New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Playoffs · Final/OT
Final score
The New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime on Thursday, April 20, 2017 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| New York Rangers |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| New York Rangers |
9 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
36 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
16 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
36 |
Three stars
- M. Zibanejad, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)
- B. Gallagher, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
- H. Lundqvist, New York Rangers (goaltender)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
12:07 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Artturi Lehkonen (2) |
Nathan Beaulieu (1), Alex Galchenyuk (3) |
Even strength |
NYR 0, MTL 1 |
| 1st |
15:56 |
New York Rangers |
Jesper Fast (2) |
Mika Zibanejad (2) |
Shorthanded |
NYR 1, MTL 1 |
| 1st |
16:20 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brendan Gallagher (1) |
Andrei Markov (1), Artturi Lehkonen (1) |
Power play |
NYR 1, MTL 2 |
| 2nd |
18:28 |
New York Rangers |
Brady Skjei (2) |
Rick Nash (1), Jimmy Vesey (2) |
Even strength |
NYR 2, MTL 2 |
| OT |
14:22 |
New York Rangers |
Mika Zibanejad (1) |
Chris Kreider (1) |
Even strength |
NYR 3, MTL 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
New York Rangers |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
36 |
36 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
13 |
9 |
| Hits |
49 |
51 |
| Blocked shots |
28 |
28 |
| Giveaways |
26 |
14 |
| Takeaways |
14 |
11 |
| Faceoffs won |
34/66 (51.5%) |
32/66 (48.5%) |
Box score
New York Rangers
New York Rangers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 J. Miller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
23:04 |
| Number 13 K. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
55.6% |
21:58 |
| Number 19 J. Fast |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:31 |
| Number 20 C. Kreider |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:41 |
| Number 21 D. Stepan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
24:02 |
| Number 24 O. Lindberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
10:35 |
| Number 26 J. Vesey |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:04 |
| Number 36 M. Zuccarello |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:49 |
| Number 40 M. Grabner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:17 |
| Number 61 R. Nash |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:08 |
| Number 89 P. Buchnevich |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:29 |
| Number 93 M. Zibanejad |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
45% |
17:53 |
| Number 5 D. Girardi |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
|
27:34 |
| Number 18 M. Staal |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:39 |
| Number 22 N. Holden |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:40 |
| Number 27 R. McDonagh |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
|
30:41 |
| Number 42 B. Smith |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:29 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:21 |
New York Rangers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 H. Lundqvist |
36 |
34 |
2 |
.944 |
74:22 |
Win |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
|
22:50 |
| Number 14 T. Plekanec |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
61.5% |
23:13 |
| Number 17 T. Mitchell |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
11:49 |
| Number 21 D. King |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:16 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
56.3% |
18:57 |
| Number 27 A. Galchenyuk |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
33.3% |
18:23 |
| Number 41 P. Byron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:48 |
| Number 47 A. Radulov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
100% |
20:27 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:12 |
| Number 65 A. Shaw |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
14.3% |
13:15 |
| Number 67 M. Pacioretty |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:49 |
| Number 92 S. Ott |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
14:55 |
| Number 6 S. Weber |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
|
31:44 |
| Number 8 J. Benn |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
25:59 |
| Number 26 J. Petry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
27:55 |
| Number 28 N. Beaulieu |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:38 |
| Number 74 A. Emelin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:38 |
| Number 79 A. Markov |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
28:02 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 C. Price |
36 |
33 |
3 |
.917 |
74:22 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:23 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexei Emelin |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
10:36 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Andrew Shaw |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
10:36 |
New York Rangers |
Brendan Smith |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
14:29 |
New York Rangers |
Kevin Hayes |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:26 |
New York Rangers |
Ryan McDonagh |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:30 |
New York Rangers |
Mats Zuccarello |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:16 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brendan Gallagher |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
14:13 |
New York Rangers |
J.T. Miller |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- New York Rangers head coach
- Alain Vigneault
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Claude Julien
- Referees
- Gord Dwyer, Marc Joannette
- Linesmen
- Pierre Racicot, David Brisebois
- New York Rangers scratches
- Kevin Klein, Tanner Glass, Chris Summers, Steven Kampfer, Brandon Pirri, Marek Hrivik, Adam Clendening, Magnus Hellberg, Matt Puempel, Nicklas Jensen
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Brandon Davidson, Nikita Nesterov, Brian Flynn, Michael McCarron, Andreas Martinsen
2016-2017 season series
Every New York Rangers and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2016-2017 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New York Rangers
4
 at Montreal Canadiens
5
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Jan 14, 2017
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
3
at New York Rangers
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Tue, Feb 21, 2017
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
4
at New York Rangers
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Sat, Mar 4, 2017
|
|
New York Rangers
2
at Montreal Canadiens
0
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Apr 12, 2017
|
|
New York Rangers
3
at Montreal Canadiens
4
|
Final/OT
Playoffs
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Fri, Apr 14, 2017
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
3
at New York Rangers
1
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Sun, Apr 16, 2017
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
1
at New York Rangers
2
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Tue, Apr 18, 2017
|
|
New York Rangers
3
at Montreal Canadiens
2
|
Final/OT
Playoffs
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Apr 20, 2017
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
1
at New York Rangers
3
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Sat, Apr 22, 2017
|
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Columbus Blue Jackets
2
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
5
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Apr 20, 2017
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
1
 at Nashville Predators
4
|
Final
Playoffs
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Thu, Apr 20, 2017
|
 San Jose Sharks
3
 at Edmonton Oilers
4
|
Final/OT
Playoffs
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Apr 20, 2017
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