🏝️ Away Islanders 36-36-6 before this game

1–2

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 37-31-10 before this game

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

Islanders at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Islanders 2–1 at Bell Centre on April 7, 1997.

🗓 Mon, Apr 7, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vladimir Malakhov

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Benoit Brunet

1 G

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

1 A

3 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Vladimir Malakhov PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:15

Assists: Valeri Bure, Saku Koivu · beat Tommy Salo

0–1

3rd period

🏝️ Todd Bertuzzi Tying 3rd · 06:48

Assists: Ken Belanger, Dennis Vaske · beat Jocelyn Thibault

1–1

🇨🇦 Benoit Brunet Go-ahead 3rd · 16:50

Assists: Vladimir Malakhov, Martin Rucinsky · beat Tommy Salo

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI MTL🇨🇦

26 Shots on goal 35

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

15 Penalty minutes 15

NYI shooting 3.8% (1/26) MTL shooting 5.7% (2/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:18 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

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 3–0 Full head-to-head →

5–5 (OT) · Islanders won

2–2 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ NYI vs MTL, answered

Who won Islanders vs Canadiens on April 7, 1997?

Canadiens won 2–1.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Canadiens?

The final score was Islanders 1, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Todd Bertuzzi.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Benoit Brunet, Vladimir Malakhov.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 2 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 3–0 after 3 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 5

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 5

Also on April 7, 1997

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