THE SCORING:
First Period:
9:01 - MTL 1, NYI 0 - Jeff Petry's point shot trickled past Ilya Sorokin as a netfront battle between Montreal's Michael Pezzetta and Ryan Pulock ensued to give the Canadiens a 1-0 lead. Brett Kulak and Ryan Poehling picked up the assists.
Second Period:
1:29 - NYI 1, MTL 1, PPG -Kyle Palmeri scored on the power play as he buried a rebound on the doorstep to tie the score 1-1. Zach Parise and Josh Bailey earned assists.
18:49 - MTL 2, NYI 1 - From a sharp angle, Josh Anderson fakes a pass and then wires his shot top shelf and over Ilya Sorokin's shoulder to double Montreal's lead 2-1. Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield tallied the assists.
Third Period:
17:03 - NYI 2, MTL 2 -Brock Nelson chased down a puck and put it past Andrew Hammond's near side to equalize the score 2-2. Kieffer Bellows and Sebastian Aho registered the assists.
Overtime:
No goals.
Shootout:
Cole Caufield and Rem Pitlick scored for Montreal in the shootout. Anthony Beauvillier opened the scoring in the shootout, but neither Mathew Barzal nor Brock Nelson converted their attempts for the Islanders, with Barzal finding iron.
SPECIAL TEAMS:
The Islanders were 1-for-4 on the power play and were 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
The Canadiens were 0-for-2 on the power play and were 3-for-4 on the penalty kill.
GOALTENDING BATTLE:
Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves on 27 shots for the Islanders.
Andrew Hammond made 30 saves on 32 shots for Montreal. Hammond was making his first start in 1,425 days (March 28, 2018).
NOTEBOOK:
Ilya Sorokin made his 32nd start of the season while his record dropped to 15-11-6… Kyle Palmieri scored his fourth goal of the season and third goal in as many games… Josh Bailey returned to the lineup and recorded an assist… Oliver Wahlstrom was sidelined with an upper-body injury… The Islanders allowed the opening goal for the 11th time in the last 12 games… Montreal won consecutive games for the first time this season... The Islanders dropped to 1-4 in the shootout this season... JG Pageau won 11-of-15 faceoffs... The Islanders limited their opponents to two-or-fewer power plays for a franchise-record 13-consecutive games.
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