New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens

Thursday, February 23, 2017, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–0 on Thursday, February 23, 2017 on the road.

Final score, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
New York Islanders	3	41-29-12
at Montreal Canadiens	0	47-26-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	1	1	1	3
Montreal Canadiens	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Islanders	13	8	3	24
Montreal Canadiens	8	8	8	24

Three stars

A. Beauvillier, New York Islanders (1 goal)
T. Greiss, New York Islanders (goaltender)
N. Leddy, New York Islanders (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:28	New York Islanders	Anthony Beauvillier (6)	Brock Nelson (20), Nick Leddy (23)	Even strength	NYI 1, MTL 0
2nd	05:58	New York Islanders	Anders Lee (23)	Josh Bailey (30), John Tavares (29)	Even strength	NYI 2, MTL 0
3rd	19:01	New York Islanders	John Tavares (23)	Josh Bailey (31), Brock Nelson (21)	Even strength, Empty net	NYI 3, MTL 0

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
Stat	New York Islanders	Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal	24	24
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	4	6
Hits	36	32
Blocked shots	27	16
Giveaways	11	12
Takeaways	7	6
Faceoffs won	27/59 (45.8%)	32/59 (54.2%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 A. Quine	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	28.6%	13:43
Number 12 J. Bailey	R	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	4		19:10
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		18:24
Number 18 R. Strome	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		15:24
Number 24 S. Gionta	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		10:02
Number 25 J. Chimera	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	100%	13:28
Number 27 A. Lee	L	1	0	1	+1	2	1	5	2		15:55
Number 29 B. Nelson	C	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	0		16:03
Number 38 B. Kearns	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	2	50%	10:12
Number 72 A. Beauvillier	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	4	2	28.6%	14:13
Number 86 N. Kulemin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	100%	13:47
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	1	60.9%	21:24
Number 2 N. Leddy	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	2	0		24:10
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3		21:25
Number 14 T. Hickey	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		14:10
Number 42 S. Mayfield	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3		13:04
Number 44 C. de Haan	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5		21:05
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	1	2		22:21

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 T. Greiss	24	24	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:38
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	57.9%	17:24
Number 17 T. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	09:56
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	40%	16:59
Number 27 A. Galchenyuk	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	2	64.3%	15:46
Number 32 B. Flynn	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		09:13
Number 34 M. McCarron	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	33.3%	08:10
Number 41 P. Byron	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		15:43
Number 47 A. Radulov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2		18:16
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	3	0		16:34
Number 65 A. Shaw	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	0	66.7%	15:49
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0		18:02
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	-2	0	6	1	3		21:52
Number 8 G. Pateryn	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1		16:34
Number 26 J. Petry	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	1		22:31
Number 28 N. Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:39
Number 74 A. Emelin	D	0	0	0	-1	4	3	2	2		18:25
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	2		21:59

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	23	21	2	.913	59:30	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:27	Montreal Canadiens	Phillip Danault	Slashing	2
1st	13:35	New York Islanders	Bracken Kearns	Holding	2
2nd	18:48	Montreal Canadiens	Alexei Emelin	Interference	2
2nd	18:48	Montreal Canadiens	Alexei Emelin	Roughing	2
2nd	18:48	New York Islanders	Anders Lee	Roughing	2

Game information

New York Islanders head coach: Doug Weight
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Wes McCauley, Francis Charron
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Tony Sericolo
New York Islanders scratches: Cal Clutterbuck, Adam Pelech
Montreal Canadiens scratches: David Desharnais, Nikita Nesterov, Sven Andrighetto

2016-2017 season series

Every New York Islanders and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Wed, Oct 26, 2016
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 26, 2017
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Feb 23, 2017

Other NHL games on Feb 23

Other NHL games on Thursday, February 23, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Feb 23, 2017
Calgary Flames 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Feb 23, 2017
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 4	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Thu, Feb 23, 2017
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 6	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Feb 23, 2017
Boston Bruins 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Feb 23, 2017

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