New York Islanders
at
Buffalo Sabres
Dec 31, 1989 · Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 30 | |
| 2 | 40 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 07:06 | BUF | Rick Vaive (18) | Alexander Mogilny (15), Christian Ruuttu (24) | 0 - 1 |
| 14:04 | NYI | Pat LaFontaine (31) | Jeff Norton (29), Randy Wood (8) | 1 - 1 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 05:48 | NYI | Pat LaFontaine (32) | Derek King (11) | 2 - 1 |
| 07:10 | NYI | Jari Gronstrand (1) | Brent Sutter (15) | 3 - 1 |
| 18:04 | BUF | Scott Arniel (11) | Benoit Hogue (5) | 3 - 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 15:55 | NYI | Pat LaFontaine (33) | Derek King (12), Alan Kerr (11) | 4 - 2 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 10:53 | NYI | Mick Vukota | Roughing | 2 |
| 19:17 | BUF | Christian Ruuttu | Holding | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 02:58 | NYI | Team | Too many men on the ice | 2 |
| 14:22 | BUF | Mike Foligno | Unsportsmanlike conduct | 2 |
| 14:58 | NYI | David Volek | Tripping | 2 |
| 19:27 | NYI | Gerald Diduck | Interference | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 09:32 | NYI | Alan Kerr | Interference | 2 |
| 17:54 | BUF | Pierre Turgeon | Roughing | 2 |
| 17:54 | NYI | Ken Baumgartner | Roughing | 2 |
| 19:53 | NYI | Brent Sutter | Interference | 2 |
New York Islanders
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 29 | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 11 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 8 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 21 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 22 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 27 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 28 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 36 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | W | 40 | 38 | 2 | 60:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 29 | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 33 | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 89 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 12 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 14 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 17 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 18 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 25 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 32 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 44 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 87 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 00:00 | |
| 96 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 00:00 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | L | 30 | 26 | 4 | 59:09 |