🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 49-21-0 before this game

3–3

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 44-26-0 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	0	0	0	3
NYI	0	0	0	3

Canadiens at Islanders

Canadiens beat Islanders 3–3 at UBS Arena on March 17, 1981.

🗓 Tue, Mar 17, 1981 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1980-81 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Rod Langway

2 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Anders Kallur

2 G

4 shots · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Bobby Nystrom

2 A

1 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️

30 Shots on goal 31

71 Penalty minutes 75

MTL shooting 10.0% (3/30) NYI shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Richard Sevigny

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Billy Smith

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 49-21 (70% win rate, 70 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 44-26 (63% win rate, 70 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 49-21 (70% win rate, 70 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 44-26 (63% win rate, 70 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs NYI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on March 17, 1981?

Canadiens won 3–3.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Islanders?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Islanders 3.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Richard Sevigny made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Billy Smith made 0 saves on 3 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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 · Mar 14

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 14

Also on March 17, 1981

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