3–2

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 1-2-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	1	1	3
NYI	0	0	2	2

Rangers at Islanders

Rangers beat Islanders 3–2 at UBS Arena on October 18, 1986.

🗓 Sat, Oct 18, 1986 · 16:00 CDT 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Rangers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Walt Poddubny

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Denis Potvin

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · +1

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Mark Osborne

1 G

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🗽 Don Jackson Go-ahead 1st · 02:27

Assists: Tomas Sandstrom, Walt Poddubny

1–0

2nd period

🗽 Walt Poddubny PP 2nd · 01:17

Assists: Bob Brooke, Willie Huber

2–0

3rd period

🏝️ Pat LaFontaine PP 3rd · 00:15

Assists: Denis Potvin

2–1

🗽 Mark Osborne 3rd · 11:02

Assists: Walt Poddubny, Larry Melnyk

3–1

🏝️ Denis Potvin 3rd · 17:05

Assists: Bryan Trottier

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR NYI🏝️

29 Shots on goal 28

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

23 Penalty minutes 21

NYR shooting 10.3% (3/29) NYI shooting 7.1% (2/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:49 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–0

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

Nov 24, 1985

🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR

4–3 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYR vs NYI, answered

Who won Rangers vs Islanders on October 18, 1986?

Rangers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Islanders?

The final score was Rangers 3, Islanders 2.

Who scored for Rangers?

Don Jackson, Mark Osborne, Walt Poddubny.

Who scored for Islanders?

Denis Potvin, Pat LaFontaine.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Islanders season series?

Rangers 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Oct 15

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Oct 16

Also on October 18, 1986

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