🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 24-13-8 before this game

8–2

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 19-23-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	0	0	0	8
NYI	0	0	0	2

Canadiens at Islanders

Canadiens beat Islanders 8–2 at UBS Arena on January 8, 1998.

🗓 Thu, Jan 8, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brian Savage

4 G, 2 A

6 shots · 11:23 TOI · +4

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

2 G, 2 A

3 shots · 13:10 TOI · +3

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Vincent Damphousse

3 A

1 shots · 13:21 TOI · +4

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️

26 Shots on goal 27

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

16 Hits 23

7 Blocked shots 7

8 Takeaways 24

15 Giveaways 13

19 Penalty minutes 32

MTL shooting 30.8% (8/26) NYI shooting 7.4% (2/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Andy Moog

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 59:48 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Eric Fichaud

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 08:53 TOI

Tommy Salo

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 51:07 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 24-13-8 (53% win rate, 45 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 19-23-1 (44% win rate, 43 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 24-13-8 (53% win rate, 45 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 19-23-1 (44% win rate, 43 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Brunet · Corson · Bureau 16:36

L2 Bordeleau · Recchi · Stevenson 15:27

L3 Rucinsky · Damphousse · Tucker 13:10

L4 Thornton · Savage 11:42

D1 Quintal · Manson 20:59

D2 Malakhov · Brisebois 18:57

D3 Rivet · Popovic 15:14

D4 Clark 11:30

🏝️Islanders

L1 Green · Palffy · Chorske 18:39

L2 Nemchinov · Reichel · Miller 17:05

L3 Lapointe · Smolinski · Bertuzzi 13:31

L4 Hough · Kruse · Belanger 7:43

D1 Lachance · McCabe 24:02

D2 Berard · Jonsson 21:20

D3 Houda · Pilon 12:38

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ MTL vs NYI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on January 8, 1998?

Canadiens won 8–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Islanders?

The final score was Canadiens 8, Islanders 2.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Andy Moog made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Eric Fichaud made 0 saves on 3 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?

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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 7

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 6

Also on January 8, 1998

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