👑 Away Kings 14-13-4 before this game
3–4
Final
🏝️ Home Islanders 16-12-2 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
LAK 1113
NYI 1214

Kings at Islanders

Islanders beat Kings 4–3 at UBS Arena on December 17, 1996.

🗓 Tue, Dec 17, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Marty Mcinnis
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · +1
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Scott Lachance
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · +1
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Bryan Berard
2 A
2 shots

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
👑 Kai Nurminen Go-ahead 1st · 02:32
Assists: Dmitri Khristich
1–0
🏝️ Scott Lachance Tying 1st · 18:28
Assists: Derek King, Marty Mcinnis
1–1
2nd period
🏝️ Bryan Smolinski Go-ahead 2nd · 04:03
Assists: Bryan Berard, Scott Lachance
1–2
👑 Ray Ferraro Tying 2nd · 05:12
Assists: Vladimir Tsyplakov, Philippe Boucher
2–2
🏝️ Marty Mcinnis PP Go-ahead 2nd · 17:13
Assists: Niklas Andersson, Bryan Berard
2–3
3rd period
🏝️ Bryan McCabe 3rd · 17:11
Assists: Travis Green
2–4
👑 Philippe Boucher 3rd · 18:12
Assists: Ian Laperriere, Vladimir Tsyplakov
3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
👑LAK NYI🏝️
21 Shots on goal 43
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7
22 Penalty minutes 16
LAK shooting 14.3% (3/21) NYI shooting 9.3% (4/43)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
👑Kings
Stephane Fiset
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:58 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Tommy Salo
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Kings
Kings — tied after 1st: 14-13-4 (45% win rate, 31 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 16-12-2 (53% win rate, 30 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Kings
Kings: no games found in this situation this year.
Islanders
Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 4, 1996
🏝️NYI @ 👑LAK
0–1 · Kings won
Nov 22, 1995
👑LAK @ 🏝️NYI
2–5 · Islanders won
Nov 16, 1995
🏝️NYI @ 👑LAK
2–9 · Kings won
Oct 26, 1993
👑LAK @ 🏝️NYI
0–7 · Islanders won
Oct 12, 1993
🏝️NYI @ 👑LAK
5–7 · Kings won

❓ LAK vs NYI, answered

Who won Kings vs Islanders on December 17, 1996?

Islanders won 4–3.

What was the final score of Kings vs Islanders?

The final score was Kings 3, Islanders 4.

Who scored for Kings?

Kai Nurminen, Philippe Boucher, Ray Ferraro.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bryan McCabe, Bryan Smolinski, Marty Mcinnis, Scott Lachance.

How did the Kings goalie play?

Stephane Fiset made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Kings vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Kings vs Islanders season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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
👑Kings
Previous game · Dec 14
🦅WSH @ 👑LAK
4–4 · WSH won
Next game · Dec 18
👑LAK @ 🗽NYR
0–4 · NYR won
🏝️Islanders
Previous game · Dec 14
🏝️NYI @ ⚡TBL
1–4 · TBL won
Next game · Dec 19
🏝️NYI @ 🔔PHI
0–5 · PHI won
Also on December 17, 1996
🎵STL @ 🐳HFD
3–5 final
🐻BOS @ 🐧PIT
6–4 final
🐙DET @ 🏔️COL
3–4 final
🦅WSH @ 🌵PHX
3–4 final
🍁TOR @ 🦈SJS
6–3 final
Kings season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule