Vancouver Canucks vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Tuesday, March 8, 1988 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the Vancouver Canucks 7–4 on Tuesday, March 8, 1988 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Canucks outshot the Islanders 33–27.
Derek King scored twice. Brent Sutter, Jim Sandlak, Denis Potvin, Greg Gilbert, Tomas Jonsson, Greg Adams, Mikko Makela, Randy Boyd and Petri Skriko also scored.
Billy Smith made 29 saves on 33 shots for the win; Kirk McLean stopped 10 of 13.
Scoring
1st period
Brent Sutter (21)Alan Kerr (29), Dale Henry (12)0–100:24 NYI
Derek King (9)Denis Potvin (27), Bryan Trottier (43)0–208:43 NYI · 
Jim Sandlak (15)Greg Adams (37), Jim Benning (23)1–211:11 VAN · 
Denis Potvin (16)Alan Kerr (30), Dale Henry (13)1–314:20 NYI
Greg Gilbert (15)Randy Wood (11), Bryan Trottier (44)1–415:22 NYI
2nd period
- Derek King (10)Denis Potvin (28), Brad Lauer (15)1–500:21 NYI
Tomas Jonsson (5)Greg Gilbert (26), Randy Wood (12)1–607:51 NYI
Greg Adams (30)Randy Boyd (16), Jim Sandlak (11)2–617:45 VAN ·
3rd period
Mikko Makela (34)Jeff Norton (1), Greg Gilbert (27)2–702:05 NYI
Randy Boyd (7)Brian Bradley (1)3–706:16 VAN
Petri Skriko (28)Garth Butcher (14), Doug Lidster (26)4–710:07 VAN ·
Team stats
VANNYI
3327
0%0%
3/51/4
10092
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 3:53 into the first period
Dale Henry · high sticking2 min - 3:53 into the first periodDale Henry · roughing2 min
- 3:53 into the first period
Garth Butcher · high sticking2 min - 3:53 into the first periodGarth Butcher · roughing2 min
- 8:27 into the first periodDave Richter · roughing2 min
- 9:27 into the first periodMick Vukota · fighting5 min
- 9:27 into the first periodGarth Butcher · fighting5 min
- 10:02 into the first periodGerald Diduck · cross checking2 min
- 12:11 into the first periodRandy Wood · roughing2 min
- 12:11 into the first periodLarry Melnyk · roughing2 min
- 16:59 into the first periodDenis Potvin · roughing2 min
- 8:09 into the second periodRandy Wood · holding2 min
- 8:09 into the second periodPeter Bakovic · roughing2 min
- 9:55 into the second periodJeff Norton · roughing2 min
- 9:55 into the second periodRich Sutter · roughing2 min
- 9:55 into the second periodRich Sutter · roughing2 min
- 13:20 into the second periodMick Vukota · fighting5 min
- 13:20 into the second periodDave Richter · fighting5 min
- 14:18 into the second periodGerald Diduck · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 14:18 into the second periodDale Henry · fighting5 min
- 14:18 into the second periodDale Henry · misconduct10 min
- 14:18 into the second periodGarth Butcher · fighting5 min
- 14:18 into the second periodGarth Butcher · misconduct10 min
- 14:18 into the second periodBarry Pederson · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 15:05 into the second periodDerek King · high sticking2 min
- 15:05 into the second periodDerek King · high sticking2 min
- 20:00 into the second periodTomas Jonsson · fighting5 min
- 20:00 into the second periodTomas Jonsson · game misconduct10 min
- 20:00 into the second periodAlan Kerr · fighting5 min
- 20:00 into the second periodAlan Kerr · fighting5 min
- 20:00 into the second periodAlan Kerr · game misconduct10 min
- 20:00 into the second periodMick Vukota · game misconduct10 min
- 20:00 into the second periodPeter Bakovic · instigator2 min
- 20:00 into the second periodPeter Bakovic · fighting5 min
- 20:00 into the second periodPeter Bakovic · game misconduct10 min
- 20:00 into the second periodBarry Pederson · fighting5 min
- 20:00 into the second periodBarry Pederson · game misconduct10 min
- 20:00 into the second periodDave Richter · roughing2 min
- 20:00 into the second periodDave Richter · fighting5 min
- 20:00 into the second periodDave Richter · game misconduct10 min
- 20:00 into the second periodDave Richter · game misconduct10 min
- 8:09 into the third periodDenis Potvin · tripping2 min
Season series
Vancouver Canucks
| 8Greg AdamsL | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 19Jim SandlakR | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 27Randy BoydD | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 10Brian BradleyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | – |
| 26Petri SkrikoL | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 | – |
| 3Doug LidsterD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 1 | – |
| 4Jim BenningD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 2 | – |
| 5Garth ButcherD | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 7Barry PedersonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 9Tony TantiR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 14Doug WickenheiserC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 15Rich SutterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 17Paul LawlessL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | – |
| 18Ken BerryL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 25David BruceR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 32Peter BakovicR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 6Dave RichterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | – |
| 24Larry MelnykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kirk McLeanG | L | 13 | 3 | .769 |
| 30Frank CapriceG | 14 | 4 | .714 |
New York Islanders
| 7Greg GilbertL | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 1 | – |
| 5Denis PotvinD | 1 | 2 | 3 | +4 | 5 | – |
| 10Alan KerrR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 11Randy WoodR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 20Dale HenryL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 27Derek KingL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 21Brent SutterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 2 | – |
| 24Mikko MakelaR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 32Brad LauerR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 3Tomas JonssonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 8Jeff NortonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 28Bob BassenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 35Richard KrommL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 38Mick VukotaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 4Gerald DiduckD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 1 | – |
| 29Ken LeiterD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Kelly HrudeyG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Billy SmithG | W | 33 | 4 | .879 |