Islanders 3–2 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Mar 12, 2009)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🏝️ NYI

Frans Nielsen

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 19:16 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Blake Comeau

2 A

3 shots · 20:56 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Mark Streit

2 A

1 shots · 24:35 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Tomas Plekanec PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:04

Assists: Josh Gorges, Max Pacioretty · beat Yann Danis

0–1

🏝️ Mike Iggulden Tying 1st · 11:33

Assists: Blake Comeau, Mark Streit · beat Carey Price

1–1

3rd period

🏝️ Frans Nielsen PP Go-ahead 3rd · 00:51

Assists: Mark Streit, Blake Comeau · beat Carey Price

2–1

🇨🇦 Tom Kostopoulos Tying 3rd · 09:14

Assists: Andrei Markov, Mathieu Schneider · beat Yann Danis

2–2

Overtime

🏝️ Kyle Okposo Go-ahead OT · 00:26

Assists: Bruno Gervais, Frans Nielsen · beat Carey Price

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏝️Islanders

L1 Comeau · Nielsen · Okposo 20:56

L2 Hilbert · McAmmond · Bailey 16:48

L3 Tambellini · Thompson · Iggulden 13:30

L4 Jackman · Rechlicz 8:06

D1 Streit · Witt 23:58

D2 Gervais · Martinek 23:14

D3 Hillen · Pock 11:15

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Koivu · Lapierre · Plekanec 18:39

L2 Higgins · Tanguay · Kostitsyn 16:59

L3 Pacioretty · D'Agostini · Dandenault 12:31

L4 Stewart · Metropolit · Kostopoulos 9:16

D1 Markov · Hamrlik 24:08

D2 Schneider · Gorges 20:12

D3 Komisarek · O'Byrne 16:08

Team stats

Away left · home right

🏝️NYI MTL🇨🇦

39 Shots on goal 26

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

32 Hits 22

22 Blocked shots 14

6 Takeaways 10

16 Giveaways 15

24 Penalty minutes 22

NYI shooting 7.7% (3/39) MTL shooting 7.7% (2/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏝️Islanders

Yann Danis

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:09 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

36/39

.923 SV% · 3 GA · 59:54 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 10-13-1 (42% win rate, 24 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 9-6-4 (47% win rate, 19 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 2nd: 3-6 (33% win rate, 9 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 5-2-5 (42% win rate, 12 games)

Last meetings

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Islanders lead the season series 2–1

Nov 242008 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 SO Nov 12008 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 5–4 Mar 152008 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–3 Feb 22008 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4 Jan 152008 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 3–1

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Who won Islanders vs Canadiens on March 12, 2009?

Islanders won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Islanders 3, Canadiens 2.

Who scored for Islanders?

Frans Nielsen, Kyle Okposo, Mike Iggulden.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Tom Kostopoulos, Tomas Plekanec.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Yann Danis made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 36 saves on 39 shots (.923 save percentage).

Where is Islanders vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Islanders vs Canadiens season series?

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeMar 10 🏝️NYI @ 🍁TOR 2–3 AfterMar 14 🏝️NYI @ 🐻BOS 1–2

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 10 🛢️EDM @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 AfterMar 14 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1

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