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Montréal Canadiens vs. New York Islanders

37Belt meetings
20Canadiens wins
13Islanders wins
16Title changes

Montréal Canadiens and New York Islanders have met 37 times with the NHL belt on the line, from November 14, 1972 to February 23, 2017. The belt changed hands in 16 of those games. Montréal Canadiens lead the belt series 20–13, with 4 ties.

Belt gameDateResult
3,388Nov 14, 1972Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 7–2Defense
3,481Jan 10, 1974Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 8–3Defense
3,644Oct 27, 1975New York Islanders and Montréal Canadiens tied 4–4Tie · defense
3,738Nov 23, 1976Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 5–1Defense
3,778Mar 1, 1977Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 5–4Defense
3,846Dec 23, 1977Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 7–5Title change
3,849Dec 31, 1977Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 4–2Defense
3,898Oct 17, 1978New York Islanders beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1Title change
3,957Feb 27, 1979New York Islanders beat Montréal Canadiens 7–3Title change
4,037Jan 22, 1980New York Islanders beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1Defense
4,067Mar 28, 1980Montréal Canadiens and New York Islanders tied 2–2Tie · defense
4,171Mar 31, 1981Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 3–1Title change
4,227Dec 29, 1981Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 5–4Title change
4,355Mar 1, 1983Montréal Canadiens and New York Islanders tied 3–3Tie · defense
4,481Apr 24, 1984Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 3–0 PlayoffsTitle change
4,482Apr 26, 1984Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 4–2 PlayoffsDefense
4,483Apr 28, 1984New York Islanders beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2 PlayoffsTitle change
4,484May 1, 1984New York Islanders beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
4,485May 3, 1984New York Islanders beat Montréal Canadiens 3–1 PlayoffsDefense
4,486May 5, 1984New York Islanders beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 PlayoffsDefense
4,766Mar 16, 1987Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 3–0Title change
4,816Nov 18, 1987Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 5–2Title change
4,824Dec 8, 1987Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 3–2Title change
4,955Mar 13, 1989New York Islanders beat Montréal Canadiens 5–3Title change
5,037Jan 17, 1990New York Islanders beat Montréal Canadiens 6–3Defense
5,218Dec 5, 1991Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 5–4 (OT)Title change
5,387May 16, 1993Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 4–1 PlayoffsTitle change
5,388May 18, 1993Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 4–3 (2OT) PlayoffsDefense
5,389May 20, 1993Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 2–1 (OT) PlayoffsDefense
5,390May 22, 1993New York Islanders beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1 PlayoffsTitle change
5,391May 24, 1993Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 5–2 PlayoffsTitle change
5,801Oct 29, 1997New York Islanders beat Montréal Canadiens 5–2Title change
6,231Nov 29, 2001New York Islanders and Montréal Canadiens tied 1–1 (OT)Tie · defense
6,907Oct 22, 2009Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 5–1Defense
6,909Oct 26, 2009Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 3–2 (OT)Defense
7,038Dec 26, 2010New York Islanders beat Montréal Canadiens 4–1Defense
7,585Feb 23, 2017New York Islanders beat Montréal Canadiens 3–0Defense

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