New York Islanders vs Hartford Whalers
Regular season · Monday, December 23, 1985 · Hartford Civic Center
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Hartford Whalers 6–3 on Monday, December 23, 1985 at Hartford Civic Center. The Whalers outshot the Islanders 46–23.
Pat LaFontaine scored twice. Bobby Nystrom, Ron Francis, John Tonelli, Risto Siltanen, Gerald Diduck, Dave Babych and Mikko Makela also scored.
Kelly Hrudey made 43 saves on 46 shots for the win; Mike Liut stopped 17 of 23.
Scoring
1st period
Bobby Nystrom (1)Bryan Trottier (20), Duane Sutter (12)1–002:53 NYI · 
Ron Francis (14)Kevin Dineen (18), Scot Kleinendorst (5)1–111:51 HFD
Pat LaFontaine (19)John Tonelli (24), Mike Bossy (22)2–113:45 NYI ·
2nd period
- Pat LaFontaine (20)John Tonelli (25), Mike Bossy (23)3–101:24 NYI
John Tonelli (10)Tomas Jonsson (9), Mike Bossy (24)4–106:48 NYI
Risto Siltanen (5)Torrie Robertson (18), Ray Ferraro (16)4–219:09 HFD ·
3rd period
Gerald Diduck (1)Denis Potvin (10), Duane Sutter (13)5–203:35 NYI
Dave Babych (8)Kevin Dineen (19), Tim Bothwell (5)5–309:17 HFD
Mikko Makela (3)Randy Boyd (5), Kelly Hrudey (1)6–314:02 NYI
Team stats
NYIHFD
2346
0%0%
2/51/9
2719
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:38 into the first period
Scot Kleinendorst · hooking2 min - 4:07 into the first period
Paul Boutilier · tripping2 min - 7:16 into the first periodPat LaFontaine · interference2 min
- 10:47 into the first periodStew Gavin · slashing2 min
- 11:24 into the first periodTomas Jonsson · tripping2 min
- 13:38 into the first periodTim Bothwell · tripping2 min
- 15:34 into the first periodBryan Trottier · high sticking2 min
- 3:26 into the second periodTorrie Robertson · charging2 min
- 3:26 into the second periodTorrie Robertson · fighting5 min
- 3:26 into the second periodDuane Sutter · roughing2 min
- 3:26 into the second periodDuane Sutter · fighting5 min
- 10:11 into the second periodGreg Gilbert · roughing2 min
- 14:30 into the second periodMikko Makela · interference2 min
- 17:41 into the second periodTomas Jonsson · high sticking2 min
- 5:42 into the third periodPaul Macdermid · roughing2 min
- 5:42 into the third periodKelly Hrudey · interference2 min
- 7:49 into the third periodDean Evason · slashing2 min
- 8:21 into the third periodRandy Boyd · cross checking2 min
- 14:47 into the third periodPatrick Flatley · hooking2 min
- 16:14 into the third periodStew Gavin · high sticking2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 22Mike BossyR | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 27John TonelliL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 12Duane SutterR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 16Pat LaFontaineC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 23Bobby NystromR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 24Mikko MakelaR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 3Tomas JonssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 8Randy BoydD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 29Gerald DiduckD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 9Clark GilliesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 17Greg GilbertL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 26Patrick FlatleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 34Mark HamwayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4Paul BoutilierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Kelly HrudeyG | W | 46 | 3 | .935 |
| 31Billy SmithG | 0 | 0 | – |
Hartford Whalers
| 11Kevin DineenR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 10Ron FrancisC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 18Scot KleinendorstC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 26Ray FerraroC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 32Torrie RobertsonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 8Risto SiltanenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 24Tim BothwellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 44Dave BabychD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 7Stew GavinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 12Dean EvasonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 15Dave TippettL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 16Sylvain TurgeonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 23Paul MacdermidR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 25Bob CrawfordR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 27Doug JarvisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 28Paul LawlessL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 4Dana MurzynD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 5Ulf SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike LiutG | L | 23 | 6 | .739 |
| 31Steve WeeksG | 0 | 0 | – |