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New York Islanders vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Thursday, February 26, 2026 · Centre Bell

New York IslandersNY IslandersIslandersAway

4–3

Final/OT

SOG 26–25

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Game summary

The New York Islanders beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-3 in overtime on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at Centre Bell. The Islanders outshot the Canadiens 26-25.

Noah Dobson scored twice and Matthew Schaefer scored twice. Cole Caufield, Anders Lee and Jean-Gabriel Pageau also scored.

Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves on 25 shots for the win; Samuel Montembeault stopped 22 of 26.

Goals1st2nd3rdOTTSOG
New York IslandersNYI0211426
Montréal CanadiensMTL1110325

Three stars

  1. ★1st starMatthew SchaeferNYI · 2G 0A
  2. ★2nd starNoah DobsonMTL · 2G 0A
  3. ★3rd starJean-Gabriel PageauNYI · 1G 0A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
2:26

1–2 · 2nd 17:56 · Schaefer. Carrier was 2:26 into his shift when it went in.

GoalNYI on iceMTL on ice

0–1 MTL

1st 12:11 · Dobson

Lee 0:15

0–2 MTL

2nd 10:06 · PP · Dobson

Soucy 0:41

1–2 NYI

2nd 17:56 · PP · Schaefer

Stuck out there: Carrier 2:26

2–2 NYI

2nd 18:51 · Schaefer

Anderson 0:55

2–3 MTL

3rd 9:11 · PP · Caufield

Long shift: Pulock 1:27

3–3 NYI

3rd 18:19 · Lee

Stuck out there: Matheson 1:44

4–3 NYI

OT 1:46 · Pageau

Dobson 0:36

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

NYIMTL
26Shots on goal25
48%Faceoff %52%
1/2Power play2/3
6Penalty minutes4
26Hits22
20Blocked shots20
15Giveaways11
4Takeaways3

Penalties

  • 2nd 08:19Scott Mayfield · hooking2 min
  • 2nd 16:30Juraj Slafkovský · interference2 min
  • 2nd 16:38Mike Matheson · high sticking2 min
  • 3rd 00:18Simon Holmstrom · tripping2 min
  • 3rd 07:44Kyle MacLean · tripping2 min

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