New Jersey Devils vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Saturday, December 12, 1987 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 5–3 on Saturday, December 12, 1987 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Devils 45–28.
Bryan Trottier scored twice. Brent Sutter, Pat LaFontaine, Mark Johnson, Doug Brown, Brad Lauer and Bruce Driver also scored.
Kelly Hrudey made 25 saves on 28 shots for the win; Bob Sauve stopped 40 of 44.
Scoring
1st period
Brent Sutter (11)Denis Potvin (13), Mikko Makela (14)0–107:20 NYI ·
2nd period
Bryan Trottier (12)Mikko Makela (15)0–201:34 NYI
Pat LaFontaine (18)Gerald Diduck (3), Brad Lauer (7)0–303:22 NYI
Mark Johnson (4)Brendan Shanahan (10)1–311:59 NJD
Doug Brown (5)Mark Johnson (5)2–314:56 NJD
3rd period
Brad Lauer (4)Pat LaFontaine (19)2–403:22 NYI
Bruce Driver (7)John MacLean (5), Joe Cirella (14)3–415:12 NJD- Bryan Trottier (13)Unassisted3–519:32 NYI ·
Team stats
NJDNYI
2845
0%0%
0/31/4
2220
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 2:41 into the first period
Randy Wood · hooking2 min - 7:14 into the first period
Joe Cirella · holding2 min - 7:57 into the first periodKen Daneyko · interference2 min
- 18:44 into the first periodSteve Konroyd · holding2 min
- 2:37 into the second periodTom Kurvers · roughing2 min
- 2:37 into the second periodTom Kurvers · slashing2 min
- 2:37 into the second periodBrent Sutter · roughing2 min
- 2:37 into the second periodBrent Sutter · roughing2 min
- 5:25 into the second periodClaude Loiselle · high sticking2 min
- 5:25 into the second periodClaude Loiselle · roughing2 min
- 5:25 into the second periodBob Bassen · high sticking2 min
- 5:25 into the second periodBob Bassen · roughing2 min
- 6:12 into the second periodAaron Broten · interference2 min
- 6:12 into the second periodAaron Broten · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 12:56 into the second periodJim Korn · roughing2 min
- 12:56 into the second periodJim Korn · roughing2 min
- 12:56 into the second periodPatrick Flatley · roughing2 min
- 12:56 into the second periodPatrick Flatley · roughing2 min
- 16:52 into the second periodBrad Dalgarno · holding2 min
- 16:33 into the third periodClaude Loiselle · roughing2 min
- 16:33 into the third periodPat LaFontaine · roughing2 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 12Mark JohnsonC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 11Brendan ShanahanL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 15John MacLeanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 24Doug BrownR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 2Joe CirellaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 23Bruce DriverD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 9Kirk MullerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 10Aaron BrotenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 16Pat VerbeekR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 17Patrik SundstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 19Claude LoiselleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 25Perry AndersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 26Andy BrickleyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Ken DaneykoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 5Tom KurversD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 6Craig WolaninD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 14Jim KornD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 27Randy VelischekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28Bob SauveG | L | 44 | 4 | .909 |
| 30Alain ChevrierG | 0 | 0 | – |
New York Islanders
| 16Pat LaFontaineC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 5 | – |
| 24Mikko MakelaR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 32Brad LauerR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 21Brent SutterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 4Gerald DiduckD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 7Greg GilbertL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 10Alan KerrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 11Randy WoodR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 | – |
| 17Brad DalgarnoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 26Patrick FlatleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 28Bob BassenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 35Richard KrommL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 2Gord DineenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 3Tomas JonssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 29Ken LeiterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | – |
| 33Steve KonroydD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Kelly HrudeyG | W | 28 | 3 | .893 |
| 31Billy SmithG | 0 | 0 | – |