🏝️ Away Islanders 26-18-4 before this game

2–1

Final / OT

⚜️ Home Nordiques 21-23-5 before this game

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

Islanders at Nordiques

Islanders beat Nordiques 2–1 in overtime on January 24, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Jan 24, 1987 · 18:30 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Duane Sutter

2 A

1 shots · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Ari Haanpaa

1 G

4 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Gerald Diduck

1 G

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Gerald Diduck Go-ahead 1st · 02:42

Assists: Duane Sutter, Bryan Trottier · beat Mario Gosselin

1–0

2nd period

⚜️ Bill Derlago Tying 2nd · 10:28

Assists: Randy Moller, Doug Shedden · beat Billy Smith

1–1

Overtime

🏝️ Ari Haanpaa Go-ahead OT · 02:28

Assists: Duane Sutter, Bob Bassen · beat Mario Gosselin

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI QUE⚜️

30 Shots on goal 26

10 Penalty minutes 12

NYI shooting 6.7% (2/30) QUE shooting 3.8% (1/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 62:28 TOI

⚜️Nordiques

Mario Gosselin

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 62:28 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Nordiques

Nordiques: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 26-18-4 (54% win rate, 48 games)

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 2nd: 21-23-5 (43% win rate, 49 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Nov 18, 1986

🏝️NYI @ ⚜️QUE

4–3 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs QUE, answered

Who won Islanders vs Nordiques on January 24, 1987?

Islanders won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Nordiques?

The final score was Islanders 2, Nordiques 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Islanders?

Ari Haanpaa, Gerald Diduck.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Bill Derlago.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Mario Gosselin made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Islanders vs Nordiques season series?

Islanders 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 21

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Jan 23

Also on January 24, 1987

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