Thu, Apr 2 · FINAL
14:55Cole Caufield Goal (49) Wrist Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (30), Nick Suzuki (67)
MTL
NYR
Jacob Fowler24 SA22 SV2 GA.917
Igor ShesterkinScoring
- 14:553rdCole Caufield Goal (49) Wrist Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (30), Nick Suzuki (67)
- 14:083rdWill Cuylle Goal (17) Deflected, assists: Jonny Brodzinski (8), Vincent Trocheck (35)
- 9:233rdAdam Fox Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (38), Vladislav Gavrikov (18)
- 6:202ndCole Caufield Goal (48) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (38), Nick Suzuki (66)
- 4:362ndAlex Newhook Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (43)
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Noah DobsonD | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:43 | 1:47 | 2:43 | 18:13 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kaiden GuhleD | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18:58 | 0:12 | 3:30 | 15:16 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lane HutsonD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25:54 | 2:01 | 3:18 | 20:35 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike MathesonD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:22 | 0:26 | 2:32 | 20:24 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jayden StrubleD | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:57 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Arber XhekajD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:45 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:45 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Rangers
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Will BorgenD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:47 | 0:04 | 0:49 | 15:54 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Drew FortescueD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:01 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Adam FoxD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:10 | 3:45 | 0:45 | 18:40 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vladislav GavrikovD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:55 | 1:07 | 1:57 | 18:51 | 25 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Matthew RobertsonD | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:36 | 0:00 | 2:04 | 15:32 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Braden SchneiderD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:16 | 1:28 | 2:25 | 16:23 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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