🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 43-28-8 before this game
1–5
Final
🏝️ Home Islanders 43-29-7 before this game
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Canadiens at Islanders

Islanders beat Canadiens 5–1 at UBS Arena on March 31, 2004.

🗓 Wed, Mar 31, 2004 · 18:00 CST 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏝️ NYI
Mark Parrish
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 20:34 TOI · +3
2nd star 🏝️ NYI
Roman Hamrlik
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 27:18 TOI · +3
3rd star 🏝️ NYI
Adrian Aucoin
1 G
3 shots · 21:59 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️
21 Shots on goal 23
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
20 Hits 23
17 Blocked shots 21
6 Takeaways 10
7 Giveaways 11
26 Penalty minutes 12
MTL shooting 4.8% (1/21) NYI shooting 21.7% (5/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Mathieu Garon Shutout
8/8
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI
Jose Theodore
10/15
.667 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Rick DiPietro
20/21
.952 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 43-28-8 (54% win rate, 79 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 43-29-7 (54% win rate, 79 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 43-28-8 (54% win rate, 79 games)
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 2nd: 43-29-7 (54% win rate, 79 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Bulis · Juneau · Kovalev 15:56
L2 Koivu · Ribeiro · Ryder 14:29
L3 Dowd · Zednik · Ward 13:31
L4 Perreault · Dagenais · Sundstrom 11:48
D1 Markov · Brisebois 21:52
D2 Souray · Rivet 20:26
D3 Dykhuis · Komisarek 16:50
🏝️Islanders
L1 Peca · Scatchard · Parrish 18:54
L2 Kvasha · Weinhandl · Hunter 16:07
L3 Yashin · Czerkawski · Asham 12:52
L4 Ronning · Papineau · Webb 8:39
D1 Hamrlik · Aucoin 24:38
D2 Jonsson · Niinimaa 19:49
D3 Martinek · Cairns 14:16

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →
Feb 5, 2004
🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–2 · Canadiens won
Nov 13, 2003
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
1–3 · Islanders won
Oct 23, 2003
🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL
0–3 · Canadiens won
Mar 20, 2003
🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL
6–3 · Islanders won
Jan 30, 2003
🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI
1–3 · Islanders won

❓ MTL vs NYI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on March 31, 2004?

Islanders won 5–1.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Islanders?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Islanders 5.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Mathieu Garon made 8 saves on 8 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Rick DiPietro 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 · Mar 27
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS
2–3 · BOS won
Next game · Apr 1
🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–0 · PHI won
🏝️Islanders
Previous game · Mar 28
🏝️NYI @ 😈NJD
2–3 · NJD won
Next game · Apr 2
🏝️NYI @ 🌪️CAR
6–4 · NYI won
Also on March 31, 2004
🐙DET @ 🧥CBJ
3–2 final
⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR
4–3 final
🏛️OTT @ 🐆FLA
5–4 final
🏔️COL @ 🌲MIN
4–5 final
🛢️EDM @ ⭐DAL
3–1 final
🌵PHX @ 🔥CGY
0–1 final
🐋VAN @ 🦆ANA
2–1 final
🦈SJS @ 👑LAK
3–0 final
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