🏝️ Away Islanders 37-27-7 before this game

3–2

Final

🐙 Home Red Wings 36-27-9 before this game

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

Islanders at Red Wings

Islanders beat Red Wings 3–2 at Little Caesars Arena on March 19, 1987.

🗓 Thu, Mar 19, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Pat LaFontaine

2 G

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

2 A

6 shots

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Ken Leiter

2 A

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Pat LaFontaine PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:51

Assists: Ken Leiter, Mike Bossy · beat Greg Stefan

1–0

2nd period

🐙 Gerard Gallant PP Tying 2nd · 14:18

Assists: Mike O'connell, Dave Barr · beat Kelly Hrudey

1–1

🐙 Brent Ashton Go-ahead 2nd · 15:17

Assists: Lee Norwood, Darren Veitch · beat Kelly Hrudey

1–2

3rd period

🏝️ Bryan Trottier PP Tying 3rd · 06:52

Assists: Mikko Makela, Mike Bossy · beat Greg Stefan

2–2

🏝️ Pat LaFontaine Go-ahead 3rd · 19:56

Assists: Ken Leiter · beat Greg Stefan

3–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI DET🐙

35 Shots on goal 24

2/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

28 Penalty minutes 33

NYI shooting 8.6% (3/35) DET shooting 8.3% (2/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:49 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Greg Stefan

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–2 (OT) · Islanders won

5–4 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs DET, answered

Who won Islanders vs Red Wings on March 19, 1987?

Islanders won 3–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Red Wings?

The final score was Islanders 3, Red Wings 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Pat LaFontaine (2), Bryan Trottier.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brent Ashton, Gerard Gallant.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Greg Stefan made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Red Wings season series?

Islanders 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 16

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Mar 17

Also on March 19, 1987

Islanders season page Red Wings season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule