🗽 Away Rangers 38-30-10 before this game

3–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYR	1	1	1	3
HFD	2	0	3	5

Rangers at Whalers

Whalers beat Rangers 5–3 on April 4, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Apr 4, 1987 · 18:45 CST 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Whalers lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐳 HFD

Ron Francis

3 A

5 shots · +1

2nd star 🐳 HFD

Sylvain Turgeon

2 G

4 shots · -1

3rd star 🐳 HFD

John Anderson

1 G, 1 A

6 shots

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐳 Kevin Dineen PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:54

Assists: Ray Ferraro, John Anderson · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

0–1

🐳 Sylvain Turgeon PP 1st · 13:11

Assists: Dean Evason, Ron Francis · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

0–2

🗽 Gord Walker 1st · 14:37

Assists: Dave Gagner, James Patrick · beat Mike Liut

1–2

2nd period

🗽 Jay Caufield Tying 2nd · 14:19

Assists: George McPhee · beat Mike Liut

2–2

3rd period

🗽 Jeff Jackson Go-ahead 3rd · 02:37

Assists: Marcel Dionne, Lucien DeBlois · beat Mike Liut

3–2

🐳 Sylvain Turgeon Tying 3rd · 04:57

Assists: Dana Murzyn · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

3–3

🐳 John Anderson Go-ahead 3rd · 06:24

Assists: Ron Francis · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

3–4

🐳 Paul Macdermid 3rd · 08:17

Assists: Dave Tippett, Ron Francis · beat John Vanbiesbrouck

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR HFD🐳

28 Shots on goal 46

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

20 Penalty minutes 20

NYR shooting 10.7% (3/28) HFD shooting 10.9% (5/46)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Bob Froese

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 10:53 TOI

John Vanbiesbrouck

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 48:17 TOI

🐳Whalers

Mike Liut

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Rangers

Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.

Whalers

Whalers: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 2nd: 38-30-10 (49% win rate, 78 games)

Whalers

Whalers — tied after 2nd: 44-29-5 (56% win rate, 78 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Whalers lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

4–3 (OT) · Whalers won

❓ NYR vs HFD, answered

Who won Rangers vs Whalers on April 4, 1987?

Whalers won 5–3.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Whalers?

The final score was Rangers 3, Whalers 5.

Who scored for Rangers?

Gord Walker, Jay Caufield, Jeff Jackson.

Who scored for Whalers?

Sylvain Turgeon (2), John Anderson, Kevin Dineen, Paul Macdermid.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Bob Froese made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Whalers goalie play?

Mike Liut made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

What is the Rangers vs Whalers season series?

Whalers lead the season series 3–0 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

🗽Rangers

Previous game · Apr 1

🐳Whalers

Previous game · Apr 1

Also on April 4, 1987

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