happened,
they're adjusting that clock now,
to read down the seconds that they lost,
they do not only use the clock that's up on the board,
the timekeeper also keeps a stopwatch,
we have Philadelphia timekeepers here tonight,
Philadelphia minor officials,
so they know what to drop the time down to,
and they're dropping it down to 12.51 remaining,
and a minute and 21 remaining on Ron Greshner's penalty,
that was about 10 seconds that had elapsed
before the clock was started.
In other words, they keep a stopwatch as a spam,
in case something like that should happen,
and that's how they knew where to go,
to what point on the clock to go to
during this timeout right now.
You work as a minor official over the years, right,
or you handle the clock, don't you?
I handle it on occasion,
I would use mostly as a penalty timekeeper, a statistician.
All right, here's the face outside the ranger line,
Bruin and Sanderson on the draw,
the penalties on Fairburn and Dennis Potman have expired,
a minute and 20 remaining on that Greshner penalty,
Rangers have the man down,
on the face off, Potman shoots in,
that's Dennis flipping right side of the,
good with your clock out,
good roll with Parisi,
pass, slides it around the board,
but Dennis, Dennis Harris cuts it off at the near side,
Harris circles, now cuts to the near corner,
back pass for Parisi at the ranger goal line,
he looks to set up,
throws it to the side of the net for Harris,
Harris back out to John Potman,
watched by Sanderson,
rolls it cross-ice to Dennis Potman,
shoots it in the corner to Bruin,
Bruin looking to set up,
very carefully back to the court,
to Dennis Potman,
throws to the side of the net,
and Parisi back out for Bruin,
he shoots at it wide,
it rolls around the boards for John Potman
at the right point,
watched by Sanderson,
out of the setting up,
a very deliberate fashion setting up,
well cross-ice Dennis Potman,
shot blocked, and it's rolled out of the zone.
Potman chases it down,
half minute remaining on that ranger penalty,
a pass ahead for Billy Harris,
makes a shove from Faber when he slammed to the board,
John Potman retreats and sends in,
right side of Villamur makes the stick stop,
steers it onto the stick of Sanderson,
tries to flick it around the boards,
but it ends up deflecting to the crowd at the near side,
and players call,
20 seconds remaining on that Greshner penalty,
rangers down 1-0,
the islander goal in the first,
at the 16 minute mark,
scored by Clark Gillies from Bob Bourne,
and Bert Marko,
a jump from the angle from 30-35 feet out
for the right side of Villamur,
that beat him between his legs,
beat him between the fans,
face off coming up now,
left side of Villamur,
that'll be Sanderson on this face off,
against Saint Laurent,
11-5,
remaining in the second period.
Now the linesman,
Schaffer, another leans in,
gets up to drop that puck,
with Saint Laurent leading in now,
now it's dropped, sent to the near corner,
and Ranger Rice,
parked there, he's hemmed in,
loses control,
Nicecomb stick kicks it away,
Villamur comes out to wind it around,
Faber looks to face down on Potman,
they both over-scape,
and Potman recovers out for the slot,
Nicecomb to the right point,
John Potman, he lines it up,
he shoots, scores!
It is deflected in,
from in front of the net,
by Dennis Potman,
and the islanders,
with the power play goal,
have jumped in front,
by the score of 2-0,
there are only four seconds remaining,
on that Greshner penalty.
Dennis Potman doing the job,
setting up the play,
going in front of the net,
deflect the shot in by,
from, from brother John Potman,
Potman shot low,
right in on the center of the net,
and deflected it,
Potman eluding both Billy Faber,
both the other one,
eluding both Billy Faber,
and Ron Harris on the far board.
Here's the face off at center,
Baratt takes Smith to Ranger Line,
crosses Pichter,
and leads for Butler,
over-scapes,
Howard knocks it back,
the other one,
Stankowski keeps in,
drops it left side of Smith,
Lewis winds it around the board,
Nicecomb takes there,
looks to move around Urban and Dug,
shoots it out to center,
plays his own pass,
he's up to the Ranger Line,
breaks to his right,
loses control,
Baratt whips it around,
Whitmore and Horne,
come together at the far side,
a check by Stankowski on Howard knocked away,
it is picked up by Urban,
he loses control,
comes to the board,
shift that beast to his right,
on the rebound,
Rangers fail to clear the,
Baratt gets to it,
and shoots it out of the zone.
Urban in pursuit along with Lewis,
and the others,
Lewis gets to it,
a hit to Nicecomb,
Nicecomb over across the Ranger Line,
here's his shot,
went by Baratt,
and he holds on.
Play is called,
we're gonna face off now,
deep in Ranger ice,
and right now,
with 10 minutes and 50 seconds
remaining on the second period,
the Islanders cloud 2-0,
the goal by Dennis Potvin,
from other town,
Potvin,
who took the shot,
and Brad Nicecomb,
at 8.26,
and right now the Rangers are playing
for their 1974-75,
Lions trailing 2-0.
And it's gonna be a long road,
Billy Smith has been playing
super and paid 40 New York Islanders,
and the Islanders are
the inspired hockey club,
they have the 2-0 lead,
they've beaten the Rangers
the last two times,
here at the Garden,
a tough checking team,
and they're gonna be checking
real strong for the rest of this hockey game.
Face off coming up now,
in Ranger ice,
and Bruin and Rotel,
on the draw,
puck is dropped,
puck is loose,
comes to the point,
Marshall to drive,
it is deflected short,
stick to side by Billamur,
chase by Park in the corner,
now Park makes his move on Bruin,
Park's stickhandle,
the stick is in the corner,
it's all over,
Park up to center now,
Bruin continues to do
a tremendous checking to it,
he ties Park up at the far side,
Park kicks it aside,
off to Gilbert,
leads Rotel at the out of the line,
goes into the backhand of it,
it's blocked,
it trickles behind the net,
a battle for it there,
it is still loose,
Marisi and Gilbert digging behind
that out of the net,
Rickers races for it,
picks it up behind the goal,
looks to get it out,
he does the house,
he lines it up,
he shoots,
they've made a pop tie in the air,
behind the net,
landed down by Vickers,
Vickers puts it in front,
knocked away,
puts it in front against Gilbert,
he shoots,
and it's stopped by the defender,
comes to Harris at the point,
throws it in,
Vickers cases down in the corner,
Vickers looks to get it out to Park,
broken up by Westfall,
and he shoots it out of the zone.
Ron Harris back for it now,
Harris holds it away from Marisi,
cross-hides pass for Gilbert,
leads Rotel at center,
Rotel in across the outer line,
drop pass for Vickers,
who's out deep back for Rotel,
and close he goes into the shot,
save made off the right pass of Smith,
loose behind the goal on the rebound,
Lewis and Gilbert combined to freeze it,
and play a spell.
What a game from Billy Smith.
Soap for Soap,
a save, a run,
and it's a puck hitting him in the arm,
bouncing way up in the air,
behind the cage,
Vickers throwing it back out to Rotel,
Rotel shooting and
going to the other side off Smith's pad,
and Smith just slid across
to stop a shot by Gilbert,
the Rangers come right back,
Rotel a close in shot,
Smith is there,
what a game.
9.37,
remaining second period,
Islanders two,
Rangers nothing.
It's the third and final game
of this past two and three,
and this Ranger crowd here at the guard
now coming alive,
looking to urge the Rangers on.
Kukuk steps on with Polis left,
Fabon right,
a run,
and Brechner are back,
born and Kukuk on this face off.
It's to the right side of Billy Smith,
they both jump the gun,
and Ray Schepanetto says,
let's get someone else.
Apparently he's satisfied with the two,
no he's not,
he wants a two new face off man,
and Polis and Billy Harris step in now,
punch drop,
and we,
and a whistle once again.
They're getting a little
overly concerned I think about
face offs here, sir.
I think somebody else jumped the gun,
not the centers this time,
they're keeping Harris and Polis in,
both Walter Kachuk and Bob Bourne,
who had thrown out his face off,
and then were on the board,
they jumped into that circle
before the puck was dropped,
one of the other officials blew the whistle.
Now they try it again,
of this time we got a clean face off,
it's sent to the next corner,
Dennis Wampen rolls it around,
back behind is not for Hart,
Hart checked by Fabron,
shoots it out of the zone,
a chase board,
born up with it,
he's in across the range alive,
makes the move,
back pass,
Harris shoots at it,
goes wide,
on the rebound is Wayfod Kachuk,
a hit for Brechner,
Brechner to center,
a lead that is overthrown,
Hart is back for it now,
back behind the outer net,
whips it around the board,
Wayfod Kachuk,
and he shoots it out of the zone,
Marant flags it down at center,
back pass for Greshner,
back the other way it goes to Marant,
Marant moves up to the red line
and then puts it in,
it's to the left side of the goalcenter,
Billy Smith,
wound around the board,
Poulos able to cut it off,
he's checked in the corner by Kachuk,
Poulos tries to get out to the board,
knocked away,
and it ends up at center,
born and Kachuk come together,
Bob Bourne,
Bourne takes it away,
Bourne loose on a thick check,
Fabron,
Fabron to the far corner,
Fabron is hit by Hart in the corner,
Fabron looks to get it out to the corner,
it goes to Greshner,
Greshner back to Fabron,
and the full game is started by Hart,
back pass Greshner,
a late for Kachuk,
between his legs,
Fabron comes away with it,
makes his move on Hart,
throws it across the panel,
keeps the weight,
Fabron is there,
Fabron is spun around by Hart,
Fabron is held,
and a penalty upcoming,
penalty upcoming against the New York Outers,
Jerry Hart is headed off for two minutes,
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it is a hold on Hart at 11.32,
and the Rangers of 12.2 nothing now have the man advantage,
and the face off coming up,
left side of the out of their goal,
Rachel Bickles and Mabon up front,
Gilbert and Park are at the point.
Billy Fabron with some great persistence in that,
right boards all the way back up and down,
giving it to Greshner,
taking it back himself,
and no wonder Hart had a full of penalties.
On the face comes in front,
Smith looks to clear out,
come off, Park keeps in,
dumps it back behind the out of the net,
Lewis rolls it around the board,
Gilbert flags it down off the right board,
he's countered by Whiskball,
Park is sent to the far boards,
Ratel takes, he goes cross-sides,
back pass for Park,
goes into the shot,
that is blocked,
a sliding block and a great one by Headey,
and it comes all the way down.
Nice.
Villamur out to stop and he leaves the park,
the minute minute of him remaining on the Hart penalty,
Rangers trail, 2-0,
Ratel to center,
Ratel leaves Fabron,
knocked away,
Ratel recovers,
sends to Fabron of the corner,
in front for Vickers,
knocked aside by the defense,
kept in though by Park,
right point feed for Gilbert,
throws it ahead,
broken up again by Whiskball,
and it clears all the way down,
left side of Villamur,
back board is Park,
a minute 10 remaining,
there you are,
that out of the penalty,
as Park starts up,
Rangers go right to left,
the feed for Ratel at center,
he shoots ahead,
now for Butler,
it's off his gate,
Smith comes out,
looks to clear,
cannot, kept in by Park,
he shoots,
hit goes wide,
out of the flexion,
Park with the rebound of the corner,
Park spinning,
looks to set up,
Vickers goes back to the point now,
Park goes into the right,
put down a joke there,
swings it on the left point for Vickers,
he shoots, hit a clock,
hits Wilson,
Smith can't find it,
Butler does,
and Dave Lewis goes right at you,
and Vickers starts pounding away,
Butler ends up in the course,
and is really crunching up,
Butler ending up on top of Dave Lewis,
landing some lifts and rights,
with Lewis completely out of position,
that puck was loose,
near the skates of the goal,
kind of Billy Smith,
meanwhile Brad Park,
here the way for Marko,
just to keep him aside,
and with that loose park,
Butler in on the play,
was not stopped by Lewis,
it was actually put.
Lewis just kept punching it,
Butler was down on his knees,
and then Butler somehow got up,
mom I don't know how he did it,
with Lewis just flailing away,
the shot by Park,
put somebody in front of the net,
and dropped at Billy Smith's feet,
and he was looking straight ahead,
didn't even know the puck was at his feet,
the Rangers were unable to put the puck in the net.
Jerry Butler's entrance onto this line,
really sparked them,
for the 20, 30 seconds that he was set on the ice,
and off Butler is set on that line,
with Lewis.
Billy Fairburn had started on the line,
on the power play,
however he was on the ice,
when the Rangers, Jerry Hart drew the penalty,
and right before he drew the penalty,
as we mentioned,
Fairburn was digging up and down the board,
for about 30 seconds without stopping,
and I'm sure he was replaced by Butler,
because he was tired,
Butler using his power to break through,
on one opportunity,
and almost checked Smith on the play,
Smith was able to poke the puck out,
and Park stopped it,
just as it was on the blue line,
and took that shot that just lay at Billy Smith's feet.
We have 48 seconds remaining,
on the Jerry Hart penalty,
and now, referee Bruce Hood,
has handled out,
let's see,
five minutes apiece,
for fighting on both,
and tributaries of peace,
for roughing to both Butler and Lewis,
at 12.44.
So both of these players will be off seven minutes,
and will not affect,
player personnel out on the ice,
the Rangers right now,
will have a four on three advantage,
for 48 seconds,
and then as Hart's penalty expires,
teams will be playing at full strength at five apiece,
and those seven minutes,
those players will not be allowed out on the ice,
for the next seven minutes.
Mays off, coming up,
to the left side,
of the island of that,
with Terrell,
looks to get it out,
but a finish up by Heading,
Heading to center,
two on one,
Pondford left,
we pop it across the ranger,
down to the drive,
score!
It is a shorthanded goal,
for Dennis Pondford,
of the New York Islanders,
and they now leave the Rangers,
for the score,
of three nothing.
Dennis Pondford,
taking his time,
setting up to bat the long man back,
put it through Villamire's leg,
and the Islanders doing what the Rangers did last night,
the Rangers did it all in the first period,
two goals,
they're gonna hit two nothing,
and then score a shorthanded goal,
they're gonna have three two,
I made a mistake,
I'm on a five on four situation,
not a four on three.
With those penalties on Butler,
and Lewis,
only affecting Butler and Lewis,
so they'll both be gone for seven minutes straight.
On the faceoff at center,
Rangers still have the man in bed at Joe Bergen,
and he's up across the out of the line,
he over skates at the far side,
Westball takes it away,
and Westball shoots it all the way down,
Mark is back forward now,
rushed by heading,
Mark circles in his own end,
ahead it goes to Middleton,
and Irvin cuts back the other way,
sends to Irvin,
Irvin leads for Tell,
Retell is up to the out of the line,
looks to split the line,
and Marshall Stick checks it away,
Marshall looks to wind it around,
it's locked aside,
Irvin with Irvin,
he loses on a poke check to Dennis Putman,
and Putman clears it all the way down,
Dennis Putman has really taken over this game,
a goal by Putman,
shorthanded from heading at 12.51,
he's stood the last two,
and the out of the line is down,
it's three to nothing,
and the Rangers are a rattled hockey club right now,
Irvin to center,
that penalty on Hart has expired,
a pass has been for Stumkowski,
then a return,
Irvin to the end of the game,
and he's lost,
leads a three on one now to the drive,
the save may be made for Villamur,
but his loose attack has parked on Southerland,
Joe Villamur is a rattled goaltender,
he has not been shot,
now the puck sent to the far left,
the play before St. Louis,
and Park combined to phrase it,
play his goal.
And he's acting as though he's injured,
he did hurt his right knee,
he got shaken up on that one,
making the first save,
unable to control the rebound,
Pickle, Kenny, Jackman over the board,
he is going in to play goal
for the remainder of the hockey game,
Villamur, as I mentioned,
hurt his knee last night,
on his last collision,
not quiet to it,
on the last collision,
Villamur got up very slowly,
and here comes Villamur to the bench,
Jackman going into the net.
That's Eddie, Eddie,
from the third round,
Rankin's on the long way to come
to get back in the soccer game,
and that's the Jackman,
jumped off the boards here,
a South URF,
as he passed the Rankin's on the bench,
he was screaming at them,
and from what I could pick up on the repeat,
it was not over.
That's right, Bob,
it is a three-goal lead, of course,
pretty tough to come back from,
but a playoff game,
you get one goal,
and the other team starts thinking,
three goals is not a big lead,
in a Stanley Cup playoff game,
although sometimes they stay checking
in Stanley Cup, not so.
Well, the Rangers have to break the stand open,
they have to play right off and right,
they're trailing three-nothing on the face,
Kinkowski rolls it down,
it's that left side of the ground on the net,
penalty upcoming now,
the Rangers are battling for the puck at the far side,
and Ron Harris is gonna be called for a slap.
Harris lost his temper,
could not get to that lead pass from Kinkowski,
and I saw him string his stick,
and he's gonna, for two minutes,
flip-break right here for station identification.
Hi folks, I'm Gene Claven on WNEW,
and you're hearing this game,
I'm on every morning from 5.30 to 10.
Now I'll tell you what's wrong with the game today.
There's a, Gene is always so helpful.
And I think a lot of people can suggest
what is wrong with the game today
from the Razor front of you.
Ron Harris off, slashing at 14-20,
Rangers are down three-nothing,
and they filled even a bigger hole right here,
because the out of those,
well they're half the man advantage,
face off coming up outside the Islander blue line.
A lot of pressure right now on Eddie Johnston,
and another goal here could really
break it open for the Islander.
He hasn't had a shot on goal yet,
and he has to face the power play.
Kachuk and Faber up front, Marat and Park are back.
On the face-off, picked up by Billy Harris,
loses out of poke check to pass,
ahead for Faber and Faber and out of Kachuk.
Kachuk to the out of the blue line,
Kachuk swinging in, looks the split through,
loses on a stick check, then his puntman takes it away.
He's to center, he's to the Ranger line.
Back past the born, a drive goes wide.
On the rebound, a picked off by Harris at the near boards.
Headbakes, cuts to the corner, he's checked by Marat.
He's hit against the born by Marat,
but he's able to get it up to John Farnham at the right part.
Hustles his way along the boards against Kachuk,
Marat comes away and is able to work it free
and shoot it all the way down.
A minute 20 remaining on that Ranger penalty to Rob Harris.
Back behind the net, picked up by born,
time starts up, the Islanders have the man advantage.
A lead on the right, Pat Mendes is John
popping up to center down the center slot.
Back to born at the Ranger line,
he flicks in right side of Chalkamon,
and he bangs it off the board.
Picked off by punt at the far side,
he's chopped up by Gillies,
loses on the stick check, the born,
throws it in, Gillies into the suit.
Along with Marat, Gillies gets to it out to the point,
John Pumphin sends it at the middle,
Harris has bumped him behind on the run,
and Faber takes the nose puck and guns it all the way down.
50 seconds remaining on the Ranger penalty,
Sanderson steps on there, the Rangers change off the fly.
Dennis Poppin after it, back behind his net,
checked by Sanderson, winds it around now for Howard,
skating at center on the left wing,
goes into the same move on it.
Poppin into the left wing, the middle drive,
sends it in front, Nicebroom did not get the shot off,
he was checked from behind,
puck is rolled around the board,
kept in by Saint-Laurent, his pass,
intercepted by Greshner.
Now Greshner cuts to his left, looks to kill McClark,
25 seconds on the Ranger penalty,
now Greshner comes spinning out of his zone
around Saint-Laurent at center,
muscles away, it's past the out of the blue line,
cuts to the far side, a cut to the center of the net,
pass to center, but he's turned around back behind
but that Faber and Rietrieves moves to the corner
in honor of the ice, he is checked on the play,
puck is loose, work free now by Nicebroom,
Nicebroom to center, Paul Deonaldis,
Nicebroom up for the Ranger line,
Nicebroom breaks for the near corner,
back past Poppin, John Poppin with a shot,
and it's blocked by Greshner,
kicks it out to center, skips by Stupkowski,
there's all the way down, as Brown Harris returns,
Burt Marshall up with it, Paul Deonaldis,
Steven Ozonat springs it around the boards now for Howard,
hit it goes to Saint-Laurent,
that's by the bridge, Brown Harris,
Bumper on the play,
no one comes over to pick up the loose puck,
he's checked by Marat,
puck picked up now by Stupkowski,
Marat goes to the ice,
and Stupkowski moves to center,
Stummer is up across the out of the line,
Stummer cuts in, here's the shot,
it is blocked by John Poppin,
and the out of the break up by,
led by Poppin, he's up to the Ranger line,
breaks wide on Marat,
now a back pass for Nicebroom,
Stumper falls short,
stick to side by Chalkin,
out in front for Drew and Nuck the way,
comes to the point now to Marshall,
his drive is a beautiful kick save on the rebound,
Howard gets it on to the right point,
to John Poppin, a cross-side fade,
taken by Ratel with no islander in sight,
and Ratel moves to center,
Ratel stick handles that on the out of the line,
a bump for Stupkowski,
back pass for Irvin,
slapped to side,
kept alive by Riano,
this Nicebroom shoots it out to center,
nice jump after his own pass,
most pass question of the corner,
tries to flick it in front,
now he does for Howard,
he shoots, same thing by Chalkin,
but it looks very sharp,
Stupkowski ahead now for Ratel,
Ratel is up to center,
Leib-Berberly makes his first touch now,
a pass for Irvin on the left wing,
Pemberley is coming against the islander,
wait a second,
Chalkin and Howard go out at each other,
and they get entangled,
Howard did not want to get it, no!
Merritt did not look to go back at Chalkin,
and I was not looking that way,
with play developing,
two on left,
and Chalkin and Howard
started to turn each other around,
Chalkin and Trotting
get off a punch on Howard,
and Howard was not looking
to get entangled at all.
I don't know who made first contact either,
we were watching the line rush up ice,
but from the indications,
Hood did not blow his whistle
when the islanders had possession of the puck,
the whistle was not blown
until the islanders went into the ranger zone,
where Howard and Chalkin were,
so there could not be an offside call,
I mean, there had to be an offside call
even though Chalkin had left the net,
so I don't know if Hood,
the crowd reacted very, very violently,
I don't know who made first contact,
we'll have to see from how Bruce Hood
took the bat in the penalty.
It was an unusual situation,
because Gary Howard
never want to keep away
from a fisticuff situation,
did not look to go back at any Chalkin,
Chalkin had his mask on,
you punch a guy with that mask on,
and that hand's gonna hurt.
I know Gary Howard is playing
with a full tendon in his left hand,
and prior to the Stanley Cup series,
he had his glove glued and taped on,
not one hand, and that could be one reason.
Peter Stemkowski coming off the ice,
he could have been hit with a third bat in penalty,
we don't know, we'll have to wait until Bruce Hood
makes the call on the play.
Well, 2.26,
the second period,
and suddenly things are breaking out,
what started out as a cautious style hockey game
has now erupted,
particularly with the Islanders
in part by the score of three nothing.
Right here, let's pause for this word.
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and I get you in the stomach.
So enjoy your party.
Eat, drink, dance until dawn,
so you can late for work.
We'll see you in the morning,
with the old one, too.
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Here they,
here they come out,
Stemkowski, as you said, Sal,
is through,
through the evening.
Game misconduct for being third man in.
Gary Howitt, two minutes for ruffling.
And Ranger Goaltender, Ed Jockeman,
two minutes for ruffing,
two minutes for napshaki.
So apparently, that fight was precipitated
by Jockeman, at least.
That is where Bruce Hood picked it up,
because he was not looking in that direction,
like no one was with play developing
a huff ice in the Outer.
So in fact, if Bruce would have peered,
and the Outer's thought,
that there was a penalty upcoming,
against them,
because they did not see the Jockeman,
Howitt situation develop.
So the Rangers lose out on this one all around,
at 17-34, the top of the panel.
As you said, Mom,
when Jockeman came into the game,
he was yelling at his players,
as he skated past the bench.
He, of course, coming from the far end,
and had a skate right by the entire Ranger bench.
He made two beautiful saves,
one on a shot from the point,
and another with Bobby Nystrom,
in all alone on Jockeman.
And he last year,
sort of sparked the team against Montreal,
and Philadelphia,
even though they lost a series of,
in seven games,
through the Flyers,
down in Philadelphia.
And then he tried to light some sort of a fuse for them,
or some sort of a fire for the Rangers,
to spark them to come from behind in this.
Huff and a half, three nothing,
two more, 26 seconds left in the second period.
And now they have to kill off a penalty.
So, big opportunity right now,
for the Rangers, Roger Bear and Jean Ratel,
out on the ice.
The Islanders, right now,
they will not kill off the penalty right away.
That penalty will not start,
until there are 26 seconds left in this period.
They'll play four on four,
until the penalty to Howlett expires,
and Howlett can return to the ice.
The Islanders will be up a man.
Nick Febuey serving those Jockeman penalties.
Face off coming up now,
outside the Ranger, Lula,
on the face, Park controls.
Now Park flicks off to Harris.
Harris up to center.
Harris with return on the left,
across the Island alarm,
but a whistle forward and offside,
with Ratel in ahead of the play.
Right now, folks, tubs are down a man.
And when Howlett returns,
following his two minute penalty for roughing,
the Islanders will have the man advantage.
We have two 15 left,
in the second period,
and the Rangers trailing the Islanders,
three nothing, Gillies and Dennis Putman twice.
Putman's goals coming here on the second one,
on the power play, one short handed.
John Putman takes the face.
He cross-bites Demarschal with a turn for Putman.
Up to center, leap and draw,
and it's too deep.
He carries all the way down,
across the Ranger goal line.
Ron Harris is back forward now.
Harris moves to the near corner,
ahead for Ratel.
He's bothered by Parisi.
Tremendous checking game for JP Parisi.
Now here's Park to center.
Park stick handles and across the Islander blue line.
Now Park puts on the brakes.
Park cuts to his rep.
Park circles out to the point.
Harris wide open shot, shoots wide.
On the rebound, it carries around the boards
and all the way down ice.
Across the Ranger blue line, Park is back forward.
A minute and a half remaining in the second period.
Park a lead for Ratel.
It's too deep.
Ratel cannot get to it.
Comes deep and out of the ice,
picked off by Burt Marshall.
Standing back behind his own net,
watched by the fore-checking Ratel.
Marshall flips it off the boards for Drowan.
Going into center now for the Islanders.
That's Parisi left.
For the Ranger line, cuts to the far boards,
goes to the far corner, around Harris who falls down.
That loses back the rebound and Park comes in with it.
A minute remaining now, another second minute.
Park a back pass but a stop by Chalkiman.
Leaves for Rod Harris.
Harris cuts down the line.
Moves it ahead now to Ratel.
Ratel cross-ice intercepted by Westphal.
Westphal loses control and Ratel takes it back.
Ratel back pass for Park.
Park up to center.
Now Park up to the end of the line.
Park cuts right, a drop for Harris.
Into the slot, Kachuk shoots, stick save made.
Rebound clear, comes to Kachuk.
He is up top of the play and Dennis Parkman
shoots it up center.
Gillies leads a two-on-one across the Ranger line.
Brad, stick save made, rebound.
Westphal is off the glass back behind the net.
Gillies able to race down the rebound,
puts on the stick of Harbin.
He is knocked off the play.
Kachuk having a turn all the way down.
Down the out of the side by the man at advantage.
Westphal up to the Ranger line, cross-ice Gillies.
He shoots, stick save made by Jockerman.
Huck is still loose, comes out for the point to Marshall.
Marshall on the drive, stopped by Kachuk.
Westphal keeps it alive but time runs out.
In the second period of play.
That's the end of the second period.
With the New York Islanders leading the New York Rangers
by the score of three nothing.
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Shots are drawn in the second period.
Islanders 13, Rangers 11 overall after two.
Rangers 26 shots at Billy Smith who has been back in goal for the New York Islanders.
Now the Islanders with 21 against the combination of Villamur and Chamberlain Chacaman are coming in at the 14 minute mark of the second period.
In the first period it was Gillies with his second goal of the playoffs from Bourne and Markle at the 16 minute mark.
And then Dennis Peppin in the halfway deflecting in a shot taken from the Parkour brother John.
John Peppin and Bob Maistrom picking up the assist at 8.26 and then Dennis Peppin on a short-handed four-ringer.
Second of the second period was hitting assisting at 12.51.
Medleys in the second, Howlett for a hold, 3.36.
Fairburn and Dennis Popman together for charging 5.08.
Greschner for a grip, 6.30. Mark for holding, 11.32.
Popman and Lewis together, two minutes apiece for roughing, five minutes apiece for fighting at 12.44.
Harris for a slash at the 15.20 and then Howlett together with Chacaman at 17.34 as they got involved in front of the Ranger that.
Two minutes on Howlett for roughing, Chacaman received two for cross-check, two for roughing.
And that finally served by Nick Bebely and then Stankowski got the game miscovered putting third man in at 17.34.
So the Rangers are now very much with their backs to the wall as the third period upcoming in about 15 minutes from now
represents what could be the final period of hockey for the 74-75 Rangers unless there is an incredible turnabout very, very shortly.
Three-nothing to score, the Idol is on top after two periods.
And the final moment, Sal, we'll be talking with Pittsburgh Penguin Scout Jack Riley.
Final score, the Chicago Blackhawks have defeated the Boston Brawns 6-4.
That is a final and so in an upset, the Blackhawks have taken the series from Boston two games to one.
Bob Boston had the first game in that series.
I've been told that the shot's on goal in that game.
Now this is not official, it's not official statistic, well 51 to 18.
Boston taking 51 shots to Tony Esposito, Chicago scoring six goals on 18 shots on Boston goal-tenders, whoever it may have been.
That's incredible. We'll have to check that out.
Yeah, we will. It's Jack Riley that just came down from the press box, relayed that information to us.
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Between periods two and three, Islanders lead the Rangers by the score of 3-0 and here's Sal.
Thank you, Marv. And my guest in between the second and third period is Jack Riley, who's scouting for the Pittsburgh Tanguines.
Jack, this is a tremendous hockey game.
My opinion, that first period, the goaltenders for the Islanders, there's been some talk about them lately, but Billy Smith, he's a turning point in this hockey game.
Well, I think you're absolutely right, Sal. The first period I counted probably seven key saves that he made.
It's sort of been actually five or six goals for the Rangers, but he came up real big.
And apparently, this isn't what happened last night. Their goalkeeping wasn't that great, I understand.
But Billy Smith has certainly come on. Islanders have played well, they've got a couple of breaks, they've capitalized, they've scored three goals every way.
One shorthanded, one with the power play, and one at even strength.
And I believe now that they're not going to become involved in any fisticuffs or any rough stuff. They're going to try and stay on the ice.
However, that period, they didn't lay back. They went in a four-check, they didn't sit on their lead.
And the Rangers are really going to have to come up with something here if they're going to come out of it and go on to the next round, because the Islanders right now are controlling the game.
And as the Rangers open up, Sal, I think you can notice that there are so many two-and-three-on-one breaks against them, which happens. The Rangers have to take their chances.
And the Islanders are alert enough to come up with these. And the goalkeeping hitting the post and maybe a little over-anxiousness have prevented them from maybe having a goal or two more.
The Rangers have fallen into that pattern, losing to Minnesota here at the Guardians for about a week and a half remaining in the season.
They were beaten here by Fern Rivard, who played exceptional in the first period, and that sort of took the play away.
And Minnesota came up with a couple of goals, and that was it. The Rangers had a tough time fighting from behind.
That's a pattern, I think. A goaltender being strong in the beginning of a hockey game is so important.
Well, that's right. I feel sorry sometimes to hear the people criticize the Rangers because of not winning.
But sometimes you do run up against not goalkeeping, and that makes a big difference.
Last night I was in Toronto, and I saw the Los Angeles Kings and the Toronto Maple Leafs play, and as everybody knows, the Leafs won in overtime.
But in the first period, Vashon was called upon to make all seven or eight big saves, just like Billy Smith has done here tonight.
And he made them all except one, and instead of skating off the ice down four or five to nothing, they were only down one to nothing.
They managed to come back and go ahead two-one. The Leafs tied it and eventually won it.
And as I was saying before the game, I think Leafs might be a little fresher out there because they charted out last night after the game,
whereas Los Angeles went this morning. And I know players don't get much sleep after a tough game. Your nerves are on edge.
It was apparently 2 o'clock in the morning before the Los Angeles Kings could get to bed, and they have that long trip out there.
However, they do have one thing going for them. Mr. Vashon is a great goalkeeper, and I'm not taking anything away from the Cray and the Leafs net,
but he wasn't really tested, and if he comes up bad, LA could win it.
It's a hard series to decide. It's a close one. They've both gone into overtime to win.
The best is this series right now, but it ends this way. No team has taken advantage of their home ice.
And I usually keep statistics during the season, and the team that is playing at home wins 62% of the time,
and the team that scores the first goal wins 66% of the time.
So if you're playing on your home ice and you shouldn't come up with the first goal, your chances are something like 85%.
However, statistics are for the birds, I suppose, when the playoffs come along, and you're into a new series.
That's a great one. You also made a statement. In fact, you made it twice.
You talked about Vashon making the key saves for LA, although Toronto did end up winning the game.
You talked about Smith making five or six tough saves.
When you're scanning a game, are you looking at that? Are there no goals? Are there no count shots on goal?
You have to look at the big saves, I think, are more important than all of the shots.
You have a lot of shots from the blue line. Occasionally one does go in.
Is that something you yourself look for as to see how well a goaltender is playing rather than the total shot?
I don't think the total shots on goal mean too much. I think, as you pointed out, the key ones.
I don't usually keep them, but I've been intending to keep key saves, and I did it the first period.
I made it a point to every tough chance the goalkeeper had to handle.
Billy Smith had seven tough ones, and I think Villamere had three.
They are the big things to look for.
It's surprising what a lift it gives a team.
Here's a team like the Islanders who were a little disorganized in the first period.
We have to be honest about that. There were some plays originating from the boards.
One I can think of, I think, was Jude Drew, and threw it out to Rattelle right in the slot.
The Islanders don't usually do this. They're well-disciplined hockey clubs coming out of their own end.
They come up their sides. They don't usually come up the middle where you can get into some real problems.
The Rangers didn't score. The Islanders can thank Billy Smith.
He had held them in there long enough where they've been able to capitalize.
I figure in the course of a season, good goalkeeping will steal five or six games a year you don't deserve to win.
I'm not taking anything away from the Islanders.
They didn't have the greatest first period, but they played well that second.
They deserve to be ahead in the game, whether it's three to nothing or not.
I wouldn't say they deserve to be ahead that much. I think it's a fairly even hockey game.
But Smith has been the difference.
Jack, you talked about the LA-Toronto series, the game in which you saw last night.
That has to be a big series as far as the Pittsburgh Penguins are concerned.
Well, it is now, Sal, especially since Boston were big.
Boston were the fifth seed, Pittsburgh the sixth seed, and LA the fourth seed.
So if LA gets knocked out as the fourth seed, and Boston has been knocked out as the fifth seed,
then it moves Pittsburgh from sixth to fourth and gives them the advantage of home ice opening up on Sunday,
which they never dreamed of, I don't think, that Boston and LA are knocked out.
If they were knocked out, then Pittsburgh would meet the winner of this game here in Pittsburgh on Sunday, if LA loses.
Talking about the Pittsburgh Penguins, they've had an outstanding season, especially at home.
They've had a tremendous record at home. They've only lost five games there, and I think they were 35-5, I believe.
I know the last 31 games they only lost one. They've had a lot of balance on the hockey club.
They have nine fellows who scored over 20 goals, and the lines are evenly balanced.
The so-called third line of LaRouche and Bob Kelly and Arnest, and I don't call it that, but I read about it as being called that,
scored all the goals in the game on Tuesday night with LaRouche getting the winner.
It's a great thing for a rookie to come into the league and score a winning goal in his first playoff game ever.
It reminds me of Michel Brouillère, who some people may remember, played for Pittsburgh about four years ago,
had one great rookie season, lost his life in a car accident in the offseason.
He actually lingered on for nine months, but he lost his life, and he came up with a big goal.
I remember we finished second that year, and we met Oakland, who finished fourth,
and he came up with a winning goal in overtime out there when we eliminated Oakland to go on and beat St. Louis.
It reminds me of him in that they come up with a big play in a big game, which is a sign of a champion.
I also think you improved your goal-tending. You had some problems earlier.
Oh, I don't know if you had problems, but Gary Innis has played well, and then you made a trade with Dennis Herndt,
which sent over to Kansas City for Michel Plot, and the only time we saw Plot, he played against the Rangers out in Kansas City,
and looked very shaky. Well, Plot has played well, but I think he needed a lot of work, and unfortunately,
I think Mark Puello was going to use him quite extensively down the stretch,
and he came up with an ankle injury and re-injured it the other night.
So Gary Innis has had a lot of pressure on him this year, being a rookie.
Most people have played very well, and he did a good job at both the opening games against St. Louis.
I think he's come of age. I think he can do the job, and he feels that he's in a tough spot.
I know that, speaking to him, that he feels it, but he's overcome it, and I think he can do the job for the Penguins,
and they have a good defense. They check well in front, and I think they could be a real surprise in the playoffs.
Oh, if they're meeting the Rangers and Islanders, it'll be, or Islanders will be quite a series.
Jack, what do you look for the rest of this game? I know you have to open up them.
Sure, the Rangers have to open up, but right now they're going to have to fight and kill off a power play opportunity.
I think there's about a minute and 30 seconds left on a penalty to Jocomar.
Well, there's no doubt about it. I think Emil realizes, and all the Rangers do, that they have to pull all out the stops.
They've got to give it the best 20 minutes of the entire season now, and they have to put it in.
I think if they're having trouble making plays going in, they'll get over the red line and fire it in with two guys in on the puck,
hopefully the first guy to take the man and the second one take the puck and give it to the opening guy.
The Islanders know this. The Islanders will be coming back and they will be trying to get that puck first.
But I don't think you'll look for the Islanders taking any penalties if they can possibly help it.
The Rangers are going to come out fighting. They know that this is a big 20 minutes,
and Billy Smith continues to play the way he has. It'll be tough.
But a hockey game is made up of 60 minutes, and 40 minutes doesn't necessarily mean the game.
Maybe it will be this way at the end of 60, but we don't know. It's up to the guys on the ice now.
Jack Riley, the Pittsburgh Penguins, thanks for coming on, and good luck to the Pittsburgh and the rest of the playoffs.
Thank you very much.
Mark, okay, so right here before the two teams come out for the start of play of the third period,
let's send it to Bob Higgins at the WNAW newsroom. We'll be back after this word.
Thank you, Mark. A special report from the WNAW newsroom.
The fall of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, to insurgent Khmer Rouge forces is imminent.
U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh has been ordered to pull out the North American officials evacuated from the capital,
signaling the abandonment of the nation by the U.S.
A statement issued by the State Department says this evacuation is taking place in an effort to ensure the safety of U.S. citizens in Cambodia.
The evacuation being carried out by U.S. military helicopters with tactical aircraft in the vicinity in the event they are needed.
The total number of Americans being airlifted out is around 150, including about 25 newsmen.
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Period three of tonight's Rangers game.
Thank you, Bob. Rangers are back on now. They will be from the Gulf.
You are left in this third and what they hope will not be their final period of 74 and 75.
The New York Islanders will be on in just a moment. We'll be back after this from Safer.
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It's not just the radio, it's a Sony. And as we get underway here in the third period,
a minute thirty-four remaining on that Ranger penalty against Ed Jockinam that is being served by Nick Bemily.
Rangers defend to our left with Jockinam.
And this to our right with Billy Smith, who has been spectacular.
Idle most rated by the storm, three-nil thing on the faceoff.
Ed Westphal steps on, let's see if they call a too-many-minute on ice penalty.
Hood tapped the puck, and Al Arbor had changed his mind, and let's see what happens right here.
Westphal come out as the puck was dropped to talk to Bruce Hood about something.
He is the captain of the team, and it's something the Lions have blew the whistle.
As Westphal opened the door and made the step out on the ice, Hood had his back to the play.
When the Lions would have to look for things like that, blew the whistle, canceling the faceoff.
All right, so they dropped the puck once again, and on the drop, sent all the way down and out of the ice.
Park back forward now.
Islanders move right to left, Rangers left to right.
Hard ahead now for Bourne, moves to center, and shoots in.
A bounce to the right side of Jockinam, and he holds it away from Bourne, dumps it around the board.
Fabulous after it looks to clear and does.
Shoots it the length of the ice, stopped by the goaltender, Smith.
A minute ten remaining on that Ranger penalty.
Dennis Putnam is back forward.
Down the island of it, now Putnam starts up, swings it on the near boards for Bourne.
Bourne is up to center.
A back pass for Putnam.
Putnam down to center slot, feeds on the right to Bourne, breaks around,
Kachuk to the far corner, now looks to center, he does, but Kachuk intercepts.
Ahead for Faber at center, moving on.
Gillies turned around by Gillies, and then Faber loses on a poke check.
Penalty Harris takes it away.
Forty seconds out, the Ranger penalty, Harris to center.
Stick handles, then he's submarine by Park.
He goes flying, Putt comes out in front of it, and that shock him and puts on the stick of Kachuk.
Kachuk out of the Ranger zone, battles his way to center past St. Laurent,
and then holds a back pass for Putt.
Smith is in his own hand.
Twenty-five seconds now on that Ranger penalty.
Now Putt in his own hand, watched by Howard, throws it ahead for Marot.
Marot guns it all the way down.
Smith has to make a reeling save.
Woods it and grabs it for Hart. Hart back behind his net, chased by Sanderson.
Rangers trailing badly here, three-nuffing as Hart sends ahead for Howard.
He's hit high and hard by Butler, the pass to St. Laurent at center.
He's in across the Ranger line, loses on a stick check, and Greshner comes up with it.
Greshner is sent flying to the ice, and a penalty called against the Islanders.
A tripping penalty is called.
Just as Beverly made his return, the Islanders are hit with a penalty right here.
And so the Rangers will have the man advantage.
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It is two minutes for tripping, assessed on Gary Howard at one-three-nuff.
And the Rangers needed an early goal to pull up their confidence.
They have to beat Smith early in this period.
Now they have the man advantage to try to do that.
A little return on the faceoff at center, taken by Park.
Park cuts back to his blue line.
Ben goes cross-sides to Gilbert.
Park rolls off his stick.
He recovers and makes the move to center.
Back the other way for Park.
Park up to the out of the line, loses control.
Vickers comes back for him.
Now Vickers leads retail.
It's all pissed at.
He chases it down, loses control.
Out of the sky, clear.
Park keeps in.
Out to Gilbert at the right point.
A return for Park at the left point.
He shoots.
Save, man!
Beautiful.
And he holds on with Fiddleton kept in front of the net.
Billy Smith with that butterfly save and the glove up in the air.
The puck got through.
Burt Marshall in front, did not stop it.
Smith saw it all the way.
He kept his blood there.
Good save.
Faceoff right side now at that island of the net.
A minute and a half remaining on the island of penalty to Howard.
On the drop, sent to the right side of the goal.
Now Marshall swings it around the boards and all the way down.
Jockeman stops it behind the net, leaves for Gilbert.
And Gilbert starts up.
Rangers skate left to right.
Here's Gilbert up to center.
A lead for Rattelle that humps over his stick and rolls to the stick of Lewis of the island of the net.
And he clears all the way down.
Stopped by Jockeman.
He springs it ahead for Gilbert.
Gilbert cuts back at his own head and now starts up.
Accelerates to center.
Leads Middleton in across the out of the line.
He cuts in front.
Back pass, McCuttle, shot.
Save, man!
Rattelle rolls it out to the point for Park.
Park back the other way for Joe Baer.
To the far corner, Vickers.
Vickers sends it for Middleton.
Shot stopped by Smith.
Comes to Park.
High drive.
Here's off the glass back behind him.
Rolls around the boards to Joe Baer.
He goes cross-ice to Park.
Plays it on the backhand at the left part.
Park sets up to the corner and goes to Middleton.
In front for Rattelle.
Cannot get the stick down.
It's rolled to the point.
Joe Baer drives.
Let's see.
Is stopped in the midsection by Smith.
And he holds on.
Rangers getting the opportunities.
The shots from far out.
Trying one opportunity in close.
Middleton just could not get to Park.
And Park had the shot.
Deflected in front.
Rattelle with a rebound.
And Billy Smith with a great kick save with his right foot.
16-53.
Remaining of this third period.
Rangers down 3-0.
Third and final game of this two out of three playoff series.
Tied at one and thanks.
Alpha face, that's puttman.
Clears it all the way down.
It's to the right side of the ranger.
That shockerman stops it for Park.
Rangers have a long way back.
Ahead for Vickers at center.
Leads Rattelle.
Rattelle is up to the out of the line.
Bank pass knocked away and cleared out of the zone.
Park is back for it now.
Watched by Westphal.
Park spinning in his own head.
Ahead it goes to Joe Baer.
Headbakes on Westphal.
Makes the turn.
And starts up.
Ahead now.
Ka-choo.
He's up to the out of the line.
He cuts to his left side with a whistle.
Four and offside.
And will bring it back.
Face off.
Coming up now.
Outside the out of the blue line.
This time there's good work by the Islander forward.
Eddie Westphal and Lauren Henning.
They won a top two penalty killers in the league.
All season long.
They bought the rangers off.
Killed the penalty beautifully.
Eddie Westphal just does an outstanding job.
And Henning just plays his spot.
Checks what he has to.
Gets that point in and bottles him up.
Prevented from taking that shot on goal.
And that combination able to kill off the out of the penalty
with Howard returning on the face off.
Curie hard controls for the Islanders.
And it's cleared out of the zone.
It is run down by Marotta for Ranger Line.
Marotta now cuts deep in the zone.
And the Islanders continuing their persistent board checking.
Marotta stands behind the net.
Then puts on the stick of Ka-choo.
Ka-choo takes him to the right.
Marotta's up to the Ranger Line.
A lead for Ka-choo off his skate.
Picked up by Bourne.
Bourne is hit to the boards by Greshner.
Buck is loose at the Ranger Line.
Greshner comes up with it.
Greshner to center.
Greshner up across the Islander line.
He's turned around by Hart.
They bump each other against the boards.
It's sent back behind the net.
Dennis Putman is there.
Putman cuts to the near corner.
Putman moves to the near side.
Watched by Ka-choo and shoots it out of the zone.
Willie Harris could not get the stick on it.
It carries across the Ranger Line.
Marotta is there.
Shoots it ahead now.
Gillies takes that center.
He over skates and Ka-choo comes back with it.
Bank pass Fairburn.
Fairburn to center.
Fairburn around board.
Fairburn around across that Islander line.
Fairburn cuts and shoots.
Score!
Beautiful move.
A single effort by Billy Faber.
He carried from center through the entire Islander club.
And the Rangers are finally on the board.
And we shall see if that turns out to be a big goal.
They now 12-3-1.
What else can you say about beautiful on that break?
I can't believe it. Dennis Patton, Jerry Ha just opened up.
Let him go through.
Patton got a stick on the puck.
Fairburn just got through.
Able to pick up the puck again.
Billy Smith coming out.
Fairburn going to the backhand to put it in.
Last night Fairburn going to the forehand on a similar situation
on four of a breakaway while the Rangers were a man down.
And deep goaltender Glenn Resch this time.
He goes to the backhand after skating through the entire team.
And you will now hear much from this capacity crowd.
But the Rangers finally able to beat Billy Smith.
For Fairburn his 10th goal lifetime against the New York Islanders.
He's the leading ranger score against the Islanders.
Face off controlled by the Islanders.
Dave Lewis loses control.
Gilberto takes it away.
He loses control.
Moves, spins it center.
Moves past Park and dumps it in.
Right side of Coquemin.
15 minutes remaining.
Bird, period.
Beverly back forward.
And Beverly starts up.
Beverly up to center.
Beverly shoots in.
Right side of Smith.
Smith then bangs it off the board.
Beverly keeps it alive.
A pass out and a set-up by Parisi leading a 3-on-1 for the Islanders.
Parisi with 2-on-1 to the ranger line.
Goes over the shot.
Score!
Eddie Coquemin trying to make the club save.
And it whizzed right by him through his left.
He panned out the shot.
And the Islanders come roaring back and lead it 4-1.
The Rangers down.
There's an offside call on the play, mom.
No goal.
Coquemin even yelled something at Parisi.
Rangers gambling on a play with Nick Beverly to the best.
They're going in deep.
They are opening up.
And Beverly passing it back.
Setting up the 3-on-1.
A roll from the crowd.
Now the announcement that there is no goal on that offside.
A fair-burned goal assisted by Kachuk and Greshner at 4-44.
Half a face off.
Beverly a lead for Vickers.
It is too deep.
Marshall picks it up.
Marshall a hit now for Grew.
This pass suited by Coquemin.
Coquemin goes in a drive.
Safe, man, off the chest of Smith.
Pumped high in the air.
Ends up in the corner.
Lewis tries to clear it around.
Kept in by Park.
Park tries to set up Coquemin.
But it's knocked away.
Picked up at center by Parisi.
He's up to the Ranger line.
A back pass is loose along the boards.
No one there for the Islanders.
Now it's sent to the near corner.
Grew and Park hit together.
They both overstepped.
Parisi after now.
Gets it off to Lewis at the near stand.
A centering feed broken up by the Rangers.
It goes out of center.
Jobehr up to the out of the line.
Jobehr loses control.
Pump is loose in front of the net.
Vickers comes up with it.
Spins off to the corner.
Plans to set up Jobehr.
But it's broken up by Parker.
Marshall gets back behind the out of the net.
Sets to the far corner.
A battle for it there.
Grew and Park looks to clear.
And he does.
Shoots it all the way down.
Across the Ranger blue line.
Across the goal line.
Greshner back for it.
Both clubs change on the fly.
Rangers have really picked up the tempo now.
Greshner up to center.
Around St. Laurent.
He's up to the out of the line.
Firtles past Dennis Pumpkin.
Past the center of Lewis.
Who has sent Spawling into the corner.
Hart after it.
He and Greshner turn each other around.
The puck is still loose.
Pumpkin past the pen and cannot.
Kachukas after it.
Has it knocked aside by Hart.
Hart looks to clear.
And he does.
Shoots it all the way down.
Icing it across that Ranger goal line.
But right back to make the touch.
And we get the whistle.
Rangers have certainly come alive.
But time is not on their side.
13 minutes 3 seconds.
Remedding third period.
And the Islanders lead at 3-1.
The Islanders gonna play.
Ice the puck situation.
Hart icing it then.
Prior to that.
Hartman tried to ice it down the other side.
Marat got a glove on it.
Felfying the ice.
And the puck did go down.
The Rangers coming in.
Paul is losing his stick in his own.
And the puck actually came to him.
He tried to pick up his stick.
By that time the Islanders checked it off him.
And it's Brandon Kachurk now on this face off.
To the left side of the Islander net.
Kachurk the center for Polos and Faber.
Kachurk and Marat are back.
A tremendous ending to what has been a tremendous series.
Off the face.
Huck loose at the circle.
Gillies controls for the Islanders.
And clears it out of the zone.
Billy Harris takes it at center.
He's grouped off the play.
Huck is loose now at the Ranger line.
Greshner backboard.
And ahead it goes to Kachurk.
Kachurk spinning at center.
Back pass Greshner.
He carries and then shoots once.
Stick save made by Smith.
It bounce to the near board.
Kachurk can't keep it.
Has to move to center.
He's bothered by Bourne.
Now Kachurk spins.
Back pass Greshner.
Greshner rolls it in.
Rangers desperately want that second goal.
Which would change this game around completely.
Huck loose back behind the Islander net.
Dennis Putnam feeds ahead for Gillies.
And Gillies clears it out.
Marat stops it at center.
Here's Marat.
Greshner in left side of Smith.
Gillies after now.
So all Rangers here third period.
Gillies winds it around.
Polis and Dennis.
Putnam come together at the far side.
Bourne is over there now.
Putnam able to work it free.
Putnam maneuvers back behind the net.
He's tied up.
Polis takes it away.
Polis moves to the far corner.
He's checked there by Bourne.
Bourne pushes it along the board.
Then Putnam works it free.
Wides it around.
Gillies and Greshner come together.
Gillies able to slap it out of the zone.
Twelve minutes remaining.
Third period.
Fairburn from center.
Up across the out of the line.
Shoots one.
Right side of the net.
It is doubled up by Smith.
And he decides to hold on to stop Flair.
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Face off now.
Right side of the island of net.
Sanderson and St. Laurent on the draw.
Sent in front of the net.
Knocked behind the goal.
Middleton can't control.
Marshall winds it around.
And Howard dumps it back at center.
Benedict takes it there for the Rangers.
Looses on a full track to St. Laurent.
He's in across the range of line.
A drive stick save made by document.
Sanderson on the rebound.
Whips it off the boards.
For Middleton and the Rangers start up.
Middleton to center.
Court from behind by St. Laurent.
Who poke checks it away.
He shoots it in.
Left side of document.
Bemely back forward now.
Wides it around for Middleton.
Middleton looks to start up.
He's stopped by Lewis.
Dumps it right back in.
Clark after the long one.
Howard may come together.
Howard snaps it around the board.
Nicegram after it now.
Nicegram cuts to the near side.
Out to the point.
It goes to Lewis.
He turns and shoots.
It's blocked by the state of Bemely.
Kept in by St. Laurent.
Throws it out to the court.
Innocent by Middleton.
To Urban on the left wing.
Urban carries across the islander line.
Angle drive.
It's wide on the rebound.
It comes flying to the near side.
Howard looks to clear.
And he cannot.
Dreschner keeps it.
And he's checked on the play.
Now stick check by Lewis.
He's turned it all the way down.
Across the Ranger goal line.
Back forward Marot.
And he makes the touch.
We got a whistle for icing.
10-51.
Romantic third period.
Islanders lead 3-1.
On triggers by Dennis Pumbin.
One on a power play.
One short half.
Scott Gilley scored the other.
And here on the third Billy Pabra had a great individual effort assisted by Kuchuk and Dreschner.
4-4-4.
And Mark that gave them the life.
But they've gone five minutes without scoring another goal.
They've been putting the pressure on the islanders except for this last shift.
The defensive Ron Dreschner making a good effort keeping the puck in with three islanders
around him.
And the islanders finally ice the puck.
The faceoff is over.
The defense is in the lead.
The pace of the left of Smith right now.
It'll be a retirement west ball.
On the floor as linesman Neil India.
Delar presented bringing the puck.
Retail on with Pickers and Joe Baird.
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Buck is dropped, sent back behind the out of the goal, Hart and Rotel chase, Hart comes up with it,
Hart looks to clear out and he does.
Sets the rest ball at center and he slaps one in.
Right side of the ranger at Joubert, and Parisi come together, Hart able to keep in,
sets behind the ranger Goliath, Joubert a battle there with Gruent,
Gruent kicks it off to the near corner,
they continue to turn each other around and Hart checked by Marotte on Gruent,
Marotte works it free, winds it around the board,
press ball takes, shoots it in front, sprawling save made by Chalkamid,
and Greshner wrestles it free, goes back behind his net.
We now have 10 minutes for that incurred current and the ranger is down 3-1.
Here's Riquel starting up, has to put on the bridge, goes cross-ice for Marotte.
Marotte has delivered Bastian to center, a hit for Rappel, loses control and Hart cuts it away.
Sends to center, Marotte back for it now, Marotte backstates in his own end,
a hit for Greshner, wheeling out center ice now.
He leaves Rotel at the out of the line, Rotel cuts to the far board,
throws it ahead for Vickers, chases it down, centers for Greshner,
lines it up, shoots, and it goes wide.
On the way back into the pen at the far side, he goes cross-ice,
Joubert did not handle it, Gruent does,
Gruent is hept in by Greshner, Greshner and Joubert battling with Gruent in the corner,
and finally Gruent works it free and shoots it all the way down.
Marotte back for it now at center, a hit for Greshner, Greshner makes the turn,
Greshner ahead for Tuchuk, as the Vickers change on the go,
Tuchuk cross the slipper pass for Irwin, broken up by Westpaw,
but Tuchuk sends back behind the out of the net,
and as Postman rolls it around, Gillies and Faber come together in the corner, Faber works it free,
Faber cuts in front, a pass for Tuchuk, knocked away,
and then covered up by the go-tenner, Billy Sten,
and that will make for a face-off deep in islander ice.
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Here's the face-off, deep in islander ice,
loose out the circle, still loose, goes up in the air,
Faber cuts it down, sends to the corner to Irvin.
Irvin looks to set up back behind the out of the net.
He is back down the play, now works it free,
in front Faber and shot blocked, Irvin with the rebound on the corner.
Irvin throws it in front, Faber and Kuchuk did not get the stick down,
Bevelich gets it right back past Kuchuk, he shoots, it is blocked, Kuchuk takes it back,
backstabes away from Thorn, rolls in close to Faber,
and he shoots, it is blocked by Lewis.
Faber and Afton in the corner, takes a good check from Gillies,
gets it off to Irvin, Irvin rolls it in front,
but it goes wide, Bevelich up with it, his pass deflects out of the zone,
off the stick of Billy Harris.
Rangers putting tremendous pressure on Billy Smith now,
a lot of blocked shots by that islander back line,
now park in his own air, bounded by Harris, goes cross-nice to Bevelich.
Ahead now for Kuchuk, right wing beats Faber, he's for the out of the line,
he breaks into the corner, rolls in close to Irvin,
he's booked off the play, Irvin with it back past the block,
broken up by Howitt, who clears it out of the zone,
Billy Harris picks it up in center for the islanders,
moving in on Beverly after range of line, has it crowded,
it's Saint-Laurent, gives to him, his shot is a stick save, wide shot given,
now Sanderson starts up with it, Sanderson to center,
throws it too far ahead of him, and it's knocked the other way by Marshall,
and Sanderson rolls it in, allowing for line changes by both clubs,
Saint-Laurent dumps it out of the zone, played up center by Breschner,
Breschner looks to set up Sanderson, but it's knocked away,
Sanderson then recovers, Leith Polis, back past Middleton,
Middleton cuts it, he's hooked off the play, Polis and Huck come together at the far corner,
now Saint-Laurent comes over, falls on the puck, Middleton looks to work it free,
Polis does, Howitt after at the far corner, Howitt comes up at the loose puck,
and Howitt clears it out of the way now, it's stopped in front of an F by Chalkamann,
Chalkamann sets out to center, ten of Breschner, but the pass off to Mark,
Middleton recovers, he's in it past the islander there,
Wendell, and he's hooked on the play, cuts off the shot, that's short, and a penalty pass,
Middleton was hauled down, he was hooked on the play,
and the Rangers will have the man of the match for it here,
they are down 3-1, seven minutes, fifteen seconds, with that extra foul.
With Middleton with the move that he's been doing all year,
almost got through, Jerry Hart pulled him down, picked up the penalty,
he did not get through for the shot, however he did draw the penalty, and this is it,
this is a power play the Rangers have to score upon, or else forget about the season.
12.47, time of the hook on Jerry Hart, no question, son, we will look back at this game,
win or lose from the Ranger or islander point of view, this will be the sequence that we'll be
talking about, 7.13 remaining, third period, Rangers down 3-1, they have a face off, keep it
out of the ice, on the track, loose at the face off circle, take him by heading, and he clears
all the way down, Cochamont stops it, comes out, leaves it for Jobeir to his right side,
and Jobeir stops it, Jobeir out of his own, Jobeir to center, leaves Lattell,
ahead for Vickers across the out of the line, Vickers back past the park at the left point,
he sets up, now close to the corner to Vickers, back it goes to Jobeir, Jobeir leads Middleton
in close, he goes over the drive, save made, loose in front, and then it's cleared by the islanders,
into the crowd at the near side, that puck popped high in the air, Lattell lifted the stick as did
several of the islanders, and it was deflected to the crowd, that was Billy Smith who actually
batted it into the crowd, Maude, he made the save, it went up in the air, he and Lattell swinging for it,
and Smith with the big stick, the big fat part of the stick, batted it away and up into the crowd,
face off, left side of Smith, west ball on Lattell on the strong,
lines but Armstrong getting set to drop the puck against someone, jumped the gun, now puck dropped
center of the corner and out of the ice, Lewis after it, ball to the islanders, batted up by
Lattell, winds it around the boards, ends up in the crowd at the far side of players call.
And Maude, on this power play so far, in the offensive zone, John Lattell has lost two
consecutive face off, the Rangers in as the Lattell line was in earlier, on two line shifts ago,
Lattell again lost about two face off, islanders capitalizing on winning those face off,
on the face off, back behind, Lewis, comes to park at the far side, into the corner now,
Pickers, sets up, throws in front for Fairburn, he scores!
The puck was shot down by Fairburn and it got it over the shoulder of Smith,
and this game has turned around 6.33 remaining for a period and the Rangers who were trailing three
numbers, now trailing three terms. All the pressure that was on the Rangers, they came back and tied
it and the blow started a clear, intended by the islanders and Brad Park stopped it but quickly
threw the puck into Victor's, did not waste any time, just shot it right back into Victor's who
was in the left corner, Pickers just waited, waited, the islanders looked at the points,
they, Pickers waited for Fairburn to cruise into the slot, and a beautiful pass by Steve
Vickers on Fairburn's stick. Time of the power play goal, 13.27 for Fairburn, second of the night.
Number four of the playoffs, you, I believe, get an idea of what is happening here in Madison Square
Garden, you can hear the crowd, they are going berserk at this moment. Rangers right back in
the hockey game, one of the keys, Sal, has been more ice time for Nick Beverly, he has really
settled things down. He has, Bob, he's a steady defenseman, he's even been gambling in this
second period, he penetrated deep with the Middleton play, he was on the ice with Middleton through
the playoff. Here's the face, controlled by the Rangers, Mark DeMevely, Beverly up to the center,
Beverly slaps it in, left side of Billy Smith, he comes out to clear, battered down by Gilberto
at the near side, throws to the corner to Raquel, Raquel stuck in with the play, score! Vickers,
put it in, and we're tied at three.
Steve Vickers, slamming it from the top of the night at his favorite position, as he took that pass with the two, and that time back there.
And the Rangers have tied it at three. And Roger Bear, keeping the puck in his own, Jerry Hart,
trying to clear it, Gilberto battered it down and up, waist level, got it to Raquel, and John Raquel,
so fancy, just walked out perfectly, Potsdam was unable to tie Vickers up, Vickers had it open
there to put the puck into, and the island has to be taken now. It was three, they played a terrific hockey game,
the first goal that the Rangers got sparked them, the penalty on a great play by Middleton kept it going,
the great pass by Vickers, and a great all-around effort by the entire line to tie it up.
So the guy who really has to be thinking is gold medalist Billy Smith, who was so brilliant over the first goal,
and now in big trouble with the Rangers on fire, they've tied it at three, they can prove a pace through
past Goodshead, a battle for across the island, Vickers and Cochran come together, and Lundman makes the touch,
we got a whistle for Isaac Gilberto, from his half of the ice, across the goal line. We have six minutes,
nine seconds remaining, third period, and the Rangers and islanders are now tied at three, three.
That second Ranger goal, fabled from Vickers and Park, 13.27, and 14 seconds later,
it is Vickers on the face-off, controlled by the Rangers, Joe Bad, he starts up, the center,
and puts it in the break, Gracie all over, pins it in, now Truen comes along, and they combine to freeze it,
so players stop. Billy Faber from Steve Vickers and Brad Park at 13.27, and 14 seconds later,
it's Vickers from Rotel and Drew Bad at 13.21, the hand for the Rotel line as they depart.
And Bob Jackman came up with two key saves when the players killed Villamur at 14.04,
and then they did spark them, I don't know, I have to say it was Billy Faber and Solo
that he put the through to score that first goal, and the fans are yelling Eddie, Eddie right now,
what a hockey game, we couldn't ask for anything more climatic than this,
anti-climatic, getting into sudden death situation, sudden death to eliminate a team from the playoffs.
Face-off coming up at center, Kachuk on with Irvin and Faber, and Marat Greshner are back going
against the Bourne-Harris-Billy's line, on the face-off, Marat controlled, back past Greshner,
this third period has been all Rangers ahead, Faber, Faber slides it ahead for Kachuk, bumped off the play,
Bourne is after it, looks to clear off, he cannot, and now does, that's the center, the winning here is
Marat Harris, but a slant save made by Gokkonen, Bourne keeps it alive, back past Gilly, Gilly slides it right
down to Gokkonen, Marat is after it now, Marat goes ahead for Kachuk, Kachuk up to center,
leaves Irvin on the left, he's across the outer line, puts on the brakes, makes the turn, and slaps wide,
on the rebound, Greshner takes it to the right, turns and slaps, stick to the side by Lewis,
Gills into the corner at the far side, Irvin is after it, loses to Marchal, winds it around the board,
gets in though at the near side by Faber, comes it back behind the net, round around by Marchal,
and further all the way down by Gillies, the out of this desperate club right now, once again,
racing for one track to make the touch, and we get the whistle, one thing in fact for a face-off,
keeping out of the race, five minutes, one second remaining, third period, Rangers are playing,
they are sparked up after trailing three-nothing, after being completely unplayed over the first two,
sensational goal-cunning by Billy Smith, and this game is turned around, Faber twice, and Vickers,
here on this third period, face-off now coming up left side of the out of the net,
Sanderson on with Poloson Middleton, on the face-off, Howard concludes, gets it out of the zone,
Howard and Park come together, Fevelly comes up with a puck ahead for Middleton over the states,
as recovered by Howard, a lead from Iceberg, after Ranger, back to Howard, it's off his states,
broken up by Park and the Rangers, start up, Park to center, ground by Iceberg, a lead for Middleton,
Middleton comes to the corner around Lewis, then Lewis, Nick, checks it away, winds it around the
board, Poloson cuts it off at the far side, he and Marchal slam each other, Sanderson works free,
he backhands, save, and it's lead up by Smith, Brad Park could not tee up that shot, as he turned
around, he had it on the backhand south, still able to get up a pretty good five, a great trouble in
front of an edge, the Rangers are jumping, they're all over the loose pucks, Billy Faber and Brian
to the islanders, icing it on the last opportunity, got to three loose pucks, this time Greg Kohler
going to the loose puck, Sanderson picking up the loose puck to get it out the park,
Park having it on the backhand, it's still deflected on the way in, and another shot dropping
right at Billy Smith's feet, face off left side of the islander, that 428th running third period,
Ratel and Westfall on the draw, loose out the circle, sent back behind the goal, Park is there,
Park chopped up by Ratel, swings it around the boards, and here's Westfall up to center,
Westfall then shoots in, it's to the right side of Tocqueville, and he comes out to stop,
please for Gilbert, now Gilbert back the other way, as the Rangers skate left to right, Gilbert
to center, tries to lead Ratel, it's too deep, it's across the goal line of the islanders, Park
bangs it off the board, Rangers deep end, Joe back, Paul Fiske, but it's almost headed by Vickers,
and intercepted by Westfall, a head to Groen at center, checked off the play by Park,
sends Vickers in across the islander line, Vickers from the angle, sends in from the
tail, it's turned around, come down the play, Park comes in, Smith covers it, and we get a whistle, and let's see if there's a penalty at the end, Bruce Hood talking it over with Steve Vickers, Hood started a point, and that held off,
Rangers were looking for a penalty, and nothing will be gone. Billy Smith ending up with a puck
outside the crease, and I think that's what Vickers asking about, no Ranger player around,
Ratel on the ice behind the net, and Smith after recording, I think he was aware of that too, because he
doubled up, and thought he was in pain to sort of disguise the play. Face off, left side of Smith,
3.51 remaining, third period, tied at three, on the draw, Park goes back behind the net,
checked by Ratel, leases it for Dennis Buckman, Buckman cuts to the corner, throws it in front of
his net to Hart, ahead now, Westfall, Snick handles it center, moving on Park, and shoots in, left side of
Chalk, and he steps behind, but has to stop, and whips it back the other way for Vickers,
Bill Vickers strips it out of his arm, Puffman after it, along with Ratel, they both over,
Skate Vickers comes up with it, he's up to be out of the line, back pass now to Hart, goes in,
and Smith wide, going for the upper left-hand corner, moves around the board, picked off by Westfall,
Westfall a back pass now for Hart, great opportunity for JoBart, took the good shot,
but it was just off the mark, here's Hart, up to center, Park sends ahead, and done it for
Parisi, and JoBart intercepts, all Rangers here in the third period, they are all over the puck,
Vickers now to center, he's up across the out of the line, cross-sides be broken up by Hart,
Prickles in front, taken by Couture, back pass for Faburn, broken up, and it's picked off by Marshall,
Marshall up to center-ice, a lead for Billy Harris on the right, to the Ranger line,
keeps Beverly, does not go for it, but it's sent back behind the net, Dockerman sweeps it to the
far side, Marshall hits it behind by Vickers, and Couture puts it free, leaves it free,
man, Hush, Dockerman back to Beverly, Beverly up to the out of the line, back pass for Couture,
back the other way it goes for Greshner, Greshner cuts into the slot, he's dumped down the play,
Wolfson in front, no penalty call, Rangers looking for bounty, a clock call, as Gillies
cross it all the way down, how those faces look there, Emil Francis dropping up and down on the
Ranger bench, looking for a penalty call, and with 2.24 remaining of his third period,
so you get into a situation where unless someone's head is cut off, Greshner is not going to call a penalty.
But at this particular time, Islanders have had two penalties already this period,
what continuous action the Rangers are putting on, continuous pressure in that Islander, and the Islanders
devise the puck at least four times in the last three or four minutes.
This is W.A.W., Metcomedia Radio in New York, 11.30 on the bag, by the number of
players that will stand to see them in a beauty here in this third and final game of the best
two out of three between the New York Rangers and the New York Islanders, what will go down as a memorable series.
Side of three right here, on the face, Fairburn, back hands it's blocked, taken off by Harris,
of the Islanders, sends to center, and it's intercepted by Marat, makes skates to the ranger line,
ahead of Harris to Greshner, Greshner to his end, left side of the Islander net, Billy Smith makes the
left step and leaves for Lewis, he's checked behind the goal, back and shoot, winds it around
now for Bourne, Bourne loses to Fairburn, Fairburn looks to set up, puts in front, knocked away,
shot on goal by Coutuque goes wide, and Billy Harris picks up the loose puck, Harris to center,
Harris up to the ranger line, Harris cuts left, checked by Greshner, Coutuque comes up with the puck,
Coutuque's spinning, a drop for Fairburn, Fairburn to center, hit the behind by Bourne, a leap for
Urban and across the Islander line, cuts to the goal line, he's checked down the play by Marshall,
a battle in front between Fairburn and Hart, as Greshner works it free, winds it around the boards,
but it's about a half a minute third for it, forward after that center, but he is stopped by Greshner,
Greshner works it free, he's jumped on the play, well, penalty called, but Coutuque takes it away,
back pass for the run, sends to Vickers, Vickers in across the Islander line, loses on a stick check,
and Vickers back for it now as he comes back to the ranger line, a hit and tenor for Moran,
and a sub to by Marshall, leads Parisi, Parisi checked by Greshner, sends it ahead though for Bruin,
Bruin breaks in, loses on a stick check to Moran, Bruin takes it back, tries to wheel it around the boards,
but it's broken up by Vickers with one hit at the end, hit the third for it,
it's down to center, leads Gough there, to there, and across the Islander line, back pass, Vickers goes in,
see it made by Smith, on that front that was laid on, off the stick of Steve Vickers, now Parisi to center,
ahead it goes to Bruin, Bruin, pass intercepted by Devaly, Devaly banks it off the board,
center pop and takes it back, 40 seconds remaining for Curry, side of three, a hit for Hart, and he jumps it in,
picked up by Bruin, a leap for Westphal, it's too deep, Westphal there, covers it, the side of the ranger net,
looks to center, it's knocked away, we got a whistle as the puck is pinned in, at the far side,
half way or stuff, give it back, with 32 seconds remaining, this is sudden death south,
because we're tied at three, face off coming up now deep, and Ranger Ice, of course, if they conclude at 3-3,
it will go to a true sudden death overtime.
Come off, Abel Francis putting Derek Sanderson out, the face off is in, the ranger in,
he runs his best face off man there, the crowd chanting, he hits a big face off right now for the Rangers,
he can win it, take control of the puck, and it'll be André Saint Laurent from the out of the
Derrick Sanderson for the Rangers facing left side, on Ed Jockemet, the linesman,
Ray Scampanello drops it, loose at the far side, picked up by the out of the Saint Laurent,
drives it in front, knocked away by Jockemet out of the stick of Park, 25 seconds remaining,
Park ahead for Sanderson, Sanderson to center, leaves Butler, got the pass after it,
carries all the way down across the goal line, OIC Club, Butler gets it off to Sanderson with 15 seconds,
looks to get it to Park at the right point, broken up by Howitt, 10 seconds remaining,
Howitt shoots it off to center to Nicegram, Nicegram checked on the play by Urban and Nuts,
at 3 with 5 seconds, he's to the out of the line, the loosest control that is popping ahead for Howitt,
Howitt at the ranger line, breaks wide as the buzzer sound, and that's the end of the third period,
and we go to overtime, we go to overtime, we'll have the usual 15 minute intermission,
and then we're at two overtime with the rangers coming from behind,
trailing 3-0, scoring three times in this third period to tie it up,
so at the end of three, the score, the ranger's three, the islander's three, we'll be back in a moment.
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In the third period, all rangers, they outshot the islanders 14 to 4,
and overall after three periods, rangers with 40 shots at Billy Smith,
and the islanders with 25 with the combination of Joe Villamur and Ed Jockeman.
Jockeman came on for Villamur at 14-0-4 of the second period, and Eddie all sparked up.
No question about it, it had much to do with the rangers turning it around,
and coming from the three-cent deficit to tie it at three.
In the third period, it was Fairburn on a tremendous individual effort,
starting at Christina Rice, the deep part of service,
and he cut through the entire islander squad and was able to beat Billy Smith.
Tremendous individual effort.
Fairburn from Kachurka and Greschner at 4-4-4, and then on a power play,
with Hardoff for hooking at 12-47.
Fairburn, again, set up by Vickers and Clark at 13-27.
And then only 14 seconds later, at 13-41, Rattelle,
put it in front of Vickers and his slanted home pass spent.
So it was Vickers from Rattelle until Fair at 13-41.
Rattelle in the second, Howard for a trip at 13-49, and then Hardoff for hooking at 12-47.
So the rangers had the islanders of time at 3-3.
We have the customary intermission period.
And then Rattelle, the other time, and Rattelle, right on the button,
and on the subject of that very hard penalty when he was hit with the hook at 12-47,
the rangers were down 3-1, and if there was any shot at all of the rangers coming back,
as you said, it would have to be then, and if they went back down, that is the situation.
That's right, Bob. I think, don't worry, I located Dunk.
We're going to have him on in between the second and third, second, second and third, Bob,
running around to get somebody, and old Dunk Wilson, the old Dunk,
and he was on the pregame show. He's on after the game.
How can we ask? I don't know what Dunk is going to do with all these Sonys
and gift certificates that he is collecting.
Dunk almost ended his goaltending career just now in climbing back in the broadcast location.
We are tied at 3. We will go to overtime.
Rangers and islanders at 3-3, and Sal will be talking with Ranger goaltender Dunk Wilson in just a moment.
And look at the scoreboard. Chicago beat Boston 6-4, so they take that series two games to one.
Later tonight, Toronto at L.A., they are underway on the first period,
and we don't have anything for the four and a halfs of the series, top one-one,
and of course Pittsburgh to St. Louis, two games to nothing.
ABA playoffs in St. Louis, the Nets over the Spurs, 113-108.
Let me check out that score. I'm going to have to check that out.
After three Memphis 79, Kentucky 70. I have to check that score out because we have a discrepancy,
and I see it the other way around on another part of the sheet.
Utah leading Denver 10375 after three.
Track right after this one.
Does this one go up Madison Avenue?
That's what the sign says, lady.
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Hope that the rear of the bus plays. Come on.
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They have over 170 branches, so she can have close to her job, close to her home,
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Down the street, back at Madison Square Garden.
Regulation time over. The score, Rangers 3, Islanders 3.
Islanders with a 3-0 lead coming into the third period.
The Rangers with three goals, two by Billy Faburn, one by Steve Vickers.
The last two coming 14 seconds apart to tie the hockey game.
My guest, Dunk Wilson.
Dunk, did you ever see a period like that in all your years of hockey?
If you did, tell me, but that's the best any I've ever seen.
Well, only in my first year of pro. We tied one up in the fifth game of first book finals.
One second to go in a game and beat them in overtime.
But this one here is a lot different. This is for more money.
And to come back from three goals when the Islanders were sort of controlling things that looked like,
I'll tell you, my heart is going about 180th minute right now. It's just amazing.
I'm just, you know, what can you say? It's the most amazing experience I've ever seen.
We controlled.
Eddie came in, I think the one thing he did when he got in there,
when he came in and started that pipe, maybe he had to get himself into the game after sitting on the bench.
Maybe loose some of the guys up, they figured, well, let's get the old fellow going and let's go from there.
It was in between periods there and everybody seemed wired and let's go.
And we've got nothing to lose because we don't want to go golf the next week.
So everybody's out there giving the best shot.
Well, we've got momentum going for us now, so let's keep our fingers crossed and let's hope we can go the same way.
Doug, we talked on the broadcast describing the game.
You look at turning point, maybe a couple of good saves, Jocelyn made right after he went in there.
He made a good kick save on a shot from the point and then Nice from, I think, was all alone on it.
And Billy Fabarn skating through the entire Island with the team to score that goal.
What do you say is that the one thing that maybe turned them around?
Well, I think actually the turning point of the game is my opinion.
Well, being a goaltender maybe was the deal that Eddie got it through.
Now, you've got to give Eddie a lot of credit for that, as I was just saying before.
He's got to get himself in the game.
When you see a goalkeeper in trouble, everybody gets a little excited because they know what their man heard.
I think those two goals right off the bat, I knew it as soon as those happened.
We had a lot of time left for one goal.
We had the pressure on the whole time.
The turning point was maybe the constant pressure we got on Smith all night.
We played excellent hockey, you can't take anything away from Billy Smith.
But once we got those two goals, you could see the Island was maybe with inexperience,
they turned around a bit, lose their cool.
And that's what happened because of our experience, maybe being in the right spot at the right time.
And thank God we tied it up.
Doug, on the power play the Rangers had, it was 7.15 or 7.13, I guess, left on the clock when the Rangers had that power play.
I mentioned that they had a score then.
But Vickers making the pass to Faber, it was a play where he just sort of just waited, waited.
But Brad Punk threw the puck into him right away as soon as he got it out of the point rather than shooting.
What would you rather have, as a goalcenter, you'd rather take that quick shot in a situation like that?
Or do you think Brad made, I thought Brad made a super play by doing that, by giving the puck to Vickers right away?
Oh, there's no doubt about it.
I mean, Brad was the shooter.
At least the goalcenter could see what's happening.
The puck has come in like it has.
You don't know where the late men are because, as you say, you have to watch the puck.
So Smith is playing the puck, right?
He's playing Stevie.
He doesn't know what's going on behind him unless he's got a third eye, which we don't know about.
But of course, by the time he looks over, it's too late.
The puck's already in the net.
Billy Turbin made a great play because he picked it out of the air and kind of ran up from the top shelf.
I mean, it was just a great play by Billy.
He was having a great series.
He scored a couple last night, too.
That's things like this that I'm saying.
It's just that experience.
Maybe a little bit of extra now with the momentum.
Who knows?
But it's a funny thing.
In overtime games I've played and seen, it's usually not a very good goal that wins overtime games.
It's going to be a funny one.
Who knows?
It's going to be a re-bound or a kick in or a deflection or something.
It's going to be very interesting to see what happens.
I don't know.
I'm just so charged right now.
I don't know.
I'm just off for words at this time.
I just pray that things happen right for us.
You talk about overtime goals.
Last year the Rangers were involved in the first game of the quarterfinals in Montreal.
Ron Harris just put in a shot right off the point.
Right off the face of the couch to Harris, to Boulpède, to Michel O'Rourke.
A couple of years back, exactly what year, Peterson Couchie won a game here.
Then it went into the second overtime.
That ended up at 11.59 on the clock.
That game started at 7 o'clock, I believe, or 7.30.
You talk about the weird goals.
Those two that I can recall were good goals.
Have I just talked about any overtime periods?
Have we had any flukes scored on you or maybe by your team?
I've been sort of fortunate.
The only time I've played any overtime goals or been in a situation where overtime goals were scored by our team.
The one time when I was playing with Quebec, we scored a one-second goal to tie it up.
The goal of the score against us was just a flippant shot of a weird bounce that went by on your record.
It's just one of those things that happen.
I think maybe with Eddie he's going to be here tonight.
He's got the little maybe experienced thing on now.
Billy Smith's a little down himself.
You can see him when they scored the third goal, he didn't get up.
He's got to be feeling some kind of tension.
A little momentum is going for us, but who knows?
I don't know. What can you say, Sal?
We'll find out very shortly.
I don't want to stay here all night.
I'd like to get back and just get ready for whatever's going to happen from now on.
I guess we won't know that until later on.
I think the boys will come through.
Rangers defenseman, Nick Beverly came on to play the third period.
Nick, a man who hasn't been given credit throughout the season.
He's just a quiet player, just unassuming.
Does his job.
He was a goal tender, I'm sure, noter, sir.
Many of the fine things that Nick Beverly does.
Well, I've known Nick for a long time.
I played junior with Nick at one point.
As you say, he's quite an unassuming man.
He goes out, he does his job.
He's quite underrated.
I mean, if you're going to trade a fellow away like Vic Hadfield in New York,
the scouts have to know what's going on.
They know that Nick Beverly is not such a poor hockey player.
They know he has something going.
Nick played very well that period.
He's got his goal in.
What can you say about Ronnie Gressner?
He's a 20-year-old kid who's out there like he's been around here for 20 years.
He forced the puck, he kept it in a couple of times.
I think the thing that is the key to the third period for us there was our corner work.
We just beat him to the puck all the time.
We got hungry.
It was something we weren't really doing a lot well in the first two periods.
The way it's going now, I think it'll be strong in the corners again,
and I think it'll work out good for us.
That's all I can say, you know.
Plus the defenseman, we're getting a puck up and keeping it in low.
We've always got a man coming back now.
Everything is going so well.
It's hard to believe that we can't win this game.
You think the range of defensemen will be going in as deep,
but in the offensive zone as they did in the third period,
now that it's a tie hockey game rather than trying to come from behind.
I think they will.
I can't see them sitting back and trying to play sort of giddy by the door hockey
and hope for an open break, because that's going to give the Iowa's a chance to regroup maybe.
We've got the pressure on them right now.
We've got everything going for us, the psych, the advantage over them in that.
So I think you've got to go out.
Over time, you have to go all out, because you just don't make any mistakes.
If you do, the game is over.
You just got to keep going and plugging and hoping you can get the first shot on that,
because who knows, the most shots sometimes come over in pure hockey.
Like it was decided by the host shots on that.
So you have to go all out, and over time, there's no second chance.
You just have to keep going and hope something works out for you.
And I think we'll be going right off the bat.
I think the cattle say, where you go, boys?
We're going to let you know.
It's up to you, and let's go.
Doug Wilson, thanks very much for coming up here.
I'm glad we, uh, we corraled you to come up and start curating the other things.
Okay, thanks.
I like it a little bit, walking through the corridor, and I hope I hear the good cheer.
You're getting a lot of work on your hands.
You look like a little doctor to us.
Bob?
Oak Phelps, we'll be back on in just a moment.
The officials have hit the ice.
As, uh, with the Pardigalto sub-depth overtime, 30 minutes or less.
Upcoming in just a moment with the Rangers and the Outlanders tied at 3-3.
And, oh, the cheering we've been hearing tonight, and I think the sign of proud is really up
for themselves.
I've met a lot of these folks who are just absolutely cheerful.
They'll probably wake up cheerful tomorrow.
That is, if they get a good night's sleep.
And you know that it's hard to get if you happen to go to bed with a headache and can't sleep.
The answer, take Excedrin PM.
The nighttime pain reliever.
Excedrin PM.
Relief setting and extension helps you relax and put back the good-sleeping, good-wake-up
feeling refreshed with no fogginess.
Of course, you take Excedrin PM only as directed.
And imagine feeling like that in the morning, even if you have a headache tonight.
Excedrin PM.
We'll be back in a moment.
Alka Seltzer brings you a message from the old one, too.
So you're in the car, and there, there, will carry to the wheel.
Just close your eyes.
Try to forget those lumpy pancakes in your stomach.
We'll be right there with the Alka too.
Alka Seltzer, we're not getting any.
For aches and pains with upset stomach, use Alka Seltzer with specially buffered Asperin
and Tauxanthesis.
That's exactly as directed.
Live over with Sal Massina back at Madison Square Garden.
Now we have that net score straight down.
Samoa Spurts beat the New York.
That's 113.108.
I didn't even surprise the Spurts.
And both in front of the New York, that's two games to one.
Rangers and Idlers are back on, and Jockerman will be going right, and Smith, two all up
side.
Oh, we can talk about sudden death in a hockey game.
This is sudden death in a series.
Extra pressure, at least if it were just a playoff game, or just a, this is a playoff
game, but if it was an early round, early game in a seven game series, they'd still
have the next game to come back after you're defeated.
This one, you, the team who scores the first goal goes on to play.
Whoever, and we'll work that out if it's at the end of the hockey game.
The team that is scored upon goes home to make the team again for the tournament.
And on a terrible at par, and Drew Bruin on the somebody face off at center-right.
Pressure packed hockey right now.
Rangers will stand right to left.
Idlers left to right.
Referee Bruin so drops the puck, and on the draw, it is taken by Burt Markle.
Cross-ice table as he shoots in.
Left side of Jockerman, Bickers chases down on the corner.
Bruin shoots and, but score!
It's deflected in by Parise from in front of it.
And the Islanders in overtime in the first 11 seconds are defeated by the New York Rangers
by the score of four, three.
And the Islanders are on the ice, out to each other.
They have come up with a tremendous upset victory over the New York Rangers.
And this game has just concluded to quiet the crowd here at Madison Square Garden.
And that is most unusual, Sal.
When you go to overtime, you do not expect that type of ending.
And for the Rangers, it has to be embarrassing.
They did jump from behind.
They were coming clean.
They were able to tie it at three and three.
But the embarrassment is in facing the New York Islanders.
For the first time in playoff competition, they are able to come away with the victory.
And this playoff series, Juggamster won, and they do it on a go by Parise at the 11th second mark.
And a great hustling play by Jhu.
Bruin to go into that corner.
He and Bickers went in.
Bickers not playing a bounce off the board.
Right, Bruin got it and Bruin in front.
Islanders win it, Mob.
And a really dejected Ranger Hockey Club skating off the ice right now.
They're making the shaking hands out at the center ice, as they customarily do on a playoff series.
Islanders, wow, they are happy bunch right now.
And they should be, because when you consider the fact that they were so severely outplayed
in the third perimeter, that old man Fenton going the Ranger way, threading three nothing,
coming back to tie it at three and three.
And the two goals by Fairburn and the one goal by Bickers.
It was Rangers all the way in the third.
And the three will come around, punch drop.
Islanders take the face off.
Bruin taking it out of the corner, flipping it in front of the net.
And JP Parisi, who was much better than that, was able to jam it past Chalkamon.
And that's the story for the 74-75 season for the New York Rangers.
Brad Clark with the man doing the crunching.
The Rangers down three nothing coming into the third period.
Fought back to tie it and they could have won it.
Mob, they had some opportunities right in the hockey game.
They had the Islanders on the ropes, did not capitalize.
But they, that 15 minute time, the Islanders settled them down,
gave them time to regroup themselves.
They came out strong, they won the face off, shot it in,
Bruin going in, winning the race for the puck and throwing it out in front.
And as you look back at the 74-75 season for the Rangers,
it has to be a huge disappointment.
It does, Mob. They had the players at training camp and they were very, very optimistic.
They did run into some injuries.
They just geeked out on the next to the last day of the season
when the Islanders lost to Philadelphia on a Saturday night.
They clinched second place.
They could not win the game on Sunday night, which would have put them actually ahead of Pittsburgh.
And Pittsburgh also lost.
Tying with the Islanders for second place.
The Islanders in their third season.
The Rangers in the staffer, Jackie Furman, now in the playoffs.
They lose two games on their whole heist.
If you think about it, those last two weeks of the season,
Rangers were fighting for their playoff lives and also for home-race advantage,
which meant absolutely nothing in this two-out-of-three series.
And really, when you look over the last several weeks of the season,
the Rangers were not an injured hockey club.
The only injured player was down, Rob.
Was down was Miss. Defense was the problem with this team.
They were in and out of hockey club.
They really won big games, particularly down the stretch.
They did not beat the quality teams.
They were hoping to rescue the season with a good performance during the playoffs.
And, of course, had they done well in the playoffs,
people would forget about the regular season.
As it turns out, the Rangers are eliminated in this opening round.
And now people will not forget about the regular season.
They will try to start rebuilding this year with, of course,
breast-wrap being brought up after the ceiling was traded.
Rick Middleton giving the opportunity to play.
He missed quite a few games because of an injury.
These are young players of the future.
I know Dave Maloney had a fairly successful year down in Providence.
He's the number one draft choice of the Rangers, an 18-year-old underage junior.
However, he received, he got a couple of injuries throughout the season with Providence.
And Imo Francis is a little concerned about the, about him being susceptible to injury.
Did they ever announce that last goal?
I don't think so.
Parisi and Druen, one of the island of the defensemen actually shot the puck in.
I guess they could have credited a sister here,
but right now nothing that the island is already worried about.
We're calling it unofficially from our vantage point.
Parisi, the last goal from Druen at the 11th second half,
but it was never officially announced.
Still on the board is the final score.
Rangers 3, 1949 remaining in the game,
which indicates that the goal was scored at the 11th second mark,
and Islanders 4.
Now that's the story in sudden death overtime.
Coincidentally, North McLean of the Rangers staff dropped by to point out that back in 1937,
in the days of the rivalry of the old New York Americans and the New York Rangers,
in a upset in overtime, in fact in the third overtime,
the Americans won a best two out of three playoff series by the score of 3-2.
That's rather ironic, really.
Islanders did way three all the time, just 11 seconds, really unbelievable.
I bet many participants coming back to sit in their seats are going for refreshments between periods,
but if they could come back to their seat, the goal was scored.
Okay, that final score once again.
Sal will be up coming with a complete wrap up on the first game show.
In sudden death overtime, the New York Rangers season has ended.
The New York Islanders beating the New York Rangers by the score of 4-3.
Now the Islanders will open up on Sunday.
Let's see what the situation is right now.
Chicago has defeated Boston 6-4.
The Islanders will open up the best four out of seven series this Sunday against...
Very good, Mark.
They will not play Buffalo.
They will play Montreal if LA wins.
In Montreal, they will play Pittsburgh if Toronto wins that game between Toronto and LA out on the West Coast.
So they will not know who or whether will be playing until the competition tonight is concluded.
Toronto playing at LA this evening, and that's the game that they must look at.
That's right, Mom, and of course they can't make their arrangements until about 3 o'clock in the morning when that score comes in,
starting at about 11 o'clock hour time. Well, it started an hour ago.
Chicago with an upset over Boston 6-4.
At the start of this 1974-75 National Hockey League season,
not too many people would have figured that the Boston Brawns and the New York Rangers would be eliminated
in what has to be considered the preliminary rounds of the playoffs.
Incredible. Bobby's all going home early. Unbelievable.
Along with his Boston Brawns and of course the New York Rangers,
I see the president of the New York Outlanders, Roy Bowe, a very happy man to our left.
And he's got to figure out what travel plans will be the next couple of days. Really incredible.
And for Outlander fans, we suggest, as we have the last couple of weeks,
you have a partner, nobody's having up on the deck, you'll have local newspapers tomorrow,
and you'll know where the New York Outlanders will be playing on Sunday as they open up the playoff series.
Well, that's about it.
Tonight's game brought to you by Schaefer Beer, by Bristol Myers,
makers of Opel Vans, Superdrive, by Miles Laboratories,
makers of Alka-Seltzer, and by American Motors.
Thanks to our engineer, Joey Elmer, our statistician, the bullet, Bob Meyer.
As far as our Knick and Ranger play-by-play broadcasts are concerned here on WNEW,
the Knicks can beat the Rockets in Houston tomorrow afternoon
for the talk with you from Boston on Monday night
to bring you game number one on the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics.
If the Rockets beat the Knicks tomorrow afternoon, we have concluded our winter spring play-by-play schedule.
Sal, again, despite all your personal problems,
I've got a delight to work with you.
I hope you'll be feeling better in a couple of days when all the pressure is lifted.
Bob, it's always a pleasure working with you.
I've had a lot of fun throughout the year.
I'm pretty concerned.
A couple of things I meant, a couple of things I kidded about.
For Sal Vecino, this is Bob Albert for Madison Square Garden.
Now for the postgame here, Sal.
Thank you, Bob.
Tonight, a disappointing night for the New York Rangers
and a very, very happy night for the New York Islanders.
The Islanders in their third year of playing the National Hockey League,
defeating the New York Rangers 4-3 at 11 seconds of the first overtime period.
Islanders winning their preliminary round, three games to two, or two games to one,
and they will go on to meet either Buffalo or Pittsburgh on Sunday in the quarterfinal round
for their first actual appearance.
A great game tonight, fantastic, as you would say.
The Islanders and Rangers, Billy Smith inserted and goal by Coach Al Arbor,
played stupendously in the first period.
It was a spectacular save by Smith throughout.
As Jack Riley, a scout for the Pittsburgh Penguins and their former general manager said,
Smith kept him in the hockey game in the first period, and a goaltender does that for a team.
Billy was called upon to make 15 saves.
Jill Villamur, who started and goal for the Rangers, was called upon to make 8.
Bob Gillies, the first goal for the Islanders, his second goal of the playoffs,
and the 16-minute mark assisted by Bob Bourne and Bert Marshall.
Marshall stopping the puck at his end, giving it to Bourne.
A three-on-two develop, ball to Gillies going in the left side,
and Gillies shooting it between goaltenders, Jill Villamur's legs,
and the Islanders lead 1-0, although the Rangers outplayed the Islanders in that first period.
In the second period, Dennis Potvin scoring his first goal in the playoff series at 8.26,
on a power play.
He making the play along the corner, outskating both Billy Fairburn and Ron Harris for the puck,
giving it to Nice, Nice, and headed out to Brother John Potvin at the right point.
John shooting it in, Dennis deflecting it, Islanders leading 2-0.
And at 12.51, Dennis Potvin, a shorthanded goal, assisted by Lord Henning.
Dennis Potvin taking the pass from Henning, going in on Villamur for about 30 feet out of heat.
Also shot the puck trickling through Villamur's legs, Islanders leading 3-0.
And at that point, after Villamur, not at that point, but after Villamur made a couple of saves in front of the Ranger net,
he got up a little shaky, Villamur did hurt his right knee last night.
And it was replaced by Eddie Jockeman at the 14.04 mark.
Now penalties in that second period, Howard for holding for the Islanders at 3.36,
and Billy Fairburn and Dennis Potvin both picked up charging penalties at 5.08.
Greshner a trip at 6.30. Hart for holding at 11.32.
Then Butler and Lewis picking up 7 minutes for roughing and fighting.
Billy Harris for slashing.
Then what people said was a turning point, Gary Howard, Eddie Jockeman picking up penalties.
Jockeman 2 minutes for roughing and 2 minutes for cross-checking.
Gary Howard a roughing penalty. Jockeman a couple of good saves when he replaced Villamur.
Now he picked up a third man in game mixed conduct on that play and was out for the remainder of the game.
Scoring stood that way 3-0, Islanders at the end of the second period.
And the Rangers still had to kill off the penalty, the second penalty to Jockeman early in the third period.
Billy Fairburn at 4.44, skating through the entire team after picking up the passes from Kachuk and Greshner.
Deek Billy Smith and that made the score 3-1, Islanders.
The Rangers coming to within two goals.
Howard a tripping penalty at 1.39. Hart a penalty at 12.47.
And at that time we stated the Rangers were going to come back.
They had a score on that power play opportunity.
Again, Billy Fairburn, rest, keeping the puck in at the point, throwing a quick little pick
as Vickers waiting, waiting. Fairburn just moved into the left of Smith.
The Vickers a beautiful pass. Fairburn throw it up top, 3-2, Islanders.
Then just 14 seconds later, Steve Vickers after a retell and Jill Baer worked the puck in, keeping it in, throwing it to a retell in the corner.
The retell working it out to Vickers who stood for the right of Smith.
Vickers put it in, tying the game up 3-3 and the Rangers with many opportunities seemed to have the Islanders on the ropes.
However, they could not put it away and the game went into overtime.
Shot on goal, regulation play. The Rangers had 39, the Islanders had 25.
The Rangers had 40, the Islanders had 25.
Then at the 11th second mark, the faceoff, Druin beating Rattal to the faceoff.
Potvin shooting it in, it deflected off a Ranger player on the way in.
Eliminating the icing call, Vickers going in, getting his stick on it.
Tricky Hop throwing that to the puck, threw it right into the crease of Marieke, just put it into the net.
And the Islanders won the hockey game and the series, two games to one, the hockey game for the Franks.
And for the Rangers, that about wraps it up.
They're out, they have to look to training camp next year, they started rebuilding this year.
There's a possibility they may have some more younger players up next year.
Jerry Holland had a good year in Providence.
Maloney, Dave Maloney, their rookie defenseman, aside from a couple of injuries he did incur, also showed signs.
Elsewhere, International Hockey League preliminary round of the Stanley Cup playoffs,
Chicago Blackhawks after being defeated by Boston 8-2 on Tuesday night.
Winning game in overtime, 4-3 on Thursday.
And tonight in Boston, beating the Boston Bears, 6-4 to take that series.
And a surprise, and Coach Billy Ray has the Blackhawks moving and a tough hockey club.
However, an unofficial report, the statistics, shot down goal, Boston at 51, Chicago 18.
I'll have to see that officially.
Something that was thrown around up in the press box between periods.
By the way, that goal by Parisi to give the Islanders a 4-3 victory was an NHL record for the fastest overtime goal ever.
Island is a happy group.
They win the hockey game and the series.
They win the hockey game and they set it 4-3 in the series, two games to one.
Later on tonight, Toronto is on that run.
Now the Islanders from here have two possible opponents, so depending upon that Toronto and LA game.
And the shape-up will go as follows.
Should Toronto, should LA win that game, the Islanders, the Islanders will play against Montreal.
It would be Philadelphia against Chicago.
Pittsburgh against Vancouver.
Bobby Pepper is in Vancouver.
Got to figure this one out as we go along.
And LA.
LA will also be in.
With the other victor of the series would be against Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia, Chicago, LA, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Vancouver, Islanders, Montreal.
It would be a change if Toronto should win that game.
Toronto would slip in.
They would drop to the bottom spot and it would change the entire picture.
Just for the Islanders' point of view, they either play Montreal, LA win, or play Pittsburgh if Toronto wins.
Other scores in the NBA playoffs resume tomorrow.
Nixon used in the third final game, W-A-W at time at 1-20.
In the NBA playoffs, St. Louis taking a 2-1 lead over the New York Nets.
In the playoffs, they beat the Nets tonight in St. Louis, 1-13, a 1-08.
Third quarter score, Memphis over Kentucky, 7-9, a 70.
The Colonel's lead that series, three games to none.
A third quarter score, Utah 103, Denver 75, Denver leading in that series, two games to one.
That about does it for the Rangers season and our season.
It was a pleasure bringing these games to you.