New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Islanders 3–1 on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New York Islanders |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New York Islanders |
11 |
9 |
8 |
28 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
11 |
10 |
5 |
26 |
Three stars
- A. Niemi, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
- J. Drouin, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
- M. Barzal, New York Islanders (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
03:50 |
New York Islanders |
Mathew Barzal (18) |
Jordan Eberle (24), Thomas Hickey (14) |
Even strength |
NYI 1, MTL 0 |
| 1st |
11:02 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Paul Byron (15) |
Artturi Lehkonen (7), Jonathan Drouin (22) |
Even strength |
NYI 1, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
08:29 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jonathan Drouin (10) |
Jeff Petry (21), Alex Galchenyuk (23) |
Power play |
NYI 1, MTL 2 |
| 2nd |
13:37 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nikita Scherbak (2) |
Brendan Gallagher (16), Jacob de la Rose (4) |
Even strength |
NYI 1, MTL 3 |
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 |
28 |
26 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
4 |
| Hits |
39 |
18 |
| Blocked shots |
16 |
32 |
| Giveaways |
11 |
16 |
| Takeaways |
10 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
17/40 (42.5%) |
23/40 (57.5%) |
Box score
New York Islanders
New York Islanders skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 J. Eberle |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:15 |
| Number 12 J. Bailey |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:39 |
| Number 13 M. Barzal |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
28.6% |
17:35 |
| Number 15 C. Clutterbuck |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:23 |
| Number 16 A. Ladd |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:41 |
| Number 21 C. Wagner |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:00 |
| Number 27 A. Lee |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:47 |
| Number 29 B. Nelson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
17:14 |
| Number 53 C. Cizikas |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
12:26 |
| Number 56 T. Fritz |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
10:04 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:59 |
| Number 91 J. Tavares |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
17:54 |
| Number 2 N. Leddy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:39 |
| Number 6 R. Pulock |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:58 |
| Number 14 T. Hickey |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:20 |
| Number 50 A. Pelech |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:36 |
| Number 55 J. Boychuk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:33 |
| Number 88 B. Davidson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:51 |
New York Islanders goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 J. Halak |
26 |
23 |
3 |
.885 |
57:34 |
Loss |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
14:35 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
72.7% |
16:40 |
| Number 25 J. de la Rose |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
55.6% |
12:16 |
| Number 27 A. Galchenyuk |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:17 |
| Number 38 N. Scherbak |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:18 |
| Number 41 P. Byron |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:10 |
| Number 42 B. Froese |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
15:10 |
| Number 54 C. Hudon |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:38 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:28 |
| Number 65 A. Shaw |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
13:00 |
| Number 67 M. Pacioretty |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:34 |
| Number 92 J. Drouin |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
50% |
14:14 |
| Number 8 J. Benn |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
21:42 |
| Number 22 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:15 |
| Number 26 J. Petry |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
18:01 |
| Number 28 M. Reilly |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:56 |
| Number 53 V. Mete |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:32 |
| Number 58 N. Juulsen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:18 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 37 A. Niemi |
28 |
27 |
1 |
.964 |
59:56 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
07:23 |
New York Islanders |
Brandon Davidson |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
12:41 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Phillip Danault |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:57 |
New York Islanders |
Cal Clutterbuck |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:10 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jacob de la Rose |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- New York Islanders head coach
- Doug Weight
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Claude Julien
- Referees
- Francis Charron, Brad Watson
- Linesmen
- Tim Nowak, Kory Nagy
- New York Islanders scratches
- Dennis Seidenberg, Ross Johnston, Sebastian Aho
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- David Schlemko, Nicolas Deslauriers, Logan Shaw, Daniel Carr
Other NHL games on Feb 28
Other NHL games on Wednesday, February 28, 2018
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Buffalo Sabres
2
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
1
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Feb 28, 2018
|
 Detroit Red Wings
1
 at St. Louis Blues
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Wed, Feb 28, 2018
|
 Calgary Flames
2
 at Colorado Avalanche
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Feb 28, 2018
|
 New York Rangers
6
 at Vancouver Canucks
5
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Feb 28, 2018
|
Sources and further reading
New York Islanders 
at Montreal Canadiens