🏝️ Away Islanders 23-14-3 before this game

2–1

Final

🗽 Home Rangers 19-12-10 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	0	1	1	2
NYR	0	1	0	1

Islanders at Rangers

Islanders beat Rangers 2–1 at Madison Square Garden on January 9, 1987.

🗓 Fri, Jan 9, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Brent Sutter

1 G

3 shots · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Richard Kromm

1 G

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

1 A

5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

2nd period

🗽 Bobby Carpenter PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:45

Assists: Pierre Larouche, Ron Greschner · beat Billy Smith

0–1

🏝️ Richard Kromm Tying 2nd · 13:28

Assists: Bryan Trottier, Mike Bossy · beat Bob Froese

1–1

3rd period

🏝️ Brent Sutter Go-ahead 3rd · 15:00

Assists: Mikko Makela, Patrick Flatley · beat Bob Froese

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NYR🗽

31 Shots on goal 26

0/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

17 Penalty minutes 17

NYI shooting 6.5% (2/31) NYR shooting 3.8% (1/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗽Rangers

Bob Froese

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 58:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 23-14-3 (57% win rate, 40 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 19-12-10 (46% win rate, 41 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 23-14-3 (57% win rate, 40 games)

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 19-12-10 (46% win rate, 41 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

Dec 31, 1986

🏝️NYI @ 🗽NYR

3–4 (OT) · Rangers won

2–2 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs NYR, answered

Who won Islanders vs Rangers on January 9, 1987?

Islanders won 2–1.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Rangers?

The final score was Islanders 2, Rangers 1.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brent Sutter, Richard Kromm.

Who scored for Rangers?

Bobby Carpenter.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Bob Froese made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Rangers season series?

Islanders lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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 · Jan 6

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Jan 7

Also on January 9, 1987

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