🪶 Away Blackhawks 15-18-4 before this game

5–3

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 22-12-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CHI	2	1	2	5
NYI	0	2	1	3

Blackhawks at Islanders

Blackhawks beat Islanders 5–3 at UBS Arena on December 30, 1986.

🗓 Tue, Dec 30, 1986 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🪶 CHI

Denis Savard

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · +3

2nd star 🪶 CHI

Steve Larmer

2 G

4 shots · +3

3rd star 🪶 CHI

Dave Donnelly

1 G

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🪶 Dave Donnelly Go-ahead 1st · 05:39

Assists: Al Secord, Bob Murray · beat Billy Smith

1–0

🪶 Steve Larmer 1st · 17:00

Assists: Bill Watson, Denis Savard · beat Billy Smith

2–0

2nd period

🏝️ Bryan Trottier 2nd · 01:15

Assists: Duane Sutter · beat Bob Sauve

2–1

🏝️ Mikko Makela PP Tying 2nd · 12:47

Assists: Alan Kerr · beat Bob Sauve

2–2

🪶 Steve Larmer Go-ahead 2nd · 19:02

Assists: Wayne Presley, Denis Savard · beat Billy Smith

3–2

3rd period

🪶 Curt Fraser 3rd · 03:34

Assists: Keith Brown · beat Billy Smith

4–2

🏝️ Brent Sutter 3rd · 11:52

Assists: Denis Potvin, Patrick Flatley · beat Bob Sauve

4–3

🪶 Denis Savard Empty net 3rd · 19:56

Unassisted

5–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🪶CHI NYI🏝️

29 Shots on goal 41

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

10 Penalty minutes 6

CHI shooting 17.2% (5/29) NYI shooting 7.3% (3/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🪶Blackhawks

Bob Sauve

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:42 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Blackhawks

Blackhawks: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Blackhawks won

❓ CHI vs NYI, answered

Who won Blackhawks vs Islanders on December 30, 1986?

Blackhawks won 5–3.

What was the final score of Blackhawks vs Islanders?

The final score was Blackhawks 5, Islanders 3.

Who scored for Blackhawks?

Steve Larmer (2), Curt Fraser, Dave Donnelly, Denis Savard.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brent Sutter, Bryan Trottier, Mikko Makela.

How did the Blackhawks goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Blackhawks vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Blackhawks vs Islanders season series?

Blackhawks lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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

🪶Blackhawks

Previous game · Dec 28

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 27

Also on December 30, 1986

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