🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 18-16-4 before this game

5–6

Final / OT

🏝️ Home Islanders 19-11-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
MTL	0	3	2	0	5
NYI	2	3	0	1	6

Canadiens at Islanders

Islanders beat Canadiens 6–5 in overtime at UBS Arena on December 29, 2001.

🗓 Sat, Dec 29, 2001 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Mark Parrish

2 G, 1 A

7 shots · 20:40 TOI · +2

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Richard Zednik

2 G, 1 A

8 shots · 17:32 TOI · +2

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Alexei Yashin

2 G

9 shots · 26:17 TOI · -2

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Alexei Yashin PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:00

Assists: Shawn Bates, Mariusz Czerkawski · beat Jeff Hackett

0–1

🏝️ Mark Parrish 1st · 16:25

Assists: Brad Isbister, Michael Peca · beat Jeff Hackett

0–2

2nd period

🏝️ Mark Parrish 2nd · 04:04

Assists: Roman Hamrlik · beat Jeff Hackett

0–3

🇨🇦 Richard Zednik 2nd · 05:17

Assists: Andreas Dackell, Karl Dykhuis · beat Chris Osgood

1–3

🏝️ Michael Peca SH 2nd · 09:29

Assists: Roman Hamrlik, Mark Parrish · beat Jeff Hackett

1–4

🏝️ Jason Blake 2nd · 11:51

Assists: Claude Lapointe · beat Jeff Hackett

1–5

🇨🇦 Craig Rivet 2nd · 12:40

Assists: Shaun Van Allen, Stephane Robidas · beat Chris Osgood

2–5

🇨🇦 Mike Ribeiro 2nd · 15:50

Assists: Richard Zednik, Arron Asham · beat Chris Osgood

3–5

3rd period

🇨🇦 Oleg Petrov 3rd · 05:58

Assists: Patrick Traverse, Shaun Van Allen · beat Chris Osgood

4–5

🇨🇦 Richard Zednik Tying 3rd · 15:47

Assists: Mike Ribeiro, Patrice Brisebois · beat Chris Osgood

5–5

Overtime

🏝️ Alexei Yashin Go-ahead OT · 01:10

Assists: Shawn Bates, Dick Tarnstrom · beat Jeff Hackett

5–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️

30 Shots on goal 36

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

29 Hits 35

15 Blocked shots 14

1 Takeaways 7

8 Giveaways 12

11 Penalty minutes 9

MTL shooting 16.7% (5/30) NYI shooting 16.7% (6/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jeff Hackett

30/36

.833 SV% · 6 GA · 61:10 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Chris Osgood

25/30

.833 SV% · 5 GA · 61:10 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Islanders

Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–5

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 Juneau · Ribeiro · Petrov 19:20

L2 Dackell · Zednik · Asham 17:32

L3 Savage · Gratton · Van Allen 14:19

L4 Kilger · Poulin · Perreault 7:21

D1 Robidas · Rivet 25:43

D2 Brisebois · Traverse 22:46

D3 Quintal · Dykhuis 11:57

🏝️Islanders

L1 Yashin · Peca · Parrish 22:25

L2 Isbister · Torres · Bates 14:49

L3 Blake · Lapointe · Czerkawski 12:38

L4 Kvasha · Webb 10:34

D1 Hamrlik · Aucoin 23:30

D2 Tarnstrom · Giroux 17:23

D3 Sutton · Cairns 13:04

D4 Kiprusoff 10:45

⚔️ Last meetings

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

Nov 29, 2001

🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI

1–1 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs NYI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on December 29, 2001?

Islanders won 6–5 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Islanders?

The final score was Canadiens 5, Islanders 6, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Richard Zednik (2), Craig Rivet, Mike Ribeiro, Oleg Petrov.

Who scored for Islanders?

Alexei Yashin (2), Mark Parrish (2), Jason Blake, Michael Peca.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 30 saves on 36 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 25 saves on 30 shots (.833 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 2–1 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 28

🏝️Islanders

Previous game · Dec 27

Also on December 29, 2001

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