🏝️ Away Islanders 2-1-0 before this game

6–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	1	1	4	6
DET	1	2	1	4

Islanders at Red Wings

Islanders beat Red Wings 6–4 at Little Caesars Arena on October 17, 1984.

🗓 Wed, Oct 17, 1984 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Clark Gillies

3 G, 1 A

7 shots · +4

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Pat LaFontaine

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · +3

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Steve Yzerman PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:04

Unassisted

0–1

🏝️ Clark Gillies Tying 1st · 18:49

Assists: Pat LaFontaine

1–1

2nd period

🏝️ Pat LaFontaine Go-ahead 2nd · 02:46

Assists: Clark Gillies, Gerald Diduck

2–1

🐙 Kelly Kisio Tying 2nd · 17:15

Assists: Milan Chalupa, Ivan Boldirev

2–2

🐙 Brad Park PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:54

Unassisted

2–3

3rd period

🐙 Brad Park 3rd · 06:18

Unassisted

2–4

🏝️ John Tonelli 3rd · 11:08

Assists: Mike Bossy

3–4

🏝️ Clark Gillies Tying 3rd · 11:52

Assists: Brent Sutter, Denis Potvin

4–4

🏝️ Clark Gillies Go-ahead 3rd · 16:46

Assists: Pat LaFontaine

5–4

🏝️ Mike Bossy 3rd · 18:50

Assists: Brent Sutter, John Tonelli

6–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI DET🐙

25 Shots on goal 36

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

11 Penalty minutes 9

NYI shooting 24.0% (6/25) DET shooting 11.1% (4/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Greg Stefan

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 59:14 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs DET, answered

Who won Islanders vs Red Wings on October 17, 1984?

Islanders won 6–4.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Red Wings?

The final score was Islanders 6, Red Wings 4.

Who scored for Islanders?

Clark Gillies (3), John Tonelli, Mike Bossy, Pat LaFontaine.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brad Park (2), Kelly Kisio, Steve Yzerman.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Greg Stefan made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Red Wings season series?

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Oct 16

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Oct 14

Also on October 17, 1984

Islanders season page Red Wings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule