New York Islanders vs Montréal Canadiens
Regular season · Wednesday, February 28, 2018 · Centre Bell
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Game summary
The Montréal Canadiens beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at Centre Bell. The Islanders outshot the Canadiens 28-26.
Goals came from Mathew Barzal, Paul Byron, Jonathan Drouin and Nikita Scherbak.
Antti Niemi made 27 saves on 28 shots for the win; Jaroslav Halak stopped 23 of 26.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Mathew Barzal (18)Jordan Eberle (24), Thomas Hickey (14)1–003:50 NYI
Paul Byron (15)Artturi Lehkonen (7), Jonathan Drouin (22)1–111:02 MTL
2nd period
Jonathan Drouin (10)Jeff Petry (21), Alex Galchenyuk (23)1–208:29 MTL · PPG
Nikita Scherbak (2)Brendan Gallagher (16), Jacob de la Rose (4)1–313:37 MTL
Team stats
NYIMTL
28Shots on goal26
43%Faceoff %57%
0/2Power play1/2
4Penalty minutes4
39Hits18
16Blocked shots32
11Giveaways16
10Takeaways8
Penalties
- 1st 07:23
Brandon Davidson · slashing2 min - 1st 12:41
Phillip Danault · slashing2 min - 2nd 06:57Cal Clutterbuck · hooking2 min
- 3rd 01:10Jacob de la Rose · slashing2 min
Season series
New York Islanders
| 7Jordan EberleC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:15 |
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:35 |
| 14Thomas HickeyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 18:20 |
| 12Josh BaileyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:39 |
| 15Cal ClutterbuckR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:23 |
| 16Andrew LaddL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:41 |
| 21Chris WagnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:00 |
| 27Anders LeeC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:47 |
| 29Brock NelsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:14 |
| 53Casey CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:26 |
| 56Tanner FritzC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:04 |
| 72Anthony BeauvillierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:59 |
| 91John TavaresC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:54 |
| 2Nick LeddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:39 |
| 6Ryan PulockD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 20:58 |
| 50Adam PelechD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:36 |
| 55Johnny BoychukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:33 |
| 88Brandon DavidsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:51 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33Christopher GibsonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 41Jaroslav HalakG | L | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 57:34 |
Montréal Canadiens
| 92Jonathan DrouinL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 14:14 |
| 11Brendan GallagherR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:35 |
| 25Jacob de la RoseL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:16 |
| 27Alex GalchenyukC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:17 |
| 38Nikita ScherbakR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 14:18 |
| 41Paul ByronL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:10 |
| 62Artturi LehkonenL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 17:28 |
| 26Jeff PetryD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 18:01 |
| 24Phillip DanaultL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:40 |
| 42Byron FroeseC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 |
| 54Charles HudonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:38 |
| 65Andrew ShawC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:00 |
| 67Max PaciorettyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:34 |
| 8Jordie BennD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:42 |
| 22Karl AlznerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 20:15 |
| 28Mike ReillyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:56 |
| 53Victor MeteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:32 |
| 58Noah JuulsenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 18:18 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37Antti NiemiG | W | 28 | 27 | 1 | .964 | 59:56 |
| 39Charlie LindgrenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |