New York Islanders vs Montreal Canadiens — February 26, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The New York Islanders defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in overtime on February 26, 2026. The New York Islanders controlled play with 53.0% Corsi and generated 6.97 expected goals compared to 5.30 from the Montreal Canadiens at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The New York Islanders created 11 high-danger scoring chances compared to 6 from the Montreal Canadiens at 5-on-5. Noah Dobson scored 2 goals. Matthew Schaefer scored 2 goals. Anders Lee was the most dangerous skater with 1.62 individual expected goals on 2 shots at 5-on-5. The New York Islanders outshot the Montreal Canadiens 26-24 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as New York Islanders vs Montreal Canadiens progressed on Feb 26, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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NYI4 - 3MTL (OT)

Feb 26, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
MTL	P1	27	16	62.8	14	11	56.0	9	5	64.3	15	12	55.6	4	4	50.0	2.92	3.31	46.9	1	0	100.0
	P2	15	29	34.1	12	19	38.7	8	12	40.0	11	19	36.7	0	7	0.0	1.83	3.64	33.4	1	2	33.3
	P3	13	16	44.8	9	11	45.0	6	9	40.0	8	13	38.1	3	2	60.0	2.00	1.99	50.2	1	1	50.0
	OT	2	1	66.7	1	1	50.0	1	0	100.0	1	1	50.0	0	1	0.0	0.13	0.62	17.4	0	0	—
	Total	57	62	47.9	36	42	46.2	24	26	48.0	35	45	43.8	7	14	33.3	6.88	9.56	41.8	3	3	50.0
NYI	P1	16	27	37.2	11	14	44.0	5	9	35.7	12	15	44.4	4	4	50.0	3.31	2.92	53.1	0	1	0.0
	P2	29	15	65.9	19	12	61.3	12	8	60.0	19	11	63.3	7	0	100.0	3.64	1.83	66.6	2	1	66.7
	P3	16	13	55.2	11	9	55.0	9	6	60.0	13	8	61.9	2	3	40.0	1.99	2.00	49.8	1	1	50.0
	OT	1	2	33.3	1	1	50.0	0	1	0.0	1	1	50.0	1	0	100.0	0.62	0.13	82.6	0	0	—
	Total	62	57	52.1	42	36	53.8	26	24	52.0	45	35	56.3	14	7	66.7	9.56	6.88	58.2	3	3	50.0

Win Probability

MTL Favored

NYI Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

MTL

NYI

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

NYI Attempts

MTL Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

NYI ShootMTL Shoot

Missed Shot

Attempt Blocked

Hit

Shot Blocked

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (MTL) performed against every skater on the away team (NYI) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = MTL players, Columns = NYI players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the MTL player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

MTL ↓ / NYI →	Horvat	Barzal	Pageau	Ritchie	Cizikas	MacLean	Gatcomb	Palat	Drouin	Heineman	Lee	Holmstrom	Pelech	DeAngelo	Schaefer	Pulock	Mayfield	Soucy
Suzuki	58	61	70	100	100	100	100	59	100	—	40	71	50	50	67	74	80	100
Dach	54	59	71	100	80	100	100	61	100	—	40	80	46	50	68	71	67	100
Evans	13	13	100	42	67	67	67	20	64	64	67	43	64	57	22	33	100	100
Newhook	43	25	100	83	71	75	67	25	88	89	100	100	69	69	50	67	86	100
Danault	0	0	80	20	50	50	40	0	20	33	67	67	50	50	33	38	100	100
Kapanen	0	0	0	25	60	33	33	0	20	17	20	20	10	18	33	0	22	22
Slafkovský	43	0	27	25	75	33	33	0	25	20	22	42	29	18	33	67	29	50
Texier	50	40	100	83	71	80	67	25	88	89	100	100	71	71	50	67	86	100
Caufield	58	59	70	100	100	100	100	57	100	—	40	71	50	50	65	73	80	100
Demidov	43	20	27	40	75	33	33	0	40	20	22	42	29	18	33	67	38	55
Anderson	0	33	50	33	40	40	40	33	17	17	50	44	43	43	36	40	33	33
Gallagher	60	50	63	50	50	40	40	50	33	33	67	67	67	67	50	50	40	50
Hutson	80	67	46	50	67	43	33	67	55	58	33	46	45	47	50	64	63	70
Matheson	41	48	56	100	100	100	100	46	100	—	29	50	29	36	63	64	40	50
Dobson	50	33	40	40	62	50	43	33	50	54	30	42	48	50	38	33	60	63
Guhle	34	42	80	33	100	100	100	43	50	0	25	33	40	41	54	67	40	50
Carrier	20	33	45	40	50	50	50	50	50	38	45	36	60	56	23	38	67	60
Xhekaj	0	50	57	67	50	50	50	0	57	43	67	67	63	57	33	40	67	60