🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 30-16-8 before this game

2–4

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 24-27-4 before this game

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

Canadiens at Islanders

Islanders beat Canadiens 4–2 at UBS Arena on February 4, 1998.

🗓 Wed, Feb 4, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Bryan McCabe

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 29:53 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 22:00 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Tom Chorske

2 A

3 shots · 19:15 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️

27 Shots on goal 24

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

10 Hits 21

5 Blocked shots 7

2 Takeaways 14

11 Giveaways 5

8 Penalty minutes 10

MTL shooting 7.4% (2/27) NYI shooting 16.7% (4/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Andy Moog

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 58:07 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Tommy Salo

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 30-16-8 (56% win rate, 54 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 24-27-4 (44% win rate, 55 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 30-16-8 (56% win rate, 54 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 24-27-4 (44% win rate, 55 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 22:55

L2 Rucinsky · Savage · Damphousse 16:55

L3 Brunet · Poulin · Hoglund 9:57

L4 Thornton · Bureau · Stevenson 6:52

D1 Malakhov · Brisebois 23:28

D2 Manson · Quintal 19:51

D3 Rivet · Zalapski 12:28

🏝️Islanders

L1 Nemchinov · Palffy · Chorske 19:15

L2 Hough · Green · Smolinski 17:41

L3 Reichel · Plante · Bertuzzi 12:07

L4 Kruse · Webb · Czerkawski 5:50

D1 McCabe · Lachance 28:19

D2 Pilon · Berard 23:42

D3 Strudwick · Jonsson 6:54

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs NYI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on February 4, 1998?

Islanders won 4–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Islanders?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Islanders 4.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Andy Moog made 0 saves on 4 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?

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Feb 1

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Feb 2

Also on February 4, 1998

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