Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders

Thursday, April 11, 2024, 7:30 PM ET UBS Arena, Elmont Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Montreal Canadiens	2	30-36-16
at New York Islanders	3	39-27-16

News about this game

Islanders Aim for Sixth Consecutive Victory Facing Canadiens in Division Matchup

Wed, Apr 10, 2024

Islanders (19-10-10 at home), on a 5-game win streak, host Canadiens (14-16-8 away). Key players: Horvat (33G, 35A), Barzal (11pts in 10), Suzuki (33G, 42A).
Islanders Achieve Sixth Consecutive Win in Overtime Triumph Against Canadiens

Thu, Apr 11, 2024

Kyle Palmieri's OT goal seals Islanders' 6th consecutive win, 3-2 against Canadiens. Engvall and Cizikas score for NY; Caufield and Harris for Montreal. Varlamov saves 13.

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Montreal Canadiens	5	5	4	0	14
New York Islanders	8	14	8	1	31

Three stars

K. Palmieri, New York Islanders (1 goal)
A. Pelech, New York Islanders (2 assists)
C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:58	Montreal Canadiens	Jordan Harris (3)	Cole Caufield (37), Nick Suzuki (43)	Even strength	MTL 1, NYI 0
2nd	05:17	New York Islanders	Pierre Engvall (10)	Adam Pelech (14), Mike Reilly (16)	Even strength	MTL 1, NYI 1
3rd	03:42	Montreal Canadiens	Cole Caufield (25)	Johnathan Kovacevic (6), Mike Matheson (50)	Even strength	MTL 2, NYI 1
3rd	06:30	New York Islanders	Casey Cizikas (9)	Adam Pelech (15), Ryan Pulock (13)	Even strength	MTL 2, NYI 2
OT	01:17	New York Islanders	Kyle Palmieri (28)	Brock Nelson (33)	Even strength	MTL 2, NYI 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders
Stat	Montreal Canadiens	New York Islanders
Shots on goal	14	31
Power play	0 of 0	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	13	5
Hits	23	25
Blocked shots	21	10
Giveaways	6	13
Takeaways	5	9
Faceoffs won	22/48 (45.8%)	26/48 (54.2%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher	R	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0		12:05
Number 14 N. Suzuki	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	40%	19:13
Number 15 A. Newhook	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	4	33.3%	14:35
Number 17 J. Anderson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		14:01
Number 20 J. Slafkovský	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	3		17:33
Number 22 C. Caufield	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	1	1		16:35
Number 28 C. Dvorak	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	12:50
Number 40 J. Armia	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		18:01
Number 49 R. Harvey-Pinard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		08:40
Number 55 M. Pezzetta	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	3	0		08:53
Number 70 T. Pearson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:20
Number 71 J. Evans	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	60%	19:34
Number 8 M. Matheson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	3		25:46
Number 26 J. Kovacevic	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	4	1		20:03
Number 47 J. Struble	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1		17:37
Number 52 J. Barron	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		15:01
Number 54 J. Harris	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	4		19:53
Number 58 D. Savard	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		23:11

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 S. Montembeault	31	28	3	.903	61:17	OT loss

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 S. Holmstrom	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		13:21
Number 13 M. Barzal	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		25:47
Number 14 B. Horvat	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	42.9%	20:31
Number 15 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		07:21
Number 17 M. Martin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	1	100%	08:22
Number 18 P. Engvall	L	1	0	1	+1	0	6	2	0	100%	15:10
Number 21 K. Palmieri	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	1		15:44
Number 27 A. Lee	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1		18:42
Number 29 B. Nelson	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0	41.7%	18:24
Number 32 K. MacLean	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	80%	09:24
Number 44 J. Pageau	C	0	0	0	-1	5	2	3	0	57.1%	16:33
Number 53 C. Cizikas	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	2	1	100%	17:56
Number 2 M. Reilly	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		22:27
Number 3 A. Pelech	D	0	2	2	+2	0	1	1	0		24:36
Number 6 R. Pulock	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	2		24:47
Number 8 N. Dobson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:28
Number 25 S. Aho	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		22:46
Number 28 A. Romanov	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1		20:48

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 S. Varlamov	14	12	2	.857	61:01	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:12	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Pezzetta	Interference	2
2nd	10:15	New York Islanders	Jean-Gabriel Pageau	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	10:15	Montreal Canadiens	Brendan Gallagher	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:26	Montreal Canadiens	Juraj Slafkovský	Holding	2
2nd	19:49	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Pezzetta	Boarding	2
3rd	12:44	Montreal Canadiens	Johnathan Kovacevic	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Martin St. Louis
New York Islanders head coach: Patrick Roy
Referees: Wes McCauley, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen: Libor Suchanek, Jesse Marquis
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Colin White, Jesse Ylonen, Kaiden Guhle, Joshua Roy, Arber Xhekaj
New York Islanders scratches: Robert Bortuzzo, Hudson Fasching, Oliver Wahlstrom, Samuel Bolduc

2023-2024 season series

Every Montreal Canadiens and New York Islanders game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 16, 2023
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 25, 2024
Montreal Canadiens 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Thu, Apr 11, 2024

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