🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 34-20-7 before this game

5–6

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 31-22-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	1	1	3	5
NYI	1	4	1	6

Canadiens at Islanders

Islanders beat Canadiens 6–5 at UBS Arena on February 21, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Feb 21, 1987 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Bobby Smith

3 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Duane Sutter

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Richard Kromm

2 A

4 shots

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Bobby Smith Go-ahead 1st · 00:47

Unassisted · beat Kelly Hrudey

1–0

🏝️ Ken Leiter PP Tying 1st · 09:16

Assists: Steve Konroyd, Mikko Makela · beat Brian Hayward

1–1

2nd period

🏝️ Randy Boyd SH Go-ahead 2nd · 06:38

Assists: Bryan Trottier, Richard Kromm · beat Brian Hayward

1–2

🏝️ Duane Sutter 2nd · 12:05

Assists: Bob Bassen · beat Brian Hayward

1–3

🇨🇦 Brian Skrudland 2nd · 16:21

Assists: Mike Mcphee, John Kordic · beat Kelly Hrudey

2–3

🏝️ Gerald Diduck 2nd · 17:22

Assists: Mike Bossy, Richard Kromm · beat Brian Hayward

2–4

🏝️ Pat LaFontaine 2nd · 18:39

Assists: Gord Dineen, Alan Kerr · beat Brian Hayward

2–5

3rd period

🇨🇦 Gaston Gingras 3rd · 04:51

Assists: Bobby Smith, Sergio Momesso · beat Kelly Hrudey

3–5

🏝️ Ari Haanpaa 3rd · 12:16

Assists: Duane Sutter, Bob Bassen · beat Patrick Roy

3–6

🇨🇦 Bobby Smith 3rd · 13:21

Assists: Claude Lemieux, Sergio Momesso · beat Kelly Hrudey

4–6

🇨🇦 Bobby Smith PP 3rd · 19:59

Assists: Mats Naslund, Chris Chelios · beat Kelly Hrudey

5–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️

23 Shots on goal 36

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

21 Penalty minutes 17

MTL shooting 21.7% (5/23) NYI shooting 16.7% (6/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Brian Hayward

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

Patrick Roy

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 18:16 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:48 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 34-20-7 (56% win rate, 61 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 31-22-5 (53% win rate, 58 games)

After 2nd — 2–5

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Feb 18, 1987

🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL

1–1 (OT) · Islanders won

3–4 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs NYI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on February 21, 1987?

Islanders won 6–5.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Islanders?

The final score was Canadiens 5, Islanders 6.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Bobby Smith (3), Brian Skrudland, Gaston Gingras.

Who scored for Islanders?

Ari Haanpaa, Duane Sutter, Gerald Diduck, Ken Leiter, Pat LaFontaine, Randy Boyd.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Brian Hayward made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Islanders 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Feb 18

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Feb 18

Also on February 21, 1987

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