🏝️ Away Islanders 19-10-2 before this game

4–9

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	2	1	1	4
PHI	4	3	2	9

Islanders at Flyers

Flyers beat Islanders 9–4 at Wells Fargo Center on December 18, 1986.

🗓 Thu, Dec 18, 1986 · 18:30 CST 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Flyers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Dave Poulin

3 G, 1 A

6 shots · +5

2nd star 🔔 PHI

Tim Kerr

3 G

6 shots · +3

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Ilkka Sinisalo

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

13 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Dave Poulin Go-ahead 1st · 02:53

Assists: Ron Sutter, Brad Marsh

0–1

🔔 Tim Kerr 1st · 03:15

Assists: Mark Howe

0–2

🔔 Tim Kerr 1st · 06:04

Assists: Dave Poulin

0–3

🏝️ Gord Dineen 1st · 08:03

Assists: Bryan Trottier, Greg Gilbert

1–3

🔔 Ilkka Sinisalo PP 1st · 12:40

Assists: J.J. Daigneault

1–4

🏝️ Pat LaFontaine PP 1st · 16:33

Assists: Mike Bossy, Randy Boyd

2–4

2nd period

🔔 Brad McCrimmon 2nd · 00:35

Assists: Lindsay Carson, Rick Tocchet

2–5

🔔 Dave Poulin 2nd · 05:24

Assists: Brad McCrimmon, Rick Tocchet

2–6

🏝️ Patrick Flatley PP 2nd · 08:15

Assists: Randy Boyd, Ken Leiter

3–6

🔔 J.J. Daigneault 2nd · 17:26

Assists: Ed Hospodar, Ilkka Sinisalo

3–7

3rd period

🔔 Tim Kerr 3rd · 01:30

Assists: Peter Zezel, Doug Crossman

3–8

🔔 Dave Poulin 3rd · 05:00

Unassisted

3–9

🏝️ Denis Potvin PP 3rd · 08:28

Assists: Bryan Trottier, Tomas Jonsson

4–9

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI PHI🔔

38 Shots on goal 25

3/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

25 Penalty minutes 48

NYI shooting 10.5% (4/38) PHI shooting 36.0% (9/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 34:36 TOI

Billy Smith

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 25:24 TOI

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–4

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–7

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Flyers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs PHI, answered

Who won Islanders vs Flyers on December 18, 1986?

Flyers won 9–4.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Flyers?

The final score was Islanders 4, Flyers 9.

Who scored for Islanders?

Denis Potvin, Gord Dineen, Pat LaFontaine, Patrick Flatley.

Who scored for Flyers?

Dave Poulin (3), Tim Kerr (3), Brad McCrimmon, Ilkka Sinisalo, J.J. Daigneault.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall made 0 saves on 4 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?

Flyers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 16

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Dec 14

Also on December 18, 1986

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