🐙 Away Red Wings 22-11-3 before this game

7–1

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 18-14-3 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
DET	0	4	3	7
NYI	0	1	0	1

Red Wings at Islanders

Red Wings beat Islanders 7–1 at UBS Arena on December 28, 1996.

🗓 Sat, Dec 28, 1996 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Viacheslav Fetisov

3 A

1 shots · +3

2nd star 🐙 DET

Vyacheslav Kozlov

2 G

4 shots · +3

3rd star 🐙 DET

Greg Johnson

2 G

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

2nd period

🐙 Sergei Fedorov Go-ahead 2nd · 03:43

Assists: Steve Yzerman, Jamie Pushor

1–0

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy Tying 2nd · 04:08

Assists: Scott Lachance, Niklas Andersson

1–1

🐙 Vyacheslav Kozlov Go-ahead 2nd · 05:18

Assists: Vladimir Konstantinov, Viacheslav Fetisov

2–1

🐙 Greg Johnson 2nd · 17:44

Unassisted

3–1

🐙 Doug Brown 2nd · 19:26

Assists: Kris Draper, Nicklas Lidstrom

4–1

3rd period

🐙 Vyacheslav Kozlov 3rd · 06:30

Assists: Sergei Fedorov, Viacheslav Fetisov

5–1

🐙 Nicklas Lidstrom 3rd · 13:00

Assists: Steve Yzerman, Darren McCarty

6–1

🐙 Greg Johnson 3rd · 18:37

Assists: Viacheslav Fetisov, Vladimir Konstantinov

7–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET NYI🏝️

32 Shots on goal 26

12 Penalty minutes 10

DET shooting 21.9% (7/32) NYI shooting 3.8% (1/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Mike Vernon

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 22-11-3 (61% win rate, 36 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 18-14-3 (51% win rate, 35 games)

After 2nd — 4–1

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ DET vs NYI, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Islanders on December 28, 1996?

Red Wings won 7–1.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Islanders?

The final score was Red Wings 7, Islanders 1.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Greg Johnson (2), Vyacheslav Kozlov (2), Doug Brown, Nicklas Lidstrom, Sergei Fedorov.

Who scored for Islanders?

Ziggy Palffy.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

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

Where is Red Wings vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Islanders season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 2–0 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

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Dec 26

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 26

Also on December 28, 1996

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