🏝️ Away Islanders 18-17-3 before this game

1–3

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 20-14-6 before this game

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

Islanders at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Islanders 3–1 at Bell Centre on January 4, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Jan 4, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Stephane Richer

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Sebastien Bordeleau

2 A

1 shots · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vincent Damphousse

1 G

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer Go-ahead 2nd · 00:42

Assists: Sebastien Bordeleau, Benoit Brunet

0–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Darcy Tucker 3rd · 08:26

Assists: Scott Thornton, Stephane Richer

0–2

🏝️ Marty Mcinnis PP 3rd · 12:09

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Bryan Smolinski

1–2

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse 3rd · 18:54

Assists: Sebastien Bordeleau

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI MTL🇨🇦

27 Shots on goal 31

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

10 Penalty minutes 10

NYI shooting 3.7% (1/27) MTL shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Eric Fichaud

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 18-17-3 (47% win rate, 38 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 20-14-6 (50% win rate, 40 games)

After 2nd — 0–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Apr 13, 1996

🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL

5–5 (OT) · Islanders won

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ NYI vs MTL, answered

Who won Islanders vs Canadiens on January 4, 1997?

Canadiens won 3–1.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Canadiens?

The final score was Islanders 1, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Marty Mcinnis.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Darcy Tucker, Stephane Richer, Vincent Damphousse.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Canadiens 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 2

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 2

Also on January 4, 1997

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