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Montréal Canadiens vs New York Rangers

Regular season · Monday, November 16, 2026 · Madison Square Garden

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TNT · truTV · HBO MAX · SN+

Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Monday, November 16, 2026, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on TNT, truTV, HBO MAX and SN+.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Canadiens

First game of a road trip.

  1. 62026-11-06: no game
  2. 72026-11-07: at TOR
  3. 82026-11-08: no game
  4. 92026-11-09: no game
  5. 102026-11-10: vs MIN
  6. 112026-11-11: no game
  7. 122026-11-12: at BOS
  8. 132026-11-13: no game
  9. 142026-11-14: vs COL
  10. 152026-11-15: no game
  11. 162026-11-16: at NYR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~329 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~329 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Rangers

First home game after a 4-game road trip (Seattle, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver).

  1. 62026-11-06: no game
  2. 72026-11-07: at SEA
  3. 82026-11-08: no game
  4. 92026-11-09: at EDM
  5. 102026-11-10: no game
  6. 112026-11-11: at CGY
  7. 122026-11-12: no game
  8. 132026-11-13: at VAN
  9. 142026-11-14: no game
  10. 152026-11-15: no game
  11. 162026-11-16: vs MTL
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~2,425 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~5,985 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58
New York RangersRangersTue, Oct 13 vs TBL
  1. L1Zibanejad#93Dorofeyev#16Perreault#94
    10:41 together at 5v5
  2. L2Kartye#24Lafrenière#13Miller#10
    9:44 together at 5v5
  3. L3Cuylle#50Laba#42Tolvanen#17
    8:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewRempe#73Beaudoin#53Bjorkstrand#28
    2:31 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pettersson#26Durzi#5
    16:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Gavrikov#44Fox#23
    12:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Schneider#4Smits#12
    9:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Lafrenière LZibanejad CMiller CPerreault RFox D2:48
  2. 2Cuylle LBjorkstrand RTolvanen RPerreault RDurzi D0:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kartye LTolvanen RGavrikov DFox D0:45
  2. 2Kartye LTolvanen RPettersson DSchneider D0:38

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MTLNYR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)NYR 75% (6th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)NYR 1:36 left (9th latest · 22 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th longest)NYR 47.0s (8th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

MTL 38% (3rd most often)NYR 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series