🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 24-19-9 before this game
1–3
Final
🏝️ Home Islanders 26-20-4 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
MTL 1001
NYI 0033

Canadiens at Islanders

Islanders beat Canadiens 3–1 at UBS Arena on January 30, 2003.

🗓 Thu, Jan 30, 2003 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Michael Peca
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 21:09 TOI · +2
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Oleg Kvasha
1 G
4 shots · 15:55 TOI · +1
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Mark Parrish
1 G
1 shots · 16:32 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Niklas Sundstrom Go-ahead 1st · 05:55
Assists: Joe Juneau, Karl Dykhuis · beat Garth Snow
1–0
3rd period
🏝️ Oleg Kvasha Tying 3rd · 03:39
Assists: Alexei Yashin, Arron Asham · beat Jose Theodore
1–1
🏝️ Michael Peca SH Go-ahead 3rd · 04:44
Assists: Roman Hamrlik, Jason Blake · beat Jose Theodore
1–2
🏝️ Mark Parrish Empty net 3rd · 19:00
Assists: Shawn Bates, Michael Peca
1–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️
23 Shots on goal 31
1 Hits 3
8 Penalty minutes 8
MTL shooting 4.3% (1/23) NYI shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 59:53 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Garth Snow
22/23
.957 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Islanders
Islanders: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–0
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 Koivu · Bulis · Zednik 17:46
L2 Gilmour · Juneau · Czerkawski 15:45
L3 Hossa · Ribeiro · Sundstrom 15:06
L4 Kilger · Petrov · Mckay 8:57
D1 Traverse · Rivet 22:01
D2 Markov · Brisebois 21:02
D3 Quintal · Dykhuis 17:04
🏝️Islanders
L1 Blake · Peca · Bates 17:56
L2 Scatchard · Kvasha · Parrish 16:25
L3 Yashin · Wiemer · Asham 13:53
L4 Torres · Lapointe · Weinhandl 6:46
L5 Godard 2:07
D1 Jonsson · Timander 25:44
D2 Martinek · Hamrlik 19:52
D3 Butenschon 9:19

⚔️ Last meetings

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 23, 2002
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
1–3 · Islanders won
Nov 7, 2002
🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL
0–3 · Canadiens won
Jan 10, 2002
🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL
0–4 · Canadiens won
Dec 29, 2001
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
5–6 (OT) · Islanders won
Nov 29, 2001
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
1–1 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs NYI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on January 30, 2003?

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?

Niklas Sundstrom.

Who scored for Islanders?

Mark Parrish, Michael Peca, Oleg Kvasha.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Garth Snow made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 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 · Jan 28
🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–6 · MTL won
Next game · Feb 4
🐦ATL @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–3 · ATL won
🏝️Islanders
Previous game · Jan 28
🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI
2–5 · NYI won
Next game · Feb 4
🔔PHI @ 🏝️NYI
2–1 · PHI won
Also on January 30, 2003
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
1–2 final
🌪️CAR @ ⚡TBL
1–3 final
🐯NSH @ 🧥CBJ
1–2 final
🔔PHI @ 😈NJD
1–5 final
🍁TOR @ 🐦ATL
5–2 final
🐆FLA @ 🐙DET
2–2 final
🪶CHI @ 🐻BOS
3–1 final
🏔️COL @ 🗽NYR
4–3 final
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