Closing line
US sportsbook at puck drop- Puck line: Canadiens +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 5.5 (9 goals).
Recap
The New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-4 in overtime at Madison Square Garden in New York on Dec 13, 2025 to move to 16-13-4.
The Rangers came back from 3 goals down, trailing 3-0 in the first period. The go-ahead score came with 2:56 left in overtime: J.T. Miller Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (14), Vincent Trocheck (10). The Rangers scored 2 power-play goals.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| NYR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
W: Shesterkin · L: Fowler
Scoring plays
First Period
- MTLGoal · 12:41Zachary Bolduc Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (27), Cole Caufield (16)1-0
- MTLGoal · 14:10Arber Xhekaj Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Alexandre Carrier (8), Alexandre Texier (4)2-0
- MTLGoal · 16:18Jake Evans Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (20), Joseph Veleno (1)3-0
- NYRGoal · 18:49Noah Laba Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Will Cuylle (9), Conor Sheary (7)3-1
- NYRGoal · 19:08Artemi Panarin Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: none3-2
Second Period
- MTLGoal · 3:17Josh Anderson Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (21), Nick Suzuki (28)4-2
- NYRGoal · 7:22Will Cuylle Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Robertson (3), Noah Laba (5)4-3
- NYRGoal · 7:58J.T. Miller Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Matthew Robertson (4), Conor Sheary (8)4-4
Overtime
- NYRGoal · 2:56J.T. Miller Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (14), Vincent Trocheck (10)4-5
Team stats
- Shots
- 18
- 29
- Power Play Goals
- 0
- 2
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 46.9
- 53.1
- Hits
- 21
- 32
- Blocked Shots
- 23
- 18
- Penalty Minutes
- 6
- 4
Top performers
Goals
Assists
Points
Player stats
Canadiens · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Owen Beck C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83.3 | 2 |
| Zack Bolduc RW | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17:14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield RW | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19:26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov RW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans C | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13:54 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25.0 | 2 |
| Brendan Gallagher RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15:12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 44.4 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky LW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24:33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47.4 | 0 |
| Alexandre Texier LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joe Veleno C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44.4 | 0 |
Canadiens · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Adam Engstrom D | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:58 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Mike Matheson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10:13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Canadiens · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Fowler G | 5 | 29 | 24 | .828 | 62:56 | 0 |
Rangers · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Berard LW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 11:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sam Carrick C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Jaroslav Chmelar RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Will Cuylle LW | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 15:03 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Noah Laba C | 1 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 13:36 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 75.0 | 0 |
| Alexis Lafreniere LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| J.T. Miller LW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:54 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 75.0 | 0 |
| Artemi Panarin LW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:22 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Taylor Raddysh RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Conor Sheary LW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Vincent Trocheck C | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 22:43 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.5 | 0 |
| Mika Zibanejad C | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 19:25 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28.6 | 0 |
Rangers · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Borgen D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 27:56 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Matthew Robertson D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:32 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Braden Schneider D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 23:40 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Carson Soucy D | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Urho Vaakanainen D | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 11:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rangers · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Shesterkin G | 4 | 18 | 14 | .778 | 62:05 | 0 |
Three stars
- J.T. Miller (NYR)
- Noah Laba (NYR)
- Lane Hutson (MTL)
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