2–5

Final

🌌 Home North Stars 17-16-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	0	0	2	2
MNS	1	2	2	5

Whalers at North Stars

North Stars beat Whalers 5–2 on December 31, 1986.

🗓 Wed, Dec 31, 1986 · 19:30 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 North Stars lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌌 MNS

Brian MacLellan

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🌌 MNS

Keith Acton

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🌌 MNS

Dirk Graham

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🌌 Brian MacLellan PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:36

Assists: Dirk Graham, Keith Acton · beat Mike Liut

0–1

2nd period

🌌 Keith Acton 2nd · 11:48

Assists: Brian MacLellan · beat Mike Liut

0–2

🌌 Neal Broten 2nd · 18:13

Assists: Kent Nilsson, Dino Ciccarelli · beat Mike Liut

0–3

3rd period

🌌 Dirk Graham PP 3rd · 03:02

Assists: Craig Hartsburg, Brian MacLellan · beat Mike Liut

0–4

🌌 Bob Brooke PP 3rd · 12:26

Assists: Brian Lawton, Neal Broten · beat Mike Liut

0–5

🐳 Dave Semenko 3rd · 16:29

Assists: Dave Barr, Ron Francis · beat Kari Takko

1–5

🐳 Stew Gavin 3rd · 18:49

Assists: Ray Ferraro, John Anderson · beat Kari Takko

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD MNS🌌

34 Shots on goal 29

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

12 Penalty minutes 8

HFD shooting 5.9% (2/34) MNS shooting 17.2% (5/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Mike Liut

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🌌North Stars

Kari Takko

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

North Stars

North Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 0–3

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

North Stars

North Stars: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Feb 26, 1986

🌌MNS @ 🐳HFD

5–2 · North Stars won

Feb 15, 1986

🐳HFD @ 🌌MNS

1–4 · North Stars won

4–5 · North Stars won

Nov 28, 1984

🌌MNS @ 🐳HFD

4–2 · North Stars won

❓ HFD vs MNS, answered

Who won Whalers vs North Stars on December 31, 1986?

North Stars won 5–2.

What was the final score of Whalers vs North Stars?

The final score was Whalers 2, North Stars 5.

Who scored for Whalers?

Dave Semenko, Stew Gavin.

Who scored for North Stars?

Bob Brooke, Brian MacLellan, Dirk Graham, Keith Acton, Neal Broten.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the North Stars goalie play?

Kari Takko made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Whalers vs North Stars season series?

North Stars 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Dec 30

🌌North Stars

Previous game · Dec 28

Also on December 31, 1986

Whalers season page North Stars season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule