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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh AndersonRW | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:55 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 11:13 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole CaufieldRW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:09 | 3:56 | 0:00 | 17:13 | 22 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby DachC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:09 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 15:10 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip DanaultC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:08 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 12:20 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan DemidovRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:04 | 4:00 | 0:00 | 13:04 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake EvansC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:25 | 0:00 | 1:26 | 11:59 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan GallagherRW | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11:03 | 1:18 | 0:00 | 9:45 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver KapanenC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:09 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex NewhookC | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 | 1:11 | 0:00 | 12:07 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj SlafkovskyLW | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:42 | 4:03 | 0:00 | 14:39 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick SuzukiC | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 24:36 | 4:15 | 0:02 | 20:19 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre TexierLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 11:47 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre CarrierD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:29 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 14:01 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah DobsonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 21:54 | 1:10 | 0:42 | 20:02 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden GuhleD | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:37 | 0:00 | 1:58 | 19:39 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane HutsonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:00 | 4:04 | 0:00 | 19:56 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike MathesonD | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 21:45 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 21:37 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Arber XhekajD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:58 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam MontembeaultG | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .846 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 61:16 | 0 | 0 |
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