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New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the New York Islanders 7–3 on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
New York Islanders 3 43-34-5
at Montreal Canadiens 7 48-24-10

Goals by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 2 0 1 3
Montreal Canadiens 1 2 4 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New York Islanders 6 8 8 22
Montreal Canadiens 17 7 12 36

Three stars

  1. C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (3 goals, 2 assists)
  2. J. Slafkovský, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals, 2 assists)
  3. K. Guhle, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:10 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (26) Nick Suzuki (58), Cole Caufield (30) Power play NYI 0, MTL 1
1st 06:46 New York Islanders Emil Heineman (20) Anders Lee (21), Tony DeAngelo (28) Power play NYI 1, MTL 1
1st 13:19 New York Islanders Simon Holmstrom (17) Adam Pelech (10) Even strength NYI 2, MTL 1
2nd 17:49 Montreal Canadiens Alex Newhook (10) Kaiden Guhle (7), Oliver Kapanen (14) Even strength NYI 2, MTL 2
2nd 19:08 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (41) Nick Suzuki (59), Juraj Slafkovský (33) Power play NYI 2, MTL 3
3rd 00:45 New York Islanders Matthew Schaefer (22) Mathew Barzal (46), Bo Horvat (21) Power play NYI 3, MTL 3
3rd 03:17 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle (2) Alexandre Carrier (14), Brendan Gallagher (16) Even strength NYI 3, MTL 4
3rd 08:08 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (27) Cole Caufield (31), Nick Suzuki (60) Even strength NYI 3, MTL 5
3rd 11:20 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (42) Juraj Slafkovský (34), Kaiden Guhle (8) Even strength NYI 3, MTL 6
3rd 14:59 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (43) Nick Suzuki (61) Power play NYI 3, MTL 7

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

Team stats

Stat New York Islanders Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 22 36
Power play 2 of 3 3 of 4
Penalty minutes 30 28
Hits 34 25
Blocked shots 11 18
Giveaways 11 13
Takeaways 3 4
Faceoffs won 26/52 (50%) 26/52 (50%)

Box score

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
10 B. Schenn C 0 0 0 -1 10 0 3 2 0 41.7% 15:15
11 A. Duclair L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 12:37
13 M. Barzal C 0 1 1 -2 14 4 2 0 0 18:24
14 B. Horvat C 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 0 0 36.8% 20:21
16 M. Gatcomb C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 0 0 10:46
27 A. Lee L 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 17:15
44 J. Pageau C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 81.8% 13:55
51 E. Heineman L 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 1 17:46
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 62.5% 13:20
64 C. Ritchie C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 14:11
81 O. Palat L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 11:42
92 S. Holmstrom R 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:09
3 A. Pelech D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 2 0 20:29
4 C. Soucy D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:24
6 R. Pulock D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 0 22:19
24 S. Mayfield D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 14:48
48 M. Schaefer D 1 0 1 -2 0 3 1 2 1 22:25
77 T. DeAngelo D 0 1 1 -2 4 3 3 0 0 21:01
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
30 I. Sorokin 32 26 6 .813 50:47 Loss
33 D. Rittich 4 3 1 .750 08:11

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 13:15
13 C. Caufield R 3 2 5 +2 0 3 0 0 2 16:07
14 N. Suzuki C 0 4 4 +2 10 3 2 0 0 71.4% 18:47
15 A. Newhook C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 1 0 33.3% 13:52
20 J. Slafkovský L 2 2 4 +2 0 4 1 1 1 17:14
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 37.5% 15:30
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 54.5% 16:02
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 1 0 14:11
85 A. Texier L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 11:38
90 J. Veleno C 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 12:04
91 O. Kapanen C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 42.9% 13:50
93 I. Demidov R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 16:14
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 3 0 21:45
21 K. Guhle D 1 2 3 +3 14 3 2 4 0 16:21
45 A. Carrier D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 2 0 20:37
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 14:51
48 L. Hutson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21:42
53 N. Dobson D 0 0 0 +1 2 3 0 5 0 21:27
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
32 J. Fowler 22 19 3 .864 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:31 New York Islanders Casey Cizikas Slashing 2
1st 05:05 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle Roughing 2
1st 15:13 New York Islanders Tony DeAngelo Slashing 2
2nd 04:02 Montreal Canadiens Noah Dobson Hooking 2
2nd 18:23 New York Islanders Tony DeAngelo Interference 2
2nd 19:53 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Tripping 2
3rd 14:28 New York Islanders Mathew Barzal Roughing 2
3rd 14:28 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle Roughing 2
3rd 14:28 New York Islanders Mathew Barzal Roughing 2
3rd 14:28 New York Islanders Mathew Barzal Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 14:28 Montreal Canadiens Kaiden Guhle Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 14:59 New York Islanders Brayden Schenn Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 14:59 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

New York Islanders head coach
Patrick Roy
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Chris Rooney, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen
Ryan Daisy, Matt MacPherson
New York Islanders scratches
Adam Boqvist, Kyle MacLean, Max Shabanov
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Josh Anderson, Samuel Montembeault, Kirby Dach, Arber Xhekaj

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 7 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at New York Islanders 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 21

Matchup Status Details
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final/SO Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 1 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page

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