Montreal Canadiens vs. New York RangersApr 2, 2026

FinalThursday, Apr 2, 2026· Madison Square Garden

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	2	1	3		MTL	8	11	6	25
NYR	0	0	2	2		NYR	7	5	12	24

: MTL 45NYR 56
: MTL 3.40NYR 2.70
PP goals: MTL 0NYR 0
Hits: MTL 22NYR 27
Blocks: MTL 13NYR 5
PIM: MTL 4NYR 4
: MTL 58%NYR 42%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens edge New York Rangers 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat New York Rangers 3–2 at NYR. Cole Caufield (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. New look for NYR: Trocheck–Brodzinski–Cuylle skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Cole Caufield had two goals (2 points) on 7 shots in 16:20.Caufield
Points
Nick Suzuki had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:17.Suzuki
New line
New look for NYR: Trocheck–Brodzinski–Cuylle skated 10:11 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (64.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Trocheck Brodzinski Cuylle
New line
New look for NYR: Chmelar–Sykora–Laba skated 6:27 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Chmelar Sykora Laba
Usage
Ivan Demidov (MTL) played 12:30, −3:02 down on his 15:32 season average over 81 games.Demidov
Usage
Adam Sykora (NYR) played 7:16, −4:18 down on his 11:34 season average over 10 games.Sykora
Usage
Jake Evans (MTL) played 19:11, +3:53 up on his 15:18 season average over 67 games.Evans
Usage
Brendan Gallagher (MTL) played 8:50, −3:34 down on his 12:24 season average over 76 games.Gallagher

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)NYR attacks right (top on phones) →

NYR
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 101 of 101 attempts · NYR 56 · MTL 45

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NYR
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NYR 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, NYR 28%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NYR

MTL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

NYR 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
Stat	MTL	NYR
	43	44
	2.17	1.98
	2.09	1.88
	10	6
	2	4
	22	22
	+0.061	−0.060
	21%	28%

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

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
14:0561% CF
L2Anderson – Evans – Bolduc
9:3440% CF
L3Newhook – Kapanen – Demidov
8:4027% CF
L4Gallagher – Danault – Veleno
6:1675% CF
D1Matheson – Dobson
14:4945% CF
D2Struble – Hutson
13:3741% CF
D3Guhle – Xhekaj
7:4067% CF

PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
2:01100% CF
PP2Gallagher – Dobson – Newhook – Bolduc – Kapanen
1:33
PK1FEvans – Veleno
2:55
PK2FDanault – Anderson
2:33
PK1DGuhle – Hutson
3:15
PK2DMatheson – Dobson
2:23

Current MTL line combinations →

New York Rangers

L1Zibanejad – Lafrenière – Perreault
11:4350% CF
L2Trocheck – Brodzinski – Cuylle
10:1164% CF
L3Miller – Sheary – Kartye
9:3050% CF
L4Chmelar – Sykora – Laba
6:2742% CF
D1Gavrikov – Fox
14:5256% CF
D2Borgen – Robertson
13:3539% CF
D3Schneider – Fortescue
12:0460% CF

PP1Trocheck – Zibanejad – Miller – Fox – Lafrenière
3:4989% CF
PP2Brodzinski – Sheary – Gavrikov – Cuylle – Perreault
0:47100% CF
PK1FTrocheck – Zibanejad
1:40
PK2FMiller – Kartye
1:04
PK1DRobertson – Schneider
1:13
PK2DGavrikov – Fox
0:45

Current NYR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

4:36
MTLAlex Newhook (Ivan Demidov)slap0.08 xG
MTL: Struble, Newhook, Kapanen, Hutson, DemidovNYR: Miller, Sheary, Borgen, Robertson, Kartye
MTL 1 – 0 NYR
6:20
MTLCole Caufield (Juraj Slafkovský, Nick Suzuki)snap0.11 xG
MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Guhle, Xhekaj, SlafkovskýNYR: Zibanejad, Fox, Schneider, Lafrenière, Perreault
MTL 2 – 0 NYR

3rd period

9:23
NYRAdam Fox (Mika Zibanejad, Vladislav Gavrikov)snap0.08 xG
MTL: Matheson, Dobson, Newhook, Kapanen, DemidovNYR: Zibanejad, Gavrikov, Fox, Lafrenière, Perreault
MTL 2 – 1 NYR
14:08
NYRWill Cuylle (Jonny Brodzinski, Vincent Trocheck)deflected0.26 xG
MTL: Gallagher, Danault, Veleno, Dobson, StrubleNYR: Trocheck, Brodzinski, Schneider, Cuylle, Fortescue
MTL 2 – 2 NYR
14:55
MTLCole Caufield (Mike Matheson, Nick Suzuki)wrist0.11 xG
MTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Dobson, Caufield, SlafkovskýNYR: Miller, Sheary, Gavrikov, Fox, Kartye
MTL 3 – 2 NYR

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	2	2	+2	1	0.79	1	0	0	21:17	—	—	61	77
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.71	0	1	4	20:38	—	—	63	77
Cole Caufield R	L1	2	0	2	+2	7	0.96	0	0	0	16:20	—	—	61	77
Jake Evans C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.31	1	0	0	19:11	—	—	44	33
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.05	0	1	0	16:26	—	—	44	33
Zachary Bolduc R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	0	0	13:07	—	—	44	31
Alex Newhook C	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.10	0	0	0	12:32	—	—	27	35
Ivan Demidov R	L3	0	1	1	0	2	0.06	0	0	0	12:30	—	—	25	33
Oliver Kapanen C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	11:54	—	—	25	33
Phillip Danault C	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.12	1	0	0	13:58	—	—	61	37
Joseph Veleno C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	10:38	—	—	75	34
Brendan Gallagher R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.10	1	0	0	8:50	—	—	75	34
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	23:22	—	—	59	64
Noah Dobson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.05	1	3	0	22:43	—	—	35	32
Lane Hutson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.08	1	2	0	25:54	—	—	41	62
Jayden Struble D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	15:57	—	—	42	47
Kaiden Guhle D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.02	4	4	0	18:58	—	—	67	59
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.04	1	1	0	9:45	—	—	58	48

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Fowler(start)	W	24	22	2	.917	2.70	60:00

New York Rangers

NYR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mika Zibanejad C	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.02	4	0	0	23:00	—	—	43	41
Alexis Lafrenière L	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.61	1	0	0	20:17	—	—	53	48
Gabe Perreault R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:32	—	—	47	44
Vincent Trocheck C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.15	1	0	0	19:13	—	—	60	68
Will Cuylle L	L2	1	0	1	+1	6	0.62	6	0	0	17:23	—	—	61	67
Jonny Brodzinski C	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	1	0	0	13:27	—	—	64	69
J.T. Miller C	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.16	0	0	0	18:40	—	—	43	28
Conor Sheary L	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.41	2	0	0	14:29	—	—	57	35
Tye Kartye L	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.05	2	0	0	13:50	—	—	59	37
Noah Laba C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.18	1	0	2	12:05	—	—	46	68
Jaroslav Chmelar R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	8:04	—	—	39	69
Adam Sykora L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	7:16	—	—	42	76
Adam Fox D	D1	1	0	1	-1	1	0.24	0	1	0	23:10	—	—	53	41
Vladislav Gavrikov D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.09	0	0	0	21:55	—	—	55	43
Matthew Robertson D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	2	1	0	17:34	—	—	42	52
Will Borgen D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	1	0	2	16:47	—	—	38	39
Braden Schneider D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	0	2	0	20:18	—	—	48	53
Drew Fortescue D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	1	0	0	14:01	—	—	59	72

NYR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Igor Shesterkin(start)	L	25	22	3	.880	2.30	57:59

Goal anatomy

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

Alex Newhook (MTL) 2nd 4:36 · assists Ivan Demidov · Forecheck turnover · 72.5 mph shot.

Alex Newhook · 2nd 4:36 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 72.5 mph
Distance: 40 ft

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Cole Caufield · 2nd 6:20 · MTL

Play: cycle
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 72.4 mph
Distance: 29 ft

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Adam Fox · 3rd 9:23 · NYR

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 30.3 mph
Distance: 20 ft

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Will Cuylle · 3rd 14:08 · NYR

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 4
Shot: 6.7 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 3.2 s
Type: rebound

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Cole Caufield · 3rd 14:55 · MTL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 43.9 mph
Distance: 19 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.