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New York Islanders vs. Montreal CanadiensFeb 26, 2026

Final / OT· Centre Bell
away
NYI
4
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MTL
3
Goals123OTTShots123OTT
NYI02114NYI5128126
MTL11103MTL1086125
NYI 63MTL 57
NYI 3.30MTL 2.99
PP goals
NYI 1MTL 2
Hits
NYI 26MTL 22
Blocks
NYI 20MTL 20
PIM
NYI 6MTL 4
NYI 48%MTL 52%

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 MTL. Noah Dobson (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:55 together.

  1. Points
    Matthew Schaefer had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 25:56.Schaefer
  2. Points
    Noah Dobson had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:54.Dobson
  3. Points
    Simon Holmstrom had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 16:02.Holmstrom
  4. PP1
    MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:55 together.SuzukiCaufieldHutsonSlafkovskýDemidov
  5. PP1
    NYI's first power-play unit (Horvat, Barzal, Holmstrom, Ritchie and Schaefer) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:26 together.HorvatBarzalHolmstromRitchieSchaefer
  6. New line
    New look for MTL: Evans–Texier–Newhook skated 10:29 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.EvansTexierNewhook
  7. Usage
    Bo Horvat (NYI) played 23:50, +3:07 up on his 20:43 season average over 67 games.Horvat
  8. Usage
    Cole Caufield (MTL) played 21:09, +3:00 up on his 18:09 season average over 80 games.Caufield

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, NYI at MTL: 120 attempts, 51 on goal, 7 goals, 6.29 expected goals; best chance Cole Caufield at 0.54 xG.

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

Showing 120 of 120 attempts · MTL 57 · NYI 63

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, NYI at MTL: expected goals 2.99 to 3.30 (NYI led the chances), shot attempts 57 to 63, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTMTLNYIDDSSCLPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 61:46
  • MTL
  • NYI
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MTLNYIcontrol2nd3rdOTDobson · 1st 12:11Dobson · 2nd 10:06Schaefer · 2nd 17:56Schaefer · 2nd 18:51Caufield · 3rd 9:11Lee · 3rd 18:19Pageau · OT 1:46
  • MTL pressure
  • NYI pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NYI 42% of the game, MTL 32%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, NYI at MTL: 38 players over 61:46; most ice Samuel Montembeault (61:16) for MTL and Ilya Sorokin (61:01) for NYI, 7 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, MTL rows versus NYI columns: 251 matchups; most common Matheson vs Barzal, 14:48 at 49% xGF.

MTL ↓ · NYI →HorvatBarzalPalatDrouinRitchieHeinemanHolmstromPageauLeeCizikasMacLeanGatcombSchaeferPulockPelechDeAngeloSoucyMayfieldL1 SuzukiL1 CaufieldL1 DachL2 SlafkovskýL2 DemidovL2 KapanenL3 EvansL3 NewhookL3 TexierL4 DanaultL4 AndersonL4 GallagherD1 MathesonD1 GuhleD2 HutsonD2 DobsonD3 CarrierD3 Xhekaj
MTL 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
StatNYIMTL
6556
2.552.13
2.502.08
116
41
1618
+0.010−0.010
42%32%

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.

New York Islanders

Current NYI line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 12:11
    MTLNoah Dobson (Lane Hutson)snap0.12 xG
    NYI: Lee, Pageau, Pulock, Holmstrom, SchaeferMTL: Suzuki, Dobson, Dach, Caufield, Hutson
    NYI 0 – 1 MTL

2nd period

  1. 10:06
    MTLNoah DobsonPP (Alexandre Texier, Alex Newhook)slap0.08 xG
    NYI: Pageau, Soucy, Holmstrom, SchaeferMTL: Gallagher, Texier, Dobson, Dach, Newhook
    NYI 0 – 2 MTL
  2. 17:56
    NYIMatthew SchaeferPP (Mathew Barzal, Calum Ritchie)snap0.25 xG
    NYI: Horvat, Barzal, Holmstrom, Ritchie, SchaeferMTL: Evans, Carrier, Guhle
    NYI 1 – 2 MTL
  3. 18:51
    NYIMatthew Schaefer (Tony DeAngelo, Ilya Sorokin)snap0.06 xG
    NYI: Lee, Pageau, Pulock, Holmstrom, SchaeferMTL: Matheson, Anderson, Carrier, Suzuki, Dobson
    NYI 2 – 2 MTL

3rd period

  1. 9:11
    MTLCole CaufieldPP (Ivan Demidov, Juraj Slafkovský)snap0.54 xG
    NYI: Pageau, Soucy, Pulock, HolmstromMTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, Demidov
    NYI 2 – 3 MTL
  2. 18:19
    NYIAnders Lee (Bo Horvat, Simon Holmstrom)deflected0.14 xG
    NYI: Lee, Horvat, Barzal, Holmstrom, Ritchie, SchaeferMTL: Danault, Matheson, Suzuki, Dobson, Slafkovský
    NYI 3 – 3 MTL

OT period

  1. 1:46
    NYIJean-Gabriel Pageau (Simon Holmstrom)backhand0.26 xG
    NYI: Pageau, DeAngelo, HolmstromMTL: Danault, Dobson, Slafkovský
    NYI 4 – 3 MTL

Box score

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

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Bo Horvat CL1011+160.9032023:50——5866
Mathew Barzal CL1011+100.0010022:19——5455
Ondrej Palat LL1000000.0915016:25——5669
Jonathan Drouin LL2000020.2302014:27——5063
Calum Ritchie CL2011+100.0400014:26——5064
Emil Heineman LL2000020.2331013:43——5565
Simon Holmstrom RL3022+210.2001216:02——5258
Jean-Gabriel Pageau CL3101+130.5050014:51——5966
Anders Lee LL3101+140.5610014:15——6561
Casey Cizikas CL4000010.0411012:52——398
Kyle MacLean CL4000000.002029:29——359
Marc Gatcomb CL4000000.016108:59——5016
Matthew Schaefer DD1202+130.3402025:56——5673
Ryan Pulock DD1000010.0503021:43——5574
Adam Pelech DD2000000.0222022:04——5662
Tony DeAngelo DD2011+130.0700020:45——5456
Carson Soucy DD3000000.0010014:51——5323
Scott Mayfield DD3000000.0000213:52——428
NYI goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Ilya Sorokin(start)W25223.8802.9961:01

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1000-160.6230024:36——6266
Cole Caufield RL1101+140.8301021:09——6475
Kirby Dach CL1000+110.0220016:09——6367
Juraj Slafkovský LL2011-200.1213218:42——2028
Ivan Demidov RL2011010.0600017:04——2128
Oliver Kapanen CL2000010.3922012:09——1728
Jake Evans CL3000020.0910013:25——5053
Alex Newhook CL3011010.3021013:18——5765
Alexandre Texier LL3011010.0110013:01——6273
Phillip Danault CL4000-200.0010013:08——4030
Josh Anderson RL4000-100.0201011:55——3810
Brendan Gallagher RL4000010.0233011:03——4412
Mike Matheson DD1000-210.0412221:45——4644
Kaiden Guhle DD1000020.1524021:37——4551
Lane Hutson DD2011+110.1001024:00——4746
Noah Dobson DD2202-230.2101021:54——4743
Alexandre Carrier DD3000-100.0001015:29——4436
Arber Xhekaj DD3000000.0130011:58——4857
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)O26224.8463.3061:16

Goal anatomy

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

Noah Dobson (MTL) 1st 12:11 · assists Lane Hutson · Rush · carried in · 78.5 mph shot · 2.1 s from entry to goal.

Noah Dobson · 1st 12:11 · MTL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
78.5 mph
Distance
31 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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Matthew Schaefer · 2nd 18:51 · NYI

Play
point-shot
Entry
carry
Odd man
7-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
61.9 mph
Distance
45 ft
Entry to goal
8.7 s

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