New York Islanders vs Detroit Red Wings
Regular season · Tuesday, November 29, 1988 · Joe Louis Arena
Game summary
The Detroit Red Wings beat the New York Islanders 5–3 on Tuesday, November 29, 1988 at Joe Louis Arena. The Islanders outshot the Red Wings 42–33.
Steve Yzerman scored twice. Paul MacLean, Mike Stevens, Adam Graves, Brent Sutter, Bryan Trottier and Gerard Gallant also scored.
Greg Stefan made 39 saves on 42 shots for the win; Billy Smith stopped 28 of 32.
Scoring
1st period
Steve Yzerman (24)Gerard Gallant (20), Paul MacLean (14)0–103:33 DET
Paul MacLean (12)Steve Yzerman (21), Gerard Gallant (21)0–214:42 DET ·
2nd period
Mike Stevens (1)Ken Morrow (1)1–204:38 NYI- Steve Yzerman (25)Gerard Gallant (22)1–312:38 DET
Adam Graves (6)Tim Higgins (4), Rick Zombo (5)1–412:48 DET
3rd period
Brent Sutter (6)Ken Morrow (2)2–402:25 NYI
Bryan Trottier (8)Mikko Makela (9), Pat LaFontaine (15)3–417:21 NYI · 
Gerard Gallant (11)Steve Yzerman (22)3–519:35 DET ·
Team stats
NYIDET
4233
0%0%
1/51/3
2933
00
00
00
00
Penalties
- 7:22 into the first period
Rick Zombo · interference2 min - 10:13 into the first period
Randy Wood · hooking2 min - 13:32 into the first periodJim Pavese · fighting5 min
- 13:32 into the first periodMick Vukota · instigator2 min
- 13:32 into the first periodMick Vukota · fighting5 min
- 16:28 into the first periodBob Probert · roughing2 min
- 16:28 into the first periodBob Probert · roughing2 min
- 16:28 into the first periodRich Pilon · roughing2 min
- 16:28 into the first periodRich Pilon · roughing2 min
- 16:28 into the first periodBilly Smith · roughing2 min
- 17:46 into the first periodGerard Gallant · fighting5 min
- 17:46 into the first periodJeff Norton · fighting5 min
- 19:48 into the first periodJim Nill · holding2 min
- 6:15 into the second periodPaul MacLean · hooking2 min
- 17:21 into the second periodGerard Gallant · roughing2 min
- 17:21 into the second periodBilly Smith · roughing2 min
- 4:15 into the third periodMike O'connell · holding2 min
- 15:49 into the third periodJim Pavese · cross checking2 min
- 15:49 into the third periodJim Pavese · fighting5 min
- 15:49 into the third periodMick Vukota · slashing2 min
- 15:49 into the third periodMick Vukota · fighting5 min
- 17:05 into the third periodTim Higgins · tripping2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 16Pat LaFontaineC | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 21Brent SutterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 24Mikko MakelaR | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 55Mike StevensR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 7Greg GilbertL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 10Alan KerrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | – |
| 11Randy WoodR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 17Brad DalgarnoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 25David VolekL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 7 | – |
| 38Mick VukotaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 40Raimo HelminenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | – |
| 3Tomas JonssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 4 | – |
| 8Jeff NortonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 36Gary NylundD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | – |
| 39Marc BergevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 47Rich PilonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jeff HackettG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 31Billy SmithG | L | 32 | 4 | .875 |
Detroit Red Wings
| 17Gerard GallantL | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 7 | – |
| 19Steve YzermanC | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 5 | – |
| 15Paul MacLeanR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | – |
| 12Adam GravesL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 20Tim HigginsR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 4Rick ZomboD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | – |
| 8Jim NillR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 10Joe MurphyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 11Shawn BurrL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | – |
| 14Miroslav FrycerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 22Dave BarrR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 24Bob ProbertL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | – |
| 85Petr KlimaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | – |
| 2Mike O'connellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 3Steve ChiassonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – |
| 7Doug HalwardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 25Jim PaveseD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 29Gilbert DelormeD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glen HanlonG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Greg StefanG | W | 42 | 3 | .929 |