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===New York Islanders=== On October 25, 1991, after over four years with the Sabres, Turgeon was traded (along with [[Benoรฎt Hogue]], [[Uwe Krupp]] and [[Dave McLlwain]]) to the [[New York Islanders]] in exchange for [[Pat LaFontaine]], [[Randy Wood (ice hockey)|Randy Wood]], [[Randy Hillier (ice hockey)|Randy Hillier]] and future considerations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://buffalonews.com/1991/10/25/sabres-deal-turgeon-get-lafontaine/|title=Sabres deal Turgeon, get LaFontaine|work=The Buffalo News|date=October 25, 1991|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref> Turgeon's best season as an Islander was in [[1992โ93 NHL season|1992โ93]], where he scored 58 goals and 132 points and helped lead the Islanders to the [[Wales Conference]] Finals, where they would lose to eventual [[Stanley Cup]] champion [[Montreal Canadiens]] in five games. En route, the Islanders defeated the [[Washington Capitals]] and upset the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]. The first round series, which the Islanders won in six games, is infamous for an on-ice incident. After scoring a goal to put the Islanders up 5-1 during game six at [[Nassau Coliseum]], Turgeon was checked from behind by [[Dale Hunter]] of the Capitals as he celebrated his goal. Turgeon suffered a separated shoulder and missed the first six games of the ensuing series against the Penguins. Hunter received a then-record 21-game suspension for the hit.<ref>{{cite news|last1=LaPointe|first1=Joe|title=HOCKEY; Hunter's Attack Costs Him the First 21 Games|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/05/sports/hockey-hunter-s-attack-costs-him-the-first-21-games.html|access-date=January 1, 2018|work=The New York Times|date=May 5, 1993|location=Pittsburgh}}</ref> In the semifinals against the Montreal Canadiens, Turgeon tallied five points in four games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hockey-Reference.com|url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/playoffs/1993-montreal-canadiens-vs-new-york-islanders-prince-of-wales-conference-finals.html|access-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1138705/index.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100702024225/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1138705/index.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-07-02|title=Dale Hunter|publisher=Sports Illustrated|date=1993-12-06|last=Crothers|first=Time|access-date=2011-01-11}}</ref> The Islanders bowed out of the playoffs after a hard-fought five-game series, two of which went to overtime. After defeating the Islanders, the Canadiens went on to win the Stanley Cup. As an Islander, Turgeon was awarded the [[Lady Byng Memorial Trophy]] in the 1992โ93 season.
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