Final · February 26, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : NYI 26 — MTL 25 · Centre Bell
Three stars
- 1★
M. SchaeferNYI · D · 2B 0A - 2★
N. DobsonMTL · D · 2B 0A - 3★
J. PageauNYI · C · 1B 0A
NYIGame statsMTL 
- 26Shots on goal25
- 48 %Faceoff win %52 %
- 1/2Power play2/3
- 6Penalty minutes4
- 26Hits22
- 20Blocked shots20
- 15Giveaways11
- 4Takeaways3
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 5 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 26 |
| MTL | 10 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 25 |
Season seriesNYI 1 – 2 MTL
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← NYI 4 / 26 / 433 / 25 / 36 MTL →
Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
- Noah DobsonMTL · 12:11Assists : Lane Hutson0 – 1▶ Watch
2nd period
- Noah DobsonMTL · 10:06 · PPAssists : Alexandre Texier, Alex Newhook0 – 2▶ Watch
- Matthew SchaeferNYI · 17:56 · PPAssists : Mathew Barzal, Calum Ritchie1 – 2▶ Watch
- Matthew SchaeferNYI · 18:51Assists : Tony DeAngelo, Ilya Sorokin2 – 2▶ Watch
3rd period
Cole CaufieldMTL · 09:11 · PPAssists : Ivan Demidov, Juraj Slafkovský2 – 3▶ Watch
Anders LeeNYI · 18:19Assists : Bo Horvat, Simon Holmstrom3 – 3▶ Watch
Overtime
- Jean-Gabriel PageauNYI · 01:46Assists : Simon Holmstrom4 – 3▶ Watch
Penalties
2nd period
- 08:19NYIScott Mayfield — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Josh Anderson
- 16:30MTLJuraj Slafkovský — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Tony DeAngelo
- 16:38MTLMike Matheson — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Mathew Barzal
3rd period
- 00:18NYISimon Holmstrom — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Noah Dobson
- 07:44NYIKyle MacLean — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Kaiden Guhle
Box score
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. HolmstromR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:02 |
| M. BarzalC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:19 |
| B. HorvatC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 23:50 |
| M. GatcombC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 08:59 |
| A. LeeL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14:15 |
| J. DrouinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:27 |
| K. MacLeanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:29 |
| J. PageauC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14:51 |
| E. HeinemanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13:43 |
| C. CizikasC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:52 |
| C. RitchieC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:26 |
| O. PalatL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:25 |
| A. PelechD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:04 |
| C. SoucyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:51 |
| R. PulockD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:43 |
| S. MayfieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:52 |
| M. SchaeferD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25:56 |
| T. DeAngeloD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20:45 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| I. Sorokin(W) | 22/25 | 88.0 % | 61:01 |
| D. Rittich | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. GallagherR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11:03 |
| C. CaufieldR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21:09 |
| N. SuzukiC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 3 | 24:36 |
| A. NewhookC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:18 |
| J. AndersonR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:55 |
| J. SlafkovskýL | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 18:42 |
| P. DanaultC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 13:08 |
| J. EvansC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:25 |
| K. DachC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16:09 |
| A. TexierL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:01 |
| O. KapanenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12:09 |
| I. DemidovR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:04 |
| M. MathesonD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 21:45 |
| K. GuhleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21:37 |
| A. CarrierD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:29 |
| L. HutsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24:00 |
| N. DobsonD | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 21:54 |
| A. XhekajD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:58 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Montembeault(O) | 22/26 | 84.6 % | 61:16 |
| J. Dobes | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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