New York Islanders vs Montreal Canadiens
On the ice
NYI shoots leftMTL shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 10 | 6 | 17 | 33 |
| MTL | 15 | 21 | 5 | 41 |
In net
Semyon Varlamov36/40 SV, .900
Sam Montembeault30/33 SV, .909| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| MTL | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Who won: Canadiens 5-3
The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Islanders 5-3 on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Bell Centre. The Canadiens lead the series 1-0. The Canadiens outscored the Islanders 4-0 in the 2nd period. Josh Anderson led the Canadiens in goals (2). Brock Nelson led the Islanders in goals (2).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew BarzalC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 21:04 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 19:32 | 23 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey CizikasC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 | 0:00 | 2:09 | 11:06 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cal ClutterbuckRW | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12:23 | 0:00 | 1:54 | 10:29 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre EngvallLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:08 | 0:28 | 0:00 | 15:40 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hudson FaschingRW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:36 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julien GauthierRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 10:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:03 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon HolmstromRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:31 | 0:00 | 1:38 | 10:53 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo HorvatC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:03 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 18:31 | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 38.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders LeeLW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 | 0:28 | 0:00 | 15:38 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Brock NelsonC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15:19 | 1:32 | 0:42 | 13:05 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean-Gabriel PageauC | 2 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 15:10 | 0:28 | 1:36 | 13:06 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle PalmieriC | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 15:44 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 14:12 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian AhoD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 23:47 | 0:28 | 1:30 | 21:49 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel BolducD | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13:27 | 0:00 | 0:01 | 13:26 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert BortuzzoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:59 | 0:00 | 1:53 | 14:06 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah DobsonD | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26:43 | 1:32 | 2:08 | 23:03 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike ReillyD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 19:51 | 0:28 | 0:00 | 19:23 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander RomanovD | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18:54 | 0:00 | 2:29 | 16:25 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semyon VarlamovG | 4 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 36 | .900 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 58:57 | 0 | 0 |
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