This day in NY sports history

THIS DAY IN NY SPORTS HISTORY

Saturday, May 24, 1980

Islanders win the Stanley Cup

On Bob Nystrom's overtime goal, the Islanders beat the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-4, in Game 6 at Nassau Coliseum to win their first Stanley Cup championship. Nystrom had given the Islanders a 4-2 lead with his goal at 19:46 in the second period, but the Flyers rallied in the third period. John Paddock's goal at 6:02 tied the score at 5. But off assists from John Tonelli and Lorne Henning, Nystrom ended it at 7:11 of overtime, giving the Isles their first title in the franchise's eighth season. The Islanders, 39-28-13 that season, went on to win the next three Stanley Cup titles.

1980 STANLEY CUP

Game 6 - at Nassau Coliseum

Islanders 5, Flyers 4

Flyers2 0 0 - 4

Islanders2 2 1 - 5

SCORING

First period: Flyers - Leach (Macleish, Barber), 7:21; Islanders - D. Potvin (Bossy, Trottier), 11:56; Islanders - Sutter (Gillies, Goring), 14:08; Flyers - Propp (Holmgren, Linseman), 18:58.

Second period: Islanders - Bossy (Bourne, Trottier), 7:34; Islanders - Nystrom (Tonelli), 19:46.

Third period: Flyers - Dailey (Linseman, Holmgren), 1:47; Flyers - Paddock (Dupont, Macleish), 6:02.

Overtime: Islanders - Nystrom (Tonelli, Henning), 7:11

Goaltenders: Flyers - Peeters: 28 saves (67:00); Islanders - Smith: 21 saves (67:00).