🏝️ Away Islanders 19-16-1 before this game

3–4

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NYI	0	0	0	3
NJD	0	0	0	4

Islanders at Devils

Devils beat Islanders 4–3 at Prudential Center on December 26, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Dec 26, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Devils lead the season series 3–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Randy Mckay

2 G

4 shots · 14:42 TOI · +2

2nd star 😈 NJD

Dave Andreychuk

2 A

1 shots · 17:53 TOI · +2

3rd star 😈 NJD

Lyle Odelein

2 A

20:31 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI NJD😈

20 Shots on goal 22

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

26 Hits 22

8 Blocked shots 6

18 Takeaways 39

12 Giveaways 26

6 Penalty minutes 12

NYI shooting 15.0% (3/20) NJD shooting 18.2% (4/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 59:20 TOI

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 19-16-1 (53% win rate, 36 games)

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 25-9-1 (71% win rate, 35 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 19-16-1 (53% win rate, 36 games)

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 25-9-1 (71% win rate, 35 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Nemchinov · Green · Palffy 19:00

L2 Reichel · Smolinski · Chorske 17:08

L3 Kruse · Lapointe · Bertuzzi 13:38

L4 Hough · Orszagh · Belanger 8:37

D1 Jonsson · Berard 24:38

D2 Lachance · McCabe 20:17

D3 Pilon · Houda 13:53

😈Devils

L1 Andreychuk · Gilmour · Rolston 18:52

L2 Carpenter · Holik · Mckay 15:28

L3 Zelepukin · Pederson · Thomas 12:18

L4 Oliwa · Elias · Guerin 10:56

D1 Niedermayer · Stevens 27:20

D2 Odelein · Dean 17:57

D3 Bombardir · Souray 13:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 3–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ NYI vs NJD, answered

Who won Islanders vs Devils on December 26, 1997?

Devils won 4–3.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Devils?

The final score was Islanders 3, Devils 4.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Tommy Salo made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 0 saves on 3 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 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 · Dec 22

😈Devils

Previous game · Dec 23

Also on December 26, 1997

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