New Jersey Devils vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Saturday, December 17, 1988 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Game summary
The New York Islanders beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Saturday, December 17, 1988 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Islanders outshot the Devils 31-27.
Goals came from Mark Johnson, Mikko Makela, Brent Sutter, David Volek, Bryan Trottier, Reed Larson and Pat Verbeek.
Billy Smith made 25 saves on 27 shots for the win; Sean Burke stopped 17 of 21.
Scoring
1st period
Mark Johnson (8)Tommy Albelin (8), George McPhee (1)1–004:03 NJD
Mikko Makela (8)Tomas Jonsson (12), Raimo Helminen (9)1–113:36 NYI · PPG
2nd period
Brent Sutter (9)David Volek (10), Raimo Helminen (10)1–206:33 NYI · PPG
David Volek (10)Brent Sutter (15)1–307:34 NYI
Bryan Trottier (9)Richard Kromm (2)1–414:07 NYI
3rd period
Reed Larson (3)Tomas Jonsson (13), Raimo Helminen (11)1–510:05 NYI · PPG
Pat Verbeek (11)Tommy Albelin (9)2–517:29 NJD
Team stats
NJDNYI
27Shots on goal31
0%Faceoff %0%
0/6Power play3/6
39Penalty minutes39
0Hits0
0Blocked shots0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
Penalties
- 1st 01:18
Joe Cirella · holding2 min - 1st 04:44Perry Anderson · instigator2 min
- 1st 04:44Perry Anderson · fighting5 min
- 1st 04:44
Mick Vukota · interference2 min - 1st 04:44Mick Vukota · fighting5 min
- 1st 05:33Jeff Norton · hooking2 min
- 1st 12:22Kirk Muller · interference2 min
- 2nd 03:02Brendan Shanahan · fighting5 min
- 2nd 03:02Mick Vukota · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 03:02Mick Vukota · fighting5 min
- 2nd 06:11George McPhee · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 07:45Jamie Huscroft · fighting5 min
- 2nd 07:45Randy Wood · fighting5 min
- 2nd 09:07Mikko Makela · hooking2 min
- 2nd 17:09Jamie Huscroft · fighting5 min
- 2nd 17:09Brad Dalgarno · fighting5 min
- 2nd 18:01Gary Nylund · holding2 min
- 2nd 18:37Tommy Albelin · hooking2 min
- 2nd 19:29Randy Velischek · holding2 min
- 2nd 19:43Tomas Jonsson · hooking2 min
- 3rd 03:23Tomas Jonsson · hooking2 min
- 3rd 09:29Ken Daneyko · roughing2 min
- 3rd 11:54Perry Anderson · fighting5 min
- 3rd 11:54Reed Larson · fighting5 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 26Tommy AlbelinD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 12Mark JohnsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 16Pat VerbeekR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | – |
| 21George McPheeL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | – |
| 8David MaleyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 9Kirk MullerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 10Aaron BrotenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 11Brendan ShanahanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 15John MacLeanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | – |
| 17Patrik SundstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| 19Claude LoiselleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 25Perry AndersonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 2Joe CirellaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 3Ken DaneykoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 4Jamie HuscroftD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 5Tom KurversD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 14Jim KornD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 27Randy VelischekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sean BurkeG | L | 21 | 17 | 4 | .809 | 40:00 |
| 30Chris TerreriG | 10 | 9 | 1 | .900 | 20:00 |
New York Islanders
| 40Raimo HelminenC | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 21Brent SutterC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | – |
| 25David VolekL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | – |
| 3Tomas JonssonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | – |
| 12Richard KrommL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | – |
| 19Bryan TrottierC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | – |
| 24Mikko MakelaR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 35Reed LarsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | – |
| 7Greg GilbertL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | – |
| 11Randy WoodR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 16Pat LaFontaineC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 17Brad DalgarnoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 38Mick VukotaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 53Michael WalshC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| 6Ken MorrowD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | – |
| 8Jeff NortonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – |
| 36Gary NylundD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | – |
| 39Marc BergevinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | – |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Kelly HrudeyG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 31Billy SmithG | W | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 60:00 |