It Happened at the Coliseum … on OCTOBER 29th

23 years ago tonight (1991) – In the second game following two large trades that would eventually form the backbone of the 1993 playoff team, the Islanders got goals from five different newcomers as they broke open a tie game to defeat the San Jose Sharks 8-4 in the first-ever meeting of the squads.

Dave McLlwain, Adam Creighton, Benoit Hogue, Steve Thomas and Pierre Turgeon all scored their first goals in Islander uniforms; Derek King scored twice while Dave Chyzowski had the other Islander tally.  It was the 14^th of 15 career goals for Chyzowski, who was selected with the second pick overall in 1989.

Here's the NY Times story on the big deals for the Islanders:

NY Times story on the trades 

Also on this date: (1983) – Mike Bossy had the second of his three career hat tricks against the Devils in a 5-3 Isles win.

All-time, the Isles have played ten October 29th games at the Coliseum and finish with a 3-6-1  record on this date at 1255 Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale.