🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 26-10-4 before this game

1–3

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 22-12-4 before this game

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

Canadiens at Islanders

Islanders beat Canadiens 3–1 at UBS Arena on January 8, 1985.

🗓 Tue, Jan 8, 1985 · 19:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1984-85 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Trottier

2 G

5 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Tomas Jonsson

1 G

1 shots · -1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Mike Bossy

1 A

4 shots

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Bryan Trottier SH Go-ahead 1st · 13:03

Assists: Patrick Flatley · beat Doug Soetaert

0–1

🏝️ Tomas Jonsson PP 1st · 15:01

Assists: Greg Gilbert, Pat LaFontaine · beat Doug Soetaert

0–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Mats Naslund 2nd · 08:56

Assists: Pierre Mondou, Mario Tremblay · beat Kelly Hrudey

1–2

3rd period

🏝️ Bryan Trottier Empty net 3rd · 19:57

Assists: Mike Bossy, Brent Sutter

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️

31 Shots on goal 25

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

21 Penalty minutes 23

MTL shooting 3.2% (1/31) NYI shooting 12.0% (3/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Doug Soetaert

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:11 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Kelly Hrudey

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →

Nov 1, 1984

🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL

5–6 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs NYI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on January 8, 1985?

Islanders won 3–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Islanders?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Islanders 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mats Naslund.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bryan Trottier (2), Tomas Jonsson.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Doug Soetaert made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Kelly Hrudey made 0 saves on 1 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 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 · Jan 5

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 5

Also on January 8, 1985

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