New York Islanders
at
Washington Capitals
Dec 4, 1987 · Capital Centre
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| New York Islanders |
6 | 36 |
| Washington Capitals |
4 | 35 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 02:24 | WSH | Michal Pivonka (2) | Paul Cavallini (3) | 0 - 1 |
| 07:58 | NYI | Brent Sutter (10) SH | Richard Kromm (4) | 1 - 1 |
| 11:46 | NYI | Mikko Makela (12) PP | Pat LaFontaine (17), Denis Potvin (11) | 2 - 1 |
| 12:10 | NYI | Gerald Diduck (1) PP | Pat LaFontaine (18), Brent Sutter (15) | 3 - 1 |
| 19:13 | WSH | Bengt-Ake Gustafsson (7) PP | Garry Galley (7), Mike Gartner (4) | 3 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 00:56 | WSH | Dale Hunter (8) PP | Mike Gartner (5), Larry Murphy (18) | 3 - 3 |
| 04:03 | NYI | Patrick Flatley (4) | Brent Sutter (16), Gerald Diduck (2) | 4 - 3 |
| 05:11 | NYI | Mikko Makela (13) | Bryan Trottier (19), Greg Gilbert (11) | 5 - 3 |
| 07:21 | NYI | Mikko Makela (14) PP | Alan Kerr (15), Tomas Jonsson (17) | 6 - 3 |
| 17:52 | WSH | Greg Adams (5) | Unassisted | 6 - 4 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 07:48 | NYI | Billy Smith | Interference | 2 |
| 10:20 | WSH | Scott Stevens | Hooking | 2 |
| 10:55 | WSH | Kevin Hatcher | Slashing | 2 |
| 18:08 | NYI | Brad Lauer | Holding | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:39 | NYI | Randy Wood | Hooking | 2 |
| 06:48 | NYI | Denis Potvin | Holding | 2 |
| 09:42 | WSH | Mike Gartner | Tripping | 2 |
| 15:03 | WSH | Bobby Gould | Cross checking | 2 |
| 15:44 | NYI | Denis Potvin | Hooking | 2 |
| 19:10 | NYI | Denis Potvin | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 06:35 | WSH | Garry Galley | Holding | 2 |
| 07:57 | WSH | Greg Adams | Cross checking | 2 |
| 12:42 | NYI | Tomas Jonsson | Tripping | 2 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 |  Mikko Makela |
R | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Brent Sutter |
C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Gerald Diduck |
D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Pat LaFontaine |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Patrick Flatley |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Denis Potvin |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Greg Gilbert |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Alan Kerr |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bryan Trottier |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Tomas Jonsson |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Richard Kromm |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Ken Leiter |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Steve Konroyd |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 8 |  Gord Dineen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Randy Wood |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Brad Lauer |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Brad Dalgarno |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 41 |  Bob Bassen |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 |  Billy Smith |
W | 35 | 31 | 4 | 60:00 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 |  Mike Gartner |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Bengt-Ake Gustafsson |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Greg Adams |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Michal Pivonka |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Dale Hunter |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Paul Cavallini |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 28 |  Garry Galley |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 55 |  Larry Murphy |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Kevin Hatcher |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Scott Stevens |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 10 |  Kelly Miller |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Mike Ridley |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Bobby Gould |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Peter Sundstrom |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Ed Kastelic |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Bill Houlder |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Dave Christian |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 37 |  Lou Franceschetti |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Clint Malarchuk |
L | 36 | 30 | 6 | 60:00 |