The Mouth thinks this a prime example of how intense the Rangers and Islander rivalry once was. The video is from an frenetic confrontation between the two teams at MSG on December 30th, 1981.
Unfortunately this date in Ranger history is know for Clark Gillies utter destruction of Ed Hospodar's face. As much as we Ranger fans hated the Islanders, we all knew that Gillies was a destroyer of men akin to our own Barry Beck.
When it was all said and done Ed Hospodar wound up with a shattered jaw and several missing teeth after his pummeling by Gillies.
The game is a wild and wooly affair that sees a lot of up and down hockey as both teams go full throttle. Ten goals are scored by both teams combined when this is all said and done.
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