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New York Islanders 3, Montréal Canadiens 7 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New York Islanders 3, Montréal Canadiens 7. Shots on goal: NYI 22, MTL 36. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NYI 2-1 MTL; P2 NYI 0-2 MTL; P3 NYI 1-4 MTL.

Scoring plays: P1 04:10 Juraj Slafkovský (assists: Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield) to make it NYI 0-1 MTL; P1 06:46 Emil Heineman (assists: Anders Lee, Tony DeAngelo) to make it NYI 1-1 MTL; P1 13:19 Simon Holmstrom (assists: Adam Pelech) to make it NYI 2-1 MTL; P2 17:49 Alex Newhook (assists: Kaiden Guhle, Oliver Kapanen) to make it NYI 2-2 MTL; P2 19:08 Cole Caufield (assists: Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský) to make it NYI 2-3 MTL; P3 00:45 Matthew Schaefer (assists: Mathew Barzal, Bo Horvat) to make it NYI 3-3 MTL; P3 03:17 Kaiden Guhle (assists: Alexandre Carrier, Brendan Gallagher) to make it NYI 3-4 MTL; P3 08:08 Juraj Slafkovský (assists: Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki) to make it NYI 3-5 MTL; P3 11:20 Cole Caufield (assists: Juraj Slafkovský, Kaiden Guhle) to make it NYI 3-6 MTL; P3 14:59 Cole Caufield (assists: Nick Suzuki) to make it NYI 3-7 MTL. Top skaters: Cole Caufield (MTL) 3 G, 2 A; Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) 2 G, 2 A; Nick Suzuki (MTL) 0 G, 4 A; Kaiden Guhle (MTL) 1 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Ilya Sorokin (NYI) 26 saves on 32, decision L; David Rittich (NYI) 3 saves on 4; Jacob Fowler (MTL) 19 saves on 22, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Cole Caufield
3 G, 2 A, 5 PTS, 3 SOG · 16:07 TOI
Goals · MTL
Juraj Slafkovský
2 G, 2 A, 4 PTS, 4 SOG · 17:14 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jacob Fowler
19 saves on 22 shots (.864) · W
Season highs
Zachary Bolduc · Season-high 6 shots on goalCole Caufield · Season-high 5 pointsNick Suzuki · Season-high 4 pointsJuraj Slafkovský · Season-high 4 pointsKaiden Guhle · Season-high 3 points

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

📊 Game Flow

NYI 1 largest lead P1 13:19 (NYI 2, MTL 1) · 2-0 run, P1 6:46–P1 13:19
MTL 4 largest lead P3 14:59 (NYI 3, MTL 7) · 4-0 run, P3 3:17–P3 14:59
Swings 2 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:10 Juraj Slafkovský (Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield) MTL · Power play · slap shot · NYI 0, MTL 1
  • P1 6:46 Emil Heineman (Anders Lee, Tony DeAngelo) NYI · Power play · snap shot · NYI 1, MTL 1
  • P1 13:19 Simon Holmstrom (Adam Pelech) NYI · wrist shot · NYI 2, MTL 1
  • P2 17:49 Alex Newhook (Kaiden Guhle, Oliver Kapanen) MTL · snap shot · NYI 2, MTL 2
  • P2 19:08 Cole Caufield (Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský) MTL · Power play · snap shot · NYI 2, MTL 3
  • P3 0:45 Matthew Schaefer (Mathew Barzal, Bo Horvat) NYI · Power play · slap shot · NYI 3, MTL 3
  • P3 3:17 Kaiden Guhle (Alexandre Carrier, Brendan Gallagher) MTL · slap shot · NYI 3, MTL 4
  • P3 8:08 Juraj Slafkovský (Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki) MTL · snap shot · NYI 3, MTL 5
  • P3 11:20 Cole Caufield (Juraj Slafkovský, Kaiden Guhle) MTL · snap shot · NYI 3, MTL 6
  • P3 14:59 Cole Caufield (Nick Suzuki) MTL · Power play · snap shot · NYI 3, MTL 7

Linescore

123 T
NYI 201 3
MTL 124 7

Shots on goal: NYI 22, MTL 36

Biggest Period

The Montréal Canadiens scored 4 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

NYIMTL
22Shots on goal36
43Shot attempts74
26Faceoff wins26
34Hits25
11Blocked shots18
2Power-play goals3
3Takeaways4
11Giveaways13
30Penalty minutes28
80.6%Save %86.4%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NYI68822
MTL1771236

🎯 Shot Map

New York Islanders3 G · 30 attempts
Tony DeAngelo: saved (snap)Matthew Schaefer: saved (snap)Emil Heineman: goal (snap)Simon Holmstrom: missed the netSimon Holmstrom: goal (wrist)Matthew Schaefer: saved (snap)Mathew Barzal: saved (snap)Ryan Pulock: missed the netTony DeAngelo: saved (snap)Calum Ritchie: saved (poke)Bo Horvat: saved (snap)Bo Horvat: saved (slap)Anders Lee: missed the netAnthony Duclair: saved (slap)Mathew Barzal: saved (snap)Anthony Duclair: missed the netAdam Pelech: saved (snap)Emil Heineman: saved (tip-in)Matthew Schaefer: goal (slap)Mathew Barzal: saved (backhand)Bo Horvat: missed the netMatthew Schaefer: missed the netCasey Cizikas: saved (snap)Tony DeAngelo: saved (snap)Mathew Barzal: saved (snap)Brayden Schenn: missed the netRyan Pulock: saved (slap)Marc Gatcomb: saved (tip-in)Emil Heineman: missed the netEmil Heineman: saved (snap)
  • 3Goals10% of attempts
  • 19Saved63% of attempts
  • 8Missed the net27% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens7 G · 54 attempts
Noah Dobson: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: saved (snap)Alex Newhook: saved (backhand)Jake Evans: missed the netZachary Bolduc: saved (tip-in)Noah Dobson: missed the netNoah Dobson: missed the netBrendan Gallagher: saved (backhand)Phillip Danault: saved (deflected)Ivan Demidov: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: saved (deflected)Juraj Slafkovský: goal (slap)Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netAlexandre Texier: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: missed the netMike Matheson: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Alex Newhook: saved (snap)Alex Newhook: missed the netBrendan Gallagher: missed the netJoseph Veleno: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netLane Hutson: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (tip-in)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netZachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: saved (tip-in)Alex Newhook: goal (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: goal (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netZachary Bolduc: saved (tip-in)Alexandre Texier: saved (backhand)Alexandre Texier: missed the netKaiden Guhle: goal (slap)Jake Evans: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: goal (snap)Ivan Demidov: missed the netOliver Kapanen: missed the netZachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Brendan Gallagher: saved (snap)Kaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: goal (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netZachary Bolduc: saved (backhand)Kaiden Guhle: missed the netNick Suzuki: saved (backhand)Kaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: goal (snap)
  • 7Goals13% of attempts
  • 29Saved54% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net33% 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 101-231222:25
Emil Heineman L 101033017:46
Simon Holmstrom R 101010015:09
Adam Pelech D 011-110220:29
Bo Horvat C 011-221020:21
Mathew Barzal C 011-242018:24
Anders Lee L 011-100017:15
Ryan Pulock D 000-111222:19
Tony DeAngelo D 000-133021:03
Carson Soucy D 000000015:24
Brayden Schenn C 000-103215:15
Scott Mayfield D 000002114:48
Calum Ritchie C 000-110014:11
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C 000004013:55
Casey Cizikas C 000012113:20
Anthony Duclair L 000012112:37
Ondrej Palat L 000-204011:40
Marc Gatcomb C 000-116010:46
NYI goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ilya Sorokin L 263281.3650:47
David Rittich — 3475.0108:11
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Cole Caufield R 325+230016:07
Juraj Slafkovský L 224+241117:14
Nick Suzuki C 044+232018:47
Kaiden Guhle D 123+332416:21
Alex Newhook C 101+130113:52
Alexandre Carrier D 011+201220:37
Oliver Kapanen C 011+100013:50
Brendan Gallagher R 011020113:15
Mike Matheson D 000+132321:45
Lane Hutson D 000010021:42
Noah Dobson D 000+130521:27
Ivan Demidov R 000+121016:14
Jake Evans C 000002016:02
Phillip Danault C 000010015:30
Jayden Struble D 000-102014:51
Zachary Bolduc R 000065114:11
Joseph Veleno C 000005012:04
Alexandre Texier L 000022011:38
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Fowler W 192286.4360:00

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