🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 3-5-0 before this game
4–6
Final
🏝️ Home Islanders 4-6-0 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Canadiens at Islanders

Islanders beat Canadiens 6–4 at UBS Arena on October 28, 1980.

🗓 Tue, Oct 28, 1980 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Mike Bossy
3 G
10 shots · +2
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Bryan Trottier
3 A
2 shots · +2
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Keith Acton
1 G, 2 A
4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️
33 Shots on goal 31
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5
12 Penalty minutes 12
MTL shooting 12.1% (4/33) NYI shooting 19.4% (6/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Denis Herron
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:30 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Billy Smith
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 3-5 (38% win rate, 8 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 4-6 (40% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 3-5 (38% win rate, 8 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 2nd: 4-6 (40% win rate, 10 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →
Mar 28, 1980
🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–2 · Islanders won
Jan 22, 1980
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
1–2 · Islanders won
Dec 27, 1979
🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL
7–3 · Islanders won
Dec 11, 1979
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
1–4 · Islanders won

❓ MTL vs NYI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on October 28, 1980?

Islanders won 6–4.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Islanders?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Islanders 6.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Denis Herron made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Oct 25
⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–2 · BUF won
Next game · Oct 30
🐳HFD @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–8 · MTL won
🏝️Islanders
Previous game · Oct 26
🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF
2–5 · BUF won
Next game · Nov 1
👑LAK @ 🏝️NYI
7–3 · LAK won
Also on October 28, 1980
🪶CHI @ 🐙DET
2–2 final
🔥CGY @ 🔔PHI
0–8 final
🗽NYR @ 🎵STL
4–5 final
👑LAK @ ⛰️CLR
8–4 final
Canadiens season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule