Vancouver Canucks vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Sunday, January 11, 1987 · Madison Square Garden
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Vancouver Canucks 8–3 on Sunday, January 11, 1987 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers outshot the Canucks 32–25.
Tomas Sandstrom scored 4 goals. Tony Tanti, Kelly Kisio, Michel Petit, Walt Poddubny, George McPhee, Doug Lidster and Pierre Larouche also scored.
Bob Froese made 22 saves on 25 shots for the win; Richard Brodeur stopped 24 of 32.
Scoring
1st period
Tony Tanti (17)Barry Pederson (28), Stan Smyl (10)1–008:45 VAN · 
Kelly Kisio (13)Mark Osborne (12), James Patrick (21)1–116:14 NYR
Tomas Sandstrom (15)Jan Erixon (8), Larry Melnyk (5)1–219:39 NYR
2nd period
Michel Petit (7)Stan Smyl (11), Steve Tambellini (10)2–210:12 VAN
Walt Poddubny (22)Jan Erixon (9), Tomas Sandstrom (23)2–312:40 NYR
3rd period
George McPhee (1)Unassisted2–400:28 NYR
Doug Lidster (6)Unassisted3–403:40 VAN- Tomas Sandstrom (16)Walt Poddubny (27)3–505:44 NYR
Pierre Larouche (14)Kelly Kisio (20), Willie Huber (13)3–607:30 NYR- Tomas Sandstrom (17)Walt Poddubny (28), Curt Giles (13)3–710:21 NYR
- Tomas Sandstrom (18)Ron Greschner (22)3–814:58 NYR ·
Team stats
VANNYR
2532
0%0%
1/61/3
814
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 8:22 into the first period
Willie Huber · holding2 min - 9:35 into the first period
Michel Petit · hooking2 min - 16:42 into the first periodWillie Huber · interference2 min
- 6:44 into the second periodDave Richter · slashing2 min
- 16:20 into the second periodKelly Kisio · hooking2 min
- 0:52 into the third periodTerry Carkner · roughing2 min
- 9:47 into the third periodLarry Melnyk · roughing2 min
- 9:47 into the third periodDan Hodgson · roughing2 min
- 13:53 into the third periodJim Benning · hooking2 min
- 16:22 into the third periodTom Laidlaw · interference2 min
- 17:42 into the third periodWillie Huber · slashing2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 12Stan SmylR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 7Barry PedersonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 9Tony TantiR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 20Steve TambelliniC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 3Doug LidsterD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 24Michel PetitD | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 10Brent PetersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 14Moe LemayL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 15Rich SutterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 18Marc CrawfordL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 19Jim SandlakR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 23Dan HodgsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 25David BruceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 26Petri SkrikoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 3 | – |
| 4Jim BenningD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 5Garth ButcherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 6Dave RichterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Brad MaxwellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Frank CapriceG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 35Richard BrodeurG | L | 32 | 8 | .750 |
New York Rangers
| 28Tomas SandstromR | 4 | 1 | 5 | +4 | 5 | – |
| 8Walt PoddubnyL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 4 | – |
| 16Kelly KisioC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 20Jan ErixonL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 0 | – |
| 10Pierre LaroucheC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 19Mark OsborneL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 21George McPheeL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 3James PatrickD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 6Curt GilesD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 27Willie HuberD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 30Larry MelnykD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 11Bobby CarpenterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 14Lane LambertR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 25Tony McKegneyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 2Tom LaidlawD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 38Terry CarknerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Bob FroeseG | W | 25 | 3 | .880 |
| 34John VanbiesbrouckG | 0 | 0 | – |