🏝️ Away Islanders 12-8-1 before this game

1–5

Final

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

Islanders at Devils

Devils beat Islanders 5–1 at Prudential Center on November 20, 1997.

🗓 Thu, Nov 20, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Devils lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Bobby Holik

2 G

3 shots · 17:36 TOI · +1

2nd star 😈 NJD

Petr Sykora

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 15:04 TOI · +2

3rd star 😈 NJD

Patrik Elias

2 A

3 shots · 16:11 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NJD😈

28 Shots on goal 43

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

25 Hits 22

22 Blocked shots 13

14 Takeaways 18

6 Giveaways 9

36 Penalty minutes 42

NYI shooting 3.6% (1/28) NJD shooting 11.6% (5/43)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Eric Fichaud

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 12-8-1 (57% win rate, 21 games)

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 15-5 (75% win rate, 20 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 12-8-1 (57% win rate, 21 games)

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 15-5 (75% win rate, 20 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Lapointe · Green · Palffy 20:31

L2 Reichel · Smolinski · Chorske 17:29

L3 Hough · Kruse · Bertuzzi 10:34

L4 Nemchinov · Czerkawski · Webb 7:08

D1 McCabe · Lachance 26:32

D2 Jonsson · Houda 19:08

D3 Holland · Chara 11:09

😈Devils

L1 Andreychuk · Gilmour · Holik 17:36

L2 Elias · MacLean · Mckay 16:11

L3 Zelepukin · Sykora · Rolston 13:31

L4 Oliwa · Pederson · Carpenter 11:48

D1 Niedermayer · Stevens 25:15

D2 Dean · Odelein 20:37

D3 Bombardir · Souray 10:22

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs NJD, answered

Who won Islanders vs Devils on November 20, 1997?

Devils won 5–1.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Devils?

The final score was Islanders 1, Devils 5.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Devils season series?

Devils 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Nov 19

😈Devils

Previous game · Nov 18

Also on November 20, 1997

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