🏝️ Away Islanders 35-35-6 before this game

5–5

Final / OT

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

Islanders at Blues

Islanders beat Blues 5–5 in overtime at Enterprise Center on April 3, 1997.

🗓 Thu, Apr 3, 1997 · 19:30 CST 📍 Enterprise Center, St. Louis 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Travis Green

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Niklas Andersson

2 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy Go-ahead 1st · 07:06

Assists: Travis Green

1–0

🎵 Joe Murphy Tying 1st · 10:31

Assists: Pierre Turgeon, Stephane Matteau

1–1

🏝️ Bryan Smolinski PP Go-ahead 1st · 15:22

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Bryan McCabe

2–1

2nd period

🎵 Stephen Leach Tying 2nd · 08:29

Assists: Scott Pellerin, Al MacInnis

2–2

🎵 Pavol Demitra PP Go-ahead 2nd · 13:54

Assists: Joe Murphy, Pierre Turgeon

2–3

3rd period

🎵 Geoff Courtnall 3rd · 07:42

Assists: Chris Pronger, Grant Fuhr

2–4

🎵 Pavol Demitra 3rd · 08:15

Assists: Robert Petrovicky, Geoff Courtnall

2–5

🏝️ Travis Green 3rd · 10:29

Assists: Niklas Andersson

3–5

🏝️ Todd Bertuzzi 3rd · 14:18

Assists: Niklas Andersson

4–5

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy Tying 3rd · 18:06

Unassisted

5–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI STL🎵

24 Shots on goal 44

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

15 Penalty minutes 11

NYI shooting 20.8% (5/24) STL shooting 11.4% (5/44)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 65:00 TOI

🎵Blues

Grant Fuhr

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 64:56 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–3

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

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

5–5 (OT) · Islanders won

Mar 1, 1994

🎵STL @ 🏝️NYI

2–4 · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs STL, answered

Who won Islanders vs Blues on April 3, 1997?

Islanders won 5–5 in overtime.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Blues?

The final score was Islanders 5, Blues 5, in overtime.

Who scored for Islanders?

Ziggy Palffy (2), Bryan Smolinski, Todd Bertuzzi, Travis Green.

Who scored for Blues?

Pavol Demitra (2), Geoff Courtnall, Joe Murphy, Stephen Leach.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Grant Fuhr made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Blues played?

At Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Blues home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Blues 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Apr 2

🎵Blues

Previous game · Apr 1

Also on April 3, 1997

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