🏝️ Away Islanders 34-37-6 before this game
3–3
Final / OT
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 40-27-11 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Islanders at Canadiens

Islanders beat Canadiens 3–3 in overtime at Bell Centre on April 11, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Apr 11, 1998 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Robert Reichel
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 17:22 TOI · +1
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Mariusz Czerkawski
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 15:26 TOI · +2
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Shayne Corson
2 G
4 shots · 21:02 TOI · +1
4rd star 🏝️ NYI
Wade Flaherty
32 saves
0.914 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

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

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI MTL🇨🇦
32 Shots on goal 35
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
14 Hits 16
7 Blocked shots 3
0 Takeaways 5
21 Giveaways 21
16 Penalty minutes 10
NYI shooting 9.4% (3/32) MTL shooting 8.6% (3/35)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Wade Flaherty
32/35
.914 SV% · 3 GA · 64:58 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jocelyn Thibault
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 64:46 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 34-37-6 (44% win rate, 77 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 40-27-11 (51% win rate, 78 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 2nd: 34-37-6 (44% win rate, 77 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 40-27-11 (51% win rate, 78 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏝️Islanders
L1 Linden · Reichel · Palffy 22:59
L2 Nemchinov · Chorske · Czerkawski 15:51
L3 Sacco · Lapointe · Lawrence 14:10
L4 Odjick · Hough · Belanger 11:21
D1 Jonsson · Berard 30:36
D2 Daigneault · Pilon 26:42
D3 Chara · Schultz 7:14
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Corson · Savage · Recchi 21:02
L2 Brunet · Damphousse · Bureau 17:48
L3 Rucinsky · Thornton · Hoglund 13:33
L4 Poulin · Stevenson · Vukota 7:17
D1 Manson · Brisebois 25:18
D2 Malakhov · Zalapski 24:35
D3 Popovic · Rivet 12:11

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →
Feb 4, 1998
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
2–4 · Islanders won
Jan 8, 1998
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
8–2 · Canadiens won
Oct 29, 1997
🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL
5–2 · Islanders won
Apr 9, 1997
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
3–1 · Canadiens won
Apr 7, 1997
🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–2 · Canadiens won

❓ NYI vs MTL, answered

Who won Islanders vs Canadiens on April 11, 1998?

Islanders won 3–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Canadiens?

The final score was Islanders 3, Canadiens 3, in overtime.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Wade Flaherty made 32 saves on 35 shots (.914 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Canadiens season series?

Islanders lead the season series 3–1 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
🏝️Islanders
Previous game · Apr 9
🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS
1–4 · BOS won
Next game · Apr 13
🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI
2–0 · WSH won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Apr 10
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
1–2 · BUF won
Next game · Apr 15
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
6–2 · BOS won
Also on April 11, 1998
🐆FLA @ 🐧PIT
3–3 final
🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI
3–4 final
⭐DAL @ ⚡TBL
5–1 final
🗽NYR @ 🐙DET
2–5 final
🌵PHX @ 🎵STL
4–3 final
🏔️COL @ 👑LAK
3–4 final
😈NJD @ 🐻BOS
3–2 final
⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT
4–4 final
Islanders season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule