New York Islanders vs Philadelphia Flyers
Regular season · Thursday, December 18, 1986 · Spectrum
Game summary
The Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders 9–4 on Thursday, December 18, 1986 at Spectrum. The Islanders outshot the Flyers 38–25.
Dave Poulin scored a hat trick and Tim Kerr scored a hat trick. Gord Dineen, Ilkka Sinisalo, Pat LaFontaine, Brad McCrimmon, Patrick Flatley, J.J. Daigneault and Denis Potvin also scored.
Ron Hextall made 34 saves on 38 shots for the win; Billy Smith stopped 9 of 15.
Scoring
1st period
Dave Poulin (8)Ron Sutter (15), Brad Marsh (7)0–102:53 PHI
Tim Kerr (24)Mark Howe (21)0–203:15 PHI- Tim Kerr (25)Dave Poulin (16)0–306:04 PHI
Gord Dineen (2)Bryan Trottier (26), Greg Gilbert (2)1–308:03 NYI
Ilkka Sinisalo (8)J.J. Daigneault (7)1–412:40 PHI · 
Pat LaFontaine (17)Mike Bossy (18), Randy Boyd (4)2–416:33 NYI ·
2nd period
Brad McCrimmon (4)Lindsay Carson (8), Rick Tocchet (13)2–500:35 PHI- Dave Poulin (9)Brad McCrimmon (9), Rick Tocchet (14)2–605:24 PHI
Patrick Flatley (11)Randy Boyd (5), Ken Leiter (9)3–608:15 NYI · 
J.J. Daigneault (1)Ed Hospodar (1), Ilkka Sinisalo (9)3–717:26 PHI
3rd period
- Tim Kerr (26)Peter Zezel (14), Doug Crossman (14)3–801:30 PHI
- Dave Poulin (10)Unassisted3–905:00 PHI
Denis Potvin (9)Bryan Trottier (27), Tomas Jonsson (14)4–908:28 NYI ·
Team stats
NYIPHI
3825
0%0%
3/61/5
2548
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 5:23 into the first period
Brian Curran · elbowing2 min - 5:23 into the first periodBrian Curran · fighting5 min
- 5:23 into the first period
Dave Brown · instigator2 min - 5:23 into the first periodDave Brown · fighting5 min
- 11:20 into the first periodSteve Konroyd · tripping2 min
- 14:48 into the first periodIlkka Sinisalo · tripping2 min
- 3:12 into the second periodDenis Potvin · tripping2 min
- 6:54 into the second periodJ.J. Daigneault · hooking2 min
- 19:29 into the second periodBrian Curran · hooking2 min
- 4:24 into the third periodDuane Sutter · high sticking double minor4 min
- 4:24 into the third periodDave Brown · high sticking2 min
- 4:24 into the third periodDave Brown · spearing5 min
- 4:24 into the third periodDave Brown · game misconduct10 min
- 8:08 into the third periodBrent Sutter · roughing2 min
- 8:08 into the third periodBrad Marsh · roughing2 min
- 8:08 into the third periodRon Hextall · roughing2 min
- 10:25 into the third periodDuane Sutter · interference2 min
- 13:23 into the third periodPatrick Flatley · roughing double minor4 min
- 13:23 into the third periodEd Hospodar · roughing2 min
- 15:20 into the third periodRon Hextall · roughing double minor4 min
- 15:20 into the third periodRon Hextall · misconduct10 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 8Randy BoydD | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 7Greg GilbertL | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 16Pat LaFontaineC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 22Mike BossyR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 26Patrick FlatleyR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 2Gord DineenD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 3Tomas JonssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 7 | – |
| 29Ken LeiterD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 4 | – |
| 12Duane SutterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 21Brent SutterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 24Mikko MakelaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 28Bob BassenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 32Brad LauerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 33Steve KonroydD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 34Brian CurranD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Kelly HrudeyG | 10 | 3 | .700 | |
| 31Billy SmithG | L | 15 | 6 | .600 |
Philadelphia Flyers
| 20Dave PoulinC | 3 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 6 | – |
| 12Tim KerrR | 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 6 | – |
| 22Rick TocchetR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 23Ilkka SinisaloR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 10Brad McCrimmonD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 1 | – |
| 15J.J. DaigneaultD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 14Ron SutterC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 18Lindsay CarsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 25Peter ZezelC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 2Mark HoweD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +5 | 0 | – |
| 3Doug CrossmanD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 8Brad MarshD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 17Ed HospodarD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 9Pelle EklundC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 | – |
| 19Scott MellanbyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 21Dave BrownR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 24Derrick SmithL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 29Daryl StanleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27Ron HextallG | W | 38 | 4 | .895 |
| 33Glenn ReschG | 0 | 0 | – |