🏝️ Away Islanders 7-3-1 before this game

2–3

Final

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

Islanders at Whalers

Whalers beat Islanders 3–2 on November 5, 1986.

🗓 Wed, Nov 5, 1986 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Dean Evason

1 G

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Doug Jarvis

1 G

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🐳 HFD

Joel Quenneville

1 G

1 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Denis Potvin PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:04

Assists: Tomas Jonsson, Bryan Trottier

1–0

🐳 Dean Evason Tying 1st · 14:55

Assists: Paul Lawless

1–1

2nd period

🐳 Joel Quenneville Go-ahead 2nd · 06:01

Assists: Stew Gavin

1–2

🐳 Doug Jarvis 2nd · 08:00

Assists: Paul Macdermid, Dave Tippett

1–3

3rd period

🏝️ Brent Sutter 3rd · 06:14

Assists: Duane Sutter

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI HFD🐳

23 Shots on goal 20

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

4 Penalty minutes 4

NYI shooting 8.7% (2/23) HFD shooting 15.0% (3/20)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 59:37 TOI

🐳Whalers

Mike Liut

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 7-3-1 (64% win rate, 11 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 1st: 5-3-2 (50% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–4 (OT) · Whalers won

Dec 21, 1984

🏝️NYI @ 🐳HFD

1–0 · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs HFD, answered

Who won Islanders vs Whalers on November 5, 1986?

Whalers won 3–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Whalers?

The final score was Islanders 2, Whalers 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brent Sutter, Denis Potvin.

Who scored for Whalers?

Dean Evason, Doug Jarvis, Joel Quenneville.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Islanders vs Whalers season series?

Whalers 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 · Nov 4

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Nov 2

Also on November 5, 1986

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