New Jersey Devils vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Saturday, February 7, 1998 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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3–2

Final

SOG 35–34

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Game summary

The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Saturday, February 7, 1998 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Devils outshot the Islanders 35-34.

Goals came from Kip Miller, Patrik Elias, Doug Bodger, Brian Rolston and Ziggy Palffy.

Martin Brodeur made 32 saves on 34 shots for the win; Tommy Salo stopped 32 of 35.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NJD	0	2	1	3	35
NYI	1	0	1	2	34

Scoring

1st period

Kip Miller (1)Mariusz Czerkawski (9), Rich Pilon (5)0–105:51 NYI

2nd period

Patrik Elias (15)Doug Gilmour (36), Scott Niedermayer (32)1–101:26 NJD
Doug Bodger (6)Dave Andreychuk (20), Bobby Holik (24)2–117:17 NJD

3rd period

Brian Rolston (11)Scott Stevens (16)3–103:40 NJD
Ziggy Palffy (30)Bryan Berard (20)3–215:29 NYI · PPG

Team stats

NJDNYI

35Shots on goal34

50%Faceoff %50%

0/2Power play1/2

4Penalty minutes4

14Hits17

13Blocked shots14

11Giveaways9

8Takeaways12

Penalties

1st 17:22Kip Miller · holding stick obstruction2 min
2nd 12:18Scott Daniels · hooking obstruction2 min
3rd 13:50Scott Niedermayer · hooking2 min
3rd 16:09Dan Plante · hooking2 min

Season series

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

14Brian RolstonR	1	0	1	+1	4	1	0	0	–	15:59
16Bobby HolikC	0	1	1	+1	6	2	2	0	53	14:56
23Dave AndreychukL	0	1	1	+1	1	1	0	0	–	17:34
26Patrik EliasC	1	0	1	+1	4	2	0	0	–	13:41
93Doug GilmourC	0	1	1	+2	1	0	1	0	61	19:06
4Scott StevensD	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	–	26:55
5Doug BodgerD	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	16:25
27Scott NiedermayerD	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	–	16:14
10Denis PedersonC	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	33	10:07
17Petr SykoraR	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	43	15:55
21Randy MckayR	0	0	0	+1	4	0	1	0	–	14:17
22Scott DanielsL	0	0	0	-1	1	3	0	2	–	08:17
25Jason ArnottC	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	–	15:04
29Krzysztof OliwaL	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	–	06:54
32Steve ThomasR	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	–	14:47
2Sheldon SourayD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	0	–	15:41
6Brad BombardirD	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	–	14:32
24Lyle OdeleinD	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	0	–	27:00

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Mike DunhamG		0	0	0	–	–
30Martin BrodeurG	W	34	32	2	.941	60:00

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

16Ziggy PalffyR	1	0	1	-1	8	0	0	0	–	20:44
25Mariusz CzerkawskiR	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	–	08:33
54Kip MillerC	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	2	–	08:00
2Rich PilonD	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	–	21:17
34Bryan BerardD	0	1	1	-3	7	2	5	0	–	31:30
8Steve WebbR	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	–	05:19
10Joe SaccoL	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	100	16:06
12Mark JanssensC	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	70	10:19
14Tom ChorskeR	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	–	20:07
15Bryan SmolinskiC	0	0	0	-2	4	1	0	0	43	17:15
17Sergei NemchinovL	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	43	19:12
18Mike HoughL	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	12:53
21Robert ReichelC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	33	15:31
42Dan PlanteR	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	2	–	11:14
49Vladimir OrszaghL	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	–	08:54
7Scott LachanceD	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	0	–	29:52
43Jason StrudwickD	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	–	18:41
46Jason HollandD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	16:08

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Wade FlahertyG		0	0	0	–	00:10
35Tommy SaloG	L	35	32	3	.914	59:35