Canadiens vs Rangers Live Score, Box Score, Rosters, Stats

Canadiens vs Rangers Live Score (2 Apr, 2026)

Final

Thursday, April 2, 2026

3 : 2

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

Cole Caufield#13 · RW

Goals

Will Cuylle#50 · LW

Nick Suzuki#14 · C

Assists

Mika Zibanejad#93 · C

Cole Caufield#13 · RW

Points

Adam Fox#23 · D

Player Box Score

Canadiens

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	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	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	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	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	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	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	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
Oliver Kapanen#91 · C	0	2	0	0	11:54	1:40	0:04	10:10	17	0	22	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	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	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	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

Rangers

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	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	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	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
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	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	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	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	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	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
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
Vincent Trocheck#16 · C	0	1	1	1	19:13	3:51	1:47	13:35	21	0	15	1	2	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	8	2	80.0	3	0	0

Canadiens

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	YTDG	A	S	SM	GV
Noah Dobson#53 · D	3	1	0	-1	22:43	1:47	2:43	18:13	25	12	0	1	1	0
Kaiden Guhle#21 · D	4	4	0	1	18:58	0:12	3:30	15:16	21	2	0	1	2	0
Lane Hutson#48 · D	2	1	1	1	25:54	2:01	3:18	20:35	25	11	0	1	0	1
Mike Matheson#8 · D	0	1	0	0	23:22	0:26	2:32	20:24	26	7	1	0	0	1
Jayden Struble#47 · D	1	4	1	0	15:57	0:00	0:00	15:57	17	1	0	0	0	1
Arber Xhekaj#72 · D	1	1	0	1	9:45	0:00	0:00	9:45	12	1	0	0	1	0

Rangers

Player	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	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	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	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
Vladislav Gavrikov#44 · D	0	0	1	0	21:55	1:07	1:57	18:51	25	0	14	1	2	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
Braden Schneider#4 · D	2	0	0	0	20:16	1:28	2:25	16:23	24	0	2	0	0	3	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

Injury Report

Rangers

Matt Rempe

#73 · C · Array

Head-to-Head

MTL

Last 5 Games

NYR

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Dec 13, 2025

▸5

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Oct 18, 2025

▸4

5◂

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Jan 19, 2025

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Nov 30, 2024

▸4

NHL Regular Season

FINAL

Oct 22, 2024

▸7

Last 5 Games

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/14/26	@ PHI	L2-4	NHL Regular Season
4/12/26	@ NYI	W4-1	NHL Regular Season
4/11/26	vs CBJ	L2-5	NHL Regular Season
4/9/26	vs TB	W2-1	NHL Regular Season
4/7/26	vs FLA	W4-3	NHL Regular Season

Date	Opponent	Result	Competition
4/15/26	@ TB	W4-2	NHL Regular Season
4/13/26	@ FLA	L2-3	NHL Regular Season
4/11/26	@ DAL	L0-2	NHL Regular Season
4/8/26	vs BUF	L3-5	NHL Regular Season
4/5/26	vs WSH	W8-1	NHL Regular Season

Division Standings

Eastern Conference — Atlantic Division

Team	GP	W	L	OT	Pct	PTS	DIFF	Strk
Sabres	82	50	23	9	—	109	+47	L1
Lightning	82	50	26	6	—	106	+59	L1
Canadiens	82	48	24	10	—	106	+27	L1
Bruins	82	45	27	10	—	100	+22	W2
Senators	82	44	27	11	—	99	+32	W1
Red Wings	82	41	31	10	—	92	-17	L3
Panthers	82	40	38	4	—	84	-25	W3
Maple Leafs	82	32	36	14	—	78	-46	L7

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

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

About the Game

The Montreal Canadiens vs New York Rangers game is final on April 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. The final score is Montreal Canadiens 3, New York Rangers 2.

The game was broadcast on ESPN+. Period scoring, team statistics, game leaders, penalties and play-by-play are followed here.

Track Canadiens vs Rangers throughout the game, from the opening faceoff to the final horn. NHL scores and schedule page covers additional NHL games, schedules and completed results.

Canadiens

2nd in Atlantic Division

Rangers

8th in Metropolitan Division

Goaltenders

#75

Jakub Dobes G 25 6' 4" 215 lbs

#32

Jacob Fowler G 21 6' 2" 225 lbs

#34

Kaapo Kahkonen G 30 6' 2" 216 lbs

#35

Sam Montembeault G 29 6' 3" 218 lbs

Defensemen

#45

Alexandre Carrier D 29 5' 11" 174 lbs

#53

Noah Dobson D 26 6' 4" 200 lbs

#42

Adam Engstrom D 22 6' 2" 192 lbs

#21

Kaiden Guhle D 24 6' 3" 202 lbs

#48

Lane Hutson D 22 5' 9" 162 lbs

Mike Matheson D 32 6' 2" 196 lbs

#68

Owen Protz D 20 6' 1" 213 lbs

#64

David Reinbacher D 21 6' 2" 194 lbs

Ethan Samson D 23 6' 1" 180 lbs

#47

Jayden Struble D 24 6' 0" 207 lbs

#55

Maksymilian Szuber D 24 6' 3" 190 lbs

#72

Arber Xhekaj D 25 6' 4" 240 lbs

Left Wings

Brett Berard LW 23 5' 9" 175 lbs

#20

Juraj Slafkovsky LW 22 6' 3" 225 lbs

#85

Alexandre Texier LW 26 6' 1" 201 lbs

#63

Florian Xhekaj LW 22 6' 3" 188 lbs

Centers

#62

Owen Beck C 22 5' 11" 187 lbs

#77

Kirby Dach C 25 6' 4" 221 lbs

#24

Phillip Danault C 33 6' 1" 200 lbs

#49

Jared Davidson C 24 6' 0" 183 lbs

#71

Jake Evans C 30 6' 0" 190 lbs

#91

Oliver Kapanen C 23 5' 11" 166 lbs

#15

Alex Newhook C 25 5' 11" 200 lbs

#14

Nick Suzuki C 27 5' 11" 207 lbs

Right Wings

#17

Josh Anderson RW 32 6' 3" 226 lbs

#60

Alex Belzile RW 35 6' 0" 195 lbs

#76

Zack Bolduc RW 23 6' 0" 187 lbs

#13

Cole Caufield RW 25 5' 8" 175 lbs

#93

Ivan Demidov RW 20 6' 0" 192 lbs

#92

Patrik Laine RW 28 6' 4" 208 lbs

Sam Poulin RW 25 6' 1" 208 lbs

Goaltenders

#33

Dylan Garand G 24 6' 1" 172 lbs

Joonas Korpisalo G 32 6' 4" 200 lbs

#41

Spencer Martin G 31 6' 3" 191 lbs

#32

Jonathan Quick G 40 6' 1" 220 lbs

#31

Igor Shesterkin G 30 6' 1" 195 lbs

Defensemen

#44

Dennis Cholowski D 28 6' 2" 210 lbs

Marc Del Gaizo D 26 5' 11" 188 lbs

Sean Durzi D 27 6' 0" 195 lbs

#45

Drew Fortescue D 21 6' 2" 194 lbs

#23

Adam Fox D 28 5' 11" 180 lbs

#44

Vladislav Gavrikov D 30 6' 3" 220 lbs

Vincent Iorio D 23 6' 2" 191 lbs

#60

Scott Morrow D 23 6' 2" 210 lbs

Marcus Pettersson D 30 6' 5" 174 lbs

#29

Matthew Robertson D 25 6' 4" 201 lbs

Braden Schneider D 24 6' 4" 213 lbs

William Trudeau D 23 6' 0" 197 lbs

#18

Urho Vaakanainen D 27 6' 2" 205 lbs

Left Wings

#25

Anton Blidh LW 31 6' 0" 120 lbs

#50

Will Cuylle LW 24 6' 3" 212 lbs

#24

Tye Kartye LW 25 5' 11" 202 lbs

#13

Alexis Lafreniere LW 24 6' 2" 196 lbs

J.T. Miller LW 33 6' 1" 218 lbs

#38

Adam Sykora LW 21 5' 11" 174 lbs

Centers

Cole Beaudoin C 20 6' 2" 210 lbs

#42

Noah Laba C 23 6' 2" 192 lbs

#73

Matt Rempe C 24 6' 9" 255 lbs

Massimo Rizzo C 25 5' 11" 185 lbs

Joe Veleno C 26 6' 1" 201 lbs

#93

Mika Zibanejad C 33 6' 2" 203 lbs

Right Wings

Oliver Bjorkstrand RW 31 6' 0" 175 lbs

#49

Jaroslav Chmelar RW 23 6' 4" 198 lbs

#16

Pavel Dorofeyev RW 25 6' 1" 194 lbs

#94

Gabe Perreault RW 21 5' 11" 178 lbs

#14

Taylor Raddysh RW 28 6' 3" 200 lbs

#20

Eeli Tolvanen RW 27 5' 10" 182 lbs

Canadiens

2nd in Atlantic Division

Rangers

8th in Metropolitan Division

Season Overview

Games Played

Wins

Losses

OT Losses

106

Points