🏝️ Away Islanders 21-11-4 before this game

7–2

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 15-18-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	2	2	3	7
DET	0	0	2	2

Islanders at Red Wings

Islanders beat Red Wings 7–2 at Little Caesars Arena on January 2, 1985.

🗓 Wed, Jan 2, 1985 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Brent Sutter

3 G

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Tomas Jonsson

3 A

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Pat LaFontaine Go-ahead 1st · 10:48

Assists: Bryan Trottier, Greg Gilbert · beat Greg Stefan

1–0

🏝️ Bob Bourne 1st · 16:20

Unassisted · beat Greg Stefan

2–0

2nd period

🏝️ Mike Bossy 2nd · 04:10

Assists: Gord Dineen, John Tonelli · beat Greg Stefan

3–0

🏝️ Brent Sutter PP 2nd · 16:13

Assists: John Tonelli, Tomas Jonsson · beat Greg Stefan

4–0

3rd period

🐙 Lane Lambert 3rd · 11:56

Assists: Colin Campbell, Ivan Boldirev · beat Kelly Hrudey

4–1

🐙 John Ogrodnick 3rd · 12:40

Assists: Randy Ladouceur, Corrado Micalef · beat Kelly Hrudey

4–2

🏝️ Brent Sutter 3rd · 13:34

Assists: Mike Bossy, Tomas Jonsson · beat Corrado Micalef

5–2

🏝️ Alan Kerr 3rd · 14:40

Assists: Greg Gilbert · beat Corrado Micalef

6–2

🏝️ Brent Sutter PP 3rd · 16:06

Assists: Tomas Jonsson, Mike Bossy · beat Corrado Micalef

7–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI DET🐙

42 Shots on goal 41

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

21 Penalty minutes 17

NYI shooting 16.7% (7/42) DET shooting 4.9% (2/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Corrado Micalef

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 20:00 TOI

Greg Stefan

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

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

After 2nd — 4–0

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 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs DET, answered

Who won Islanders vs Red Wings on January 2, 1985?

Islanders won 7–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Red Wings?

The final score was Islanders 7, Red Wings 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brent Sutter (3), Alan Kerr, Bob Bourne, Mike Bossy, Pat LaFontaine.

Who scored for Red Wings?

John Ogrodnick, Lane Lambert.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Corrado Micalef made 0 saves on 3 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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 · Dec 31

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 31

Also on January 2, 1985

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