🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 9-16-3 before this game

4–2

Final

🏝️ Home Islanders 8-15-1 before this game

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

Canadiens at Islanders

Canadiens beat Islanders 4–2 at UBS Arena on December 9, 1999.

🗓 Thu, Dec 9, 1999 · 18:30 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Martin Rucinsky

2 G, 1 A

6 shots · 18:39 TOI · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Benoit Brunet

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:10 TOI · +1

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Sergei Zholtok

1 G

2 shots · 17:33 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:55

Assists: Benoit Brunet · beat Felix Potvin

1–0

🇨🇦 Benoit Brunet 1st · 11:24

Assists: Craig Rivet, Martin Rucinsky · beat Felix Potvin

2–0

🏝️ Brad Isbister 1st · 19:41

Assists: Tim Connolly · beat Jeff Hackett

2–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Sergei Zholtok PP 2nd · 02:37

Assists: Oleg Petrov, Dainius Zubrus · beat Felix Potvin

3–1

🏝️ Vladimir Orszagh 2nd · 10:06

Assists: Josh Green, Jorgen Jonsson · beat Jeff Hackett

3–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky 3rd · 12:21

Assists: Shayne Corson · beat Felix Potvin

4–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️

29 Shots on goal 30

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5

8 Hits 26

12 Blocked shots 9

8 Takeaways 6

1 Giveaways 6

16 Penalty minutes 16

MTL shooting 13.8% (4/29) NYI shooting 6.7% (2/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

28/30

.933 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Felix Potvin

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 58:43 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–2

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 Rucinsky · Corson · Zubrus 18:23

L2 Poulin · Zholtok · Petrov 17:28

L3 Brunet · Darby · Cummins 14:53

L4 Thornton · Higgins · Asham 5:47

D1 Weinrich · Dykhuis 26:19

D2 Brisebois · Rivet 22:36

D3 Bouillon · Guren 10:31

🏝️Islanders

L1 Lindgren · Lapointe · Czerkawski 22:27

L2 Isbister · Connolly · Jokinen 15:25

L3 Jonsson · Krog · Green 12:53

L4 Orszagh · Watt 9:32

D1 Jonsson · Chara 22:42

D2 Brewer · Heward 18:52

D3 Cairns · Biron 13:38

D4 Rivers 9:56

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Nov 4, 1999

🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI

1–2 (OT) · Islanders won

❓ MTL vs NYI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on December 9, 1999?

Canadiens won 4–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Islanders?

The final score was Canadiens 4, Islanders 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Martin Rucinsky (2), Benoit Brunet, Sergei Zholtok.

Who scored for Islanders?

Brad Isbister, Vladimir Orszagh.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Felix Potvin made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 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 · Dec 7

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 7

Also on December 9, 1999

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