⚜️ Away Nordiques 20-19-1 before this game

5–8

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 21-16-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
QUE	0	0	0	5
NYI	0	0	0	8

Nordiques at Islanders

Islanders beat Nordiques 8–5 at UBS Arena on January 14, 1988.

🗓 Thu, Jan 14, 1988 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Pat LaFontaine

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · +3

2nd star ⚜️ QUE

Alan Haworth

1 G, 2 A

6 shots · -1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Brent Sutter

2 G

2 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚜️QUE NYI🏝️

30 Shots on goal 27

3/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

32 Penalty minutes 28

QUE shooting 16.7% (5/30) NYI shooting 29.6% (8/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚜️Nordiques

Mario Gosselin

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 35:36 TOI

Ron Tugnutt

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 24:24 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

Billy Smith

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 1st: 20-19-1 (50% win rate, 40 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 21-16-4 (51% win rate, 41 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Nordiques

Nordiques — tied after 2nd: 20-19-1 (50% win rate, 40 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 21-16-4 (51% win rate, 41 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

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 January 14, 1988?

Islanders won 8–5.

What was the final score of Nordiques vs Islanders?

The final score was Nordiques 5, Islanders 8.

How did the Nordiques goalie play?

Mario Gosselin made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 5 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Jan 13

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 12

Also on January 14, 1988

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