Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers

Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–2 on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Montreal Canadiens 2 30-36-16
at New York Rangers 5 55-23-4

News about this game

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 0 1 2
New York Rangers 0 1 4 5

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 9 8 28
New York Rangers 16 12 18 46

Three stars

  1. A. Panarin, New York Rangers (1 goal, 3 assists)
  2. M. Zibanejad, New York Rangers (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. I. Shesterkin, New York Rangers (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 19:30 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (24) David Savard (13), Mike Matheson (46) Even strength MTL 1, NYR 0
2nd 12:31 New York Rangers Mika Zibanejad (25) Artemi Panarin (67), Adam Fox (54) Power play MTL 1, NYR 1
3rd 03:59 New York Rangers Chris Kreider (38) Artemi Panarin (68), Mika Zibanejad (42) Power play MTL 1, NYR 2
3rd 06:09 New York Rangers Artemi Panarin (46) Alexis Lafrenière (29), Braden Schneider (14) Even strength MTL 1, NYR 3
3rd 12:13 Montreal Canadiens Alex Newhook (13) Mike Matheson (47) Even strength MTL 2, NYR 3
3rd 16:56 New York Rangers Mika Zibanejad (26) Jimmy Vesey (13) Even strength MTL 2, NYR 4
3rd 18:45 New York Rangers Alexis Lafrenière (27) Artemi Panarin (69), K'Andre Miller (22) Even strength, Empty net MTL 2, NYR 5

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 28 46
Power play 0 of 1 2 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 2
Hits 23 23
Blocked shots 16 8
Giveaways 9 6
Takeaways 2 7
Faceoffs won 23/55 (41.8%) 32/55 (58.2%)

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 0 3 1 0 0 12:50
Number 14 N. Suzuki C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27.8% 19:06
Number 15 A. Newhook C 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 47.4% 19:17
Number 17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 1 0 15:56
Number 20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 100% 18:31
Number 22 C. Caufield R 1 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 20:19
Number 36 C. White C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 08:19
Number 40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 16:16
Number 49 R. Harvey-Pinard L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:29
Number 55 M. Pezzetta L 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 09:01
Number 70 T. Pearson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 13:30
Number 71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 3 0 57.1% 16:53
Number 8 M. Matheson D 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 5 0 25:21
Number 26 J. Kovacevic D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15:05
Number 47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 1 0 20:14
Number 52 J. Barron D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 0 18:25
Number 54 J. Harris D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17:13
Number 58 D. Savard D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 2 0 20:06
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 C. Primeau 45 41 4 .911 59:05 Loss

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 A. Panarin L 1 3 4 0 0 5 0 0 0 19:51
Number 13 A. Lafrenière L 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 0 0 15:19
Number 16 V. Trocheck C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 1 0 66.7% 18:48
Number 20 C. Kreider L 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 17:03
Number 21 B. Goodrow C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 66.7% 12:15
Number 22 J. Brodzinski C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 60% 11:43
Number 24 K. Kakko R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 100% 15:13
Number 26 J. Vesey L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 15:57
Number 50 W. Cuylle L 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 14:14
Number 73 M. Rempe C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 07:49
Number 91 A. Wennberg C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37.5% 14:23
Number 93 M. Zibanejad C 2 1 3 0 0 7 1 0 1 57.1% 18:08
Number 4 B. Schneider D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 3 0 15:19
Number 6 Z. Jones D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 2 1 0 16:08
Number 8 J. Trouba D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 22:30
Number 23 A. Fox D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 2 0 21:36
Number 55 R. Lindgren D 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 18:59
Number 79 K. Miller D 0 1 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 22:45
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 I. Shesterkin 28 26 2 .929 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:48 Montreal Canadiens Michael Pezzetta Cross checking 2
2nd 12:21 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský Tripping 2
2nd 19:31 New York Rangers Will Cuylle Tripping 2
3rd 03:05 Montreal Canadiens Joel Armia Hooking 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
New York Rangers head coach
Peter Laviolette
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Furman South
Linesmen
Tommy Hughes, Michel Cormier
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Jesse Ylonen, Kaiden Guhle, Joshua Roy, Arber Xhekaj
New York Rangers scratches
Erik Gustafsson, Chad Ruhwedel, Jack Roslovic

2023-2024 season series

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