Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 3–2 in a shootout on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Montreal Canadiens 3 47-26-9
at New York Rangers 2 48-28-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 1 0 0 1 3
New York Rangers 1 1 0 0 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Montreal Canadiens 10 8 8 2 0 28
New York Rangers 7 13 6 4 0 30

Three stars

  1. S. Weber, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. R. Nash, New York Rangers (1 goal)
  3. C. Price, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:55 Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw (8) Shea Weber (20), Alexei Emelin (6) Even strength MTL 1, NYR 0
1st 10:03 New York Rangers Oscar Lindberg (3) Jesper Fast (14), Brady Skjei (26) Even strength MTL 1, NYR 1
2nd 01:42 Montreal Canadiens Shea Weber (14) Andrei Markov (22), Max Pacioretty (24) Power play MTL 2, NYR 1
2nd 09:26 New York Rangers Rick Nash (17) Ryan McDonagh (31), Jimmy Vesey (9) Even strength MTL 2, NYR 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round Team Shooter Result
1 New York Rangers Mats Zuccarello Goal
1 Montreal Canadiens Brian Flynn Saved
2 New York Rangers Mika Zibanejad Saved
2 Montreal Canadiens Alexander Radulov Goal
3 New York Rangers Derek Stepan Saved
3 Montreal Canadiens Max Pacioretty Saved
4 New York Rangers Jimmy Vesey Saved
4 Montreal Canadiens Alex Galchenyuk Saved
5 New York Rangers J.T. Miller Saved
5 Montreal Canadiens Paul Byron Goal (winner)

Team stats

Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Stat Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers
Shots on goal 28 30
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 26 23
Blocked shots 13 10
Giveaways 4 10
Takeaways 8 11
Faceoffs won 31/59 (52.5%) 28/59 (47.5%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 14:13
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 45.5% 18:20
Number 17 T. Mitchell C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54.5% 10:56
Number 24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 52.6% 19:45
Number 27 A. Galchenyuk C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 37.5% 15:58
Number 32 B. Flynn C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 10:16
Number 34 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 60% 08:18
Number 41 P. Byron L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15:03
Number 47 A. Radulov R 0 0 0 -1 2 3 5 1 0 19:06
Number 62 A. Lehkonen L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14:09
Number 65 A. Shaw R 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 66.7% 15:45
Number 67 M. Pacioretty L 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 1 0 100% 20:11
Number 6 S. Weber D 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 1 1 25:38
Number 8 G. Pateryn D 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 0 13:04
Number 26 J. Petry D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 3 0 25:02
Number 28 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 15:05
Number 74 A. Emelin D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 21:15
Number 79 A. Markov D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 2 0 24:56
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Price 30 28 2 .933 65:00 Win

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 J. Miller C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20:17
Number 13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 27.3% 18:52
Number 19 J. Fast R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 4 0 0 100% 10:53
Number 20 C. Kreider L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 18:29
Number 21 D. Stepan C 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 68.4% 18:56
Number 24 O. Lindberg L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 07:41
Number 26 J. Vesey L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 15:15
Number 36 M. Zuccarello R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 20:07
Number 40 M. Grabner L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 16:33
Number 61 R. Nash L 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 16:42
Number 89 P. Buchnevich L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 11:23
Number 93 M. Zibanejad C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 52.9% 17:41
Number 5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 18:06
Number 8 K. Klein D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 0 14:02
Number 18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 19:45
Number 22 N. Holden D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 5 1 0 21:16
Number 27 R. McDonagh D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 26:11
Number 76 B. Skjei D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 1 0 19:06
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist 28 26 2 .929 64:37 OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:29 Montreal Canadiens Michael McCarron Illegal check to head 2
1st 15:00 Montreal Canadiens Alexander Radulov High sticking 2
2nd 01:34 New York Rangers Nick Holden Interference 2
2nd 11:09 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 14:50 New York Rangers Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 13:56 New York Rangers Mika Zibanejad High sticking 2
3rd 15:09 Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw Tripping 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Claude Julien
New York Rangers head coach
Alain Vigneault
Referees
Brad Watson, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Jonny Murray
Montreal Canadiens scratches
David Desharnais, Nikita Nesterov, Sven Andrighetto
New York Rangers scratches
Brandon Pirri, Adam Clendening, Matt Puempel

2016-2017 season series

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Sources and further reading

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