🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 28-24-8 before this game

4–1

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 26-26-5 before this game

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

Canadiens at Islanders

Canadiens beat Islanders 4–1 at UBS Arena on February 17, 1997.

🗓 Mon, Feb 17, 1997 · 12:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Savage

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

2 A

4 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Derek King Go-ahead 1st · 17:43

Assists: Marty Mcinnis, Travis Green

0–1

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi Tying 1st · 18:11

Assists: Saku Koivu, Brian Savage

1–1

🇨🇦 Valeri Bure Go-ahead 1st · 19:50

Assists: Martin Rucinsky, Murray Baron

2–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Brian Savage 3rd · 00:34

Assists: Saku Koivu, Mark Recchi

3–1

🇨🇦 Sebastien Bordeleau 3rd · 14:49

Assists: Stephane Richer

4–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️

25 Shots on goal 37

8 Penalty minutes 4

MTL shooting 16.0% (4/25) NYI shooting 2.7% (1/37)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 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 — 2–1

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 2–0 Full head-to-head →

5–5 (OT) · Islanders won

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

Oct 20, 1995

🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI

0–2 · Islanders won

❓ MTL vs NYI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on February 17, 1997?

Canadiens won 4–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Islanders?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Islanders 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage, Mark Recchi, Sebastien Bordeleau, Valeri Bure.

Who scored for Islanders?

Derek King.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo 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 2–0 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 · Feb 15

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Feb 15

Also on February 17, 1997

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