Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Rangers 4–1 on Saturday, March 4, 2017 on the road.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Montreal Canadiens 4 47-26-9
at New York Rangers 1 48-28-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 2 1 4
New York Rangers 0 0 1 1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Montreal Canadiens 11 14 10 35
New York Rangers 6 10 11 27

Three stars

  1. C. Price, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
  2. M. Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens (2 assists)
  3. A. Galchenyuk, Montreal Canadiens (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:51 Montreal Canadiens Shea Weber (15) Max Pacioretty (26), Steve Ott (4) Even strength MTL 1, NYR 0
2nd 08:48 Montreal Canadiens Artturi Lehkonen (12) Phillip Danault (21), Max Pacioretty (27) Even strength MTL 2, NYR 0
2nd 18:37 Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw (10) Alex Galchenyuk (21), Andrei Markov (24) Even strength MTL 3, NYR 0
3rd 01:44 New York Rangers Chris Kreider (24) Derek Stepan (32), Mats Zuccarello (33) Even strength MTL 3, NYR 1
3rd 06:58 Montreal Canadiens Jordie Benn (3) Nathan Beaulieu (21), Alex Galchenyuk (22) Even strength MTL 4, NYR 1

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

Team stats

Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Stat Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers
Shots on goal 35 27
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 0
Penalty minutes 2 4
Hits 35 22
Blocked shots 11 11
Giveaways 6 14
Takeaways 4 5
Faceoffs won 35/56 (62.5%) 21/56 (37.5%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 0 18:05
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 66.7% 14:39
Number 17 T. Mitchell C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 1 75% 13:30
Number 21 D. King L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:02
Number 24 P. Danault C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 64.7% 17:56
Number 27 A. Galchenyuk C 0 2 2 +1 0 2 1 0 72.7% 14:27
Number 37 A. Martinsen L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 11:42
Number 41 P. Byron L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 14:38
Number 62 A. Lehkonen L 1 0 1 +2 0 5 2 0 13:21
Number 65 A. Shaw R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 2 0 50% 16:11
Number 67 M. Pacioretty L 0 2 2 +2 0 4 1 0 19:00
Number 92 S. Ott C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 7 0 46.2% 11:29
Number 6 S. Weber D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 2 22:26
Number 8 J. Benn D 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 18:45
Number 26 J. Petry D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 2 18:58
Number 28 N. Beaulieu D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 1 18:51
Number 74 A. Emelin D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 1 19:53
Number 79 A. Markov D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 1 21:07
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Price 27 26 1 .963 60:00 Win

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 J. Miller C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 33.3% 15:45
Number 12 M. Puempel L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 09:38
Number 13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 27.3% 16:06
Number 20 C. Kreider L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 1 17:31
Number 21 D. Stepan C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 42.9% 19:08
Number 24 O. Lindberg L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 60% 08:52
Number 26 J. Vesey L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 16:04
Number 36 M. Zuccarello R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 17:44
Number 61 R. Nash L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 13:40
Number 73 B. Pirri C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 11:16
Number 89 P. Buchnevich L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 14:19
Number 93 M. Zibanejad C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 33.3% 15:45
Number 4 A. Clendening D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 2 0 16:05
Number 18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 1 20:17
Number 22 N. Holden D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 19:41
Number 27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 24:33
Number 42 B. Smith D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 23:40
Number 76 B. Skjei D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 15:56
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist 35 31 4 .886 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
3rd 16:45 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 16:45 New York Rangers Marc Staal Roughing 2
3rd 17:43 New York Rangers Brady Skjei Hooking 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Claude Julien
New York Rangers head coach
Alain Vigneault
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Tim Peel
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Steve Miller
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Alexander Radulov, Brandon Davidson, Nikita Nesterov, Brian Flynn, Michael McCarron
New York Rangers scratches
Kevin Klein, Michael Grabner

2016-2017 season series

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