🏝️ Away Islanders 15-8-2 before this game

4–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	2	1	1	4
VAN	0	2	1	3

Islanders at Canucks

Islanders beat Canucks 4–3 at Rogers Arena on December 5, 1986.

🗓 Fri, Dec 5, 1986 · 21:30 CST 📍 Rogers Arena, Vancouver 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Mikko Makela

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · +3

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Patrick Flatley

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Brent Sutter

2 A

2 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Patrick Flatley Go-ahead 1st · 01:06

Assists: Brad Lauer, Brent Sutter

1–0

🏝️ Mikko Makela 1st · 11:17

Assists: Brian Curran, Ken Morrow

2–0

2nd period

🐋 Jim Sandlak PP 2nd · 03:11

Assists: Barry Pederson, Doug Lidster

2–1

🐋 Patrik Sundstrom Tying 2nd · 03:53

Assists: Tony Tanti, Moe Lemay

2–2

🏝️ Mikko Makela Go-ahead 2nd · 04:58

Assists: Brent Sutter, Brian Curran

3–2

3rd period

🐋 Steve Tambellini PP Tying 3rd · 12:06

Assists: Petri Skriko, Dan Hodgson

3–3

🏝️ Denis Potvin Go-ahead 3rd · 15:20

Assists: Mikko Makela, Patrick Flatley

4–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI VAN🐋

30 Shots on goal 29

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

18 Penalty minutes 10

NYI shooting 13.3% (4/30) VAN shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐋Canucks

Frank Caprice

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:11 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Canucks

Canucks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

2–2 (OT) · Canucks won

5–6 (OT) · Canucks won

Dec 3, 1984

🏝️NYI @ 🐋VAN

5–4 · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs VAN, answered

Who won Islanders vs Canucks on December 5, 1986?

Islanders won 4–3.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Canucks?

The final score was Islanders 4, Canucks 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mikko Makela (2), Denis Potvin, Patrick Flatley.

Who scored for Canucks?

Jim Sandlak, Patrik Sundstrom, Steve Tambellini.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Frank Caprice made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Canucks played?

At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, the Canucks home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Canucks 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 · Dec 3

🐋Canucks

Previous game · Dec 2

Also on December 5, 1986

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