🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 12-8-3 before this game
1–1
Final / OT
🏝️ Home Islanders 16-5-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
MTL 00101
NYI 01001

Canadiens at Islanders

Canadiens beat Islanders 1–1 in overtime at UBS Arena on November 29, 2001.

🗓 Thu, Nov 29, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Sheldon Souray
1 G
2 shots · 20:55 TOI
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Alexei Yashin
1 G
3 shots · 25:00 TOI · +1
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Mariusz Czerkawski
1 A
4 shots · 20:00 TOI · +1
4rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Jose Theodore
30 saves
0.968 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order
2nd period
🏝️ Alexei Yashin Go-ahead 2nd · 06:16
Assists: Mariusz Czerkawski, Dick Tarnstrom · beat Jose Theodore
0–1
3rd period
🇨🇦 Sheldon Souray Tying 3rd · 00:53
Unassisted · beat Chris Osgood
1–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️
21 Shots on goal 31
32 Hits 19
9 Blocked shots 10
12 Takeaways 8
10 Giveaways 9
4 Penalty minutes 6
MTL shooting 4.8% (1/21) NYI shooting 3.2% (1/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
30/31
.968 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Chris Osgood
20/21
.952 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 12-8-3 (52% win rate, 23 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 16-5-3 (67% win rate, 24 games)
After 2nd — 0–1
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 · Gilmour · Audette 22:03
L2 Juneau · Zednik · Petrov 18:09
L3 Kilger · Perreault · Dackell 15:39
L4 Poulin · Simpson · Bulis 9:42
D1 Brisebois · Dykhuis 28:30
D2 Robidas · Souray 22:10
D3 Rivet · Quintal 13:21
🏝️Islanders
L1 Peca · Yashin · Parrish 25:00
L2 Isbister · Kvasha · Czerkawski 18:15
L3 Blake · Scatchard · Lapointe 13:12
L4 Lindgren · Kolnik · Webb 4:59
D1 Martinek · Jonsson 31:14
D2 Tarnstrom · Aucoin 24:20
D3 Cairns · Korolev 9:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →
Nov 10, 2001
🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–3 · Canadiens won
Feb 10, 2001
🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–5 · Canadiens won
Jan 2, 2001
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
3–0 · Canadiens won
Oct 28, 2000
🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–1 · Islanders won
Oct 27, 2000
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
1–2 · Islanders won

❓ MTL vs NYI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on November 29, 2001?

Canadiens won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Islanders?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Islanders 1, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Sheldon Souray.

Who scored for Islanders?

Alexei Yashin.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Chris Osgood 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?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 after 2 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 · Nov 27
🐦ATL @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–5 · MTL won
Next game · Dec 1
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–1 · NYR won
🏝️Islanders
Previous game · Nov 27
🦅WSH @ 🏝️NYI
5–5 · WSH won
Next game · Dec 1
⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI
4–2 · BUF won
Also on November 29, 2001
🌪️CAR @ 🗽NYR
0–5 final
🎵STL @ 🧥CBJ
3–1 final
🐻BOS @ 🔔PHI
3–2 final
🐦ATL @ ⚡TBL
2–5 final
🐆FLA @ 🌲MIN
0–6 final
⭐DAL @ 🔥CGY
3–0 final
🐯NSH @ 🌵PHX
0–1 final
🛢️EDM @ 👑LAK
3–1 final
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