The New York Islanders came up just a bit short against the New York Rangers, 5 to 4, on December 21, 1985.

Final

Rangers

15-17-2

5

Islanders

12-11-9

4

Team

NYR

NYI

Total

Summary

Team Stats

Player Stats

1st period

NYR

NYI

Duane Sutter (EV) assisted by Randy Boyd and Pat LaFontaine

Ron Greschner (EV) assisted by Don Maloney and Reijo Ruotsalainen

Mark Osborne (PP) assisted by Reijo Ruotsalainen and Raimo Helminen

2nd period

NYR

NYI

Raimo Helminen (EV) assisted by Reijo Ruotsalainen

Pat LaFontaine (EV) assisted by Mike Bossy and John Tonelli

Willie Huber (EV) assisted by Mike Ridley

Denis Potvin (PP) assisted by Pat LaFontaine and John Tonelli

3rd period

NYR

NYI

Peter Sundstrom (EV) assisted by Raimo Helminen and James Patrick

Bryan Trottier (EV) assisted by Randy Boyd and Clark Gillies

Rangers

Islanders

Goals

Shots

Penalty Minutes

Power-Play Goals

Power-Play Opportunities

Faceoff Wins

Hits

Giveaways

Takeaways

Rangers

Islanders

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
John Vanbiesbrouck (W) J. Vanbiesbrouck	1	0	0	35	31	.886	4	4.00	0	60

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	GWG	S	S%
Bob Brooke B. Brooke	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.0
Dave Gagner D. Gagner	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Ron Greschner R. Greschner	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Raimo Helminen R. Helminen	1	2	3	+2	0	0	1	0	2	50.0
Willie Huber W. Huber	1	0	1	-1	0	0	0	0	1	100.0
Tom Laidlaw T. Laidlaw	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	0
Brian MacLellan B. MacLellan	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Don Maloney D. Maloney	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0
Larry Melnyk L. Melnyk	0	0	0	-1	9	0	0	0	1	0.0
Kelly Miller K. Miller	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Mark Osborne M. Osborne	1	0	1	-2	5	1	0	0	4	25.0
James Patrick J. Patrick	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0
Mark Pavelich M. Pavelich	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	2	0.0
Mike Ridley M. Ridley	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	1	0.0
Reijo Ruotsalainen R. Ruotsalainen	0	3	3	+2	2	0	1	0	3	0.0
Tomas Sandstrom T. Sandstrom	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	7	0.0
Peter Sundstrom P. Sundstrom	1	0	1	+2	0	0	0	1	3	33.3
Rob Whistle R. Whistle	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.0

Goalies

NAME	W	L	T	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	SHO	MIN
Kelly Hrudey (L) K. Hrudey	0	1	0	17	16	.941	1	1.94	0	31
Billy Smith B. Smith				21	17	.810	4	8.23	0	29

Skaters

NAME	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PPG	PPA	S	S%
Mike Bossy M. Bossy	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0
Bob Bourne B. Bourne	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2	0.0
Randy Boyd R. Boyd	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Gerald Diduck G. Diduck	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0
Gord Dineen G. Dineen	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0
Greg Gilbert G. Gilbert	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0
Clark Gillies C. Gillies	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Mark Hamway M. Hamway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Tomas Jonsson T. Jonsson	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0.0
Pat LaFontaine P. LaFontaine	1	2	3	+2	0	0	1	5	20.0
Ken Morrow K. Morrow	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1	0.0
Stefan Persson S. Persson	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0
Denis Potvin D. Potvin	1	0	1	-3	0	1	0	6	16.7
Brent Sutter B. Sutter	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	3	0.0
Duane Sutter D. Sutter	1	0	1	0	12	0	0	2	50.0
John Tonelli J. Tonelli	0	2	2	+1	0	0	1	4	0.0
Bryan Trottier B. Trottier	1	0	1	-1	2	0	0	2	50.0