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New York Islanders vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Saturday, February 20, 2027 · Centre Bell

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Montréal CanadiensMontréalCanadiensHome

SNE · TVAS · MSGSN

Game preview

The New York Islanders visit the Montréal Canadiens at Centre Bell on Saturday, February 20, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SNE, TVAS and MSGSN.

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

Rest and travel

Islanders

First game of a road trip.

  1. 102027-02-10: no game
  2. 112027-02-11: no game
  3. 122027-02-12: at NYR
  4. 132027-02-13: vs MIN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 142027-02-14: no game
  6. 152027-02-15: vs UTA
  7. 162027-02-16: no game
  8. 172027-02-17: no game
  9. 182027-02-18: vs NYR
  10. 192027-02-19: no game
  11. 202027-02-20: at MTL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~331 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~331 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Canadiens

Back home after a game in Detroit.

  1. 102027-02-10: no game
  2. 112027-02-11: no game
  3. 122027-02-12: no game
  4. 132027-02-13: vs WSH
  5. 142027-02-14: vs NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 152027-02-15: no game
  7. 162027-02-16: no game
  8. 172027-02-17: no game
  9. 182027-02-18: at DET
  10. 192027-02-19: no game
  11. 202027-02-20: vs NYI
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~520 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,040 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

New York IslandersIslandersTue, Oct 13 vs VAN
  1. L1Schenn#10Ritchie#64Eklund#38
    10:44 together at 5v5
  2. L2Palat#81Duclair#11Pageau#44
    8:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Heineman#51Palmieri#21Horvat#14
    6:33 together at 5v5
  4. L4Maccelli#63Cizikas#53Holmstrom#92
    5:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1Stanley#8Schaefer#48
    13:56 together at 5v5
  2. D2Pelech#3Pulock#6
    12:01 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewDeAngelo#77Kessel#4
    8:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Maccelli LPalmieri CSchenn CHorvat CSchaefer D3:31

Penalty kill

  1. 1Pageau CHolmstrom RPelech DPulock D2:08
  2. 2Heineman LHorvat CStanley DKessel D1:07
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NYIMTL

Settled lines

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

NYI 68% (15th most shuffled)MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

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

NYI 2:02 left (7th earliest · 15 pulls)MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYI 48.2s (15th shortest)MTL 51.0s (4th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

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

NYI 33% (11th most often)MTL 38% (3rd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series