Montréal Canadiens vs New York Islanders
Regular season · Sunday, April 12, 2026 · UBS Arena
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Game summary
The Montréal Canadiens beat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Sunday, April 12, 2026 at UBS Arena. The Islanders outshot the Canadiens 33-22.
Goals came from Nick Suzuki, Ivan Demidov, Alex Newhook, Casey Cizikas and Zachary Bolduc.
Jacob Fowler made 32 saves on 33 shots for the win; Ilya Sorokin stopped 18 of 22.
Three stars
Scoring
2nd period
Nick Suzuki (29)Juraj Slafkovský (43), Lane Hutson (65)1–015:56 MTL
Ivan Demidov (19)Nick Suzuki (72), Lane Hutson (66)Holmstrom 1:20 into shift2–016:24 MTL · PPG
Alex Newhook (13)Zachary Bolduc (18), David Reinbacher (1)3–016:51 MTL
3rd period
Casey Cizikas (10)Scott Mayfield (13), Ryan Pulock (24)Xhekaj 1:01 into shift3–108:45 NYI
Zachary Bolduc (12)Alex Newhook (12), Kirby Dach (7)Barzal 3:31 into shift4–119:45 MTL
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
4–1 · 3rd 19:45 · Bolduc. Barzal was 3:31 into his shift when it went in.
1–0 MTL
2nd 15:56 · Suzuki
Holmstrom 0:52
2–0 MTL
2nd 16:24 · PP · Demidov
Long shift: Holmstrom 1:20
3–0 MTL
2nd 16:51 · Newhook
Cizikas 0:27
3–1 NYI
3rd 8:45 · Cizikas
Long shift: Xhekaj 1:01
4–1 MTL
3rd 19:45 · Bolduc
Stuck out there: Barzal 3:31
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
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
Penalties
- 1st 04:07
Josh Anderson · high sticking2 min - 1st 13:01
Emil Heineman · tripping2 min - 2nd 03:10Arber Xhekaj · roughing2 min
- 2nd 03:10Brayden Schenn · roughing2 min
- 2nd 15:56Matthew Schaefer · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 18:44Arber Xhekaj · roughing2 min
Season series
Montréal Canadiens
| 14Nick SuzukiC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 18:29 |
| 15Alex NewhookC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 13:16 |
| 76Zachary BolducR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 1 | 14:15 |
| 48Lane HutsonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 22:51 |
| 20Juraj SlafkovskýL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:53 |
| 77Kirby DachC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:59 |
| 93Ivan DemidovR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:45 |
| 64David ReinbacherD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 11:17 |
| 13Cole CaufieldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:12 |
| 17Josh AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:41 |
| 24Phillip DanaultC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:43 |
| 71Jake EvansC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:03 |
| 85Alexandre TexierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 09:27 |
| 91Oliver KapanenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:31 |
| 8Mike MathesonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:16 |
| 21Kaiden GuhleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26:05 |
| 47Jayden StrubleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:43 |
| 72Arber XhekajD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:41 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32Jacob FowlerG | W | 33 | 32 | 1 | .970 | 59:53 |
| 75Jakub DobesG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
New York Islanders
| 53Casey CizikasC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:24 |
| 6Ryan PulockD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:15 |
| 24Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:34 |
| 10Brayden SchennC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:38 |
| 11Anthony DuclairL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:46 |
| 13Mathew BarzalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 22:40 |
| 14Bo HorvatC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 20:43 |
| 16Marc GatcombC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:57 |
| 27Anders LeeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:06 |
| 32Kyle MacLeanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:45 |
| 44Jean-Gabriel PageauC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:30 |
| 51Emil HeinemanL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:03 |
| 64Calum RitchieC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:11 |
| 92Simon HolmstromR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:08 |
| 3Adam PelechD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:30 |
| 4Carson SoucyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:40 |
| 48Matthew SchaeferD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 28:01 |
| 77Tony DeAngeloD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 22:44 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ilya SorokinG | L | 22 | 18 | 4 | .818 | 56:57 |
| 33David RittichG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |