Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders
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Suzuki reaches 100-point mark, Canadiens eliminate Islanders from playoff contention
Ivan Demidov, Alex Newhook and Zachary Bolduc also scored for Montreal, which continues its push for home-ice advantage in the opening round and a potential Atlantic Division title. Jacob Fowler made 30 saves, and defenseman Lane Hutson added three assists.
Casey Cizikas scored for New York and Ilya Sorokin stopped 18 shots but the Islanders lost for the sixth time in their last seven games to fall out of postseason contention.
Montreal broke the game open late in the second period, scoring three goals in a 55-second span.
Suzuki opened the scoring with his 29th goal of the season, reaching the 100-point mark for the first time in his career.
Demidov made it 2-0 just 28 seconds later, finishing a one-timer off Suzuki's feed on the power play. It was Suzuki's 72nd assist.
Newhook capped the surge at 16:51 of the second with a wrist shot on a two-on-one rush.
Cizikas redirected a shot from Scott Mayfield to spoil Fowler’s shutout bid midway through the third period.
Islanders: Host the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night to conclude the regular season.
Regular Season SeriesMTL wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 15:56 | Nick Suzuki Goal (29) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (43), Lane Hutson (65) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:24 | Ivan Demidov Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (72), Lane Hutson (66) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:51 | Alex Newhook Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Zachary Bolduc (18), David Reinbacher (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:45 | Casey Cizikas Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Scott Mayfield (13), Ryan Pulock (24) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:45 | Zachary Bolduc Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Newhook (12), Kirby Dach (7) |
Statistics
 MTL |
 NYI |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 23 | Hits | 16 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 22 | Shots | 33 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 22 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
| 46.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 53.2 |
| 12 | Giveaways | 9 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
New York Islanders Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mathew Barzal, C | Out | May 12 |
| Semyon Varlamov, G | Injured Reserve | Apr 19 |
| Kyle Palmieri, C | Injured Reserve | Apr 15 |
| Maxim Shabanov, RW | Out | Apr 14 |
| Ryan Pulock, D | Out | Apr 14 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Game Information
UBS Arena
Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 16,918 | Capacity:
Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 16,918 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
7 | 22 | 113 | 53 |
 Pittsburgh |
16 | 25 | 98 | 41 |
 Philadelphia |
12 | 27 | 98 | 43 |
 Washington |
9 | 30 | 95 | 43 |
 Columbus |
12 | 30 | 92 | 40 |
 NY Islanders |
5 | 34 | 91 | 43 |
 New Jersey |
3 | 37 | 87 | 42 |
 NY Rangers |
9 | 39 | 77 | 34 |