🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 38-31-10 before this game

3–1

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 36-37-6 before this game

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

Canadiens at Islanders

Canadiens beat Islanders 3–1 at UBS Arena on April 9, 1997.

🗓 Wed, Apr 9, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 4–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Shayne Corson

1 G

5 shots · -1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

1 G

3 shots · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vladimir Malakhov

1 G

1 shots

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Vladimir Malakhov PP Go-ahead 1st · 18:36

Assists: Valeri Bure, Vincent Damphousse · beat Tommy Salo

1–0

3rd period

🏝️ Claude Lapointe SH Tying 3rd · 01:46

Assists: Randy Wood · beat Jocelyn Thibault

1–1

🇨🇦 Shayne Corson PP Go-ahead 3rd · 15:27

Assists: Mark Recchi, Saku Koivu · beat Tommy Salo

2–1

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky Empty net 3rd · 19:00

Assists: Benoit Brunet

3–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️

28 Shots on goal 29

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/6

21 Penalty minutes 31

MTL shooting 10.7% (3/28) NYI shooting 3.4% (1/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 58:34 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–0

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 4–0 Full head-to-head →

5–5 (OT) · Islanders won

Mar 25, 1996

🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL

1–4 · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs NYI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on April 9, 1997?

Canadiens won 3–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Islanders?

The final score was Canadiens 3, Islanders 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Martin Rucinsky, Shayne Corson, Vladimir Malakhov.

Who scored for Islanders?

Claude Lapointe.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 2 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 4–0 after 4 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 · Apr 7

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Apr 7

Also on April 9, 1997

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