🏝️ Away Islanders 21-12-2 before this game
3–3
Final / OT
🐧 Home Penguins 19-12-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
NYI 03003
PIT 10203

Islanders at Penguins

Islanders beat Penguins 3–3 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on December 27, 1986.

🗓 Sat, Dec 27, 1986 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Mike Bossy
1 G
3 shots
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Ken Morrow
1 G
3 shots · +1
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Duane Sutter
1 G
2 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Randy Hillier Go-ahead 1st · 11:26
Unassisted
0–1
2nd period
🏝️ Mike Bossy Tying 2nd · 08:48
Assists: Denis Potvin
1–1
🏝️ Duane Sutter Go-ahead 2nd · 10:15
Assists: Pat LaFontaine, Steve Konroyd
2–1
🏝️ Ken Morrow 2nd · 18:43
Assists: Mikko Makela, Patrick Flatley
3–1
3rd period
🐧 Willy Lindstrom 3rd · 03:31
Assists: Terry Ruskowski, Ville Siren
3–2
🐧 Dan Quinn Tying 3rd · 19:32
Assists: Craig Simpson, Kevin Lavallee
3–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI PIT🐧
29 Shots on goal 39
10 Penalty minutes 8
NYI shooting 10.3% (3/29) PIT shooting 7.7% (3/39)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Kelly Hrudey
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Roberto Romano
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 64:43 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Islanders
Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–1
Islanders
Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 4–0 Full head-to-head →
Dec 23, 1986
🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI
3–4 (OT) · Islanders won
Nov 26, 1986
🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT
3–2 · Islanders won
Nov 25, 1986
🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI
1–5 · Islanders won
Apr 2, 1986
🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT
7–2 · Islanders won
Feb 1, 1986
🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI
3–4 · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs PIT, answered

Who won Islanders vs Penguins on December 27, 1986?

Islanders won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Penguins?

The final score was Islanders 3, Penguins 3, in overtime.

Who scored for Islanders?

Duane Sutter, Ken Morrow, Mike Bossy.

Who scored for Penguins?

Dan Quinn, Randy Hillier, Willy Lindstrom.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Roberto Romano made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Penguins season series?

Islanders lead the season series 4–0 after 4 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 26
🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH
1–2 · WSH won
Next game · Dec 30
🪶CHI @ 🏝️NYI
5–3 · CHI won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Dec 26
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
3–3 · PIT won
Next game · Dec 30
🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT
5–3 · NYR won
Also on December 27, 1986
😈NJD @ ⚜️QUE
2–2 final
🐳HFD @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–6 final
🔔PHI @ 🐋VAN
2–4 final
🐙DET @ 🍁TOR
5–5 final
🗽NYR @ 🎵STL
2–3 final
🐻BOS @ 👑LAK
1–2 final
Islanders season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule