3–5

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 41-29-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PHI	1	2	0	3
NYI	2	0	3	5

Flyers at Islanders

Islanders beat Flyers 5–3 at UBS Arena on March 29, 1988.

🗓 Tue, Mar 29, 1988 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 4–3 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Pat LaFontaine

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Brent Sutter

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Mikko Makela

2 A

1 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Ron Sutter Go-ahead 1st · 05:41

Assists: Scott Mellanby

1–0

🏝️ Brent Sutter PP Tying 1st · 10:31

Assists: Denis Potvin, Tomas Jonsson

1–1

🏝️ Greg Gilbert Go-ahead 1st · 17:51

Assists: Mikko Makela, Bryan Trottier

1–2

2nd period

🔔 Ilkka Sinisalo Tying 2nd · 02:25

Assists: Scott Mellanby, Mark Howe

2–2

🔔 Derrick Smith Go-ahead 2nd · 03:10

Assists: Ron Sutter, Dave Brown

3–2

3rd period

🏝️ Dale Henry Tying 3rd · 01:24

Assists: Randy Wood, Brent Sutter

3–3

🏝️ Jeff Norton PP Go-ahead 3rd · 10:44

Assists: Mikko Makela, Pat LaFontaine

3–4

🏝️ Pat LaFontaine 3rd · 14:31

Assists: Gerald Diduck

3–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI NYI🏝️

28 Shots on goal 33

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

12 Penalty minutes 10

PHI shooting 10.7% (3/28) NYI shooting 15.2% (5/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Mark Laforest

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:08 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Flyers

Flyers: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

Flyers

Flyers: 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 4–3 Full head-to-head →

Feb 18, 1988

🏝️NYI @ 🔔PHI

3–3 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ PHI vs NYI, answered

Who won Flyers vs Islanders on March 29, 1988?

Islanders won 5–3.

What was the final score of Flyers vs Islanders?

The final score was Flyers 3, Islanders 5.

Who scored for Flyers?

Derrick Smith, Ilkka Sinisalo, Ron Sutter.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brent Sutter, Dale Henry, Greg Gilbert, Jeff Norton, Pat LaFontaine.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Mark Laforest made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Flyers vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 4–3 after 7 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

🔔Flyers

Previous game · Mar 26

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 26

Also on March 29, 1988

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