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Montreal Canadiens vs. New York IslandersMar 20, 2025

Final / OT· UBS Arena
away
MTL
3
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home
NYI
4
Goals123OTTShots123OTT
MTL10203MTL151015141
NYI11114NYI778325
MTL 75NYI 67
MTL 4.24NYI 3.22
PP goals
MTL 1NYI 2
Hits
MTL 21NYI 19
Blocks
MTL 28NYI 19
PIM
MTL 6NYI 8
MTL 55%NYI 45%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

New York Islanders edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (OT)

New York Islanders beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime at home. Bo Horvat (NYI) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:18 together.

  1. Points
    Bo Horvat had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:38.Horvat
  2. Points
    Patrik Laine had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:52.Laine
  3. Points
    Noah Dobson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:50.Dobson
  4. Points
    Tony DeAngelo had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 26:14.DeAngelo
  5. PP1
    MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 9 attempts in 5:18 together.LaineSuzukiCaufieldHutsonSlafkovský
  6. PP1
    NYI's first power-play unit (Palmieri, Horvat, DeAngelo, Dobson and Holmstrom) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:50 together.PalmieriHorvatDeAngeloDobsonHolmstrom
  7. Goalie
    Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 41 shots and stopped 38 (.927), +13 against a season average of 27.8; the win.Sorokin
  8. Usage
    Nick Suzuki (MTL) played 24:03, +4:02 up on his 20:01 season average over 81 games.Suzuki

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, MTL at NYI: 142 attempts, 66 on goal, 7 goals, 7.46 expected goals; best chance Juraj Slafkovský at 0.40 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)NYI attacks right (top on phones) →
  • NYI
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 142 of 142 attempts · NYI 67 · MTL 75

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at NYI: expected goals 3.22 to 4.24 (MTL led the chances), shot attempts 67 to 75, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdOTNYIMTLDRHHLGHnet xGcumulative expected goals · 63:37
  • NYI
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NYIMTLcontrol2nd3rdOTDuclair · 1st 5:37Roy · 1st 11:58Holmstrom · 2nd 16:40Horvat · 3rd 2:31Laine · 3rd 4:32Gallagher · 3rd 14:16Horvat · OT 3:37
  • NYI pressure
  • MTL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 47% of the game, NYI 33%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, MTL at NYI: 38 players over 63:37; most ice Ilya Sorokin (63:37) for NYI and Samuel Montembeault (63:37) for MTL, 7 goals.

NYI
MTL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatMTLNYI
6466
3.463.11
3.372.90
1117
64
2022
+0.044−0.044
47%33%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

New York Islanders

Current NYI line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 5:37
    NYIAnthony DuclairPP (Anders Lee, Jean-Gabriel Pageau)snap0.32 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Anderson, Dvorak, CarrierNYI: Lee, Pageau, Reilly, Duclair, Pulock
    MTL 0 – 1 NYI
  2. 11:58
    MTLJoshua Roy (Jayden Struble, Patrik Laine)backhand0.36 xG
    MTL: Laine, Struble, Newhook, Roy, HutsonNYI: Pulock, Dobson, MacLean, Gatcomb, Tsyplakov
    MTL 1 – 1 NYI

2nd period

  1. 16:40
    NYISimon HolmstromPP (Noah Dobson, Tony DeAngelo)slap0.09 xG
    MTL: Savard, Anderson, Dvorak, CarrierNYI: Palmieri, Horvat, DeAngelo, Dobson, Holmstrom
    MTL 1 – 2 NYI

3rd period

  1. 2:31
    NYIBo Horvat (Noah Dobson, Ilya Sorokin)snap0.18 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Carrier, Laine, Newhook, RoyNYI: Palmieri, Horvat, Pulock, Dobson, Holmstrom
    MTL 1 – 3 NYI
  2. 4:32
    MTLPatrik LainePP (Nick Suzuki)slap0.09 xG
    MTL: Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, SlafkovskýNYI: Pageau, Pelech, Horvat, Pulock
    MTL 2 – 3 NYI
  3. 14:16
    MTLBrendan Gallagherwrist0.25 xG
    MTL: Gallagher, Anderson, Dvorak, Carrier, StrubleNYI: Lee, Pageau, Reilly, Duclair, Dobson
    MTL 3 – 3 NYI

OT period

  1. 3:37
    NYIBo Horvat (Tony DeAngelo, Ilya Sorokin)snap0.12 xG
    MTL: Laine, Suzuki, HutsonNYI: Palmieri, Horvat, DeAngelo
    MTL 3 – 4 NYI

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1011-130.4500024:03——7185
Cole Caufield RL1000030.2610021:52——6584
Juraj Slafkovský LL1000050.7241019:56——7586
Christian Dvorak CL2000+110.0201015:08——4138
Brendan Gallagher RL2101+150.6100414:26——4852
Josh Anderson RL2000+110.2111014:26——4133
Patrik Laine LL3112-140.3300015:52——4878
Alex Newhook CL3000040.4513014:34——4358
Joshua Roy RL3101020.4110010:09——4057
Jake Evans CL4000030.2003015:12——2616
Joel Armia RL4000000.0000012:26——246
Emil Heineman LL4000000.2440011:29——3333
Mike Matheson DD1000-150.2104226:32——4038
Alexandre Carrier DD1000010.1022019:13——4237
Lane Hutson DD2000020.0022025:13——6963
Jayden Struble DD2011+210.0411015:31——6864
David Savard DD3000000.0028015:10——2657
Arber Xhekaj DD3000010.0022014:32——3238
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)O25214.8403.2263:37

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Casey Cizikas CL1000000.0821014:47——5870
Pierre Engvall LL1000010.1600012:56——6465
Hudson Fasching RL1000050.7121012:54——6680
Bo Horvat CL2202+250.7730021:38——6374
Kyle Palmieri CL2000+210.0821020:58——4947
Simon Holmstrom RL2101+110.0902020:24——5268
Jean-Gabriel Pageau CL3011-100.0001018:34——203
Anders Lee LL3011-110.0521214:07——336
Anthony Duclair LL3101-110.3200013:11——3923
Kyle MacLean CL4000-110.2120210:10——5732
Maxim Tsyplakov RL4000-110.110008:54——5017
Marc Gatcomb CL4000-100.002008:24——5017
Tony DeAngelo DD1022+140.1312026:14——7084
Adam Pelech DD1000010.0113225:31——6463
Ryan Pulock DD2000000.0021026:05——3540
Noah Dobson DD2022-120.4206222:50——2322
Mike Reilly DD3000-110.0700013:51——5738
Scott Mayfield DD3000000.0200011:06——4830
NYI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ilya Sorokin(start)W41383.9274.2463:37

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Anthony Duclair (NYI PP) 1st 5:37 · assists Anders Lee, Jean-Gabriel Pageau · Forecheck turnover · carried in · 15.5 mph shot · 7.0 s from entry to goal.

Anthony Duclair · 1st 5:37 · NYI PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
15.5 mph
Distance
7 ft
Entry to goal
7.0 s

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Bo Horvat · 3rd 2:31 · NYI

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
13.7 mph
Distance
12 ft
Entry to goal
2.8 s

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Patrik Laine · 3rd 4:32 · MTL PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
65.3 mph
Distance
29 ft
Type
one-timer

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Brendan Gallagher · 3rd 14:16 · MTL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
38.5 mph
Distance
17 ft
Entry to goal
2.0 s

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Bo Horvat · OT 3:37 · NYI

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
1
Shot
73.2 mph
Distance
31 ft
Entry to goal
1.7 s

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