Thursday, December 26, 1996 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Devils 1 at Islanders 4
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
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19:07
Steve Thomas (6) Dave Andreychuk (15), Bobby Holik (18) NJD 1 – 0 NYI
2nd Period
No scoring
3rd Period
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2:10
Doug Houda (2) Derek King (16), Bryan Smolinski (6) NJD 1 – 1 NYI
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6:03
Ziggy Palffy (21) Marty Mcinnis (9) NJD 1 – 2 NYI
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14:30
Derek King (12) Kenny Jonsson (6), Rich Pilon (1) NJD 1 – 3 NYI
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19:50
Bryan Smolinski (9) Unassisted NJD 1 – 4 NYI
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Thomas R | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 1.05 |
| Dave Andreychuk L | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.70 |
| Bobby Holik C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.48 |
| Denis Pederson C | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Patrik Elias C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.22 |
| Randy Mckay R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Jay Pandolfo L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Sergei Brylin L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Bill Guerin R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.08 |
| Brian Rolston R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Lyle Odelein D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Jason Smith D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Shawn Chambers D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Valeri Zelepukin L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.30 |
| Ken Daneyko D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.53 |
| Scott Stevens D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.53 |
| John MacLean R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0:00 | -0.83 |
| Scott Niedermayer D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.83 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Brodeur | L | 23 | 20 | 3 | .870 | 58:50 | -0.25 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Smolinski C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 2.05 |
| Derek King L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 1.90 |
| Marty Mcinnis L | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0:00 | 1.30 |
| Ziggy Palffy R | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.13 |
| Doug Houda D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 1.05 |
| Rich Pilon D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 1.00 |
| Kenny Jonsson D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0:00 | 0.93 |
| Bryan McCabe D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0:00 | 0.30 |
| Travis Green C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.15 |
| Claude Lapointe C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.08 |
| Derek Armstrong C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Brent Hughes L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0.00 |
| Paul Kruse L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Dan Plante R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0:00 | -0.15 |
| Randy Wood R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.23 |
| Scott Lachance D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.45 |
| Niklas Andersson L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -0.83 |
| Bryan Berard D | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | -1.05 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Fichaud | W | 26 | 25 | 1 | .962 | 60:00 | 1.75 |