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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh AndersonRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 | 1:37 | 0:00 | 15:03 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel ArmiaRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:25 | 0:00 | 0:28 | 13:57 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole CaufieldRW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:57 | 2:28 | 0:00 | 16:29 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian DvorakC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16:52 | 1:49 | 1:32 | 13:31 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake EvansC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:26 | 0:00 | 0:28 | 14:58 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan GallagherRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 | 1:47 | 0:00 | 11:24 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean MonahanC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:26 | 2:23 | 0:00 | 14:03 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael PezzettaLW | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:49 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj SlafkovskyLW | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19:26 | 2:11 | 0:00 | 17:15 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell StephensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:18 | 0:00 | 1:32 | 9:46 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick SuzukiC | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19:17 | 2:11 | 0:00 | 17:06 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse YlonenRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:06 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 8:34 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin BarronD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:55 | 1:31 | 0:28 | 15:56 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden GuhleD | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 19:51 | 0:01 | 0:28 | 19:22 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan KovacevicD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:18 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mike MathesonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 25:12 | 2:28 | 1:32 | 21:12 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David SavardD | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:17 | 0:02 | 1:32 | 20:43 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden StrubleD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:34 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam MontembeaultG | 3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .909 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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