Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Playoffs Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 2–1 on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Montreal Canadiens 1 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 Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 0 0 1
New York Rangers 1 1 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 Total
Montreal Canadiens 12 6 6 24
New York Rangers 10 12 10 32

Three stars

  1. R. Nash, New York Rangers (1 goal)
  2. H. Lundqvist, New York Rangers (goaltender)
  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 11:39 New York Rangers Jesper Fast (1) Unassisted Even strength MTL 0, NYR 1
1st 18:37 Montreal Canadiens Torrey Mitchell (1) Shea Weber (2), Alexander Radulov (4) Even strength MTL 1, NYR 1
2nd 04:28 New York Rangers Rick Nash (2) Ryan McDonagh (1) Even strength MTL 1, NYR 2

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 24 32
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 6
Hits 25 43
Blocked shots 18 13
Giveaways 16 15
Takeaways 4 13
Faceoffs won 37/68 (54.4%) 31/68 (45.6%)

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 0 3 1 1 15:50
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 56.5% 17:55
Number 17 T. Mitchell C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 28.6% 10:50
Number 21 D. King L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 11:21
Number 24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 77.8% 14:37
Number 27 A. Galchenyuk C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 40% 15:39
Number 41 P. Byron L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 3 14:15
Number 47 A. Radulov R 0 1 1 -1 2 0 4 0 19:52
Number 62 A. Lehkonen L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 13:29
Number 65 A. Shaw R 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 33.3% 10:52
Number 67 M. Pacioretty L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 20:45
Number 92 S. Ott C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 4 0 50% 12:04
Number 6 S. Weber D 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 25:24
Number 8 J. Benn D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18:31
Number 26 J. Petry D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 4 21:33
Number 28 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:20
Number 79 A. Markov D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 24:21
Number 88 B. Davidson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 13:51
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Price 32 30 2 .938 58:31 Loss

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 2 3 25% 15:40
Number 13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 47.1% 15:37
Number 19 J. Fast R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 5 1 66.7% 15:01
Number 20 C. Kreider L 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 13:22
Number 21 D. Stepan C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 27.8% 18:15
Number 24 O. Lindberg L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 55.6% 10:54
Number 26 J. Vesey L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 15:29
Number 36 M. Zuccarello R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 17:02
Number 40 M. Grabner L 0 0 0 +1 0 5 2 2 12:34
Number 61 R. Nash L 1 0 1 +1 2 2 2 1 16:29
Number 89 P. Buchnevich L 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 12:23
Number 93 M. Zibanejad C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 58.8% 13:12
Number 5 D. Girardi D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 20:59
Number 18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 19:38
Number 22 N. Holden D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 14:25
Number 27 R. McDonagh D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 4 2 22:22
Number 42 B. Smith D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 22:44
Number 76 B. Skjei D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:54
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist 24 23 1 .958 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 13:25 Montreal Canadiens Andrew Shaw Tripping 2
1st 14:21 New York Rangers Rick Nash Interference goalkeeper 2
1st 15:59 Montreal Canadiens Alexander Radulov High sticking 2
1st 19:55 New York Rangers Ryan McDonagh Slashing 2
2nd 17:28 New York Rangers Derek Stepan Hooking 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Claude Julien
New York Rangers head coach
Alain Vigneault
Referees
Francis Charron, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Steve Miller
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Alexei Emelin, Nikita Nesterov, Brian Flynn, Michael McCarron, Andreas Martinsen
New York Rangers scratches
Kevin Klein, Tanner Glass, Steven Kampfer, Brandon Pirri, Adam Clendening, Magnus Hellberg, Matt Puempel

2016-2017 season series

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Sources and further reading

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