Washington Capitals
at
New York Islanders
Dec 31, 1988 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Capitals |
4 | 25 |
| New York Islanders |
6 | 28 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 04:35 | WSH | Kelly Miller (8) | Rod Langway (8) | 1 - 0 |
| 06:53 | NYI | Derek King (6) | Pat LaFontaine (21) | 1 - 1 |
| 14:38 | WSH | Geoff Courtnall (21) PP | Dale Hunter (20), Scott Stevens (26) | 2 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:33 | WSH | Mike Gartner (13) | Mike Ridley (16), Grant Ledyard (7) | 3 - 1 |
| 05:06 | NYI | Richard Kromm (1) | Mikko Makela (11) | 3 - 2 |
| 13:42 | NYI | Brent Sutter (11) PP | Jeff Norton (9) | 3 - 3 |
| 18:44 | NYI | Patrick Flatley (3) PP | David Volek (13), Tomas Jonsson (14) | 3 - 4 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 08:06 | WSH | Mike Ridley (24) | Mike Gartner (17), Kelly Miller (10) | 4 - 4 |
| 16:24 | NYI | David Volek (12) | Brent Sutter (18), Patrick Flatley (2) | 4 - 5 |
| 19:58 | NYI | Greg Gilbert (5) | Bryan Trottier (13), Gary Nylund (4) | 4 - 6 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 05:14 | NYI | Alan Kerr | Fighting | 5 |
| 05:14 | WSH | Scott Stevens | Fighting | 5 |
| 14:19 | NYI | Rich Pilon | Interference | 2 |
| 18:29 | WSH | Bobby Gould | Cross checking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 11:40 | WSH | Neil Sheehy | Cross checking | 2 |
| 12:38 | WSH | Kevin Hatcher | Hooking | 2 |
| 18:16 | WSH | Rod Langway | Hooking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:08 | NYI | Patrick Flatley | Tripping | 2 |
| 08:57 | NYI | Pat LaFontaine | High sticking | 2 |
| 08:57 | WSH | Dale Hunter | High sticking | 2 |
| 12:03 | NYI | Gary Nylund | Holding | 2 |
| 13:15 | WSH | Dale Hunter | Cross checking | 2 |
Washington Capitals
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  Kelly Miller |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 17 |  Mike Ridley |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 22 |  Mike Gartner |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 14 |  Geoff Courtnall |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 3 |  Grant Ledyard |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Scott Stevens |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 5 |  Rod Langway |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 32 |  Dale Hunter |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Kevin Hatcher |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 11 |  Yvon Corriveau |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Neil Sheehy |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Bengt-Ake Gustafsson |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 18 |  Bobby Gould |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 20 |  Michal Pivonka |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Stephen Leach |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  Dave Christian |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 37 |  Lou Franceschetti |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 55 |  Larry Murphy |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Clint Malarchuk |
L | 27 | 22 | 5 | 58:45 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Patrick Flatley |
R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Brent Sutter |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 25 |  David Volek |
L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 7 |  Greg Gilbert |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 24 |  Richard Kromm |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 29 |  Derek King |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 16 |  Pat LaFontaine |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 19 |  Bryan Trottier |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Tomas Jonsson |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 33 |  Jeff Norton |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 36 |  Gary Nylund |
D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 42 |  Mikko Makela |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 4 |  Gerald Diduck |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 12 |  Alan Kerr |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 15 |  Brad Dalgarno |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 23 |  Marc Bergevin |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 47 |  Rich Pilon |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| 55 |  Reed Larson |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 |  Kelly Hrudey |
W | 25 | 21 | 4 | 60:00 |