🏝️ Away Islanders 25-16-4 before this game

3–1

Final

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

Islanders at Flyers

Islanders beat Flyers 3–1 at Wells Fargo Center on January 18, 1987.

🗓 Sun, Jan 18, 1987 · 18:00 CST 📍 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Flyers lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Pat LaFontaine

2 G

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Brad Lauer

2 A

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Brent Sutter

1 G

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Rick Tocchet PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:36

Assists: Glen Seabrooke, Murray Craven · beat Kelly Hrudey

0–1

🏝️ Pat LaFontaine Tying 1st · 19:52

Assists: Brad Lauer, Alan Kerr · beat Ron Hextall

1–1

3rd period

🏝️ Pat LaFontaine Go-ahead 3rd · 04:23

Assists: Brad Lauer, Tomas Jonsson · beat Ron Hextall

2–1

🏝️ Brent Sutter Empty net 3rd · 19:55

Unassisted

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI PHI🔔

20 Shots on goal 28

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

75 Penalty minutes 59

NYI shooting 15.0% (3/20) PHI shooting 3.6% (1/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔔Flyers

Ron Hextall

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:22 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 25-16-4 (56% win rate, 45 games)

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 1st: 33-11-1 (73% win rate, 45 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 25-16-4 (56% win rate, 45 games)

Flyers

Flyers — tied after 2nd: 33-11-1 (73% win rate, 45 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ NYI vs PHI, answered

Who won Islanders vs Flyers on January 18, 1987?

Islanders won 3–1.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Flyers?

The final score was Islanders 3, Flyers 1.

Who scored for Islanders?

Pat LaFontaine (2), Brent Sutter.

Who scored for Flyers?

Rick Tocchet.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Ron Hextall made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Flyers played?

At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the Flyers home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Flyers season series?

Flyers 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 17

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Jan 17

Also on January 18, 1987

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