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2017-18 regular season

Islanders at Canadiens

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Canadiens beat Islanders 3–1 at Bell Centre on February 28, 2018.

NYI – MTL
28–26
Shots on goal
0/2–1/2
Power play
39–18
Hits
16–32
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Jonathan Drouin
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 14:14 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Paul Byron
1 G
2 shots · 14:10 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Nikita Scherbak
1 G
1 shots · 14:18 TOI

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🏝️ Mathew Barzal Go-ahead 1st · 03:50
Assists: Jordan Eberle, Thomas Hickey · beat Antti Niemi
1–0
🇨🇦 Paul Byron Tying 1st · 11:02
Assists: Artturi Lehkonen, Jonathan Drouin · beat Jaroslav Halak
1–1
2nd period
🇨🇦 Jonathan Drouin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:29
Assists: Jeff Petry, Alex Galchenyuk · beat Jaroslav Halak
1–2
🇨🇦 Nikita Scherbak 2nd · 13:37
Assists: Brendan Gallagher, Jacob de la Rose · beat Jaroslav Halak
1–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏝️Islanders
L1 Beauvillier · Tavares · Bailey 17:59
L2 Lee · Barzal · Nelson 17:35
L3 Ladd · Cizikas · Eberle 14:41
L4 Fritz · Wagner · Clutterbuck 11:23
D1 Leddy · Pulock 21:18
D2 Pelech · Boychuk 18:34
D3 Hickey · Davidson 17:36
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Lehkonen · Pacioretty · Danault 16:40
L2 Hudon · Galchenyuk · Froese 15:10
L3 Drouin · Gallagher · Scherbak 14:18
L4 Byron · de la Rose · Shaw 13:00
D1 Reilly · Benn 22:19
D2 Alzner · Juulsen 19:16
D3 Petry · Mete 17:16

Team stats

Away left · home right
🏝️NYI MTL🇨🇦
28 Shots on goal 26
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
39 Hits 18
16 Blocked shots 32
10 Takeaways 8
11 Giveaways 16
4 Penalty minutes 4
NYI shooting 3.6% (1/28) MTL shooting 11.5% (3/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏝️Islanders
Jaroslav Halak
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 57:34 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Antti Niemi
27/28
.964 SV% · 1 GA · 59:56 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located
Mathew Barzal · 1st 03:50 · 1–0 Paul Byron · 1st 11:02 · 1–1 Jonathan Drouin · 2nd 08:29 · 1–2 Nikita Scherbak · 2nd 13:37 · 1–3
NYI MTL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Islanders
Islanders — tied after 1st: 10-9-2 (48% win rate, 21 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 10-15-8 (30% win rate, 33 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Islanders
Islanders — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-5-1 (25% win rate, 8 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 10-0 (100% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Jan 152018 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–4 OT Feb 232017 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–0 Jan 262017 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 1–3 Oct 262016 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 3–2 Nov 222015 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4
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NYI vs MTL, answered

Who won Islanders vs Canadiens on February 28, 2018?

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

Who scored for Islanders?

Mathew Barzal.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Jonathan Drouin, Nikita Scherbak, Paul Byron.

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Jaroslav Halak made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🏝️ Islanders
BeforeFeb 24 🏝️NYI @ 😈NJD 1–2 AfterMar 2 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 6–3
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeFeb 26 🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–0 AfterMar 2 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 6–3
Also on February 28
⚔️BUF 2–1 ⚡TBL 🐙DET 1–2 🎵STL 🔥CGY 2–5 🏔️COL 🗽NYR 6–5 🐋VAN
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