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All Time NHL Tournament- Final Four

Monday, July 21, 2025

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We wrap it up here, final four and the final matchup.  7 game series, all neutral site games.

 
1982 ISLANDERS v. 1982 CANADIENS

Game 1: All neutral site games.  Islanders take game 1, 2-1.  Bryan Trottier scores 1, assists on the second.  

Game 2: Islanders go up 2-0.  5-4 win.  2 goals for Bob Bourne.  

Game 3: Islanders go up 3-0 and we are a game away from an all Islanders finals.  Billy Smith stands on his head, 34 saves.  Trottier with assists on all 3 goals.

Game 4: Montreal gets one.  6-4.  Bob Gainey has a goal and 2 assists.  3 more asssits for Trottier in the loss.  

Game 5: And it ends - Islanders win 5-3 which means we will have an all New York Islanders finals.  A goal and 2 assists for Trottier and they gentleman's sweep their way to the finals.


1983 ISLANDERS v. 1979 ISLANDERS

Game 1: The '79 team takes game one, 6-5 in OT, Gary Howatt scores 16 minutes into OT.  Mike Bossy scores twice for the '79 team and once for the '83 squad; Trottier scores two for the '83 teams and once for '79.  Stefan Persson also scores for both sides. 

Game 2: 7-4 win for '79, they go up 2-0.  Bob Bourne scores twice for '79. Bossy with goals both ways.

Game 3: Another win for 1979, 5-2, they are a game away from facing the '82 squad in the finals. 4 goals for Bourne in the win.  

Game 4: '83 hangs on with the 5-4 win.  2 goals for Clark Gilles - Trottier with the Hat Trick in the loss.

Game 5: '83 wins again, 4-3.  Denis Potvin with a goal and two assists.  

Game 6: It's all tied up.  1983 wins 4-3.  2 assists for Potvin.  Trottier scores for both sides.

Game 7: 1979 moves on, 5-3.  They won the first 3, lost the next 3 - but take game 7 to head to the finals. Clark Gilles with a goal and an assist.  

FINALS

1982 ISLANDERS v. 1979 ISLANDERS

Game 1: 1979 opens with a 6-5 win. A goal and two assists for Trottier, he also had 2 assists the other way.  Denis Potvin and Clark Gilles also scored for both sides.

Game 2: '79 wins again, 6-4, overcoming a 3-0 first period deficit.  Hat Trick and an assist for Trottier, he also had an assist the other way. Gilles with a goal and an assist. Bossy has assists for both sides. 

Game 3: 1979 wins 8-4 and is one game from the whole thing, they score 6 first period goals.  2 goals for Gilles (and 3 assists for the '82 team). 2 goals for Bossy and an assist for the other side. 4 assists for Trottier for the '79 team, one for the '82 team

Game 4: Its done.  1979 sweeps 1982 and wins the tournament.  5-3.  2 goals/2 assists for Trottier, the player of the tournament.



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