Canadiens 3–1 Islanders — Final Score & Stats (Dec 23, 2014)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

David Desharnais

1 G

3 shots · 17:55 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Brendan Gallagher

1 G

3 shots · 16:57 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Carey Price

37 saves

0.974 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Kyle Okposo Go-ahead 1st · 12:04

Assists: John Tavares, Lubomir Visnovsky · beat Carey Price

0–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Andrei Markov Tying 2nd · 06:10

Assists: P.K. Subban · beat Chad Johnson

1–1

🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher Go-ahead 2nd · 11:27

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Alex Galchenyuk · beat Chad Johnson

2–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 David Desharnais 3rd · 18:49

Assists: Lars Eller, PA Parenteau · beat Chad Johnson

3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Pacioretty · Desharnais · Parenteau 19:16

L2 Eller · Plekanec · Galchenyuk 17:45

L3 Prust · Gallagher · Weise 15:42

L4 Sekac · Malhotra · Andrighetto 6:25

D1 Markov · Subban 25:18

D2 Gonchar · Beaulieu 18:32

D3 Gilbert · Emelin 16:10

🏝️Islanders

L1 Tavares · Nielsen · Okposo 18:26

L2 Kulemin · Strome · Bailey 15:50

L3 Lee · Nelson · Grabovski 14:11

L4 Martin · Cizikas · Clutterbuck 10:37

D1 de Haan · Hamonic 22:02

D2 Boychuk · Leddy 20:34

D3 Visnovsky · Hickey 16:21

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️

21 Shots on goal 38

7 Hits 24

22 Blocked shots 18

5 Takeaways 6

8 Giveaways 14

6 Penalty minutes 8

MTL shooting 14.3% (3/21) NYI shooting 2.6% (1/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

37/38

.974 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Chad Johnson

18/21

.857 SV% · 3 GA · 59:31 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

MTL NYI

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-9-1 (33% win rate, 15 games)

Islanders

Islanders — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-3 (57% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)

Islanders

Islanders — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Apr 102014 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–0 Dec 142013 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 1–0 OT Nov 102013 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4 Mar 212013 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 5–2 Mar 52013 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 3–6

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Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on December 23, 2014?

Canadiens won 3–1. The final score was Canadiens 3, Islanders 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Markov, Brendan Gallagher, David Desharnais.

Who scored for Islanders?

Kyle Okposo.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 37 saves on 38 shots (.974 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 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

BeforeDec 20 🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4 AfterDec 29 🇨🇦MTL @ 🌪️CAR 3–1

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeDec 20 ⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI 1–3 AfterDec 27 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–4

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