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Montréal Canadiens vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Tuesday, March 9, 2027 · UBS Arena

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TSN2 · RDS · MSGSN

Game preview

The Montréal Canadiens visit the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Tuesday, March 9, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN2, RDS and MSGSN.

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

Rest and travel

Canadiens

First game of a road trip.

  1. 272027-02-27: at ANA
  2. 282027-02-28: no game
  3. 12027-03-01: at SJS
  4. 22027-03-02: no game
  5. 32027-03-03: no game
  6. 42027-03-04: vs SEA
  7. 52027-03-05: no game
  8. 62027-03-06: vs VAN
  9. 72027-03-07: no game
  10. 82027-03-08: no game
  11. 92027-03-09: at NYI
rest since last game
2 days
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

Islanders

Another game at home.

  1. 272027-02-27: at CBJ, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 282027-02-28: no game
  3. 12027-03-01: vs WSH
  4. 22027-03-02: no game
  5. 32027-03-03: no game
  6. 42027-03-04: vs VGK
  7. 52027-03-05: no game
  8. 62027-03-06: no game
  9. 72027-03-07: vs PIT
  10. 82027-03-08: no game
  11. 92027-03-09: vs MTL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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 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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

MTLNYI

Settled lines

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

MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)NYI 68% (15th 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

MTL 51.0s (4th longest)NYI 48.2s (15th 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)NYI 33% (11th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series