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Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers

NHLApril 2, 2026Madison Square Garden

CanadiensMontrealMTLWon44-21-10

Canadiens 3, Rangers 2

Final
RangersNew YorkNYR31-36-9
Score by period
Team123T
MTL0213
NYR0022

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:08Gabe Perreault shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  3. 0:12Puck in Netting
  4. 0:12Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  5. 1:06Matthew Robertson hit Alex Newhook
  6. 1:42Icing
  7. 1:42Jake Evans faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  8. 1:45Kaiden Guhle Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  9. 1:54Off-side
  10. 1:54Noah Laba faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  11. 2:01Icing
  12. 2:01Noah Laba faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  13. 2:05Will Borgen Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  14. 2:16Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  15. 2:19Giveaway by Will Borgen
  16. 2:41Puck in Benches
  17. 2:41Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Alexis Lafrenière
  18. 2:49Giveaway by Mika Zibanejad
  19. 3:05Noah Dobson hit Gabe Perreault
  20. 3:14Takeaway by Vladislav Gavrikov
  21. 3:16Mike Matheson hit Vladislav Gavrikov
  22. 3:32Puck in Crowd
  23. 3:32Alex Newhook faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  24. 3:34Tye Kartye hit Lane Hutson
  25. 3:40Oliver Kapanen hit Conor Sheary
  26. 4:28Kaiden Guhle hit Will Cuylle
  27. 4:58Will Cuylle hit Kaiden Guhle
  28. 5:15Josh Anderson Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  29. 5:49Noah Dobson shot blocked by Adam Sykora
  30. 6:05Giveaway by Jaroslav Chmelar
  31. 6:06Adam Sykora hit Phillip Danault
  32. 6:43Takeaway by Lane Hutson
  33. 6:53Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
  34. 7:01Takeaway by Alexis Lafrenière
  35. 7:13Icing
  36. 7:13Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  37. 7:21Juraj Slafkovský High-sticking - double minor against Vladislav Gavrikov
  38. 7:21TV Timeout
  39. 7:21Video Review
  40. 7:21J.T. Miller faceoff won against Jake Evans
  41. 7:28Vincent Trocheck Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  42. 8:52Adam Fox Wrist Shot Wide Left
  43. 9:08Kaiden Guhle hit Alexis Lafrenière
  44. 9:29Conor Sheary Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  45. 9:38Will Cuylle Slap Shot Short
  46. 10:18Alexis Lafrenière Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  47. 10:22Vincent Trocheck Tip-In saved by Jacob Fowler
  48. 10:23Mika Zibanejad Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  49. 10:47Vincent Trocheck hit Lane Hutson
  50. 11:01Off-side
  51. 11:01Noah Laba faceoff won against Jake Evans
  52. 11:11Will Cuylle Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  53. 11:35Matthew Robertson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  54. 11:46Giveaway by Vladislav Gavrikov
  55. 11:49Noah Laba Hooking against Oliver Kapanen
  56. 11:49TV Timeout
  57. 11:49Nick Suzuki faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  58. 12:03Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  59. 12:48Puck in Benches
  60. 12:48Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Alex Newhook
  61. 13:29Giveaway by Zachary Bolduc
  62. 13:53Will Borgen hit Josh Anderson
  63. 14:03Kaiden Guhle Snap Shot Wide Left
  64. 14:09Giveaway by J.T. Miller
  65. 14:11Phillip Danault Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  66. 14:17Giveaway by Mika Zibanejad
  67. 14:18Jake Evans Tip-In Wide Left
  68. 14:21Injury - Player
  69. 14:21TV Timeout
  70. 14:21Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  71. 14:58Juraj Slafkovský Tip-In saved by Igor Shesterkin
  72. 15:26Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  73. 15:28Puck in Netting
  74. 15:28Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Alex Newhook
  75. 15:38Arber Xhekaj hit Jonny Brodzinski
  76. 15:41Will Cuylle hit Kaiden Guhle
  77. 15:55On-Ice Official
  78. 15:55Phillip Danault faceoff won against Jaroslav Chmelar
  79. 16:02Adam Sykora hit Noah Dobson
  80. 16:08Joseph Veleno hit Drew Fortescue
  81. 16:12Noah Dobson Slap Shot Hit Left Post
  82. 16:33Icing
  83. 16:33Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Noah Laba
  84. 16:59Giveaway by Lane Hutson
  85. 17:03Tye Kartye shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  86. 17:06Conor Sheary hit Nick Suzuki
  87. 17:51Hand Pass
  88. 17:51Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Josh Anderson
  89. 17:58Kaiden Guhle hit Mika Zibanejad
  90. 18:23Josh Anderson Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  91. 18:25Goalie Stopped
  92. 18:25Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  93. 19:02Will Cuylle Deflected saved by Jacob Fowler
  94. 19:04Will Cuylle Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  95. 19:31Will Borgen Slap Shot Short
  96. 19:33Conor Sheary Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  97. 19:53Jayden Struble hit J.T. Miller
  98. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  3. 1:05Giveaway by Ivan Demidov
  4. 1:24Icing
  5. 1:24J.T. Miller faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  6. 1:27Drew Fortescue Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  7. 1:28Goalie Stopped
  8. 1:28Jake Evans faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  9. 1:41Jayden Struble hit Tye Kartye
  10. 2:10Takeaway by Zachary Bolduc
  11. 2:17Lane Hutson Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  12. 2:19Goalie Stopped
  13. 2:19Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  14. 2:31Jonny Brodzinski shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  15. 2:34Puck in Netting
  16. 2:34Phillip Danault faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  17. 2:55Icing
  18. 2:55Phillip Danault faceoff won against Noah Laba
  19. 3:14Brendan Gallagher Slap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  20. 3:15Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Braden Schneider
  21. 3:22Brendan Gallagher hit Adam Sykora
  22. 3:24Off-side
  23. 3:24Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  24. 3:30Mika Zibanejad hit Noah Dobson
  25. 4:26Zachary Bolduc Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  26. 4:28Goalie Stopped
  27. 4:28Alex Newhook faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  28. 4:36Alex Newhook Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (43)
  29. 4:36Jake Evans faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  30. 4:48Will Cuylle hit Jayden Struble
  31. 4:49Giveaway by Jayden Struble
  32. 4:50Jonny Brodzinski Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  33. 4:53Goalie Stopped
  34. 4:53Jake Evans faceoff won against Jonny Brodzinski
  35. 5:13Will Cuylle hit Jayden Struble
  36. 5:23Zachary Bolduc hit Braden Schneider
  37. 5:36Icing
  38. 5:36Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  39. 5:40Arber Xhekaj Slap Shot Wide Right
  40. 5:44Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský
  41. 6:02Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
  42. 6:15Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
  43. 6:20Cole Caufield Goal (48) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (38), Nick Suzuki (66)
  44. 6:20Phillip Danault faceoff won against Noah Laba
  45. 6:37Giveaway by Vladislav Gavrikov
  46. 6:43Joseph Veleno hit Jaroslav Chmelar
  47. 7:05Puck in Benches
  48. 7:05Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  49. 7:38Giveaway by Ivan Demidov
  50. 7:45Giveaway by J.T. Miller
  51. 7:49Giveaway by Oliver Kapanen
  52. 7:56Adam Fox shot blocked by Jayden Struble
  53. 8:03Giveaway by Vincent Trocheck
  54. 8:21Jayden Struble hit Will Cuylle
  55. 9:12Will Borgen High-sticking against Zachary Bolduc
  56. 9:12J.T. Miller faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  57. 9:18Giveaway by Tye Kartye
  58. 9:27Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Matthew Robertson
  59. 10:08Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  60. 10:14Net Dislodged Defensive Skater
  61. 10:14Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  62. 11:25Josh Anderson Backhand saved by Igor Shesterkin
  63. 11:27Matthew Robertson hit Josh Anderson
  64. 11:44Kaiden Guhle Slap Shot Wide Right
  65. 12:09Adam Fox Slap Shot Wide Left
  66. 12:29Giveaway by Drew Fortescue
  67. 12:30Juraj Slafkovský Slap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  68. 12:33Goalie Stopped
  69. 12:33Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
  70. 12:37Cole Caufield Slap Shot Wide Right
  71. 12:51Mika Zibanejad hit Nick Suzuki
  72. 13:09Adam Fox shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  73. 13:13Alexis Lafrenière Wrist Shot Wide Right
  74. 13:41Too many men/ice served by Ivan Demidov
  75. 13:41Phillip Danault faceoff won against Noah Laba
  76. 13:51Phillip Danault Snap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  77. 14:16Conor Sheary Wrist Shot Wide Left
  78. 14:22Giveaway by Noah Laba
  79. 14:35Giveaway by Braden Schneider
  80. 15:11Jake Evans Backhand Hit Left Post
  81. 15:22Alexis Lafrenière Tip-In saved by Jacob Fowler
  82. 15:23Alexis Lafrenière Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  83. 15:35Adam Fox Slap Shot Wide Right
  84. 15:37Goalie Stopped
  85. 15:37Alex Newhook faceoff won against Noah Laba
  86. 15:51Takeaway by Jaroslav Chmelar
  87. 15:57Oliver Kapanen hit Will Borgen
  88. 16:20Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  89. 16:35Puck Frozen - Goalie
  90. 16:35Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  91. 16:43Mika Zibanejad hit Cole Caufield
  92. 16:47Giveaway by Vladislav Gavrikov
  93. 16:49Cole Caufield Slap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  94. 17:09Giveaway by Cole Caufield
  95. 17:34Jayden Struble hit Alexis Lafrenière
  96. 17:53Tye Kartye Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  97. 18:08Braden Schneider Wrist Shot Wide Left
  98. 18:24Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
  99. 18:34Drew Fortescue shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  100. 18:51Icing
  101. 18:51Jonny Brodzinski faceoff won against Jake Evans
  102. 19:09Jake Evans Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  103. 19:14Takeaway by Vincent Trocheck
  104. 19:21Zachary Bolduc hit Vincent Trocheck
  105. 19:33Will Cuylle Wrist Shot Wide Right
  106. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00J.T. Miller faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  3. 0:10Tye Kartye hit Noah Dobson
  4. 1:14Giveaway by Ivan Demidov
  5. 1:18Giveaway by Mika Zibanejad
  6. 1:32Giveaway by Vincent Trocheck
  7. 1:49Giveaway by Oliver Kapanen
  8. 2:09Off-side
  9. 2:09Jake Evans faceoff won against Noah Laba
  10. 2:22Kaiden Guhle hit Adam Sykora
  11. 2:27Noah Laba Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  12. 2:28Jaroslav Chmelar shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
  13. 3:15Mika Zibanejad hit Joseph Veleno
  14. 4:01Jayden Struble shot blocked by Adam Fox
  15. 4:04Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  16. 4:05Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  17. 4:15Juraj Slafkovský Tip-In Hit Right Post
  18. 4:49Will Cuylle hit Ivan Demidov
  19. 4:51Jonny Brodzinski hit Arber Xhekaj
  20. 4:57Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  21. 4:59Goalie Stopped
  22. 4:59Alex Newhook faceoff won against Noah Laba
  23. 5:17Icing
  24. 5:17Jake Evans faceoff won against Noah Laba
  25. 5:22Josh Anderson shot blocked by Jake Evans
  26. 5:48Drew Fortescue hit Jake Evans
  27. 5:53Alexis Lafrenière Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  28. 6:07Braden Schneider Wrist Shot Wide Left
  29. 6:14Icing
  30. 6:14J.T. Miller faceoff won against Jake Evans
  31. 6:16Vladislav Gavrikov shot blocked by Josh Anderson
  32. 6:45Brendan Gallagher Tip-In saved by Igor Shesterkin
  33. 7:33Will Cuylle hit Juraj Slafkovský
  34. 7:47Giveaway by Vincent Trocheck
  35. 7:58Adam Sykora hit Lane Hutson
  36. 8:00Jaroslav Chmelar hit Lane Hutson
  37. 8:06Takeaway by Jayden Struble
  38. 8:10Noah Laba hit Nick Suzuki
  39. 8:25Braden Schneider Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  40. 8:58Icing
  41. 8:58Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  42. 9:08Alexis Lafrenière Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  43. 9:17Alexis Lafrenière Wrist Shot Wide Left
  44. 9:23Adam Fox Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (38), Vladislav Gavrikov (18)
  45. 9:23Jake Evans faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  46. 9:49J.T. Miller Deflected saved by Jacob Fowler
  47. 11:08Nick Suzuki hit Matthew Robertson
  48. 11:29Juraj Slafkovský Tip-In Wide Right
  49. 11:51Adam Sykora hit Juraj Slafkovský
  50. 12:20Jaroslav Chmelar Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  51. 13:14Giveaway by Tye Kartye
  52. 14:02Phillip Danault hit Will Borgen
  53. 14:08Will Cuylle Goal (17) Deflected, assists: Jonny Brodzinski (8), Vincent Trocheck (35)
  54. 14:08Timeout - Visitor
  55. 14:08Juraj Slafkovský faceoff won against Gabe Perreault
  56. 14:35Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
  57. 14:37Goalie Stopped
  58. 14:37Alex Newhook faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  59. 14:44Will Cuylle Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  60. 14:47Goalie Stopped
  61. 14:47Nick Suzuki faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  62. 14:55Cole Caufield Goal (49) Wrist Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (30), Nick Suzuki (67)
  63. 14:55Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Jake Evans
  64. 15:02Jake Evans hit Jonny Brodzinski
  65. 15:12Jonny Brodzinski shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  66. 16:06Lane Hutson hit Alexis Lafrenière
  67. 16:18Alexis Lafrenière hit Kaiden Guhle
  68. 16:30Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
  69. 16:56Vladislav Gavrikov Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  70. 17:15Adam Fox Slap Shot Wide Left
  71. 17:40Conor Sheary Wrist Shot Wide Left
  72. 17:52Giveaway by Mike Matheson
  73. 17:59Alexis Lafrenière Slap Shot Wide Left
  74. 18:05Alexis Lafrenière shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  75. 18:10Vladislav Gavrikov Tip-In saved by Jacob Fowler
  76. 18:35Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  77. 18:38Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot Wide Right
  78. 18:52Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Braden Schneider
  79. 19:00Will Cuylle Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  80. 19:01Goalie Stopped
  81. 19:01Timeout - Home
  82. 19:01Jake Evans faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  83. 19:39Mika Zibanejad shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  84. 19:41Puck in Netting
  85. 19:41Jake Evans faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  86. 19:44Takeaway by Alexis Lafrenière
  87. 19:45Will Cuylle Deflected saved by Jacob Fowler
  88. 19:49Vincent Trocheck shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  89. 19:49Vincent Trocheck shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
  90. 19:51Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot Wide Right
  91. 19:57Icing
  92. 19:57Jake Evans faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
  93. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  94. 20:00Game End

2nd

  1. 4:36MTL 1, NYR 0Alex Newhook Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (43)
  2. 6:20MTL 2, NYR 0Cole Caufield Goal (48) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (38), Nick Suzuki (66)

3rd

  1. 9:23MTL 2, NYR 1Adam Fox Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (38), Vladislav Gavrikov (18)
  2. 14:08MTL 2, NYR 2Will Cuylle Goal (17) Deflected, assists: Jonny Brodzinski (8), Vincent Trocheck (35)
  3. 14:55MTL 3, NYR 2Cole Caufield Goal (49) Wrist Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (30), Nick Suzuki (67)

Game leaders

CanadiensMontreal

RangersNew York

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Cole Caufield RW202000016:200.07001010204914:192:010:00
Alex Newhook C100000012:3271.42250000181210:361:520:04
Brendan Gallagher RW00-101008:500.020000001267:111:390:00
Ivan Demidov RW010000012:300.02003000171610:292:010:00
Jake Evans C000010019:1166.705100030211115:370:193:15
Joe Veleno C00-1020010:380.000000001527:280:003:10
Josh Anderson RW000001016:260.03100000181313:410:092:36
Juraj Slafkovsky LW012001420:38100.02011140222918:372:010:00
Nick Suzuki C022010021:1746.71874010212719:162:010:00
Oliver Kapanen C000020011:5433.30422000172210:101:400:04
Phillip Danault C00-1010013:5871.4225000015510:550:152:48
Zack Bolduc RW000020013:070.01001001151111:311:360:00
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Arber Xhekaj D00101109:4500000100.01219:450:000:00
Jayden Struble D000041015:5700010010.017115:570:000:00
Kaiden Guhle D001044018:5810000200.021215:160:123:30
Lane Hutson D001012025:5410010010.0251120:352:013:18
Mike Matheson D010010023:2200010000.026720:240:262:32
Noah Dobson D00-1013022:4310000100.0251218:131:472:43
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Jacob Fowler G24222.91760:0000175000

Video

1:17Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Rangers: Game HighlightsESPN video
0:47Cole Caufield tallies goal vs. Rangers1:02Adam Fox scores goal for Rangers0:50Will Cuylle scores goal for Rangers0:40Alex Newhook scores goal for Canadiens

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