Stefan Persson and Bryan Trottier scored 34 seconds apart in the third period to give the Islanders a 4-3 win over the Canadiens at the Nassau Coliseum. The game-winner was one of two goals for Trottier, who also had two assists to lead New York (38-16-4). Keith Acton had two goals and an assist for Montreal (38-11-4).
Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders
DATE : 02/05/2024
GOALS 1 2 3 OT F
Montreal Canadiens 0 2 1 0 3
New York Islanders 1 1 2 0 4
SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F
Montreal Canadiens 10 15 10 0 35
New York Islanders 10 7 15 0 32
S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. MIKE BOSSY(56)( BRYAN TROTTIER ) (PP) : 1st 8:07
2. MON. KEITH ACTON(28)( LARRY ROBINSON, DARREN VEITCH ) (PP) : 2nd 5:25
3. NYI. BRYAN TROTTIER(33)( DUANE SUTTER ): 2nd 11:17
4. MON. KEITH ACTON(29)( GUY LAFLEUR, RICK GREEN ): 2nd 15:16
5. MON. GUY LAFLEUR(28)( KEITH ACTON, DARREN VEITCH ): 3rd 11:21
6. NYI. STEFAN PERSSON(3)( BRYAN TROTTIER, DENIS POTVIN ): 3rd 11:55
7. NYI. BRYAN TROTTIER(34)( DUANE SUTTER, STEFAN PERSSON ): 3rd 12:29
P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y
1. NYI. STEFAN PERSSON - 2 Minutes: 1st 0:21
2. MON. GUY LAFLEUR - 2 Minutes: 1st 7:44
3. NYI. MIKE BOSSY - 4 Minutes: 2nd 3:20
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY JIM PEPLINSKI
5. MON. STEVE SHUTT - 2 Minutes: 2nd 3:20
6. NYI. BILLY SMITH - 4 Minutes: 2nd 4:29
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY MEL BRIDGMAN
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY DAVE LANGEVIN
9. MON. RYAN WALTER - 2 Minutes: 2nd 4:29
10. NYI. DAVE LANGEVIN - 2 Minutes: 2nd 8:56
11. MON. MARK NAPIER - 2 Minutes: 3rd 1:31
12. NYI. CLARK GILLIES - 2 Minutes: 3rd 5:27
13. NYI. BILLY SMITH - 2 Minutes: 3rd 5:27
EXTRA PENALTY SERVED BY MIKE BOSSY
15. MON. LARRY ROBINSON - 2 Minutes: 3rd 16:29
I N J U R I E S
NONE
Player Stats For Montreal Canadiens
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MARK NAPIER -3 4 0 0 2 0 0 1-0 32 18:52 0 0 0 1
KEITH ACTON 2 5 2 1 0 1 0 7-3 34 18:48 2 0 0 0
MARIO TREMBLAY 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 25 15:07 1 0 0 3
STEVE SHUTT -2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 23 12:48 0 0 0 1
BOB GAINEY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:41 2 0 1 1
RYAN WALTER 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 1-0 36 20:10 0 0 0 0
DOUG JARVIS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5-2 26 14:41 1 0 0 0
GUY LAFLEUR 1 6 1 1 2 0 0 0-0 49 27:12 2 0 0 1
DOUG RISEBROUGH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 15 8:52 1 0 0 0
CHRIS VALENTINE -3 3 0 0 0 0 0 7-3 26 15:31 0 1 2 0
DWIGHT FOSTER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 15 8:52 0 0 0 0
LARRY ROBINSON -3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0-0 47 26:13 0 2 1 0
DARREN VEITCH 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 46 25:41 0 0 0 1
ROD LANGWAY 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 40 23:07 1 1 0 0
BRIAN ENGBLOM -3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 37 20:48 2 0 0 0
RICK GREEN 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 18 10:34 0 2 0 0
ROBERT PICARD 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 13:25 0 2 0 0
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TOTAL -5 35 3 6 10 1 0 24-10 12 8 4 8
Player Stats For New York Islanders
PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS
MIKE BOSSY -2 5 1 0 4 1 0 0-0 42 23:18 0 1 0 2
BRYAN TROTTIER 3 4 2 2 0 0 0 9-5 38 21:29 1 0 0 1 GWG
JOHN TONELLI 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 28 16:10 2 2 0 1
CLARK GILLIES -2 0 0 0 2 0 0 2-2 29 15:56 0 0 0 0
JIM PEPLINSKI 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3-1 21 12:08 0 0 0 1
MEL BRIDGMAN -2 3 0 0 0 0 0 4-3 32 18:04 0 0 0 1
BOB BOURNE 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 27 15:20 1 1 0 0
BOB NYSTROM 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 15 8:52 1 1 1 0
BRENT SUTTER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3-1 15 8:52 0 0 0 0
ANDERS KALLUR 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 13:08 0 0 0 0
DUANE SUTTER 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:12 1 1 0 0
DENIS POTVIN 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 41 23:39 0 0 0 1
TOMAS JONSSON -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 22 12:36 0 0 0 0
BOB MANNO -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 23 12:46 0 0 0 0
STEFAN PERSSON 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0-0 41 23:39 1 1 0 0
DAVE LANGEVIN -1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 41 23:29 0 2 0 0
KEN MORROW -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 42 23:39 1 0 0 0
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TOTAL 5 32 4 6 10 1 0 24-14 8 9 1 7
Goalie Stats For Montreal Canadiens
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
DENIS HERRON 58 32 4 0 28 0.875 LOSS 0 0 10 6 1 103
GREG MILLEN 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
Goalie Stats For New York Islanders
GOALIE MIN SA GA ENG SV SV% WLT AS PIM GR GRS REB #AC FAT
ROLLIE MELANSON 0 0 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 0 0
BILLY SMITH 60 35 3 0 32 0.914 WIN 0 6 7 5 0 105
POWER PLAY OPP GOALS
Montreal Canadiens 6 1
New York Islanders 3 1
STARS OF THE GAME
1st star - BRYAN TROTTIER from New York
2nd star - KEITH ACTON from Montreal
3rd star - STEFAN PERSSON from New York
GAME STORY
On their home ice the Islanders won by one goal over the Canadiens by
the score of 4 to 3. BRYAN TROTTIER scored the game's final goal at 12:29
of the 3rd period. KEITH ACTON scored twice and added one assist for
Montreal. And TROTTIER had two goals and passed for two assists for New
York. Others who scored were GUY LAFLEUR for Montreal and MIKE BOSSY and
STEFAN PERSSON for New York.
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Marc Tardif and Marian Stastny each had a pair of goals to help the Nordiques overcome the Rangers 5-4.
Wayne Gretzky had two goals and two assists in the Oilers' 7-4 win over the Bruins.
Ron Francis scored twice in the third period to lead the Whalers over the Flyers 5-4.