May 16, 1982

With a 3-1 victory in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals, the New York Islanders sweep the Vancouver Canucks for their third consecutive Cup. It is the first time a U.S.-based team accomplishes such a feat.

With the score tied at 1-1 on goals by the Islanders' Butch Goring and the Canucks' Stan Smyl, Mike Bossy scores two power-play goals in three minutes in the second period. The right wing's first score comes on a rebound and his second when he fires a 30-footer past goalie Richard Brodeur off a pass from Bryan Trottier, whose 23 assists are a playoff record.

It is Bossy's seventh goal of the series, which ties him for most goals in the finals with Jean Beliveau, who set his mark in five games with the Montreal Canadiens in 1956. Bossy has 17 goals in the postseason and wins the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

The Islanders will further stir up talk of dynasty with a fourth consecutive Cup in 1983.