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44-21-10
Montréal Canadiens
3
SOG: 25
31-36-9
New York Rangers
2
SOG: 24
Madison Square Garden - New York
OFF
April 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
POSTGAME
Scoring Summary
MTL
A. Newhook
MTL • 1G 0A
I. Demidov
MTL • 0G 1A
C. Caufield
MTL • 2G 0A
J. Slafkovský
MTL • 0G 1A
N. Suzuki
MTL • 0G 2A
M. Matheson
MTL • 0G 1A
NYR
A. Fox
NYR • 1G 0A
M. Zibanejad
NYR • 0G 1A
V. Gavrikov
NYR • 0G 1A
W. Cuylle
NYR • 1G 0A
J. Brodzinski
NYR • 0G 1A
V. Trocheck
NYR • 0G 1A
Three Stars
⭐ 1
C. Caufield
MTL • R • 2G 0A
⭐ 2
J. Fowler
MTL • G • G A
⭐ 3
W. Cuylle
NYR • L • 1G 0A
43-21-10 - W7
Montréal Canadiens
31-35-9 - L1
New York Rangers
New York - Madison Square Garden
April 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM - POSTGAME
Atlantic / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
MTL
1
C
Nick Suzuki
27G - 67A
(94P)
2
R
Cole Caufield
49G - 34A
(83P)
3
D
Lane Hutson
11G - 62A
(73P)
4
L
Juraj Slafkovský
29G - 38A
(67P)
5
R
Ivan Demidov
16G - 43A
(59P)
MTL Injuries
Texier, Alexandre
Lower Body
Day to Day
Texier (lower body) will not play in Tuesday's road clash against the Tampa Bay Lightning, per the NHL media site.
Apr 2, 2026
Laine, Patrik
Abdomen
Day to Day
Laine (abdomen) practiced Saturday in a non-contact jersey, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
Apr 12, 2026
Carrier, Alexandre
Upper Body
Day to Day
Carrier will be sidelined 2-4 weeks after sustaining an upper-body injury, the Habs announced Tuesday.
Apr 14, 2026
Dach, Kirby
Upper Body
Day to Day
Dach will be out for 2-4 weeks as a result of his upper-body injury.
Apr 14, 2026
Trades
Mar 13 2026
The Ottawa Senators acquire Riley Kidney from the Montreal Canadiens for Hunter Shepard and Jake Chiasson
Atlantic
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NYR
1
C
Mika Zibanejad
33G - 38A
(71P)
2
L
Alexis Lafrenière
22G - 30A
(52P)
3
C
Vincent Trocheck
15G - 35A
(50P)
4
C
J.T. Miller
16G - 31A
(47P)
5
D
Adam Fox
7G - 38A
(45P)
NYR Injuries
Quick, Jonathan
Upper Body
Day to Day
Quick (upper body) won't be in the lineup for Tuesday's home matchup against the New Jersey Devils, according to Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic.
Apr 2, 2026
Vaakanainen, Urho
Upper Body
Day to Day
Vaakanainen (upper body) is week-to-week, according to Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic on Saturday.
Apr 11, 2026
Rempe, Matt
Thumb
Season
Rempe (thumb) probably won't be ready to return before the end of the 2025-26 regular season, according to Vince Z. Mercogliano of The Athletic on Monday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Mar 6 2026
The Calgary Flames acquire Brennan Othmann from the New York Rangers for Jacob Battaglia.
Mar 6 2026
The Chicago Blackhawks acquire Derrick Pouliot from the New York Rangers for Aidan Thompson.
Mar 5 2026
The Buffalo Sabres acquire Sam Carrick from the New York Rangers for a 2026 3rd round pick and a 2026 6th round pick (CHI).
Metropolitan
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Goaltending
MTL
26-8-4
2.73 GAA
90.3% SV
NYR
24-17-6
2.53 GAA
91.2% SV
MTL
10-8-4
3.43 GAA
87.2% SV
NYR
5-16-2
3.18 GAA
88.9% SV
MTL
8-5-2
2.55 GAA
90.4% SV
NYR
1-3-0
4.13 GAA
86.4% SV
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NYR
1-0-1
1.44 GAA
95.4% SV
Goaltenders
MTL
43-21-10
GAA: 3.09
SV%: 0.889
vs
NYR
31-35-9
GAA: 3.09
SV%: 0.894