New York Islanders 4, Montreal Canadiens 3: final score and stats
New York Islanders beat Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders 4 to Montreal Canadiens 3, on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Montreal Canadiens vs New York Islanders.
NHLThursday, February 26, 2026
DateFeb 26, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueBell Centre, Montreal, QC
TVESPN+
Attendance20,962
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Islanders | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
New York IslandersMontreal Canadiens
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
33-21-5Record32-17-9
5th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding2nd in Atlantic Division
3-5Road record / home record5-5
LLLLWLast 5LWWLW
L4StreakL1
Team stats
New York IslandersMontreal Canadiens
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.
New York Islanders
Matias Maccelli LW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveMathew Barzal C · Knee
Injured ReserveRyan Pulock D · Upper Body
OutCalum Ritchie C · Lower Body
Injured ReserveAlexander Romanov D · Knee - Surgery
Injured ReserveMontreal 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-DayBox score
New York Islanders Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathew Barzal | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22:19 | 1:26 | 0:00 | 20:53 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Cizikas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:52 | 0:00 | 2:48 | 10:04 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Drouin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:27 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 13:45 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Gatcomb | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:59 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emil Heineman | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13:43 | 0:36 | 0:32 | 12:35 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Holmstrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:02 | 1:26 | 1:51 | 12:45 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bo Horvat | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23:50 | 1:26 | 2:55 | 19:29 | 27 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 57.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Lee | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:15 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 13:33 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle MacLean | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:29 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14:51 | 0:01 | 2:18 | 12:32 | 26 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ondrej Palat | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:25 | 0:41 | 0:00 | 15:44 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Calum Ritchie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:26 | 1:26 | 0:00 | 13:00 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New York Islanders Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony DeAngelo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:45 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 20:03 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Mayfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:00 | 0:52 | 13:00 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Adam Pelech | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:04 | 0:00 | 3:05 | 18:59 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Pulock | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:43 | 0:00 | 3:44 | 17:59 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Schaefer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:56 | 1:32 | 0:37 | 23:47 | 28 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Soucy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 12:37 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Islanders Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya Sorokin | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .880 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 61:01 | 0 | 0 |
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 | -1 | 11:55 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 11:13 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:09 | 3:56 | 0:00 | 17:13 | 22 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby Dach | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:09 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 15:10 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Danault | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:08 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 12:20 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:04 | 4:00 | 0:00 | 13:04 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:25 | 0:00 | 1:26 | 11:59 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 56.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gallagher | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11:03 | 1:18 | 0:00 | 9:45 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:09 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Newhook | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 | 1:11 | 0:00 | 12:07 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:42 | 4:03 | 0:00 | 14:39 | 20 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Suzuki | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 24:36 | 4:15 | 0:02 | 20:19 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Texier | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 11:47 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:29 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 14:01 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 21:54 | 1:10 | 0:42 | 20:02 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:37 | 0:00 | 1:58 | 19:39 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:00 | 4:04 | 0:00 | 19:56 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Matheson | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 21:45 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 21:37 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:58 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Montembeault | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .846 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 61:16 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won New York Islanders vs Montreal Canadiens?
New York Islanders won, 4-3, on Thursday, February 26, 2026.
What was the final score of New York Islanders vs Montreal Canadiens?
New York Islanders 4, Montreal Canadiens 3.
Who were the top performers?
New York Islanders: Matthew Schaefer (2 goals). Montreal Canadiens: Noah Dobson (2 goals).
Where is New York Islanders vs Montreal Canadiens played?
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC.
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