Islanders 4-3 Canadiens (Mar 20, 2025) Play-by-Play

Montreal Canadiens

33-27-8, 15-15-4 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
MTL	1	0	2	0	3
NYI	1	1	1	1	4

TIME	MTL	NYI
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Casey Cizikas faceoff won against Jake Evans	0	0
0:13	Icing	0	0
0:13	Jake Evans faceoff won against Casey Cizikas	0	0
0:24	Hudson Fasching shot blocked by Mike Matheson	0	0
0:26	Puck in Netting	0	0
0:26	Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau	0	0
0:35	Christian Dvorak Snap Shot Wide Left	0	0
0:41	Giveaway by Christian Dvorak	0	0
0:56	Giveaway by Anthony Duclair	0	0
1:06	Josh Anderson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	0	0
1:41	Alexandre Carrier hit Simon Holmstrom	0	0
2:09	Maxim Tsyplakov shot blocked by David Savard	0	0
2:31	Marc Gatcomb hit Arber Xhekaj	0	0
2:32	Hand Pass	0	0
2:32	Jake Evans faceoff won against Hudson Fasching	0	0
2:39	Giveaway by Adam Pelech	0	0
2:42	Giveaway by Emil Heineman	0	0
3:09	Arber Xhekaj hit Hudson Fasching	0	0
3:31	Giveaway by Adam Pelech	0	0
3:31	Josh Anderson hit Adam Pelech	0	0
3:35	Jayden Struble shot blocked by Anders Lee	0	0
3:38	Takeaway by Lane Hutson	0	0
3:47	Jayden Struble shot blocked by Adam Pelech	0	0
3:50	Brendan Gallagher Interference - Goalkeeper against Ilya Sorokin	0	0
3:50	Bo Horvat faceoff won against Jake Evans	0	0
4:06	Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	0	0
4:54	Jake Evans Deflected saved by Ilya Sorokin	0	0
5:37	Anthony Duclair Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Anders Lee (22), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (24)	0	1
5:37	Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Bo Horvat	0	1
5:56	Giveaway by Cole Caufield	0	1
6:17	Lane Hutson shot blocked by Simon Holmstrom	0	1
6:22	Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	0	1
6:43	Casey Cizikas hit Arber Xhekaj	0	1
7:44	Kyle MacLean shot blocked by David Savard	0	1
7:56	Giveaway by Maxim Tsyplakov	0	1
8:07	Anders Lee hit David Savard	0	1
8:12	Giveaway by Joel Armia	0	1
8:15	Giveaway by Adam Pelech	0	1
8:24	Anders Lee Snap Shot Wide Right	0	1
8:43	Anders Lee Backhand saved by Sam Montembeault	0	1
9:03	Bo Horvat Snap Shot Above Crossbar	0	1
9:06	Puck in Netting	0	1
9:06	Bo Horvat faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	0	1
9:08	Kyle Palmieri Tip-In Wide Right	0	1
9:22	Adam Pelech Interference against Juraj Slafkovský	0	1
9:22	Bo Horvat faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	0	1
10:47	Alex Newhook Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	0	1
10:48	Goalie Stopped	0	1
10:48	Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Casey Cizikas	0	1
11:21	Nick Suzuki Slap Shot Off Crossbar	0	1
11:31	Mike Matheson Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	0	1
11:35	Brendan Gallagher Backhand saved by Ilya Sorokin	0	1
11:39	Goalie Stopped	0	1
11:39	Alex Newhook faceoff won against Kyle MacLean	0	1
11:55	Jayden Struble Snap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	0	1
11:58	Joshua Roy Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Jayden Struble (8), Patrik Laine (12)	1	1
11:58	Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Casey Cizikas	1	1
12:16	Icing	1	1
12:16	Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Casey Cizikas	1	1
12:22	Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Hudson Fasching	1	1
12:27	Giveaway by Pierre Engvall	1	1
12:30	Nick Suzuki Slap Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	1	1
12:44	Mike Matheson shot blocked by Simon Holmstrom	1	1
12:47	Takeaway by Casey Cizikas	1	1
12:54	Anthony DeAngelo Backhand saved by Sam Montembeault	1	1
12:55	Alexandre Carrier hit Anthony DeAngelo	1	1
13:05	Icing	1	1
13:05	Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Bo Horvat	1	1
13:25	Anthony DeAngelo Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	1	1
13:26	Goalie Stopped	1	1
13:26	Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Anders Lee	1	1
14:03	Anders Lee Tripping against Josh Anderson	1	1
14:03	TV Timeout	1	1
14:03	Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Bo Horvat	1	1
15:17	Nick Suzuki Slap Shot Wide Left	1	1
15:22	Patrik Laine Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	1	1
15:24	Goalie Stopped	1	1
15:24	Alex Newhook faceoff won against Jean-Gabriel Pageau	1	1
15:40	Emil Heineman Slap Shot Wide Left	1	1
15:42	Alex Newhook Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	1	1
15:51	Alex Newhook shot blocked by Brendan Gallagher	1	1
15:55	Puck in Benches	1	1
15:55	Joshua Roy faceoff won against Bo Horvat	1	1
16:02	Jake Evans Tip-In saved by Ilya Sorokin	1	1
16:17	Off-side	1	1
16:17	Jake Evans faceoff won against Kyle MacLean	1	1
16:34	David Savard hit Anders Lee	1	1
16:42	Scott Mayfield Wrist Shot Wide Left	1	1
17:15	Lane Hutson hit Casey Cizikas	1	1
17:19	Adam Pelech hit Brendan Gallagher	1	1
17:32	Casey Cizikas Snap Shot Wide Left	1	1
17:35	Pierre Engvall Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	1	1
17:37	Hudson Fasching Batted saved by Sam Montembeault	1	1
17:38	Hudson Fasching Batted saved by Sam Montembeault	1	1
17:39	Goalie Stopped	1	1
17:39	Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Kyle MacLean	1	1
17:48	Takeaway by Ryan Pulock	1	1
17:56	Kyle MacLean hit David Savard	1	1
18:01	Marc Gatcomb hit Josh Anderson	1	1
18:28	Bo Horvat shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj	1	1
18:37	Cole Caufield hit Anthony DeAngelo	1	1
18:39	Giveaway by Tony DeAngelo	1	1
18:49	Anthony DeAngelo shot blocked by Kyle Palmieri	1	1
18:59	Bo Horvat shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj	1	1
19:33	Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	1	1
19:35	Goalie Stopped	1	1
19:35	On-Ice Official	1	1
19:35	Jean-Gabriel Pageau faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	1	1
19:53	Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Sorokin	1	1
20:00	End of 1st Period	1	1

Bo Horvat nets OT winner for Islanders vs. Canadiens

0:46

Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Islanders: Game Highlights

1:55

Brendan Gallagher nets goal for Canadiens

0:30

Regular Season Series

NYI win 2-1

Canadiens
3
Islanders
4

Game 1

10/19

Islanders
1
Canadiens
2

Game 2

12/3

Canadiens
3
Islanders
4

Game 3

3/20

UBS Arena

7:30 PM, March 20, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Elmont, NY

Line: NYI -135

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 15,218

Referees:
Peter MacDougall
Michael Markovic

Linesmen:
Scott Cherrey
Mitch Hunt

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	42	24	3	87
Toronto	42	24	3	87
Tampa Bay	40	23	5	85
Ottawa	36	27	5	77
Montreal	33	27	8	74
Detroit	32	30	6	70
Boston	30	31	9	69
Buffalo	27	34	6	60

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	46	15	8	100
Carolina	42	22	4	88
New Jersey	37	27	6	80
NY Islanders	32	28	8	72
NY Rangers	33	31	6	72
Columbus	31	29	9	71
Pittsburgh	29	32	10	68
Philadelphia	28	34	8	64

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