🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 7-1-1
5–4
Final
🏝️ Home Islanders 2-6-1
Goals 1st2nd3rdF
🇨🇦 MTL 1045
🏝️ NYI 2204

Canadiens at Islanders

Canadiens beat Islanders 5–4 at UBS Arena on November 1, 2008.

🗓 📍 UBS Arena, Elmont 🏒 2008-09 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Alex Kovalev
2 G, 2 A
4 shots · 19:57 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Tomas Plekanec
2 G, 2 A
3 shots · 16:32 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Andrei Markov
2 A
2 shots · 21:54 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead 1st · 02:03
Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Roman Hamrlik · beat Yann Danis
1–0
🏝️ Mark Streit PP Tying 1st · 03:47
Assists: Mike Comrie, Doug Weight · beat Carey Price
1–1
🏝️ Jon Sim Go-ahead 1st · 12:27
Assists: Frans Nielsen, Trent Hunter · beat Carey Price
1–2
2nd period
🏝️ Bill Guerin PP 2nd · 01:40
Assists: Doug Weight, Trent Hunter · beat Carey Price
1–3
🏝️ Frans Nielsen 2nd · 16:43
Assists: Sean Bergenheim, Richard Park · beat Carey Price
1–4
3rd period
🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec 3rd · 07:48
Assists: Alex Kovalev, Andrei Markov · beat Yann Danis
2–4
🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec 3rd · 09:55
Assists: Andrei Kostitsyn, Alex Kovalev · beat Yann Danis
3–4
🇨🇦 Chris Higgins Tying 3rd · 14:06
Assists: Saku Koivu · beat Yann Danis
4–4
🇨🇦 Alex Kovalev Go-ahead 3rd · 15:19
Assists: Andrei Markov, Tomas Plekanec · beat Yann Danis
5–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Tanguay · Koivu · Kovalev 18:51
L2 Higgins · Kostitsyn · Plekanec 16:32
L3 Latendresse · Kostitsyn · Lang 14:39
L4 Begin · Lapierre · Laraque 10:34
D1 Hamrlik · Markov 22:08
D2 Gorges · Komisarek 19:42
D3 Bouillon · O'Byrne 15:43
🏝️Islanders
L1 Weight · Hunter · Guerin 17:57
L2 Sim · Nielsen · Park 16:06
L3 Bergenheim · Comrie · Okposo 14:24
L4 Hilbert · Fritz · Thompson 12:19
D1 Streit · Campoli 21:38
D2 Sutton · Gervais 20:08
D3 Pock · Skinner 15:42

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️
32 Shots on goal 31
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
23 Hits 21
18 Blocked shots 21
15 Takeaways 6
22 Giveaways 14
13 Penalty minutes 11
MTL shooting 15.6% (5/32) NYI shooting 12.9% (4/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
27/31
.871 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏝️Islanders
Yann Danis
27/32
.844 SV% · 5 GA · 59:06 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 1–4
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.
Islanders
Islanders — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Canadiens lead the season series 1–0
Mar 152008 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–3 Feb 22008 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4 Jan 152008 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 3–1 Nov 212007 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 4–1 Mar 132007 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–5
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Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on November 1, 2008?

Canadiens won 5–4. The final score was Canadiens 5, Islanders 4.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alex Kovalev (2), Tomas Plekanec (2), Chris Higgins.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bill Guerin, Frans Nielsen, Jon Sim, Mark Streit.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Yann Danis made 27 saves on 32 shots (.844 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeOct 30 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌲MIN 2–1 AfterNov 7 🇨🇦MTL @ 🧥CBJ 3–4
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeOct 30 🏝️NYI @ 🔔PHI 2–3 AfterNov 3 🧥CBJ @ 🏝️NYI 3–4
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