🏝️ Away Islanders 14-22-4 before this game

2–3

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 17-18-4 before this game

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

Islanders at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Islanders 3–2 at Bell Centre on January 9, 1999.

🗓 Sat, Jan 9, 1999 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Stephane Quintal

2 G

6 shots · 26:07 TOI · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Patrick Poulin

1 G

1 shots · 11:59 TOI · +2

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

1 A

3 shots · 20:39 TOI · -1

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Sergei Nemchinov Go-ahead 1st · 14:36

Assists: Robert Reichel, Ziggy Palffy

1–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Stephane Quintal Tying 2nd · 03:38

Assists: Sergei Zholtok

1–1

🏝️ Mark Lawrence Go-ahead 2nd · 06:29

Assists: Mariusz Czerkawski, Mike Watt

2–1

🇨🇦 Patrick Poulin Tying 2nd · 16:47

Assists: Vladimir Malakhov, Scott Thornton

2–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Stephane Quintal PP Go-ahead 3rd · 06:43

Assists: Martin Rucinsky, Vincent Damphousse

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI MTL🇨🇦

23 Shots on goal 23

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

24 Hits 29

11 Blocked shots 17

24 Takeaways 27

45 Giveaways 59

8 Penalty minutes 6

NYI shooting 8.7% (2/23) MTL shooting 13.0% (3/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Marcel Cousineau

20/23

.870 SV% · 3 GA · 59:54 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–2

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 14-22-4 (35% win rate, 40 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 17-18-4 (44% win rate, 39 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Linden · Lapointe · Palffy 20:25

L2 Reichel · Smolinski · Czerkawski 17:05

L3 Nemchinov · Watt · Lawrence 13:54

L4 Donato · Sacco · Webb 8:22

D1 Jonsson · Lachance 25:04

D2 Richter · Chara 19:48

D3 Harlock · Brewer 13:40

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Rucinsky · Damphousse · Koivu 20:39

L2 Corson · Brunet · Recchi 18:34

L3 Savage · Poulin · Hoglund 11:59

L4 Thornton · Zholtok · Dawe 7:09

D1 Weinrich · Quintal 27:06

D2 Malakhov · Ulanov 22:30

D3 Rivet · Clark 8:48

⚔️ Last meetings

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

3–3 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ NYI vs MTL, answered

Who won Islanders vs Canadiens on January 9, 1999?

Canadiens won 3–2.

What was the final score of Islanders vs Canadiens?

The final score was Islanders 2, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mark Lawrence, Sergei Nemchinov.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Stephane Quintal (2), Patrick Poulin.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Marcel Cousineau made 20 saves on 23 shots (.870 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 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?

Canadiens 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

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Jan 7

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Jan 7

Also on January 9, 1999

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