7–5

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 21-32-9 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
WIN	3	1	3	7
NYI	5	0	0	5

Jets at Islanders

Jets beat Islanders 7–5 at UBS Arena on March 3, 1996.

🗓 Sun, Mar 3, 1996 · 12:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Jets lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

3 G, 1 A

6 shots

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Wendel Clark

4 A

1 shots · -2

3rd star ✈️ WIN

Keith Tkachuk

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

12 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Mathieu Schneider Go-ahead 1st · 01:21

Assists: Wendel Clark, Marty Mcinnis

0–1

✈️ Mike Stapleton PP Tying 1st · 04:05

Assists: Darrin Shannon, Darren Turcotte

1–1

✈️ Teppo Numminen Go-ahead 1st · 05:54

Assists: Keith Tkachuk

2–1

✈️ Teppo Numminen 1st · 06:37

Assists: Keith Tkachuk

3–1

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy PP 1st · 17:08

Assists: Marty Mcinnis, Wendel Clark

3–2

🏝️ Travis Green PP Tying 1st · 18:21

Assists: Wendel Clark, Ziggy Palffy

3–3

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy Go-ahead 1st · 19:23

Assists: Derek King

3–4

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy 1st · 19:55

Assists: Wendel Clark, Travis Green

3–5

2nd period

✈️ Mike Eastwood 2nd · 01:20

Assists: Darrin Shannon, Craig Muni

4–5

3rd period

✈️ Keith Tkachuk Tying 3rd · 05:03

Assists: Alexei Zhamnov, Eddie Olczyk

5–5

✈️ Igor Korolev Go-ahead 3rd · 08:01

Assists: Dave Manson, Eddie Olczyk

6–5

✈️ Mike Stapleton SH 3rd · 11:13

Assists: Kris King

7–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

✈️WIN NYI🏝️

28 Shots on goal 23

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

14 Penalty minutes 8

WIN shooting 25.0% (7/28) NYI shooting 21.7% (5/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

✈️Jets

Nikolai Khabibulin

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 20:00 TOI

Dominic Roussel

0/0

.000 SV% · 0 GA · 40:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Soderstrom

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–5

Jets

Jets: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–5

Jets

Jets: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Islanders won

Feb 17, 1992

✈️WIN @ 🏝️NYI

4–5 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ WIN vs NYI, answered

Who won Jets vs Islanders on March 3, 1996?

Jets won 7–5.

What was the final score of Jets vs Islanders?

The final score was Jets 7, Islanders 5.

Who scored for Jets?

Mike Stapleton (2), Teppo Numminen (2), Igor Korolev, Keith Tkachuk, Mike Eastwood.

Who scored for Islanders?

Ziggy Palffy (3), Mathieu Schneider, Travis Green.

How did the Jets goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Soderstrom made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Jets vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Jets vs Islanders season series?

Jets 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

✈️Jets

Previous game · Mar 1

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 1

Also on March 3, 1996

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