🏝️ Away Islanders 40-20-10 before this game

3–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	1	1	1	3
PHI	3	2	0	5

Islanders at Flyers

Flyers beat Islanders 5–3 at Wells Fargo Center on March 17, 1985.

🗓 Sun, Mar 17, 1985 · 13:00 CST 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 4–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Brad McCrimmon

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Ilkka Sinisalo

2 A

8 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Trottier

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Brad McCrimmon Go-ahead 1st · 07:22

Assists: Mark Howe, Peter Zezel · beat Billy Smith

0–1

🔔 Murray Craven SH 1st · 10:13

Assists: Ilkka Sinisalo · beat Billy Smith

0–2

🔔 Dave Poulin 1st · 13:04

Assists: Derrick Smith, Brad McCrimmon · beat Billy Smith

0–3

🏝️ Bryan Trottier SH 1st · 14:26

Assists: John Tonelli, Gord Lane · beat Pelle Lindbergh

1–3

2nd period

🔔 Doug Crossman SH 2nd · 07:07

Assists: Ilkka Sinisalo · beat Billy Smith

1–4

🏝️ Duane Sutter 2nd · 11:38

Assists: Tomas Jonsson, Roger Kortko · beat Pelle Lindbergh

2–4

🔔 Lindsay Carson 2nd · 17:41

Assists: Rick Tocchet, Len Hachborn · beat Billy Smith

2–5

3rd period

🏝️ Paul Boutilier 3rd · 10:50

Assists: John Tonelli, Bryan Trottier · beat Pelle Lindbergh

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI PHI🔔

28 Shots on goal 36

20 Penalty minutes 16

NYI shooting 10.7% (3/28) PHI shooting 13.9% (5/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔔Flyers

Pelle Lindbergh

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–5

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 4–2 Full head-to-head →

Mar 5, 1985

🔔PHI @ 🏝️NYI

5–4 (OT) · Flyers won

3–3 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs PHI, answered

Who won Islanders vs Flyers on March 17, 1985?

Flyers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Flyers?

The final score was Islanders 3, Flyers 5.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bryan Trottier, Duane Sutter, Paul Boutilier.

Who scored for Flyers?

Brad McCrimmon, Dave Poulin, Doug Crossman, Lindsay Carson, Murray Craven.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Pelle Lindbergh made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Flyers played?

At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the Flyers home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Flyers season series?

Islanders lead the season series 4–2 after 6 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 · Mar 16

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Mar 16

Also on March 17, 1985

Islanders season page Flyers season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule