Mike Bossy scored his 500th career RHL goal 12 minutes into the game, then added two more goals to lead the Islanders to a 6-2 win over the Nordiques at Le Colisee. Denis Potvin had four assists for New York (20-3-4). Michel Goulet had two goals for Quebec (14-12-2).
New York Islanders at Quebec Nordiques
DATE : 03/09/2026
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Islanders 2 3 1 0 6
Quebec Nordiques 0 0 2 0 2
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
New York Islanders 15 19 10 0 44
Quebec Nordiques 5 4 8 0 17
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. BRYAN TROTTIER(8)( JOHN TONELLI, DENIS POTVIN ) (PP) : 1st 6:46
2. NYI. MIKE BOSSY(12)( MEL BRIDGMAN ): 1st 12:29
3. NYI. JOHN TONELLI(6)( DENIS POTVIN, PATRICK FLATLEY ): 2nd 1:32
4. NYI. BRENT SUTTER(16)( DUANE SUTTER, BRIAN SUTTER ): 2nd 3:11
5. NYI. MIKE BOSSY(13)( DENIS POTVIN, MEL BRIDGMAN ): 2nd 14:38
6. QUE. MICHEL GOULET(14)( PETER STASTNY, DALE HUNTER ) (PP) : 3rd 12:14
7. NYI. MIKE BOSSY(14)( DAVE CHRISTIAN, DENIS POTVIN ): 3rd 14:06
8. QUE. MICHEL GOULET(15)( PETER STASTNY, DALE HUNTER ): 3rd 19:14
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. MIKE BOSSY - 2 Minutes: 1st 0:20
2. QUE. NORMAND ROCHEFORT - 2 Minutes: 1st 5:04
3. QUE. ANTON STASTNY - 2 Minutes: 1st 12:58
4. NYI. MEL BRIDGMAN - 2 Minutes: 1st 17:37
5. QUE. PETER STASTNY - 2 Minutes: 1st 17:37
6. NYI. JOHN TONELLI - 2 Minutes: 2nd 6:44
7. QUE. WILF PAIEMENT - 2 Minutes: 2nd 6:44
8. NYI. BRYAN TROTTIER - 2 Minutes: 3rd 11:45
9. QUE. WILF PAIEMENT - 2 Minutes: 3rd 15:21
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For New York Islanders
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MIKE BOSSY 2 4 3 0 2 0 0 1-0 35 19:43 1 0 0 1
JOHN TONELLI 1 6 1 1 2 0 0 1-0 32 18:40 2 2 1 1 GWG
BRENT SUTTER 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 2-1 24 13:27 1 0 1 2
BRYAN TROTTIER 1 6 1 0 2 1 0 8-4 33 19:31 0 0 0 1
BRIAN SUTTER 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 29 16:05 4 0 1 1
DAVE CHRISTIAN 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 7-5 28 15:32 0 0 0 0
RICHARD KROMM 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 7:34 0 0 0 0
PAT LaFONTAINE 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 11 6:19 0 0 0 0
PATRICK FLATLEY 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 29 16:58 3 0 0 0
MEL BRIDGMAN 2 1 0 2 2 0 0 0-0 28 15:32 2 1 0 0
DUANE SUTTER 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 1-0 28 15:36 0 0 0 0
DENIS POTVIN 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0-0 49 28:13 1 1 0 1
JAMIE MACOUN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 39 21:42 0 1 0 0
JIM NILL 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 7:34 0 0 0 0
DAVE BABYCH 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 23:24 2 0 0 1
PAUL BAXTER 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 43 24:31 0 2 0 0
RICHIE DUNN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 9:56 0 0 0 0
STEFAN PERSSON 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 11:56 1 0 0 0
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TOTAL 20 44 6 11 8 1 0 23-11 17 7 3 8
Player Stats For Quebec Nordiques
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MICHEL GOULET -2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0-0 32 18:01 1 1 1 1
ANTON STASTNY -1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 26 14:58 2 1 0 0
PETER STASTNY -2 4 0 2 2 0 0 0-0 32 18:01 1 0 0 1
WILF PAIEMENT -1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0-0 29 16:40 0 1 0 2
DALE HUNTER -2 1 0 2 0 0 0 11-5 38 21:43 1 0 0 0
PAUL GILLIS -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 24 13:27 1 0 0 0
BUTCH GORING -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6-3 27 15:49 0 0 0 0
ROBERT PICARD -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 45 25:44 0 1 0 0
ALAIN COTE -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 28 15:36 0 0 0 0
PAUL REINHART -3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 46 26:31 1 0 0 2
TORRIE ROBERTSON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 7:34 0 0 0 0
RANDY MOLLER -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 23:24 0 0 0 0
DARRYL SITTLER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 11 6:19 0 0 0 0
MARIAN STASTNY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 13 7:34 0 0 0 0
BRUCE BELL -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 40 22:11 0 2 0 0
LOU FRANCESCHETTI -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 25 13:36 0 1 0 0
NORMAND ROCHEFORT 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 20 11:56 0 1 0 0
GILBERT DELORME 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 9:56 0 0 0 0
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TOTAL -20 17 2 4 10 1 0 23-12 7 8 1 6
Goalie Stats For New York Islanders
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
KELLY HRUDEY 60 17 2 0 15 0.882 WIN 0 0 4 2 1 105
BILLY SMITH 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalie Stats For Quebec Nordiques
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
DAN BOUCHARD 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
WARREN SKORODENSKI 60 44 6 0 38 0.864 LOSS 0 0 9 5 1 105 GF
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
New York Islanders 3 1
Quebec Nordiques 2 1
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - MIKE BOSSY from New York
2nd star - DENIS POTVIN from New York
3rd star - JOHN TONELLI from New York
GAME STORY
The visiting team from New York had an easy win over the Nordiques by
the final tally of 6 to 2. New York poured on the pressure outshooting
the Nordiques 44 to 17. New York scored 3 goals in the second period.
MIKE BOSSY was dominating, he went for the hat-trick for New York. And
DENIS POTVIN had four assists. Also MICHEL GOULET scored twice for Quebec.
Other goal scorers were JOHN TONELLI, BRENT SUTTER and BRYAN TROTTIER
for New York.
In other RHL news:
Lanny McDonald picked up his 400th career goal as the Maple Leafs outscored the Canadiens 8-6.
Bryan Trottier also joined the 400-goal club earlier in the month when the Islanders defeated the Sabres 3-2.
Jari Kurri scored five goals and three assists in Edmonton's 10-0 whitewash over Minnesota.