MOSCOW, Apr 16 New York Islanders beat » Montreal Canadiens» in the match of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The meeting, held in Montreal, ended with a score of 3:0 (0:0, 0:0, 3:0). Zach Parise (45th minute), Noah Dobson (47th minute) and Brock Nelson (59th minute) scored among the winners. Russian Islanders goalkeeper Ilya Sorokin saved 44 shots and scored the seventh shutout of the season. Only Calgary goaltender Jakob Markström has more (9). Sorokin was recognized as the first star of the meeting. The goalkeeper was forced to play two matches in two days, as Semyon Varlamov could not play due to a cold. As part of Montreal, Canadian goalkeeper Carey Price played the first match of the season after knee surgery and drug addiction treatment. He saved 17 of 19 shots and was named the second star of the meeting. In the Capital Division table, the Islanders are fifth (eight games before the end of the regular season, they are 13 points behind the playoff zone). “Montreal” is last in the Atlantic Division standings and lost the chance to participate in the Stanley Cup.
