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New York Rangers vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Thursday, April 1, 2027 · Centre Bell

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TSN2 · RDS · MSG 2

Game preview

The New York Rangers visit the Montréal Canadiens at Centre Bell on Thursday, April 1, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TSN2, RDS and MSG 2.

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

Rest and travel

Rangers

First game of a road trip.

  1. 222027-03-22: no game
  2. 232027-03-23: at NSH
  3. 242027-03-24: no game
  4. 252027-03-25: at FLA
  5. 262027-03-26: no game
  6. 272027-03-27: at TBL
  7. 282027-03-28: no game
  8. 292027-03-29: vs MIN
  9. 302027-03-30: no game
  10. 312027-03-31: no game
  11. 12027-04-01: at MTL
rest since last game
2 days
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

Canadiens

Back home after a game in Boston.

  1. 222027-03-22: vs TOR
  2. 232027-03-23: no game
  3. 242027-03-24: vs OTT
  4. 252027-03-25: no game
  5. 262027-03-26: no game
  6. 272027-03-27: vs NJD
  7. 282027-03-28: vs DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 292027-03-29: no game
  9. 302027-03-30: at BOS
  10. 312027-03-31: no game
  11. 12027-04-01: vs NYR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~250 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~499 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 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
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.

NYRMTL

Settled lines

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

NYR 75% (6th most settled)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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NYR 47.0s (8th 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

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

Season series