New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The New York Islanders beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, February 26, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| New York Islanders |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| New York Islanders |
5 |
12 |
8 |
1 |
26 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
10 |
8 |
6 |
1 |
25 |
Three stars
- M. Schaefer, New York Islanders (2 goals)
- N. Dobson, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals)
- J. Pageau, New York Islanders (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
12:11 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Noah Dobson (11) |
Lane Hutson (49) |
Even strength |
NYI 0, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
10:06 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Noah Dobson (12) |
Alexandre Texier (12), Alex Newhook (7) |
Power play |
NYI 0, MTL 2 |
| 2nd |
17:56 |
New York Islanders |
Matthew Schaefer (17) |
Mathew Barzal (35), Calum Ritchie (9) |
Power play |
NYI 1, MTL 2 |
| 2nd |
18:51 |
New York Islanders |
Matthew Schaefer (18) |
Tony DeAngelo (21), Ilya Sorokin (1) |
Even strength |
NYI 2, MTL 2 |
| 3rd |
09:11 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (33) |
Ivan Demidov (35), Juraj Slafkovský (25) |
Power play |
NYI 2, MTL 3 |
| 3rd |
18:19 |
New York Islanders |
Anders Lee (12) |
Bo Horvat (17), Simon Holmstrom (17) |
Even strength |
NYI 3, MTL 3 |
| OT |
01:46 |
New York Islanders |
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (13) |
Simon Holmstrom (18) |
Even strength |
NYI 4, MTL 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
New York Islanders |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
26 |
25 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
2 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
4 |
| Hits |
26 |
22 |
| Blocked shots |
20 |
20 |
| Giveaways |
15 |
11 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/66 (48.5%) |
34/66 (51.5%) |
Box score
New York Islanders
New York Islanders 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 S. Holmstrom |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:02 |
| Number 13 M. Barzal |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
22:19 |
| Number 14 B. Horvat |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
57.1% |
23:50 |
| Number 16 M. Gatcomb |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:59 |
| Number 27 A. Lee |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:15 |
| Number 29 J. Drouin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
54.5% |
14:27 |
| Number 32 K. MacLean |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:29 |
| Number 44 J. Pageau |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
52.9% |
14:51 |
| Number 51 E. Heineman |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:43 |
| Number 53 C. Cizikas |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
12:52 |
| Number 64 C. Ritchie |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22.2% |
14:26 |
| Number 81 O. Palat |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
16:25 |
| Number 3 A. Pelech |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:04 |
| Number 4 C. Soucy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:51 |
| Number 6 R. Pulock |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:43 |
| Number 24 S. Mayfield |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:52 |
| Number 48 M. Schaefer |
D |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
25:56 |
| Number 77 T. DeAngelo |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:45 |
New York Islanders goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 I. Sorokin |
25 |
22 |
3 |
.880 |
61:01 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
11:03 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
21:09 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
52.9% |
24:36 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
71.4% |
13:18 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:55 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:42 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
13:08 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
56.3% |
13:25 |
| Number 77 K. Dach |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:09 |
| Number 85 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:01 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
25% |
12:09 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:04 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:45 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
21:37 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:29 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:00 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
21:54 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:58 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 S. Montembeault |
26 |
22 |
4 |
.846 |
61:16 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
08:19 |
New York Islanders |
Scott Mayfield |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:30 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Juraj Slafkovský |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:38 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Mike Matheson |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:18 |
New York Islanders |
Simon Holmstrom |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:44 |
New York Islanders |
Kyle MacLean |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- New York Islanders head coach
- Patrick Roy
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Referees
- Thomas John Luxmore, Eric Furlatt
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Jeremy Faucher
- New York Islanders scratches
- Anthony Duclair, Adam Boqvist, Max Shabanov
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Joseph Veleno, Jayden Struble, Zachary Bolduc
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 at Pittsburgh Penguins
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|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
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 at Carolina Hurricanes
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|
Final
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|
 Philadelphia Flyers
3
 at New York Rangers
2
|
Final/OT
|
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|
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1
 at St. Louis Blues
5
|
Final
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|
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2
 at Nashville Predators
4
|
Final
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|
 Minnesota Wild
5
 at Colorado Avalanche
2
|
Final
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|
 Calgary Flames
4
 at San Jose Sharks
1
|
Final
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 Edmonton Oilers
8
 at Los Angeles Kings
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Final
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Sources and further reading
New York Islanders 
at Montreal Canadiens