2–4

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 28-18-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
HFD	0	1	1	2
NYI	2	1	1	4

Whalers at Islanders

Islanders beat Whalers 4–2 at UBS Arena on January 31, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Jan 31, 1987 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Patrick Flatley

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Brent Sutter

2 A

4 shots · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Richard Kromm

1 G

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Patrick Flatley PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:54

Assists: Gerald Diduck, Steve Konroyd · beat Steve Weeks

0–1

🏝️ Richard Kromm 1st · 17:38

Assists: Mikko Makela, Pat LaFontaine · beat Steve Weeks

0–2

2nd period

🐳 Sylvain Turgeon 2nd · 15:47

Unassisted · beat Billy Smith

1–2

🏝️ Patrick Flatley 2nd · 17:29

Assists: Brent Sutter · beat Steve Weeks

1–3

3rd period

🐳 John Anderson PP 3rd · 01:30

Assists: Kevin Dineen, Dana Murzyn · beat Billy Smith

2–3

🏝️ Bryan Trottier Empty net 3rd · 19:56

Assists: Patrick Flatley, Brent Sutter

2–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐳HFD NYI🏝️

22 Shots on goal 21

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

10 Penalty minutes 15

HFD shooting 9.1% (2/22) NYI shooting 19.0% (4/21)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐳Whalers

Steve Weeks

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 58:53 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–3

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ HFD vs NYI, answered

Who won Whalers vs Islanders on January 31, 1987?

Islanders won 4–2.

What was the final score of Whalers vs Islanders?

The final score was Whalers 2, Islanders 4.

Who scored for Whalers?

John Anderson, Sylvain Turgeon.

Who scored for Islanders?

Patrick Flatley (2), Bryan Trottier, Richard Kromm.

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Steve Weeks made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Whalers vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Whalers vs Islanders season series?

Whalers lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Jan 29

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 30

Also on January 31, 1987

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