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Islanders vs Canadiens

Final · Sat Mar 21 · 7:00 PM ET · Bell Centre

New York IslandersIslanders39-26-5
3
FinalMar 21, 2026
Montreal CanadiensCanadiens38-21-10
7
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Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
NYI+100
MTL−120
Puck line
NYI +1.5−230
MTL −1.5+190
Total O/U
Over 6.5+114
Under 6.5−135
  • Puck line: Canadiens −1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 6.5 (10 goals).

Recap

The Montreal Canadiens routed the New York Islanders 7-3 at Bell Centre in Montreal on Mar 21, 2026, a 4-goal win to move to 38-21-10.

The Canadiens scored 3 power-play goals. They outscored the Islanders 4-1 in the third period.

Score by period

New York Islanders and Montreal Canadiens, score by period
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NYI2013
MTL1247

W: Fowler · L: Sorokin

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. MTLGoal · 4:10Juraj Slafkovský Goal (26) Slap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (58), Cole Caufield (30)0-1
  2. NYIGoal · 6:46Emil Heineman Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Anders Lee (21), Tony DeAngelo (28)1-1
  3. NYIGoal · 13:19Simon Holmstrom Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Pelech (10)2-1

Second Period

  1. MTLGoal · 17:49Alex Newhook Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Kaiden Guhle (7), Oliver Kapanen (14)2-2
  2. MTLGoal · 19:08Cole Caufield Goal (41) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (59), Juraj Slafkovský (33)2-3

Third Period

  1. NYIGoal · 0:45Matthew Schaefer Goal (22) Slap Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (46), Bo Horvat (21)3-3
  2. MTLGoal · 3:17Kaiden Guhle Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Alexandre Carrier (14), Brendan Gallagher (16)3-4
  3. MTLGoal · 8:08Juraj Slafkovský Goal (27) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (31), Nick Suzuki (60)3-5
  4. MTLGoal · 11:20Cole Caufield Goal (42) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (34), Kaiden Guhle (8)3-6
  5. MTLGoal · 14:59Cole Caufield Goal (43) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (61)3-7

Team stats

NYIMTL
Shots
22
36
Power Play Goals
2
3
Faceoff Win Percent
50.0
50.0
Hits
34
25
Blocked Shots
11
18
Penalty Minutes
30
28

Top performers

New York IslandersMontreal Canadiens

Goals

Simon Holmstrom1
Cole Caufield3

Assists

Anders Lee1
Nick Suzuki4

Points

Simon Holmstrom1
Cole Caufield5

Player stats

Islanders · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Mathew Barzal C021-218:2401400.014
Casey Cizikas C120013:20001062.52
Anthony Duclair LW120012:3700100.00
Marc Gatcomb C060-110:4600100.00
Emil Heineman LW031017:4610300.00
Simon Holmstrom RW000015:0910100.00
Bo Horvat C010-220:21012036.80
Anders Lee LW000-117:1501000.00
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C040013:55000081.80
Ondrej Palat LW040-111:4200000.00
Calum Ritchie C001-114:1100100.00
Brayden Schenn C230-115:15000041.710

Islanders · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Tony DeAngelo D030-221:0101300.04
Scott Mayfield D120014:4800000.00
Adam Pelech D200-120:2901100.00
Ryan Pulock D210-122:1900100.00
Matthew Schaefer D210-222:2510300.00
Carson Soucy D000015:2400000.00

Islanders · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
David Rittich G143.7508:110
Ilya Sorokin G63226.81350:470

Canadiens · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zack Bolduc RW150014:1100600.00
Cole Caufield RW000216:0732300.00
Phillip Danault C000015:30001037.50
Ivan Demidov RW011116:1400200.00
Jake Evans C020016:02000054.50
Brendan Gallagher RW100013:1501200.02
Oliver Kapanen C000113:50010042.90
Alex Newhook C100113:52103033.30
Juraj Slafkovsky LW110217:1422400.00
Nick Suzuki C021218:47043071.410
Alexandre Texier LW020011:3800200.00
Joe Veleno C050012:0400000.00

Canadiens · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Alexandre Carrier D210220:3701000.00
Noah Dobson D502121:2700300.02
Kaiden Guhle D420316:2112300.014
Lane Hutson D000021:4200100.00
Mike Matheson D320121:4500300.00
Jayden Struble D020-114:5100000.00

Canadiens · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Jacob Fowler G32219.86460:000

Three stars

  1. Cole Caufield (MTL)
  2. Juraj Slafkovsky (MTL)
  3. Kaiden Guhle (MTL)

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