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New York Islanders 4, Montréal Canadiens 3 (OT) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New York Islanders 4, Montréal Canadiens 3 (overtime). Shots on goal: NYI 26, MTL 25. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NYI 0-1 MTL; P2 NYI 2-1 MTL; P3 NYI 1-1 MTL; OT NYI 1-0 MTL.

Scoring plays: P1 12:11 Noah Dobson (assists: Lane Hutson) to make it NYI 0-1 MTL; P2 10:06 Noah Dobson (assists: Alexandre Texier, Alex Newhook) to make it NYI 0-2 MTL; P2 17:56 Matthew Schaefer (assists: Mathew Barzal, Calum Ritchie) to make it NYI 1-2 MTL; P2 18:51 Matthew Schaefer (assists: Tony DeAngelo, Ilya Sorokin) to make it NYI 2-2 MTL; P3 09:11 Cole Caufield (assists: Ivan Demidov, Juraj Slafkovský) to make it NYI 2-3 MTL; P3 18:19 Anders Lee (assists: Bo Horvat, Simon Holmstrom) to make it NYI 3-3 MTL; OT 01:46 Jean-Gabriel Pageau (assists: Simon Holmstrom) to make it NYI 4-3 MTL. Top skaters: Noah Dobson (MTL) 2 G, 0 A; Matthew Schaefer (NYI) 2 G, 0 A; Simon Holmstrom (NYI) 0 G, 2 A; Anders Lee (NYI) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Ilya Sorokin (NYI) 21 saves on 24, decision W; Samuel Montembeault (MTL) 22 saves on 26, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Noah Dobson
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 21:54 TOI
Goals · NYI
Matthew Schaefer
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 25:56 TOI
Goaltending · NYI
Ilya Sorokin
21 saves on 24 shots (.875) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

NYI 1 largest lead OT 1:46 (NYI 4, MTL 3) · 2-0 run, P2 17:56–P2 18:51
MTL 2 largest lead P2 10:06 (NYI 0, MTL 2) · 2-0 run, P1 12:11–P2 10:06
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 2 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 12:11 Noah Dobson (Lane Hutson) MTL · snap shot · NYI 0, MTL 1
  • P2 10:06 Noah Dobson (Alexandre Texier, Alex Newhook) MTL · Power play · slap shot · NYI 0, MTL 2
  • P2 17:56 Matthew Schaefer (Mathew Barzal, Calum Ritchie) NYI · Power play · snap shot · NYI 1, MTL 2
  • P2 18:51 Matthew Schaefer (Tony DeAngelo, Ilya Sorokin) NYI · snap shot · NYI 2, MTL 2
  • P3 9:11 Cole Caufield (Ivan Demidov, Juraj Slafkovský) MTL · Power play · snap shot · NYI 2, MTL 3
  • P3 18:19 Anders Lee (Bo Horvat, Simon Holmstrom) NYI · Power play · deflected shot · NYI 3, MTL 3
  • OT 1:46 Jean-Gabriel Pageau (Simon Holmstrom) NYI · backhand shot · NYI 4, MTL 3

Linescore

123OT T
NYI 0211 4
MTL 1110 3

Shots on goal: NYI 26, MTL 24

Biggest Period

The New York Islanders scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

NYIMTL
26Shots on goal25
64Shot attempts56
32Faceoff wins34
26Hits22
20Blocked shots20
1Power-play goals2
4Takeaways3
14Giveaways11
6Penalty minutes4
87.5%Save %84.6%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
NYI5128126
MTL1086125

🎯 Shot Map

New York Islanders4 G · 43 attempts
Anders Lee: saved (snap)Jean-Gabriel Pageau: missed the netAnders Lee: missed the netTony DeAngelo: missed the netJonathan Drouin: saved (snap)Jean-Gabriel Pageau: missed the netTony DeAngelo: saved (snap)Simon Holmstrom: saved (snap)Marc Gatcomb: missed the netAnders Lee: saved (backhand)Matthew Schaefer: missed the netRyan Pulock: saved (slap)Tony DeAngelo: saved (snap)Emil Heineman: saved (snap)Bo Horvat: missed the netJonathan Drouin: saved (backhand)Casey Cizikas: saved (backhand)Jean-Gabriel Pageau: saved (snap)Bo Horvat: missed the netOndrej Palat: missed the netCalum Ritchie: missed the netCarson Soucy: missed the netBo Horvat: saved (snap)Adam Pelech: missed the netBo Horvat: missed the netBo Horvat: saved (slap)Bo Horvat: saved (snap)Matthew Schaefer: goal (snap)Matthew Schaefer: goal (snap)Bo Horvat: saved (wrist)Bo Horvat: saved (snap)Emil Heineman: missed the netTony DeAngelo: saved (snap)Emil Heineman: saved (snap)Jean-Gabriel Pageau: saved (snap)Anders Lee: saved (wrist)Jean-Gabriel Pageau: missed the netRyan Pulock: missed the netRyan Pulock: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: saved (snap)Anders Lee: goal (deflected)Bo Horvat: saved (snap)Jean-Gabriel Pageau: goal (backhand)
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 22Saved51% of attempts
  • 17Missed the net40% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens3 G · 36 attempts
Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Jake Evans: saved (backhand)Lane Hutson: missed the netAlexandre Texier: saved (backhand)Alex Newhook: saved (snap)Kaiden Guhle: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: goal (snap)Jake Evans: saved (wrist)Kirby Dach: saved (backhand)Josh Anderson: missed the netBrendan Gallagher: saved (backhand)Nick Suzuki: missed the netOliver Kapanen: saved (snap)Alex Newhook: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (tip-in)Nick Suzuki: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: goal (slap)Lane Hutson: missed the netKaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (backhand)Kaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Arber Xhekaj: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Oliver Kapanen: missed the netOliver Kapanen: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: saved (slap)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netCole Caufield: goal (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: saved (slap)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 22Saved61% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net31% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

NYI skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Matthew Schaefer D 202+130225:56
Simon Holmstrom R 022+210116:02
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C 101+135014:51
Anders Lee L 101+141014:15
Bo Horvat C 011+163223:50
Mathew Barzal C 011+101022:19
Tony DeAngelo D 011+130020:45
Calum Ritchie C 011+100014:26
Adam Pelech D 000002222:04
Ryan Pulock D 000010321:43
Ondrej Palat L 000001516:25
Carson Soucy D 000001014:51
Jonathan Drouin L 000020214:27
Scott Mayfield D 000000013:52
Emil Heineman L 000023113:43
Casey Cizikas C 000011112:52
Kyle MacLean C 000002009:29
Marc Gatcomb C 000006108:59
NYI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ilya Sorokin W 212487.5361:01
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Noah Dobson D 202-230121:54
Cole Caufield R 101+140121:09
Lane Hutson D 011+110124:00
Juraj Slafkovský L 011-201318:42
Ivan Demidov R 011010017:04
Alex Newhook C 011012113:18
Alexandre Texier L 011001013:01
Nick Suzuki C 000-163024:36
Mike Matheson D 000-211221:45
Kaiden Guhle D 000022421:37
Kirby Dach C 000+112016:09
Alexandre Carrier D 000-100115:29
Jake Evans C 000021013:25
Phillip Danault C 000-201013:08
Oliver Kapanen C 000012212:09
Arber Xhekaj D 000003011:58
Josh Anderson R 000-100111:55
Brendan Gallagher R 000013311:03
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Samuel Montembeault O 222684.6461:16

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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