NYI
New York Islanders
33-21-5 · W3 · L10: 6-4-0
W
W
L
L
W
W
W
L
L
W
Final/OT
4—3
2026-02-26 · Bell Centre
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
32-17-9 · OT1 · L10: 6-2-2
W
OT
W
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
NYI dominated expected goals 3.4 to 3.0 · Decided in overtime
xG Flow
CUMULATIVENYI xG
3.44
ACTUAL
4 — 3
MTL xG
3.03
Scoring Timeline
0.10
HIGH xG
1P 12:11Even Strength
8
Noah Dobson(11)
D · MTL · #8
Lane Hutson (49)NYI 0 - 1 MTL
0.03
LOW xG
2P 10:06Power Play8
Noah Dobson(12)
D · MTL · #8
Alexandre Texier (12), Alex Newhook (7)NYI 0 - 2 MTL
0.14
HIGH xG
2P 17:56Power Play
48
Matthew Schaefer(17)
D · NYI · #48
Mathew Barzal (35), Calum Ritchie (9)NYI 1 - 2 MTL
0.03
LOW xG
2P 18:51Even Strength48
Matthew Schaefer(18)
D · NYI · #48
Tony DeAngelo (21), Ilya Sorokin (1)NYI 2 - 2 MTL
0.56
HIGH xG
3P 09:11Power Play
13
Cole Caufield(33)
R · MTL · #13
Ivan Demidov (35), Juraj Slafkovský (25)NYI 2 - 3 MTL
0.11
HIGH xG
3P 18:19Power Play
27
Anders Lee(12)
L · NYI · #27
Bo Horvat (17), Simon Holmstrom (17)NYI 3 - 3 MTL
0.21
HIGH xG
OT 01:463 on 3
44
Jean-Gabriel Pageau(13)
C · NYI · #44
Simon Holmstrom (18)NYI 4 - 3 MTL
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
30
Ilya Sorokin
G · NYI · #30
22/25 saves, .880 SV%, +0.0 GSAx
★2
35
Sam Montembeault
G · MTL · #35
22/26 saves, .846 SV%, -0.9 GSAx
★3
48
Matthew Schaefer
D · NYI · #48
2G, 3 SOG
Team Stats
NYIMTL
26Shots25
3.44xGF3.03
53.5CF%46.5
48.5FO%51.5
1/2PP2/3
26Hits22
20Blocks20
15Giveaways11
4Takeaways3
6PIM4
Period Breakdown
| Period | NYI SOG | MTL SOG | NYI xG | MTL xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | 9 | 0.99 | 0.88 |
| 2nd | 10 | 7 | 1.58 | 0.90 |
| 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0.66 | 1.19 |
| OT | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 0.07 |
| Total | 22 | 22 | 3.44 | 3.04 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL2P 08:19
Scott Mayfieldhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Josh Anderson2P 16:30
Juraj Slafkovskýinterference (2 min)
Drawn by Tony DeAngelo2P 16:38
Mike Mathesonhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Mathew Barzal3P 00:18
Simon Holmstromtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Noah Dobson3P 07:44
Kyle MacLeantripping (2 min)
Drawn by Kaiden Guhle