🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 36-33-8 before this game

1–3

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 24-41-12 before this game

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

Canadiens at Islanders

Islanders beat Canadiens 3–1 at UBS Arena on April 8, 1999.

🗓 Thu, Apr 8, 1999 · 18:30 CDT 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Mariusz Czerkawski

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:50 TOI · +3

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Ziggy Palffy

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:59 TOI · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Mats Lindgren

1 G

2 shots · 19:03 TOI · +3

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

2nd period

🏝️ Mariusz Czerkawski Go-ahead 2nd · 01:16

Assists: Trevor Linden, Zdeno Chara

0–1

🏝️ Ziggy Palffy 2nd · 07:09

Unassisted

0–2

🏝️ Mats Lindgren 2nd · 12:10

Assists: Mariusz Czerkawski, Ziggy Palffy

0–3

🇨🇦 Brian Savage PP 2nd · 18:57

Assists: Martin Rucinsky, Stephane Quintal

1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️

21 Shots on goal 29

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

18 Hits 13

9 Blocked shots 15

9 Takeaways 5

6 Giveaways 6

25 Penalty minutes 15

MTL shooting 4.8% (1/21) NYI shooting 10.3% (3/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 58:37 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Wade Flaherty

20/21

.952 SV% · 1 GA · 59:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 36-33-8 (47% win rate, 77 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 24-41-12 (31% win rate, 77 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Savage · Rucinsky · Koivu 19:44

L2 Thornton · Zubrus · Hoglund 16:43

L3 Poulin · Jomphe · Stevenson 12:04

L4 Bashkirov · McCleary 5:30

D1 Weinrich · Lachance 24:34

D2 Ulanov · Quintal 17:36

D3 Guren · Rivet 15:14

D4 Clark 7:09

🏝️Islanders

L1 Linden · Lapointe · Palffy 19:59

L2 Watt · Lindgren · Czerkawski 17:50

L3 Smolinski · Lawrence · Luhning 16:11

L4 Sacco · Orszagh · Webb 4:55

D1 Jonsson · Richter 26:15

D2 Harlock · Chebaturkin 20:13

D3 Chara · Brewer 13:28

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

3–3 (OT) · Islanders won

Feb 4, 1998

🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI

2–4 · Islanders won

❓ MTL vs NYI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on April 8, 1999?

Islanders won 3–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Islanders?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Islanders 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brian Savage.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mariusz Czerkawski, Mats Lindgren, Ziggy Palffy.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Wade Flaherty made 20 saves on 21 shots (.952 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 2–2 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 7

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Apr 6

Also on April 8, 1999

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