🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 19-9-2 before this game

5–4

Final / OT

🏝️ Home Islanders 11-11-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
MTL	2	2	0	1	5
NYI	1	0	3	0	4

Canadiens at Islanders

Canadiens beat Islanders 5–4 in overtime at UBS Arena on December 5, 1991.

🗓 Thu, Dec 5, 1991 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1991-92 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

David Volek

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +2

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Pierre Turgeon

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brent Gilchrist

2 G

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Brent Gilchrist PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:45

Assists: Mike Keane, J.J. Daigneault

1–0

🇨🇦 Guy Carbonneau 1st · 07:41

Assists: Denis Savard, Sylvain Lefebvre

2–0

🏝️ Steve Thomas 1st · 19:25

Assists: David Volek, Pierre Turgeon

2–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Brent Gilchrist 2nd · 17:17

Assists: Mike Keane, Eric Desjardins

3–1

🇨🇦 Stephan Lebeau 2nd · 18:53

Assists: Kirk Muller, Eric Desjardins

4–1

3rd period

🏝️ Adam Creighton 3rd · 05:30

Assists: Wayne Mcbean, Mick Vukota

4–2

🏝️ Pierre Turgeon 3rd · 05:41

Assists: David Volek, Steve Thomas

4–3

🏝️ David Volek Tying 3rd · 07:02

Assists: Pierre Turgeon

4–4

Overtime

🇨🇦 Sylvain Turgeon Go-ahead OT · 02:52

Unassisted

5–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️

27 Shots on goal 32

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

14 Penalty minutes 18

MTL shooting 18.5% (5/27) NYI shooting 12.5% (4/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Roland Melanson

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 62:52 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Steve Weeks

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI

Glenn Healy

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 22:52 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Feb 2, 1991

🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI

3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

Jan 9, 1991

🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL

3–4 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs NYI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on December 5, 1991?

Canadiens won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Islanders?

The final score was Canadiens 5, Islanders 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brent Gilchrist (2), Guy Carbonneau, Stephan Lebeau, Sylvain Turgeon.

Who scored for Islanders?

Adam Creighton, David Volek, Pierre Turgeon, Steve Thomas.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Roland Melanson made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Steve Weeks 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?

Canadiens 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 · Dec 4

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Nov 30

Also on December 5, 1991

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