New York Islanders vs Montreal Canadiens
On the ice
NYI shoots leftMTL shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 26 |
| MTL | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 25 |
In net
Ilya Sorokin22/25 SV, .880
Sam Montembeault22/26 SV, .846| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| MTL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Who won: Islanders 4-3
The New York Islanders beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in overtime on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Bell Centre. The Islanders lead the series 1-0. Matthew Schaefer led the Islanders in goals (2). Noah Dobson led the Canadiens in goals (2).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew BarzalC | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22:19 | 1:26 | 0:00 | 20:53 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey CizikasC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:52 | 0:00 | 2:48 | 10:04 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan DrouinLW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:27 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 13:45 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc GatcombC | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:59 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil HeinemanLW | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13:43 | 0:36 | 0:32 | 12:35 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon HolmstromRW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:02 | 1:26 | 1:51 | 12:45 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bo HorvatC | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23:50 | 1:26 | 2:55 | 19:29 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders LeeLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:15 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 13:33 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle MacLeanC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:29 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean-Gabriel PageauC | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14:51 | 0:01 | 2:18 | 12:32 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ondrej PalatLW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:25 | 0:41 | 0:00 | 15:44 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Calum RitchieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:26 | 1:26 | 0:00 | 13:00 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony DeAngeloD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:45 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 20:03 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:00 | 0:52 | 13:00 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Adam PelechD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:04 | 0:00 | 3:05 | 18:59 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan PulockD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:43 | 0:00 | 3:44 | 17:59 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew SchaeferD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:56 | 1:32 | 0:37 | 23:47 | 28 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson SoucyD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 12:37 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya SorokinG | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .880 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 61:01 | 0 | 0 |
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