Montreal Canadiens 3, New York Rangers 2: final score and stats
Montreal Canadiens beat New York Rangers, Montreal Canadiens 3 to New York Rangers 2, on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for New York Rangers vs Montreal Canadiens.
NHLThursday, April 2, 2026
DateApr 2, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueMadison Square Garden, New York, NY
TVESPN+
Attendance17,424
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Canadiens | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| New York Rangers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Montreal CanadiensNew York Rangers
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
44-21-10Record31-36-9
2nd in Atlantic DivisionStanding3rd in Metropolitan Division
6-2Road record / home record8-2
LWWLWLast 5LWWWL
L1StreakL1
Team stats
Montreal CanadiensNew York Rangers
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Montreal Canadiens
Ivan Demidov RW · Ankle - Fracture
Injured ReserveSam Montembeault G · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBryce Pickford D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveLucas Condotta LW · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveMike Matheson D · Lower Body
Day-To-DayNew York Rangers
Alberts Smits D · Upper Body
Injured ReserveSean Durzi D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveIgor Shesterkin G · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveJoe Veleno C · Lower Body
Injured ReserveAidan Thompson C · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveBox score
Montreal Canadiens Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:26 | 0:09 | 2:36 | 13:41 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zack Bolduc | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13:07 | 1:36 | 0:00 | 11:31 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:20 | 2:01 | 0:00 | 14:19 | 20 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Danault | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:58 | 0:15 | 2:48 | 10:55 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:30 | 2:01 | 0:00 | 10:29 | 17 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:11 | 0:19 | 3:15 | 15:37 | 21 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8:50 | 1:39 | 0:00 | 7:11 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:54 | 1:40 | 0:04 | 10:10 | 17 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Newhook | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:32 | 1:52 | 0:04 | 10:36 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:38 | 2:01 | 0:00 | 18:37 | 22 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Nick Suzuki | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:17 | 2:01 | 0:00 | 19:16 | 21 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 46.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Veleno | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 10:38 | 0:00 | 3:10 | 7:28 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Dobson | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:43 | 1:47 | 2:43 | 18:13 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18:58 | 0:12 | 3:30 | 15:16 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25:54 | 2:01 | 3:18 | 20:35 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Matheson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:22 | 0:26 | 2:32 | 20:24 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Struble | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:57 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:45 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:45 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Fowler | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .917 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonny Brodzinski | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:27 | 1:43 | 0:00 | 11:44 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaroslav Chmelar | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8:04 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 8:00 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Cuylle | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17:23 | 1:47 | 0:44 | 14:52 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tye Kartye | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 13:50 | 0:00 | 1:25 | 12:25 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Laba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:05 | 1:10 | 0:12 | 10:43 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 27.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alexis Lafreniere | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20:17 | 4:09 | 0:00 | 16:08 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:40 | 3:38 | 1:15 | 13:47 | 21 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:32 | 1:34 | 0:00 | 14:58 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conor Sheary | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 14:29 | 1:36 | 0:43 | 12:10 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Sykora | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7:16 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 7:12 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Trocheck | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19:13 | 3:51 | 1:47 | 13:35 | 21 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 41.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mika Zibanejad | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23:00 | 4:00 | 1:54 | 17:06 | 23 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 80.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Borgen | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:47 | 0:04 | 0:49 | 15:54 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Drew Fortescue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:01 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Fox | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:10 | 3:45 | 0:45 | 18:40 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:55 | 1:07 | 1:57 | 18:51 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Robertson | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:36 | 0:00 | 2:04 | 15:32 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Schneider | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:16 | 1:28 | 2:25 | 16:23 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igor Shesterkin | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .880 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 57:59 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
NYR win series 2-1
Apr 2, 2026MTL 3, NYR 2
Dec 13, 2025MTL 4, NYR 5
Oct 18, 2025NYR 4, MTL 3
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Montreal Canadiens vs New York Rangers?
Montreal Canadiens won, 3-2, on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
What was the final score of Montreal Canadiens vs New York Rangers?
Montreal Canadiens 3, New York Rangers 2.
Who were the top performers?
Montreal Canadiens: Cole Caufield (2 goals). New York Rangers: Will Cuylle (1 goals).
Where is Montreal Canadiens vs New York Rangers played?
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY.
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