⚜️ Away Nordiques 31-35-11 before this game

4–1

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 41-29-7 before this game

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

Nordiques at Islanders

Nordiques beat Islanders 4–1 at UBS Arena on April 2, 1987.

🗓 Thu, Apr 2, 1987 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚜️ QUE

Peter Stastny

3 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star ⚜️ QUE

Anton Stastny

1 G

4 shots · +1

3rd star ⚜️ QUE

Alain Cote

1 G

2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

⚜️ Mike Hough Go-ahead 2nd · 01:25

Assists: Peter Stastny · beat Billy Smith

1–0

⚜️ Basil Mcrae 2nd · 16:26

Unassisted · beat Billy Smith

2–0

⚜️ Alain Cote 2nd · 19:43

Assists: Paul Gillis, Peter Stastny · beat Billy Smith

3–0

3rd period

⚜️ Anton Stastny PP 3rd · 01:43

Assists: Michel Goulet, Peter Stastny · beat Billy Smith

4–0

🏝️ Alan Kerr 3rd · 07:43

Assists: Denis Potvin, Pat LaFontaine · beat Clint Malarchuk

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚜️QUE NYI🏝️

34 Shots on goal 29

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

8 Penalty minutes 10

QUE shooting 11.8% (4/34) NYI shooting 3.4% (1/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚜️Nordiques

Clint Malarchuk

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:52 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 1st: 31-35-11 (40% win rate, 77 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 41-29-7 (53% win rate, 77 games)

After 2nd — 3–0

Nordiques

Nordiques: 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 2–1 Full head-to-head →

Jan 24, 1987

🏝️NYI @ ⚜️QUE

2–1 (OT) · Islanders won

Nov 18, 1986

🏝️NYI @ ⚜️QUE

4–3 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ QUE vs NYI, answered

Who won Nordiques vs Islanders on April 2, 1987?

Nordiques won 4–1.

What was the final score of Nordiques vs Islanders?

The final score was Nordiques 4, Islanders 1.

Who scored for Nordiques?

Alain Cote, Anton Stastny, Basil Mcrae, Mike Hough.

Who scored for Islanders?

Alan Kerr.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Clint Malarchuk made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Nordiques vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Nordiques vs Islanders 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

⚜️Nordiques

Previous game · Mar 31

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 31

Also on April 2, 1987

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