Canadiens 3–4 Islanders — Final Score & Stats (Mar 20, 2025)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
🇨🇦 MTL	1	0	2	0	3
🏝️ NYI	1	1	1	1	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏝️ NYI

Bo Horvat

2 G

5 shots · 21:38 TOI

2nd star 🏝️ NYI

Tony DeAngelo

2 A

4 shots · 26:14 TOI

3rd star 🏝️ NYI

Ilya Sorokin

38 saves

0.927 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🏝️ Anthony Duclair PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:37

Assists: Anders Lee, Jean-Gabriel Pageau · beat Sam Montembeault

0–1

🇨🇦 Joshua Roy Tying 1st · 11:58

Assists: Jayden Struble, Patrik Laine · beat Ilya Sorokin

1–1

2nd period

🏝️ Simon Holmstrom PP Go-ahead 2nd · 16:40

Assists: Noah Dobson, Tony DeAngelo · beat Sam Montembeault

1–2

3rd period

🏝️ Bo Horvat 3rd · 02:31

Assists: Noah Dobson, Ilya Sorokin · beat Sam Montembeault

1–3

🇨🇦 Patrik Laine PP 3rd · 04:32

Assists: Nick Suzuki · beat Ilya Sorokin

2–3

🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher Tying 3rd · 14:16

Unassisted · beat Ilya Sorokin

3–3

Overtime

🏝️ Bo Horvat Go-ahead OT · 03:37

Assists: Tony DeAngelo, Ilya Sorokin · beat Sam Montembeault

3–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Slafkovsky · Suzuki · Caufield 21:52

L2 Laine · Evans · Dvorak 15:12

L3 Newhook · Gallagher · Anderson 14:26

L4 Heineman · Armia · Roy 11:29

D1 Matheson · Hutson 25:52

D2 Carrier · Struble 17:22

D3 Savard · Xhekaj 14:51

🏝️Islanders

L1 Horvat · Palmieri · Holmstrom 20:58

L2 Lee · Pageau · Cizikas 14:47

L3 Duclair · Engvall · Fasching 12:56

L4 MacLean · Gatcomb · Tsyplakov 8:54

D1 DeAngelo · Pulock 26:10

D2 Pelech · Dobson 24:10

D3 Reilly · Mayfield 12:28

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NYI🏝️

41 Shots on goal 25

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

21 Hits 19

28 Blocked shots 19

4 Takeaways 7

11 Giveaways 16

6 Penalty minutes 10

MTL shooting 7.3% (3/41) NYI shooting 16.0% (4/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

21/25

.840 SV% · 4 GA · 63:37 TOI

🏝️Islanders

Ilya Sorokin

38/41

.927 SV% · 3 GA · 63:37 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

MTL NYI

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 33-27-7 (49% win rate, 67 games)

Islanders

Islanders — tied after 1st: 31-28-8 (46% win rate, 67 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Islanders lead the season series 2–1

Dec 32024 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–2 OT Oct 192024 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 3–4 SO Apr 112024 🇨🇦MTL @ 🏝️NYI 2–3 OT Jan 252024 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4 Dec 162023 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–5

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❓ MTL vs NYI, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Islanders on March 20, 2025?

Islanders won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Canadiens 3, Islanders 4.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brendan Gallagher, Joshua Roy, Patrik Laine.

Who scored for Islanders?

Bo Horvat (2), Anthony Duclair, Simon Holmstrom.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 21 saves on 25 shots (.840 save percentage).

How did the Islanders goalie play?

Ilya Sorokin made 38 saves on 41 shots (.927 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Islanders played?

At UBS Arena in Elmont, the Islanders home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Islanders season series?

Islanders lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 18 🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–6 AfterMar 22 🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–4

🏝️ Islanders

BeforeMar 18 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 4–2 AfterMar 22 🔥CGY @ 🏝️NYI 4–3

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