New York Rangers vs Hartford Whalers
Regular season · Saturday, October 10, 1987 · Hartford Civic Center
Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the Hartford Whalers 6–2 on Saturday, October 10, 1987 at Hartford Civic Center. The Whalers outshot the Rangers 46–24.
Goals came from Dean Evason, Ray Ferraro, John Ogrodnick, Willie Huber, James Patrick, Pierre Larouche, Marcel Dionne and Kelly Kisio.
Bob Froese made 44 saves on 46 shots for the win; Steve Weeks stopped 18 of 24.
Scoring
1st period
Dean Evason (1)Dave Babych (1), Ron Francis (1)0–107:52 HFD · 
Ray Ferraro (1)Kevin Dineen (1), Ron Francis (2)0–213:13 HFD · 
John Ogrodnick (1)Gord Walker (1), Pierre Larouche (2)1–214:14 NYR
2nd period
Willie Huber (1)Bob Froese (1)2–215:54 NYR
James Patrick (1)Kelly Kisio (1)3–218:05 NYR
3rd period
Pierre Larouche (1)John Ogrodnick (2)4–203:10 NYR · 
Marcel Dionne (1)Gord Walker (2)5–207:42 NYR
Kelly Kisio (1)Don Maloney (1)6–219:20 NYR
Team stats
NYRHFD
2446
0%0%
1/62/7
1614
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 1:04 into the first period
Walt Poddubny · holding2 min - 4:38 into the first period
Dean Evason · high sticking2 min - 4:38 into the first periodTomas Sandstrom · high sticking2 min
- 6:57 into the first periodWalt Poddubny · holding2 min
- 7:25 into the first periodLarry Melnyk · holding2 min
- 10:20 into the first periodDana Murzyn · high sticking2 min
- 11:38 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 19:25 into the first periodDave Tippett · interference2 min
- 5:20 into the second periodDoug Jarvis · holding2 min
- 8:37 into the second periodLucien DeBlois · hooking2 min
- 12:08 into the second periodSylvain Turgeon · slashing2 min
- 1:57 into the third periodSylvain Turgeon · hooking2 min
- 4:12 into the third periodLarry Melnyk · roughing2 min
- 10:21 into the third periodKevin Dineen · high sticking2 min
- 13:03 into the third periodDon Maloney · hooking2 min
Season series
New York Rangers
| 10Pierre LaroucheC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 11Kelly KisioC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 14Gord WalkerL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 25John OgrodnickL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 12Don MaloneyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 16Marcel DionneC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 3James PatrickD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 27Willie HuberD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 8Walt PoddubnyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 19Brian MullenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 20Jan ErixonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 23Lucien DeBloisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 28Tomas SandstromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 44Ron DuguayC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Ron GreschnerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Curt GilesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 21David ShawD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 30Larry MelnykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Ron ScottG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 33Bob FroeseG | W | 46 | 2 | .957 |
Hartford Whalers
| 10Ron FrancisC | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 11Kevin DineenR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 12Dean EvasonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 6 | – |
| 26Ray FerraroC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 5 | – |
| 44Dave BabychD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 7Stew GavinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 14Mark ReedsR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 15Dave TippettL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 16Sylvain TurgeonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 18Scot KleinendorstC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 1 | – |
| 20John AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 23Paul MacdermidR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 27Doug JarvisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 28Paul LawlessL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 3Joel QuennevilleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 4Dana MurzynD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 3 | – |
| 21Sylvain CoteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 29Randy LadouceurD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mike LiutG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Steve WeeksG | L | 24 | 6 | .750 |