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Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders

UBS Arena, Elmont Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, March 20, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Montreal Canadiens 3 40-31-11
at New York Islanders 4 35-35-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 0 2 0 3
New York Islanders 1 1 1 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 15 10 15 1 41
New York Islanders 7 7 8 3 25

Three stars

  1. B. Horvat, New York Islanders (2 goals)
  2. I. Sorokin, New York Islanders (goaltender)
  3. P. Laine, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:37 New York Islanders Anthony Duclair (7) Anders Lee (22), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (24) Power play MTL 0, NYI 1
1st 11:58 Montreal Canadiens Joshua Roy (1) Jayden Struble (8), Patrik Laine (12) Even strength MTL 1, NYI 1
2nd 16:40 New York Islanders Simon Holmstrom (17) Noah Dobson (23), Tony DeAngelo (9) Power play MTL 1, NYI 2
3rd 02:31 New York Islanders Bo Horvat (22) Noah Dobson (24), Ilya Sorokin (1) Even strength MTL 1, NYI 3
3rd 04:32 Montreal Canadiens Patrik Laine (17) Nick Suzuki (50) Power play MTL 2, NYI 3
3rd 14:16 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher (17) Unassisted Even strength MTL 3, NYI 3
OT 03:37 New York Islanders Bo Horvat (23) Tony DeAngelo (10), Ilya Sorokin (2) Even strength MTL 3, NYI 4

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens New York Islanders
Shots on goal 41 25
Power play 1 of 5 2 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 10
Hits 21 19
Blocked shots 28 19
Giveaways 11 16
Takeaways 4 7
Faceoffs won 39/71 (54.9%) 32/71 (45.1%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 1 0 1 +1 4 5 0 0 0 14:26
13 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 21:52
14 N. Suzuki C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 60.9% 24:03
15 A. Newhook C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 87.5% 14:34
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 14:26
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 19:56
28 C. Dvorak C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 41.2% 15:08
40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12:26
51 E. Heineman L 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 11:29
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 50% 15:12
89 J. Roy R 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 100% 10:09
92 P. Laine L 1 1 2 -1 0 4 0 0 1 15:52
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 -1 2 5 0 4 0 26:32
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 19:13
47 J. Struble D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 1 0 15:31
48 L. Hutson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 25:13
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 15:10
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 14:32
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 25 21 4 .840 63:37 OT loss

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
7 M. Tsyplakov R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 08:54
10 S. Holmstrom R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 2 1 20:24
11 A. Duclair L 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 1 13:11
14 B. Horvat C 2 0 2 +2 0 5 3 0 0 57.9% 21:38
16 M. Gatcomb C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 100% 08:24
18 P. Engvall L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 12:56
20 H. Fasching R 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 12:54
21 K. Palmieri C 0 0 0 +2 0 1 2 1 0 20:58
27 A. Lee L 0 1 1 -1 2 1 2 1 0 14:07
32 K. MacLean C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 0 28.6% 10:10
44 J. Pageau C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 1 0 47.1% 18:34
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 43.8% 14:47
2 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 13:51
3 A. Pelech D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 25:31
4 T. DeAngelo D 0 2 2 +1 0 4 1 2 0 26:14
6 R. Pulock D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 26:05
8 N. Dobson D 0 2 2 -1 2 2 0 6 0 22:50
24 S. Mayfield D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:06
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30 I. Sorokin 41 38 3 .927 63:37 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:50 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Interference goalkeeper 2
1st 09:22 New York Islanders Adam Pelech Interference 2
1st 14:03 New York Islanders Anders Lee Tripping 2
2nd 00:31 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Interference 2
2nd 01:47 New York Islanders Noah Dobson Interference 2
2nd 15:20 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Holding 2
3rd 04:15 New York Islanders Kyle MacLean Tripping 2
3rd 04:32 New York Islanders Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
New York Islanders head coach
Patrick Roy
Referees
Michael Markovic, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Mitch Hunt
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Michael Pezzetta, Kaiden Guhle
New York Islanders scratches
Matt Martin, Adam Boqvist, Alexander Romanov, Scott Perunovich

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Islanders 4 Final/SO Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Islanders 4 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 20

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 5 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Dallas Stars 2 Final/SO Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Utah Hockey Club 5 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page

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