New York Islanders vs Boston Bruins
Regular season · Sunday, November 1, 1987 · Boston Garden
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Boston Bruins 6–5 in overtime on Sunday, November 1, 1987 at Boston Garden. The Bruins outshot the Islanders 46–31.
Pat LaFontaine scored twice and Alan Kerr scored twice. Randy Wood, Lyndon Byers, Randy Burridge, Geoff Courtnall, Steve Kasper, Ken Linseman and Richard Kromm also scored.
Billy Smith made 13 saves on 13 shots for the win; Doug Keans stopped 25 of 31.
Scoring
1st period
Randy Wood (5)Bryan Trottier (6)1–009:56 NYI · 
Lyndon Byers (1)Rick Middleton (7), Steve Kasper (9)1–111:21 BOS
Randy Burridge (7)Allen Pedersen (2), Ray Bourque (10)1–217:10 BOS
2nd period
Geoff Courtnall (4)Glen Wesley (5), Ray Bourque (11)1–305:40 BOS · 
Pat LaFontaine (9)Alan Kerr (7), Derek King (6)2–307:30 NYI
Steve Kasper (4)Ray Bourque (12), Keith Crowder (5)2–414:34 BOS
3rd period
Ken Linseman (2)Geoff Courtnall (4), Glen Wesley (6)2–502:43 BOS
Alan Kerr (5)Mikko Makela (5), Tomas Jonsson (6)3–503:23 NYI · 
Richard Kromm (2)Ken Leiter (2), Brent Sutter (7)4–507:26 NYI- Alan Kerr (6)Pat LaFontaine (4)5–517:54 NYI
Overtime
- Pat LaFontaine (10)Denis Potvin (7), Alan Kerr (8)6–501:41 NYI
Team stats
NYIBOS
3146
0%0%
1/51/7
2521
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 6:04 into the first period
Geoff Courtnall · roughing2 min - 6:04 into the first period
Gord Dineen · roughing2 min - 6:41 into the first periodTomas Jonsson · holding2 min
- 9:14 into the first periodKen Leiter · hooking2 min
- 11:27 into the first periodLyndon Byers · slashing2 min
- 11:27 into the first periodDerek King · slashing2 min
- 11:57 into the first periodRick Middleton · hooking2 min
- 13:46 into the first periodGord Kluzak · cross checking2 min
- 3:57 into the second periodGerald Diduck · holding2 min
- 9:38 into the second periodLyndon Byers · high sticking2 min
- 12:28 into the second periodSteve Konroyd · tripping2 min
- 17:00 into the second periodRay Bourque · cross checking2 min
- 17:00 into the second periodBrad Lauer · high sticking2 min
- 17:34 into the second periodGerald Diduck · boarding2 min
- 0:12 into the third periodKeith Crowder · instigator2 min
- 0:12 into the third periodKeith Crowder · fighting5 min
- 0:12 into the third periodSteve Konroyd · fighting5 min
- 3:16 into the third periodJohn Blum · holding2 min
- 9:34 into the third periodSteve Konroyd · holding2 min
- 12:05 into the third periodGerald Diduck · tripping2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 10Alan KerrR | 2 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 7 | – |
| 16Pat LaFontaineC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 11Randy WoodR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 21Brent SutterC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 24Mikko MakelaR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 27Derek KingL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 35Richard KrommL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 3Tomas JonssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | – |
| 29Ken LeiterD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 7Greg GilbertL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Brad DalgarnoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 28Bob BassenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 32Brad LauerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2Gord DineenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Gerald DiduckD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 33Steve KonroydD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Kelly HrudeyG | 33 | 5 | .849 | |
| 31Billy SmithG | W | 13 | 0 | 1.000 |
Boston Bruins
| 7Ray BourqueD | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 11Steve KasperC | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 14Geoff CourtnallL | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 9 | – |
| 26Glen WesleyD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 12Randy BurridgeL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 13Ken LinsemanC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 16Rick MiddletonR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 18Keith CrowderR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 34Lyndon ByersR | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 41Allen PedersenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 8Cam NeelyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 10Billy O'DwyerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 25Willi PlettR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 29Jay MillerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 42Bob SweeneyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | – |
| 6Gord KluzakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 22Michael ThelvenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 33John BlumD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rejean LemelinG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Doug KeansG | L | 31 | 6 | .806 |