🐧 Away Penguins 21-14-6 before this game

3–3

Final / OT

🏝️ Home Islanders 25-14-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
PIT	1	1	1	0	3
NYI	2	0	1	0	3

Penguins at Islanders

Penguins beat Islanders 3–3 in overtime at UBS Arena on January 13, 1987.

🗓 Tue, Jan 13, 1987 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Craig Simpson

2 G

5 shots

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

2 G

5 shots · +2

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Randy Cunneyworth

1 G

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Mike Bossy Go-ahead 1st · 02:45

Assists: Greg Gilbert, Ken Morrow · beat Gilles Meloche

0–1

🐧 Craig Simpson PP Tying 1st · 13:10

Assists: Doug Bodger, Moe Mantha · beat Billy Smith

1–1

🏝️ Mikko Makela PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:07

Assists: Brent Sutter, Ken Leiter · beat Gilles Meloche

1–2

2nd period

🐧 Craig Simpson Tying 2nd · 13:03

Assists: Troy Loney, Dan Frawley · beat Billy Smith

2–2

3rd period

🐧 Randy Cunneyworth Go-ahead 3rd · 02:59

Unassisted · beat Billy Smith

3–2

🏝️ Mike Bossy Tying 3rd · 11:57

Assists: Bryan Trottier, Denis Potvin · beat Gilles Meloche

3–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT NYI🏝️

41 Shots on goal 29

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

2 Penalty minutes 6

PIT shooting 7.3% (3/41) NYI shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Gilles Meloche

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 21-14-6 (51% win rate, 41 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 25-14-3 (60% win rate, 42 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

Dec 27, 1986

🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT

3–3 (OT) · Islanders won

Dec 23, 1986

🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI

3–4 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ PIT vs NYI, answered

Who won Penguins vs Islanders on January 13, 1987?

Penguins won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Islanders?

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

Who scored for Penguins?

Craig Simpson (2), Randy Cunneyworth.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mike Bossy (2), Mikko Makela.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Gilles Meloche made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 4–1 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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Jan 9

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 10

Also on January 13, 1987

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