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Montreal Canadiens vs. New York IslandersApr 12, 2026

Final· UBS Arena
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MTL
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NYI
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Goals123TShots123T
MTL0314MTL109322
NYI0011NYI961833
MTL 48NYI 66
MTL 3.81NYI 4.06
PP goals
MTL 1NYI 0
Hits
MTL 23NYI 16
Blocks
MTL 13NYI 11
PIM
MTL 6NYI 6
MTL 47%NYI 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 4–1

Montreal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 4–1 at NYI. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Danault–Anderson–Evans skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

  1. Points
    Alex Newhook had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:16.Newhook
  2. Points
    Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:29.Suzuki
  3. Points
    Zachary Bolduc had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:15.Bolduc
  4. Points
    Lane Hutson had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:51.Hutson
  5. New line
    New look for MTL: Danault–Anderson–Evans skated 10:05 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.DanaultAndersonEvans
  6. Luck
    NYI scored 1 goal on 4.06 expected goals (66 attempts), well short of its chances.
  7. New line
    New look for MTL: Dach–Bolduc–Kapanen skated 7:46 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (21.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.DachBolducKapanen
  8. New line
    New look for NYI: Pageau–Duclair–Heineman skated 9:01 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.PageauDuclairHeineman

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: 114 attempts, 55 on goal, 5 goals, 7.87 expected goals; best chance Jake Evans at 0.68 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 114 of 114 attempts · NYI 66 · MTL 48

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 4.06 to 3.81 (NYI led the chances), shot attempts 66 to 48, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.05.01st2nd3rdNYIMTLSDNCBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • NYI
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NYIMTLcontrol2nd3rdSuzuki · 2nd 15:56Demidov · 2nd 16:24Newhook · 2nd 16:51Cizikas · 3rd 8:45Bolduc · 3rd 19:45
  • 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 21% of the game, NYI 45%.

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 60:00; most ice Ilya Sorokin (56:57) for NYI and Jacob Fowler (59:53) for MTL, 5 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

NYI skaters (rows) against MTL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the NYI side.

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, NYI rows versus MTL columns: 249 matchups; most common DeAngelo vs Guhle, 10:41 at 80% xGF.

NYI ↓ · MTL →SlafkovskýSuzukiCaufieldDanaultEvansAndersonBolducDachKapanenNewhookDemidovTexierMathesonGuhleHutsonStrubleXhekajReinbacherL1 BarzalL1 SchennL1 RitchieL2 HorvatL2 HolmstromL2 LeeL3 PageauL3 HeinemanL3 DuclairL4 CizikasL4 GatcombL4 MacLeanD1 SchaeferD1 DeAngeloD2 SoucyD2 MayfieldD3 PelechD3 Pulock
NYI xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
StatMTLNYI
4467
2.443.81
2.343.57
1017
02
1214
−0.026+0.026
21%45%

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.

2nd period

  1. 15:56
    MTLNick Suzuki (Juraj Slafkovský, Lane Hutson)snap0.27 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Struble, Hutson, SlafkovskýNYI: Lee, Horvat, Pulock, Holmstrom, Schaefer
    MTL 1 – 0 NYI
  2. 16:24
    MTLIvan DemidovPP (Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson)snap0.21 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Dach, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovNYI: Pageau, Pelech, Pulock, Holmstrom
    MTL 2 – 0 NYI
  3. 16:51
    MTLAlex Newhook (Zachary Bolduc, David Reinbacher)snap0.10 xG
    MTL: Texier, Newhook, Bolduc, Xhekaj, ReinbacherNYI: Cizikas, Mayfield, Soucy, MacLean, Gatcomb
    MTL 3 – 0 NYI

3rd period

  1. 8:45
    NYICasey Cizikas (Scott Mayfield, Ryan Pulock)wrist0.16 xG
    MTL: Dach, Struble, Bolduc, Kapanen, XhekajNYI: Cizikas, Mayfield, Pulock, MacLean, Gatcomb
    MTL 3 – 1 NYI
  2. 19:45
    MTLZachary Bolduc (Alex Newhook, Kirby Dach)snap0.39 xG
    MTL: Dach, Newhook, Bolduc, Xhekaj, HutsonNYI: Horvat, DeAngelo, Barzal, Holmstrom, Schaefer
    MTL 4 – 1 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
Juraj Slafkovský LL1011+110.2611018:53——4542
Nick Suzuki CL1112+140.7110018:29——4344
Cole Caufield RL1000+110.1500017:12——4441
Phillip Danault CL2000030.1600017:43——4130
Jake Evans CL2000020.7311017:03——4742
Josh Anderson RL2000000.1510215:41——4444
Zachary Bolduc RL3112+110.5451014:15——2931
Kirby Dach CL3011010.1012011:59——3136
Oliver Kapanen CL3000-100.0010010:31——179
Alex Newhook CL4112+210.1700013:16——5569
Ivan Demidov RL4101010.3600011:45——4137
Alexandre Texier LL4000+110.243009:27——6258
Mike Matheson DD1000010.0002026:16——3126
Kaiden Guhle DD1000020.0411026:05——3430
Lane Hutson DD2022+200.0000022:51——4448
Jayden Struble DD2000010.1233018:43——3336
Arber Xhekaj DD3000+100.0140412:41——6077
David Reinbacher DD3011+120.0712011:17——5030
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jacob Fowler(start)W33321.9704.0659:53

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Mathew Barzal CL1000-140.2801022:40——6364
Brayden Schenn CL1000030.6710220:38——6781
Calum Ritchie CL1000020.6600019:11——5775
Bo Horvat CL2000-230.3200020:43——5937
Simon Holmstrom RL2000-210.6011016:08——5944
Anders Lee LL2000-130.3321016:06——6447
Jean-Gabriel Pageau CL3000010.0000016:30——5073
Emil Heineman LL3000000.0010213:03——5483
Anthony Duclair LL3000020.3401011:46——4773
Casey Cizikas CL4101010.1610011:24——6771
Marc Gatcomb CL4000010.031008:57——6471
Kyle MacLean CL4000010.072108:45——6456
Matthew Schaefer DD1000-240.3202228:01——5758
Tony DeAngelo DD1000-130.2112022:44——5855
Carson Soucy DD2000-100.0020012:40——5866
Scott Mayfield DD2011020.0410012:34——7680
Adam Pelech DD3000000.0021019:30——5854
Ryan Pulock DD3011020.0311017:15——5456
NYI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ilya Sorokin(start)L22184.8183.1456:57

Goal anatomy

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

Nick Suzuki (MTL) 2nd 15:56 · assists Juraj Slafkovský, Lane Hutson · Rebound · 13.2 mph shot.

Alex Newhook · 2nd 16:51 · MTL

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

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