Islanders 1, Canadiens 2
The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Apr 7, 1997 at Bell Centre.
Top performers
Todd Bertuzzi had 1 goal for the Islanders.
Tommy Salo made 33 saves on 35 shots for the Islanders.
Vladimir Malakhov had 1 goal and 1 assist for the Canadiens.
Jocelyn Thibault made 25 saves on 26 shots for the Canadiens.
Before and after
- Islanders · 1996-97 season · Previous Apr 5, 1997: TB 3, NYI 2 · Next Apr 9, 1997: MTL 3, NYI 1
- Canadiens · 1996-97 season · Previous Apr 5, 1997: CAR 4, MTL 1 · Next Apr 9, 1997: MTL 3, NYI 1
Other Islanders vs Canadiens games
| Apr 9, 1997 |  MTL at  NYI | 3-1 | Regular |
| Feb 17, 1997 | MTL at NYI | 4-1 | Regular |
| Jan 4, 1997 | NYI at MTL | 1-3 | Regular |
| Apr 12, 2026 | MTL at NYI | 4-1 | Regular |
| Mar 21, 2026 | NYI at MTL | 3-7 | Regular |
| Feb 26, 2026 | NYI at MTL | 4-3 | Regular |
