Wednesday, February 26, 1997 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Devils 5 at Islanders 3
Final
Three Stars
By Game Score until the NHL names its three stars.
Scoring
1st Period
-
6:40
Bobby Holik
(15)
PPG
Scott Niedermayer (20), Dave Ellett (11)
NJD 1 – 0 NYI
-
9:13
Steve Thomas
(9)
Doug Gilmour (46), Jay Pandolfo (5)
NJD 2 – 0 NYI
-
15:28
Denis Pederson
(11)
Randy Mckay (15), Doug Gilmour (47)
NJD 3 – 0 NYI
2nd Period
-
0:30
Marty Mcinnis
(18)
Travis Green (28), Kenny Jonsson (15)
NJD 3 – 1 NYI
-
11:55
Ziggy Palffy
(33)
PPG
Travis Green (29), Marty Mcinnis (21)
NJD 3 – 2 NYI
-
16:40
Bryan Smolinski
(19)
Todd Bertuzzi (8), Derek King (28)
NJD 3 – 3 NYI
3rd Period
-
11:05
Lyle Odelein
(2)
Doug Gilmour (48), Steve Thomas (12)
NJD 4 – 3 NYI
-
18:50
Doug Gilmour
(16)
PPG
Scott Niedermayer (21), Dave Ellett (12)
NJD 5 – 3 NYI
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Gilmour C | 1 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 3.15 |
| Steve Thomas R | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.68 |
| Scott Niedermayer D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 1.55 |
| Dave Ellett D | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.33 |
| Denis Pederson C | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 1.05 |
| Randy Mckay R | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 1.00 |
| Lyle Odelein D | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0.90 |
| Jay Pandolfo L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.63 |
| Bobby Holik C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0.53 |
| Bill Guerin R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Shawn Chambers D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Brian Rolston R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Peter Zezel C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dave Andreychuk L | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0.00 |
| Scott Stevens D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Reid Simpson L | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | -0.15 |
| Valeri Zelepukin L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.22 |
| Ken Daneyko D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Brodeur | W | 21 | 18 | 3 | .857 | 60:00 | -0.45 |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | SOG | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marty Mcinnis L | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.45 |
| Ziggy Palffy R | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.13 |
| Travis Green C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1.10 |
| Bryan Smolinski C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.98 |
| Derek King L | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0.85 |
| Todd Bertuzzi R | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0.63 |
| Kenny Jonsson D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0.48 |
| Bryan Berard D | 0 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0.22 |
| Claude Lapointe C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Scott Lachance D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 |
| Brent Hughes L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dan Plante R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Steve Webb R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Doug Houda D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Rich Pilon D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.15 |
| Niklas Andersson L | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.22 |
| Bryan McCabe D | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.45 |
| Paul Kruse L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.53 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Fichaud | — | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 19:58 | -1.55 |
| Tommy Salo | L | 17 | 15 | 2 | .882 | 39:26 | 0.00 |