Islanders at Canadiens
Canadiens 7, Islanders 3 · first star Cole Caufield (3 G, 2 A).
2025-26 regular season · Preseason. The 2026-27 regular season starts Sep 29. Data as of September 28, 2026, source NHL.
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 7
Shot chart
Every shot attempt, computed from the league's play-by-play coordinates. Islanders attack left, Canadiens attack right, all periods folded onto one rink. Attempts are plotted where the league recorded them, so the 2 marks in a team's own end are attempts logged from there: empty-net shots, long dumps on the net. Boxscore shots on goal: NYI 22, MTL 36.
Shots by period
| Period | NYI SOG | NYI G | MTL SOG | MTL G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 2 | 17 | 1 |
| 2nd | 8 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 3rd | 8 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| Total | 22 | 3 | 36 | 7 |
Shots by situation
| Situation | NYI SOG | NYI G | MTL SOG | MTL G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even strength | 18 | 1 | 27 | 4 |
| Power play | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Short-handed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Attempt share by period
Canadiens took 57.3% of the shot attempts, and 59.2% of the 98 attempts taken at 5-on-5. An attempt is a goal, a shot on goal, a miss or a blocked shot; CF% is the share of them belonging to the Canadiens and FF% their share of the ones that were not blocked, so the Islanders hold the remainder. All situations unless the 5-on-5 figure is named. All 32 teams
| Period | MTL CF% | MTL FF% |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 67.4 | 76.5 |
| 2nd | 40.0 | 47.4 |
| 3rd | 58.5 | 61.3 |
| Game | 57.3 | 64.3 |
Team totals only: per-player on-ice numbers need shift data, which this source does not publish.
Scoring summary
1st period
- 04:10
Juraj Slafkovský (26) PP Nick Suzuki (58), Cole Caufield (30) · slap 0–1 - 06:46
Emil Heineman (20) PP Anders Lee (21), Tony DeAngelo (28) · snap 1–1 - 13:19 Simon Holmstrom (17) Adam Pelech (10) · wrist 2–1
2nd period
- 17:49 Alex Newhook (10) Kaiden Guhle (7), Oliver Kapanen (14) · snap 2–2
- 19:08 Cole Caufield (41) PP Nick Suzuki (59), Juraj Slafkovský (33) · snap 2–3
3rd period
- 00:45 Matthew Schaefer (22) PP Mathew Barzal (46), Bo Horvat (21) · slap 3–3
- 03:17 Kaiden Guhle (2) Alexandre Carrier (14), Brendan Gallagher (16) · slap 3–4
- 08:08 Juraj Slafkovský (27) Cole Caufield (31), Nick Suzuki (60) · snap 3–5
- 11:20 Cole Caufield (42) Juraj Slafkovský (34), Kaiden Guhle (8) · snap 3–6
- 14:59 Cole Caufield (43) PP Nick Suzuki (61) · snap 3–7
Three stars
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Cole Caufield MTL · R #13 · 3 G, 2 A -
Juraj Slafkovský MTL · L #20 · 2 G, 2 A -
Kaiden Guhle MTL · D #21 · 1 G, 2 A
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03:31 | NYI | Casey Cizikas | slashing | 2 |
| 05:05 | MTL | Kaiden Guhle | roughing | 2 |
| 15:13 | NYI | Tony DeAngelo | slashing | 2 |
| 04:02 | MTL | Noah Dobson | hooking | 2 |
| 18:23 | NYI | Tony DeAngelo | interference | 2 |
| 19:53 | MTL | Brendan Gallagher | tripping | 2 |
| 14:28 | NYI | Mathew Barzal | roughing | 2 |
| 14:28 | MTL | Kaiden Guhle | roughing | 2 |
| 14:28 | NYI | Mathew Barzal | roughing | 2 |
| 14:28 | NYI | Mathew Barzal | misconduct (misconduct) | 10 |
| 14:28 | MTL | Kaiden Guhle | misconduct (misconduct) | 10 |
| 14:59 | NYI | Brayden Schenn | misconduct (misconduct) | 10 |
| 14:59 | MTL | Nick Suzuki | misconduct (misconduct) | 10 |
Boxscore
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Emil Heineman #51 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17:46 |
 Simon Holmstrom #92 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15:09 |
 Matthew Schaefer #48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22:25 |
 Bo Horvat #14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20:21 |
 Mathew Barzal #13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18:24 |
 Anders Lee #27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:15 |
 Adam Pelech #3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:29 |
 Tony DeAngelo #77 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21:01 |
 Brayden Schenn #10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 |
 Calum Ritchie #64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:11 |
 Casey Cizikas #53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:20 |
 Jean-Gabriel Pageau #44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:55 |
 Marc Gatcomb #16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:46 |
 Anthony Duclair #11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:37 |
 Ondrej Palat #81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 |
 Carson Soucy #4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 |
 Ryan Pulock #6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:19 |
 Scott Mayfield #24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:48 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ilya Sorokin #30 | L | 32 | 6 | .812 | 50:47 |
 David Rittich #33 | — | 4 | 1 | .750 | 08:11 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Caufield #13 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16:07 |
| Juraj Slafkovský #20 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17:14 |
 Nick Suzuki #14 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18:47 |
| Kaiden Guhle #21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16:21 |
 Alex Newhook #15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13:52 |
 Oliver Kapanen #91 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:50 |
 Brendan Gallagher #11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13:15 |
 Alexandre Carrier #45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:37 |
 Jake Evans #71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:02 |
 Joe Veleno #90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:04 |
 Phillip Danault #24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:30 |
 Alexandre Texier #85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:38 |
 Ivan Demidov #93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:14 |
 Zachary Bolduc #76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14:11 |
 Jayden Struble #47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 |
 Lane Hutson #48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:42 |
 Mike Matheson #8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:45 |
 Noah Dobson #53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:27 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jacob Fowler #32 | W | 22 | 3 | .864 | 60:00 |
SOG shots on goal · BLK blocked shots · FO% faceoff win percentage · EV / PP saves over shots by strength. Skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Source NHL (boxscore, play-by-play, game summary). Shot locations are the league's tracked coordinates; the chart and the situation tables are computed by Play-Pause Hockey. Data as of 2026-09-28.