1–5

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 29-31-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NJD	1	0	0	1
NYI	3	1	1	5

Devils at Islanders

Islanders beat Devils 5–1 at UBS Arena on March 8, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Mar 8, 1997 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Devils lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan Smolinski

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · +3

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Travis Green

2 A

2 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Derek King Go-ahead 1st · 01:07

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Travis Green

0–1

🏝️ Todd Bertuzzi 1st · 06:58

Assists: Bryan Smolinski

0–2

😈 Steve Thomas 1st · 08:02

Assists: Bobby Holik, Scott Stevens

1–2

🏝️ Bryan Smolinski 1st · 11:48

Assists: Niklas Andersson, Rich Pilon

1–3

2nd period

🏝️ Randy Wood 2nd · 12:11

Assists: Bryan Smolinski

1–4

3rd period

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy 3rd · 15:48

Assists: Travis Green

1–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD NYI🏝️

29 Shots on goal 22

16 Penalty minutes 22

NJD shooting 3.4% (1/29) NYI shooting 22.7% (5/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Mike Dunham

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →

3–2 (OT) · Devils won

❓ NJD vs NYI, answered

Who won Devils vs Islanders on March 8, 1997?

Islanders won 5–1.

What was the final score of Devils vs Islanders?

The final score was Devils 1, Islanders 5.

Who scored for Devils?

Steve Thomas.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bryan Smolinski, Derek King, Randy Wood, Todd Bertuzzi, Ziggy Palffy.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Devils vs Islanders season series?

Devils lead the season series 3–2 after 5 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

😈Devils

Previous game · Mar 5

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Mar 6

Also on March 8, 1997

Devils season page Islanders season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule