Los Angeles Kings vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Tuesday, December 9, 1986 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Game summary
The Los Angeles Kings beat the New York Islanders 7–2 on Tuesday, December 9, 1986 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Kings 39–20.
Luc Robitaille scored a hat trick and Jimmy Carson scored twice. Bernie Nicholls, Mike Bossy, Jim Fox and Pat LaFontaine also scored.
Darren Eliot made 37 saves on 39 shots for the win; Billy Smith stopped 13 of 20.
Scoring
1st period
Bernie Nicholls (10)Marcel Dionne (27)1–019:37 LAK ·
2nd period
Mike Bossy (19)Unassisted1–102:11 NYI · 
Luc Robitaille (17)Dave Taylor (17), Marcel Dionne (28)2–105:52 LAK
Jimmy Carson (11)Larry Playfair (5)3–106:03 LAK- Jimmy Carson (12)Dave Taylor (18)4–114:57 LAK ·
Jim Fox (11)Dave Williams (3), Dean Kennedy (6)5–117:59 LAK
3rd period
Pat LaFontaine (13)Bryan Trottier (23), Denis Potvin (21)5–200:21 NYI · - Luc Robitaille (18)Mark Hardy (6)6–207:32 LAK
- Luc Robitaille (19)Dave Taylor (19), Jimmy Carson (15)7–219:25 LAK
Team stats
LAKNYI
2039
0%0%
2/42/7
4640
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:44 into the first period
Larry Playfair · roughing2 min - 5:44 into the first period
Mikko Makela · roughing2 min - 6:20 into the first periodMark Hardy · holding2 min
- 10:11 into the first periodBrian Curran · misconduct10 min
- 10:11 into the first periodPatrick Flatley · hooking2 min
- 12:37 into the first periodLarry Playfair · tripping2 min
- 13:56 into the first periodKen Leiter · tripping2 min
- 19:33 into the first periodBryan Trottier · tripping2 min
- 0:16 into the second periodJimmy Carson · interference2 min
- 6:45 into the second periodLarry Playfair · holding2 min
- 13:26 into the second periodDave Williams · roughing double minor4 min
- 13:26 into the second periodBrian Curran · roughing double minor4 min
- 14:23 into the second periodGrant Ledyard · roughing2 min
- 14:23 into the second periodDuane Sutter · high sticking double minor4 min
- 15:11 into the second periodLarry Playfair · delaying game2 min
- 18:23 into the second periodBob Bourne · roughing2 min
- 18:23 into the second periodBilly Smith · elbowing2 min
- 19:16 into the second periodLarry Playfair · instigator2 min
- 19:16 into the second periodLarry Playfair · fighting5 min
- 19:16 into the second periodDarren Eliot · goalie leave crease2 min
- 19:16 into the second periodBrian Curran · fighting5 min
- 19:16 into the second periodBilly Smith · goalie leave crease2 min
- 12:39 into the third periodLarry Playfair · instigator2 min
- 12:39 into the third periodLarry Playfair · fighting5 min
- 12:39 into the third periodLarry Playfair · misconduct10 min
- 12:39 into the third periodAlan Kerr · fighting5 min
Season series
Los Angeles Kings
| 17Jimmy CarsonC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 18Dave TaylorR | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 20Luc RobitailleL | 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 4 | – |
| 16Marcel DionneC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 9Bernie NichollsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 19Jim FoxR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 22Dave WilliamsL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Mark HardyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 6Dean KennedyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | – |
| 23Larry PlayfairD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 7Phil SykesL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 10Sean MckennaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Morris LukowichL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 14Bob BourneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 15Bryan EricksonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 4Grant LedyardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 24Jay WellsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Steve DuchesneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Roland MelansonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Darren EliotG | W | 39 | 2 | .949 |
New York Islanders
| 16Pat LaFontaineC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 22Mike BossyR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 10Alan KerrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 12Duane SutterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 17Mark HamwayR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 21Brent SutterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 24Mikko MakelaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 26Patrick FlatleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 28Bob BassenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 32Brad LauerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 2Gord DineenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 3Tomas JonssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 29Ken LeiterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 33Steve KonroydD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 34Brian CurranD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Kelly HrudeyG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Billy SmithG | L | 20 | 7 | .650 |