All right now, we're nestled into the Centre Bell in Montreal, where the Canadiens are
32-21-5 - W2
New York Islanders
32-17-8 - W1
Montréal Canadiens
Montreal - Centre Bell
February 26, 2026 at 12:00 AM - PREGAME
Metropolitan / Atlantic
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
NYI
1
C
Mathew Barzal
17G - 34A
(51P)
2
C
Bo Horvat
24G - 16A
(40P)
3
D
Matthew Schaefer
16G - 23A
(39P)
4
L
Anders Lee
11G - 20A
(31P)
5
R
Simon Holmstrom
13G - 16A
(29P)
NYI Injuries
Varlamov, Semyon
Knee
Day to Day
Varlamov (knee), as expected, was placed on injured reserve Monday.
Feb 26, 2026
Romanov, Alexander
Shoulder
Month to Month
Romanov (shoulder) will have surgery and be out 5-6 months, the team announced Sunday.
May 23, 2026
Engvall, Pierre
Ankle
Season
Engvall (ankle) was placed on long-term injured reserve Thursday.
Sep 15, 2026
Palmieri, Kyle
Knee
Season
Palmieri (knee) was placed on injured reserve Sunday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Feb 24 2026
The New York Islanders acquired Matt Luff from the St. Louis Blues for Julien Gauthier
Jan 27 2026
The New York Islanders acquired Ondrej Palat, a 2026 3rd round pick, and a 2027 6th round pick from the New Jersey Devils for Maxim Tsyplakov
Jan 26 2026
The New York Islanders acquired Carson Soucy from the New York Rangers for a 2026 3rd round pick
Metropolitan
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MTL
1
C
Nick Suzuki
18G - 47A
(65P)
2
D
Lane Hutson
10G - 48A
(58P)
3
R
Cole Caufield
32G - 25A
(57P)
4
R
Ivan Demidov
12G - 34A
(46P)
5
L
Juraj Slafkovský
21G - 24A
(45P)
MTL Injuries
Laine, Patrik
Abdomen
Day to Day
Laine (abdomen) practiced Saturday in a non-contact jersey, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Feb 28, 2026
Trades
Atlantic
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Goaltending
NYI
20-13-2
2.44 GAA
91.6% SV
MTL
18-5-4
2.96 GAA
89.2% SV
NYI
12-8-3
2.57 GAA
90.0% SV
MTL
10-8-2
3.34 GAA
87.5% SV
NYI
0-0-0
8.90 GAA
71.4% SV
MTL
4-4-2
2.62 GAA
90.2% SV
Goaltenders
NYI
32-21-5
GAA: 2.71
SV%: 0.903
vs
MTL
32-17-8
GAA: 3.21
SV%: 0.883