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Montréal Canadiens 4, New York Rangers 5 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 4, New York Rangers 5 (overtime). Shots on goal: MTL 18, NYR 29. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 3-2 NYR; P2 MTL 1-2 NYR; P3 MTL 0-0 NYR; OT MTL 0-1 NYR.

Scoring plays: P1 12:41 Zachary Bolduc (assists: Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield) to make it MTL 1-0 NYR; P1 14:10 Arber Xhekaj (assists: Alexandre Carrier, Alexandre Texier) to make it MTL 2-0 NYR; P1 16:18 Jake Evans (assists: Lane Hutson, Joseph Veleno) to make it MTL 3-0 NYR; P1 18:49 Noah Laba (assists: Will Cuylle, Conor Sheary) to make it MTL 3-1 NYR; P1 19:08 Artemi Panarin to make it MTL 3-2 NYR; P2 03:17 Josh Anderson (assists: Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 4-2 NYR; P2 07:22 Will Cuylle (assists: Matthew Robertson, Noah Laba) to make it MTL 4-3 NYR; P2 07:58 J.T. Miller (assists: Matthew Robertson, Conor Sheary) to make it MTL 4-4 NYR; OT 02:56 J.T. Miller (assists: Mika Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck) to make it MTL 4-5 NYR. Top skaters: J.T. Miller (NYR) 2 G, 0 A; Will Cuylle (NYR) 1 G, 1 A; Noah Laba (NYR) 1 G, 1 A; Nick Suzuki (MTL) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Igor Shesterkin (NYR) 13 saves on 17, decision W; Jacob Fowler (MTL) 23 saves on 28, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NYR
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 20:54 TOI
Goals · NYR
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 13:36 TOI
Goaltending · NYR
13 saves on 17 shots (.765) · W
Season highs
Artemi Panarin · Season-high 8 shots on goal

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

MTL 3 largest lead P1 16:18 (MTL 3, NYR 0) · 3-0 run, P1 12:41–P1 16:18
NYR 1 largest lead OT 2:56 (MTL 4, NYR 5) · 3-0 run, P2 7:22–OT 2:56
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 12:41 Zachary Bolduc (Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 1, NYR 0
  • P1 14:10 Arber Xhekaj (Alexandre Carrier, Alexandre Texier) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 2, NYR 0
  • P1 16:18 Jake Evans (Lane Hutson, Joseph Veleno) MTL · snap shot · MTL 3, NYR 0
  • P1 18:49 Noah Laba (Will Cuylle, Conor Sheary) NYR · Power play · wrist shot · MTL 3, NYR 1
  • P1 19:08 Artemi Panarin NYR · Power play · wrist shot · MTL 3, NYR 2
  • P2 3:17 Josh Anderson (Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki) MTL · slap shot · MTL 4, NYR 2
  • P2 7:22 Will Cuylle (Matthew Robertson, Noah Laba) NYR · wrist shot · MTL 4, NYR 3
  • P2 7:58 J.T. Miller (Matthew Robertson, Conor Sheary) NYR · backhand shot · MTL 4, NYR 4
  • OT 2:56 J.T. Miller (Mika Zibanejad, Vincent Trocheck) NYR · Power play · slap shot · MTL 4, NYR 5

Linescore

123OT T
MTL 3100 4
NYR 2201 5

Shots on goal: MTL 17, NYR 28

Biggest Period

The Montréal Canadiens scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

MTLNYR
18Shots on goal29
59Shot attempts74
23Faceoff wins26
21Hits32
23Blocked shots18
0Power-play goals2
7Takeaways4
13Giveaways13
6Penalty minutes4
82.1%Save %76.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
MTL746118
NYR1185529

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens4 G · 36 attempts
Oliver Kapanen: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netZachary Bolduc: missed the netZachary Bolduc: saved (slap)Zachary Bolduc: goal (wrist)Arber Xhekaj: goal (wrist)Nick Suzuki: missed the netMike Matheson: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (backhand)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netJoseph Veleno: saved (wrist)Noah Dobson: saved (wrist)Jake Evans: goal (snap)Jake Evans: missed the netNick Suzuki: missed the netOliver Kapanen: saved (snap)Jake Evans: saved (tip-in)Josh Anderson: goal (slap)Adam Engstrom: missed the netOwen Beck: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: missed the netAlexandre Texier: missed the netBrendan Gallagher: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netAlexandre Carrier: missed the netAlexandre Carrier: saved (wrist)Oliver Kapanen: saved (wrist)Noah Dobson: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netNick Suzuki: missed the netZachary Bolduc: saved (deflected)Cole Caufield: missed the netZachary Bolduc: saved (wrist)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: missed the netOliver Kapanen: saved (wrist)
  • 4Goals11% of attempts
  • 14Saved39% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net50% of attempts
New York Rangers5 G · 54 attempts
Braden Schneider: saved (snap)Mika Zibanejad: saved (wrist)Mika Zibanejad: missed the netMatthew Robertson: missed the netBraden Schneider: saved (wrist)Braden Schneider: saved (snap)Carson Soucy: missed the netMika Zibanejad: missed the netMika Zibanejad: missed the netMatthew Robertson: saved (wrist)Mika Zibanejad: missed the netNoah Laba: missed the netBrett Berard: missed the netMika Zibanejad: missed the netArtemi Panarin: missed the netMika Zibanejad: saved (deflected)Vladislav Gavrikov: saved (snap)Taylor Raddysh: missed the netNoah Laba: saved (wrist)Noah Laba: goal (wrist)Artemi Panarin: saved (wrist)Artemi Panarin: goal (wrist)Matthew Robertson: missed the netVladislav Gavrikov: saved (wrist)Matthew Robertson: missed the netWill Cuylle: goal (wrist)Will Borgen: saved (wrist)Matthew Robertson: saved (wrist)J.T. Miller: goal (backhand)Artemi Panarin: saved (wrist)Alexis Lafrenière: missed the netVincent Trocheck: missed the netMatthew Robertson: saved (slap)Braden Schneider: saved (wrist)Sam Carrick: saved (wrist)Sam Carrick: missed the netJ.T. Miller: saved (snap)Vincent Trocheck: missed the netArtemi Panarin: saved (wrist)Vladislav Gavrikov: missed the netVladislav Gavrikov: missed the netArtemi Panarin: missed the netArtemi Panarin: saved (wrist)Artemi Panarin: missed the netArtemi Panarin: saved (snap)Conor Sheary: missed the netMika Zibanejad: missed the netVincent Trocheck: missed the netMatthew Robertson: missed the netAlexis Lafrenière: saved (deflected)Artemi Panarin: saved (snap)Alexis Lafrenière: saved (bat)Artemi Panarin: saved (snap)J.T. Miller: goal (slap)
  • 5Goals9% of attempts
  • 24Saved44% of attempts
  • 25Missed the net46% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Lane Hutson D 022+100026:58
Nick Suzuki C 022+111024:33
Zachary Bolduc R 101043217:14
Jake Evans C 101+123113:54
Josh Anderson R 101+210111:49
Arber Xhekaj D 101+113110:13
Alexandre Carrier D 011+110222:20
Cole Caufield R 011+112019:26
Joseph Veleno C 011011415:51
Alexandre Texier L 011+101012:53
Mike Matheson D 000000027:23
Noah Dobson D 000+110523:45
Juraj Slafkovský L 000002115:43
Ivan Demidov R 000-100015:18
Oliver Kapanen C 000-130315:12
Brendan Gallagher R 000+101112:01
Adam Engstrom D 000002011:16
Owen Beck C 000+112209:09
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Fowler O 232882.1562:56
NYR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
J.T. Miller C 202033020:54
Will Cuylle L 112-113215:03
Noah Laba C 112-125113:36
Matthew Robertson D 022+132020:32
Conor Sheary L 022001116:37
Artemi Panarin L 101081122:22
Vincent Trocheck C 011006022:43
Mika Zibanejad C 011-123219:25
Vladislav Gavrikov D 000-220127:56
Braden Schneider D 000-141123:40
Alexis Lafrenière L 000-111019:38
Will Borgen D 000+111119:12
Carson Soucy D 000-101216:23
Urho Vaakanainen D 000-200211:33
Brett Berard L 000-100011:21
Sam Carrick C 000011309:02
Taylor Raddysh R 000002008:26
Jaroslav Chmelar R 000001107:43
NYR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Igor Shesterkin W 131776.5462:05

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series MTL 0 – 2 NYR
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