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Montréal CanadiensMTL 3–2 Final New York RangersNYR

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Final 1st2nd3rd T SOG
Montréal CanadiensMTL 021 3 25
New York RangersNYR 002 2 24
Playoff odds, % Change
MTL +0.0
NYR +0.0

How the result moved each team's playoff odds, calculated Apr 2, 2026 6:44 PM EDT.

Highlights

Scoring

1st Period
No scoring
2nd Period
4:36 MTL Alex Newhook (12) Ivan Demidov (43) · slap xG 0.07 1–0 ▶
6:20 MTL Cole Caufield (48) Juraj Slafkovský (38), Nick Suzuki (66) · snap xG 0.09 2–0 ▶
3rd Period
9:23 NYR Adam Fox (7) Mika Zibanejad (38), Vladislav Gavrikov (18) · snap xG 0.09 2–1 ▶
14:08 NYR Will Cuylle (17) Jonny Brodzinski (8), Vincent Trocheck (35) · deflected xG 0.22 2–2 ▶
14:55 MTL Cole Caufield (49) Mike Matheson (30), Nick Suzuki (67) · wrist xG 0.12 3–2 ▶

Score away–home after each goal; season totals in parentheses.

Shot quality

Expected goals (xG) rate every unblocked shot by how often shots like it go in, from where it was taken, the shot type, the strength and what happened just before it. How it works

MTL 43%Deserve to win57% NYR
MTLNYR
3.26Expected goals2.78
3Goals (no shootout)2
1.87Expected goals, 5 on 51.69
45Shot attempts56
38Unblocked attempts43
25Shots on goal24

Game notes

What stood out as the game went on, from the play-by-play and the shifts. Time on the bench is counted in 5-on-5 play outside the penalty box; the note says the player sat, not why. Goals saved are against the shots' expected goals (xG).

3rd Period
17:59 NYR Pulled goalie Pulled goalie · Pulled Shesterkin, down 3–2
With 2:01 left

Shot map

MTL shoots ←Bigger circle: higher xG; filled: goal→ NYR shoots
Kaiden Guhle: wrist, 42 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 1:45) Will Borgen: snap, 58 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 2:05) Noah Dobson: wrist, 56 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 2:16) Josh Anderson: snap, 36 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 5:15) Vincent Trocheck: wrist, 15 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 7:28) Adam Fox: wrist, 59 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 8:52) Conor Sheary: wrist, 13 ft, xG 0.13 (P1 9:29) Will Cuylle: slap, 30 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 9:38) Alexis Lafrenière: wrist, 26 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 10:18) Vincent Trocheck: tip-in, 24 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 10:22) Mika Zibanejad: snap, 29 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 10:23) Will Cuylle: snap, 31 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 11:11) Matthew Robertson: wrist, 60 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 11:35) Cole Caufield: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.15 (P1 12:03) Kaiden Guhle: snap, 73 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 14:03) Phillip Danault: wrist, 33 ft, xG 0.07 (P1 14:11) Jake Evans: tip-in, 25 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 14:18) Juraj Slafkovský: tip-in, 19 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 14:58) Alex Newhook: snap, 41 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 15:26) Noah Dobson: slap, 47 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 16:12) Josh Anderson: wrist, 45 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 18:23) Will Cuylle: deflected, 52 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 19:02) Will Cuylle: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.14 (P1 19:04) Will Borgen: slap, 57 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 19:31) Conor Sheary: wrist, 10 ft, xG 0.12 (P1 19:33) Drew Fortescue: snap, 34 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 1:27) Lane Hutson: snap, 38 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 2:17) Brendan Gallagher: slap, 61 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 3:14) Zachary Bolduc: wrist, 42 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 4:26) Jonny Brodzinski: snap, 26 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 4:50) Arber Xhekaj: slap, 60 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 5:40) Cole Caufield: wrist, 21 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 10:08) Josh Anderson: backhand, 37 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 11:25) Kaiden Guhle: slap, 50 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 11:44) Adam Fox: slap, 53 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 12:09) Juraj Slafkovský: slap, 47 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 12:30) Cole Caufield: slap, 37 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 12:37) Alexis Lafrenière: wrist, 18 ft, xG 0.16 (P2 13:13) Phillip Danault: snap, 37 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 13:51) Conor Sheary: wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.15 (P2 14:16) Jake Evans: backhand, 8 ft, xG 0.18 (P2 15:11) Alexis Lafrenière: tip-in, 9 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 15:22) Alexis Lafrenière: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 15:23) Adam Fox: slap, 52 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 15:35) Ivan Demidov: wrist, 25 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 16:20) Cole Caufield: slap, 36 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 16:49) Tye Kartye: wrist, 20 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 17:53) Braden Schneider: wrist, 56 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 18:08) Jake Evans: snap, 31 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 19:09) Will Cuylle: wrist, 36 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 19:33) Noah Laba: snap, 24 ft, xG 0.15 (P3 2:27) Cole Caufield: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.36 (P3 4:04) Cole Caufield: wrist, 5 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 4:05) Juraj Slafkovský: tip-in, 17 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 4:15) Ivan Demidov: wrist, 43 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 4:57) Alexis Lafrenière: snap, 25 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 5:53) Braden Schneider: wrist, 31 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 6:07) Brendan Gallagher: tip-in, 10 ft, xG 0.10 (P3 6:45) Braden Schneider: snap, 63 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 8:25) Alexis Lafrenière: snap, 35 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 9:08) Alexis Lafrenière: wrist, 63 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 9:17) J.T. Miller: deflected, 7 ft, xG 0.14 (P3 9:49) Juraj Slafkovský: tip-in, 18 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 11:29) Jaroslav Chmelar: snap, 32 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 12:20) Nick Suzuki: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.20 (P3 14:35) Will Cuylle: snap, 50 ft, xG 0.00 (P3 14:44) Vladislav Gavrikov: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 16:56) Adam Fox: slap, 55 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 17:15) Conor Sheary: wrist, 38 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 17:40) Alexis Lafrenière: slap, 56 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 17:59) Vladislav Gavrikov: tip-in, 9 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 18:10) Nick Suzuki: wrist, 63 ft, xG 0.62 (P3 18:35) Juraj Slafkovský: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.15 (P3 18:38) Will Cuylle: snap, 32 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 19:00) Will Cuylle: deflected, 7 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 19:45) Juraj Slafkovský: wrist, 174 ft, xG 0.11 (P3 19:51) Alex Newhook: GOAL, slap, 40 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 4:36) Cole Caufield: GOAL, snap, 30 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 6:20) Adam Fox: GOAL, snap, 21 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 9:23) Will Cuylle: GOAL, deflected, 6 ft, xG 0.22 (P3 14:08) Cole Caufield: GOAL, wrist, 24 ft, xG 0.12 (P3 14:55)
About these numbers

xG comes from hockeystats.io's own model, a gradient-boosted tree model trained on every unblocked shot from the 2021-22 to 2025-26 regular seasons using the NHL's public play-by-play. Each shot's value is the share of similar shots that became goals. A team's xG is the sum over its shots; "deserve to win" asks how often the team would outscore its opponent if every shot went in at exactly that rate. Blocked shots count as attempts but have no xG (the NHL records where they were blocked, not where they were taken), so the map leaves them out.

Box score

Montréal Canadiens

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
14 Nick Suzuki 022 +2 20.82 1021:17
20 Juraj Slafkovský 011 +2 70.48 0120:38
71 Jake Evans 000 0 30.34 1019:11
17 Josh Anderson 000 0 40.05 0116:26
13 Cole Caufield 202 +2 80.98 0016:20
24 Phillip Danault 000 -1 20.13 1013:58
76 Zachary Bolduc 000 0 10.01 2013:07
15 Alex Newhook 101 0 20.11 0012:32
93 Ivan Demidov 011 0 30.05 0012:30
91 Oliver Kapanen 000 0 00.00 2011:54
90 Joseph Veleno 000 -1 00.00 2010:38
7 Brendan Gallagher 000 -1 20.11 1008:50
Defense
48 Lane Hutson 000 +1 10.09 1225:54
8 Mike Matheson 011 0 00.00 1023:22
53 Noah Dobson 000 -1 30.04 1322:43
21 Kaiden Guhle 000 +1 40.03 4418:58
3 Jayden Struble 000 0 10.00 4115:57
72 Arber Xhekaj 000 +1 20.03 1109:45
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Jacob Fowler 24222 .917 2.78 +0.78

New York Rangers

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
93 Mika Zibanejad 011 0 20.03 4023:00
13 Alexis Lafrenière 000 0 90.61 1020:17
16 Vincent Trocheck 011 +1 40.13 1019:13
10 J.T. Miller 000 -2 10.14 0018:40
50 Will Cuylle 101 +1 90.66 6017:23
94 Gabe Perreault 000 0 10.00 0016:32
43 Conor Sheary 000 -2 40.43 2014:29
24 Tye Kartye 000 -2 20.05 2013:50
22 Jonny Brodzinski 011 +1 30.03 1013:27
42 Noah Laba 000 0 10.15 1012:05
49 Jaroslav Chmelar 000 0 20.03 1008:04
38 Adam Sykora 000 0 00.00 4107:16
Defense
23 Adam Fox 101 -1 70.24 0123:10
44 Vladislav Gavrikov 011 0 30.12 0021:55
4 Braden Schneider 000 0 30.07 0220:16
29 Matthew Robertson 000 -1 10.02 2117:36
17 Will Borgen 000 -1 20.04 1016:47
45 Drew Fortescue 000 +1 20.02 1014:01
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Igor Shesterkin 25322 .880 2.38 -0.62

Skaters by time on ice. Goalie lines count shots with the goalie in net, from the NHL play-by-play.

Player ratings

What each player added to the result, in goals, from most to least. Hover a number for what it's made of.

Montréal Canadiens

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
13 Cole Caufield R +3.28 +1.50 +0.64 +1.17 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 16:20
14 Nick Suzuki C +2.71 +1.10 +0.53 +1.17 0.00 -0.01 -0.08 — 21:17
20 Juraj Slafkovský L +1.92 +0.70 +0.31 +1.17 -0.30 +0.01 +0.03 — 20:38
8 Mike Matheson D +0.97 +0.70 0.00 +0.29 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 23:22
32 Jacob Fowler G +0.78 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +0.78 60:00
48 Lane Hutson D +0.73 0.00 +0.06 +0.57 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 25:54
15 Alex Newhook C +0.60 +0.75 +0.07 -0.25 0.00 +0.03 0.00 — 12:32
21 Kaiden Guhle D +0.59 0.00 +0.02 +0.37 0.00 0.00 +0.20 — 18:58
93 Ivan Demidov R +0.40 +0.70 +0.03 -0.27 0.00 0.00 -0.06 — 12:30
72 Arber Xhekaj D +0.25 0.00 +0.02 +0.18 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 9:45
47 Jayden Struble D -0.03 0.00 0.00 -0.08 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 15:57
71 Jake Evans C -0.04 0.00 +0.22 -0.31 0.00 +0.05 0.00 — 19:11
76 Zachary Bolduc R -0.07 0.00 0.00 -0.22 +0.15 0.00 0.00 — 13:07
91 Oliver Kapanen C -0.18 0.00 0.00 -0.27 +0.15 -0.02 -0.04 — 11:54
11 Brendan Gallagher R -0.18 0.00 +0.07 -0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 8:50
24 Phillip Danault C -0.21 0.00 +0.09 -0.32 0.00 +0.03 0.00 — 13:58
17 Josh Anderson R -0.22 0.00 +0.03 -0.30 0.00 -0.01 +0.05 — 16:26
90 Joseph Veleno C -0.25 0.00 0.00 -0.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 10:38
53 Noah Dobson D -0.45 0.00 +0.03 -0.63 0.00 0.00 +0.15 — 22:43

New York Rangers

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
50 Will Cuylle L +1.59 +0.75 +0.43 +0.41 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 17:23
22 Jonny Brodzinski C +1.11 +0.70 +0.02 +0.39 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 13:27
16 Vincent Trocheck C +0.96 +0.55 +0.09 +0.38 0.00 -0.02 -0.04 — 19:13
93 Mika Zibanejad C +0.53 +0.70 +0.02 -0.19 0.00 +0.06 -0.06 — 23:00
44 Vladislav Gavrikov D +0.53 +0.55 +0.08 -0.36 +0.30 0.00 -0.04 — 21:55
45 Drew Fortescue D +0.49 0.00 +0.01 +0.50 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 14:01
13 Alexis Lafrenière L +0.43 0.00 +0.40 +0.01 0.00 -0.01 +0.04 — 20:17
23 Adam Fox D +0.37 +0.75 +0.15 -0.58 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 23:10
38 Adam Sykora L +0.20 0.00 0.00 +0.15 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 7:16
4 Braden Schneider D +0.16 0.00 +0.04 +0.03 0.00 0.00 +0.08 — 20:18
49 Jaroslav Chmelar R +0.13 0.00 +0.02 +0.12 0.00 -0.01 0.00 — 8:04
42 Noah Laba C +0.09 0.00 +0.09 +0.21 -0.15 -0.05 -0.02 — 12:05
29 Matthew Robertson D 0.00 0.00 +0.01 -0.06 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 17:34
94 Gabe Perreault R -0.11 0.00 0.00 -0.10 0.00 -0.01 0.00 — 16:32
17 Will Borgen D -0.42 0.00 +0.03 -0.27 -0.15 0.00 -0.02 — 16:47
43 Conor Sheary L -0.47 0.00 +0.28 -0.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 14:29
31 Igor Shesterkin G -0.62 0.00 — — 0.00 — — -0.62 57:59
24 Tye Kartye L -0.69 0.00 +0.04 -0.69 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 13:50
8 J.T. Miller C -0.95 0.00 +0.09 -0.96 0.00 -0.04 -0.04 — 18:40

An expected-goals take on Dom Luszczyszyn's Game Score: goals and assists, the quality of a player's own shots, shot quality for and against while they were on the ice at 5v5, penalties, faceoffs and puck plays, all in goals; goalies by goals saved above expected. From the NHL play-by-play and shift charts.