Canadiens vs Rangers Live Score (2 Apr, 2026)
Score by Period
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MTL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
NYR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Play-by-Play
3rd Period 20:00
Game End
3–2
3rd Period 20:00
End of 3rd Period
3–2
3rd Period 19:57
Jake Evans faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
3–2
3rd Period 19:57
Icing
3–2
3rd Period 19:51
Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot Wide Right
3–2
3rd Period 19:49
Vincent Trocheck shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
3–2
3rd Period 19:49
Vincent Trocheck shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
3–2
3rd Period 19:45
Will Cuylle Deflected saved by Jacob Fowler
3–2
3rd Period 19:44
Takeaway by Alexis Lafrenière
3–2
3rd Period 19:41
Jake Evans faceoff won against J.T. Miller
3–2
3rd Period 19:41
Puck in Netting
3–2
3rd Period 19:39
Mika Zibanejad shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
3–2
3rd Period 19:01
Jake Evans faceoff won against J.T. Miller
3–2
3rd Period 19:01
Timeout - Home
3–2
3rd Period 19:01
Goalie Stopped
3–2
3rd Period 19:00
Will Cuylle Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
3–2
3rd Period 18:52
Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Braden Schneider
3–2
3rd Period 18:38
Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot Wide Right
3–2
3rd Period 18:35
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
3–2
3rd Period 18:10
Vladislav Gavrikov Tip-In saved by Jacob Fowler
3–2
3rd Period 18:05
Alexis Lafrenière shot blocked by Noah Dobson
3–2
3rd Period 17:59
Alexis Lafrenière Slap Shot Wide Left
3–2
3rd Period 17:52
Giveaway by Mike Matheson
3–2
3rd Period 17:40
Conor Sheary Wrist Shot Wide Left
3–2
Scoring Summary
2nd Period
4:36

Alex Newhook
Assists: Ivan Demidov
Alex Newhook Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (43)
1 - 0
6:20

Cole Caufield
Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky, Nick Suzuki
Cole Caufield Goal (48) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (38), Nick Suzuki (66)
2 - 0
3rd Period
9:23

Adam Fox
Assists: Mika Zibanejad, Vladislav Gavrikov
Adam Fox Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (38), Vladislav Gavrikov (18)
2 - 1
14:08

Will Cuylle
Assists: Jonny Brodzinski, Vincent Trocheck
Will Cuylle Goal (17) Deflected, assists: Jonny Brodzinski (8), Vincent Trocheck (35)
2 - 2
14:55

Cole Caufield
Assists: Mike Matheson, Nick Suzuki
Cole Caufield Goal (49) Wrist Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (30), Nick Suzuki (67)
3 - 2
Team Stats
MTL
NYR


13
Blocked Shots
5
22
Hits
27
3
Takeaways
5
15
Giveaways
18
0
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
3
25
Total Shots
24
6
Penalty Minutes
4
0.0
Power Play %
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
30
Faceoffs Won
22
57.7
Faceoff Percent
42.3
2
Penalties
2
Game Leaders
MTL
NYR


Player Box Score
Canadiens| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Josh Anderson#17 · RW | 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#76 · RW | 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#13 · RW | 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#24 · C | 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#93 · RW | 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#71 · C | 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#11 · RW | 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#91 · C | 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#15 · C | 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#20 · LW | 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#14 · C | 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#90 · C | 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 |
Rangers| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jonny Brodzinski#22 · C | 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#49 · RW | 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#50 · LW | 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#24 · LW | 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#42 · C | 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#13 · LW | 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#8 · LW | 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#94 · RW | 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#43 · LW | 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#38 · LW | 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#16 · C | 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#93 · C | 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 |
Canadiens| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Noah Dobson#53 · D | 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#21 · D | 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#48 · D | 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#8 · D | 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#47 · D | 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#72 · D | 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 |
Rangers| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Will Borgen#17 · D | 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#45 · D | 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#23 · D | 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#44 · D | 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#29 · D | 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#4 · D | 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 |
Canadiens| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jacob Fowler#32 · G | 2 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .917 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Rangers| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Igor Shesterkin#31 · G | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .880 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 57:59 | 0 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
MTLLast 5 Games
NYR

4
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Dec 13, 2025
▸5
3
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Oct 18, 2025
▸4
5◂
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Jan 19, 2025
4
3
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Nov 30, 2024
▸4
2
NHL Regular Season
FINAL
Oct 22, 2024
▸7
Last 5 Games
Game Information
Stage
Regular Season
Season
2026
Puck Drop
Thu, Apr 2, 7:00 PM
Venue
Madison Square Garden
Location
New York, NY
Broadcast
ESPN+
Attendance
17,424
Officials
Ryan Gibbons · Linesman, Dan Kelly · Linesman, Jean Hebert · Referee, Carter Sandlak · Referee
Division Standings
Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division
Eastern Conference — Metropolitan Division
| Team | GP | W | L | OT | Pct | PTS | DIFF | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hurricanes | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | — | 113 | +56 | W1 |
Penguins | 82 | 41 | 25 | 16 | — | 98 | +25 | L3 |
Flyers | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | — | 98 | +7 | W3 |
Capitals | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | — | 95 | +19 | W4 |
Blue Jackets | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | — | 92 | 0 | L2 |
Islanders | 82 | 43 | 34 | 5 | — | 91 | -8 | L3 |
Devils | 82 | 42 | 37 | 3 | — | 87 | -24 | L1 |
Rangers | 82 | 34 | 39 | 9 | — | 77 | -12 | W1 |

Canadiens
2nd in Eastern Conference
VS

Rangers
7th in Eastern Conference
Goaltenders
#75

Jakub Dobes
#32

Jacob Fowler
#35

Sam Montembeault
Defensemen
#45

Alexandre Carrier
#53

Noah Dobson
#42

Adam Engstrom
#21

Kaiden Guhle
#48

Lane Hutson
#8

Mike Matheson

Bryce Pickford
#72

Arber Xhekaj
Left Wings
#82

Lucas Condotta
#22

Chris Kreider
#20

Juraj Slafkovsky
#85

Alexandre Texier
#63

Florian Xhekaj
Centers
#62

Owen Beck
#77

Kirby Dach
#24

Phillip Danault
#71

Jake Evans
#91

Oliver Kapanen
#15

Alex Newhook
#14

Nick Suzuki
Right Wings
#17

Josh Anderson
#76

Zack Bolduc
#13

Cole Caufield
#93

Ivan Demidov
Goaltenders
#33

Dylan Garand
#70

Joonas Korpisalo
#31

Igor Shesterkin
Defensemen
#5

Sean Durzi
#23

Adam Fox
#44

Vladislav Gavrikov
#6

Vincent Iorio
#60

Scott Morrow
#26

Marcus Pettersson
#29

Matthew Robertson
#4

Braden Schneider
#12

Alberts Smits
#18

Urho Vaakanainen
Left Wings
#50

Will Cuylle
#24

Tye Kartye
#13

Alexis Lafreniere
#10

J.T. Miller
#38

Adam Sykora
Centers
#37

Justin Dowling
#43

Luke Glendening
#42

Noah Laba
#71

Juuso Parssinen
#73

Matt Rempe
#75

Aidan Thompson
#90

Joe Veleno
#93

Mika Zibanejad
Right Wings
#28

Oliver Bjorkstrand
#49

Jaroslav Chmelar
#16

Pavel Dorofeyev
#94

Gabe Perreault
#14

Taylor Raddysh
#17

Eeli Tolvanen

Canadiens
1st in Atlantic Division
VS

Rangers
3rd in Metropolitan Division
General
16
Games Played
17
5704:58
Time On Ice
6029:53
356:33
Time On Ice Per Game
354:41
0
Plus/Minus Rating
0
0:00
Production
0:00
5732
Shifts
6455
3
Losses
7
10
Wins
9
Offensive
55
Goals
51
94
Assists
91
498
Faceoffs Won
529
467
Faceoffs Lost
455
0
Game-Winning Goals
0
149
Points
142
7
Power Play Goals
9
13
Power Play Assists
18
1
Short Handed Goals
2
1
Short Handed Assists
4
442
Shots
434
9
Shootout Attempts
0
4
Shootout Goals
0
44.4
Shootout Shot Percentage
0.0
12.4
Shooting Percentage
11.8
51.6
Faceoff Win Percent
53.8
Defensive
3.19
Goals Against Average
2.88
402
Saves
401
.893
Save Percentage
.903
51
Goals Against
49
453
Shots Against
450
3
Overtime Losses
1
7
Shootout Saves
0
8
Shootout Shots Against
0
.875
Shootout Save Percentage
.000
Penalties
192
Penalty Minutes
160




















