New York Islanders vs. Montreal Canadiens: game summary
Final · December 16, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : NYI 33 — MTL 41 · Centre Bell
Three stars
- 1★
J. AndersonMTL · R · 2B 0A - 2★
B. NelsonNYI · C · 2B 0A - 3★
C. CaufieldMTL · R · 1B 0A
NYIGame stats
MTL
- 33Shots on goal41
- 33 %Faceoff win %67 %
- 0/1Power play0/2
- 4Penalty minutes2
- 27Hits20
- 14Blocked shots18
- 7Giveaways6
- 5Takeaways6
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 10 | 6 | 17 | 33 |
| MTL | 15 | 21 | 5 | 41 |
Season series NYI 1 – 2 MTL
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← NYI 3 / 33 / 445 / 41 / 55 MTL →
NYI 3 / 33 / 445 / 41 / 55 MTL →Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
2nd period
Joel ArmiaMTL · 07:45Assists : Brendan Gallagher, Kaiden Guhle0 – 1▶ Watch- Josh AndersonMTL · 10:35Assists : Justin Barron, Sean Monahan0 – 2▶ Watch
- Josh AndersonMTL · 19:06Assists : Sean Monahan, Justin Barron0 – 3▶ Watch
- Cole CaufieldMTL · 19:21Assists : Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský0 – 4▶ Watch
3rd period
- Brock NelsonNYI · 02:07 · SHAssists : Noah Dobson1 – 4▶ Watch
- Brock NelsonNYI · 03:43Assists : Noah Dobson2 – 4▶ Watch
Bo HorvatNYI · 14:06Assists : Noah Dobson, Alexander Romanov3 – 4▶ Watch
Christian DvorakMTL · 19:40Assists : Nick Suzuki3 – 5▶ Watch
Penalties
2nd period
- 03:05MTLJohnathan Kovacevic — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Casey Cizikas
- 13:47NYIBrock Nelson — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Josh Anderson
3rd period
- 00:37NYIAnders Lee — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Cole Caufield
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. HolmstromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:31 |
| M. BarzalC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 21:04 |
| B. HorvatC | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 20:03 |
| C. ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12:23 |
| J. GauthierR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 10:03 |
| P. EngvallL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 16:08 |
| H. FaschingR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10:36 |
| K. PalmieriC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 15:44 |
| A. LeeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 16:06 |
| B. NelsonC | 2 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 15:19 |
| J. PageauC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 15:10 |
| C. CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13:15 |
| M. ReillyD | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 1 | 19:51 |
| S. BolducD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13:27 |
| N. DobsonD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26:43 |
| S. AhoD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 23:47 |
| A. RomanovD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:54 |
| R. BortuzzoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:59 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Sorokin | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| S. Varlamov(L) | 36/40 | 90.0 % | 58:57 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. GallagherR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:11 |
| M. StephensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:18 |
| N. SuzukiC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 19:17 |
| J. AndersonR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16:40 |
| J. SlafkovskýL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19:26 |
| C. CaufieldR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18:57 |
| C. DvorakC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16:52 |
| J. ArmiaR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14:25 |
| M. PezzettaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 09:49 |
| J. YlonenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:06 |
| J. EvansC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:26 |
| S. MonahanC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16:26 |
| M. MathesonD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 25:12 |
| K. GuhleD | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 19:51 |
| J. KovacevicD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:18 |
| J. StrubleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:34 |
| J. BarronD | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17:55 |
| D. SavardD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 22:17 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Allen | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| S. Montembeault(W) | 30/33 | 90.9 % | 60:00 |
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About this game
Who won Islanders vs Canadiens?
Canadiens won 5-3 over Islanders on Saturday, December 16, 2023.
When was Islanders vs Canadiens played?
On Saturday, December 16, 2023, at 7:00 PM ET at Centre Bell.
Where was Islanders vs Canadiens played?
At Centre Bell, in Montreal.
Have the Islanders and Canadiens played this season?
No, this is their first meeting of the season.