NHL MATCHUP REPORT

February 26, 2026, 7:00 | Bell Centre

New York Islanders (32-21-5) VS Montreal Canadiens (32-17-8)

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SMART CHART

NYI
NAME
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2.91
OFFENSE
3.49
2.79
DEFENSE
3.28
15.70
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
23.93
82.39
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
76.88
27.47
SHOTS FOR
26.23
27.90
SHOTS AGAINST
27.35
0.12
DIFFERENTIAL
0.21

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
NY Islanders 32-21-5 $873 2.91 2.79 9-10 21-15 25-31-2
Montreal 32-17-8 $573 3.49 3.28 13-11 18-13 34-21-2

TEAM RECORDS

New York Islanders

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 32-21-5 16-10-2 16-11-3 9-10-2 21-15-3 25-31-2
Last 10 6-4 2-2 4-2 3-2 2-1 4-6
vs Div 12-6-2 6-2-1 6-4-1 3-1-1 8-5-1 8-11-1
vs WEST 13-10-1 6-6 7-4-1 5-5 8-5-1 12-11-1
vs EAST 19-11-4 10-4-2 9-7-2 4-3-2 13-7-2 13-20-1

Montreal Canadiens

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 32-17-8 16-11-1 16-6-7 13-11-1 18-13-7 34-21-2
Last 10 6-3-1 3-1 3-2-1 1-2 5-2-1 6-4
vs Div 10-8-1 4-5 6-3-1 3-4 7-3-1 11-6-2
vs WEST 19-6-1 11-3 8-3-1 9-3 9-3-1 15-11
vs EAST 13-11-7 5-8-1 8-3-6 4-7-1 9-3-6 19-10-2

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 2.91 23 3.28 24
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 2.70 27 3.29 24
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 12.94 32 80.95 15
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.49 3 2.79 4
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.39 11 2.67 5
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 18.92 19 81.82 13

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
NY Islanders 6-2-2 6-4 3.00 32.50 8.00 24.24 77.27 33.00
Montreal 4-3-3 6-4 2.60 29.00 5.00 22.73 75.76 22.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away ShotsHome Shots Away Power Play Goals Home Power Play Goals Away Power Plays Home Power Plays Away PP%Home PP% Away PK%Home PK%
Mar 20, 2025 MON 3 NYI 4 -138 5.5 O 41 25 1 2 5 3 20 66.7 33.3 80
Dec 3, 2024 NYI 1 MON 2 110 5.5 U 31 27 0 1 3 2 0 50 50 100
Oct 19, 2024 MON 3 NYI 4 -250 6 O 24 36 1 1 1 6 100 16.7 83.3 0
Apr 11, 2024 MON 2 NYI 3 -225 6 U 14 31 0 0 0 4 - 0 100 -
Jan 25, 2024 NYI 3 MON 4 125 6.5 O 46 26 3 2 8 5 37.5 40 60 62.5
Dec 16, 2023 NYI 3 MON 5 100 6 O 33 41 0 0 1 2 0 0 100 100
Apr 12, 2023 MON 2 NYI 4 -350 5.5 O 19 35 0 1 1 3 0 33.3 66.7 100
Feb 11, 2023 NYI 3 MON 4 180 6 O 30 31 1 0 2 2 50 0 100 50
Jan 14, 2023 MON 1 NYI 2 -240 5.5 U 23 38 0 0 2 2 0 0 100 100
Apr 15, 2022 NYI 3 MON 0 130 5.5 U 20 44 0 0 1 2 0 0 100 100

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Montreal is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Montreal's last 8 games when playing NY Islanders
Montreal is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
Montreal is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against NY Islanders
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Montreal's last 6 games when playing at home against NY Islanders

New York Islanders

NY Islanders is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 9 games
NY Islanders is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
NY Islanders is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of NY Islanders's last 5 games on the road
NY Islanders is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 6 of NY Islanders's last 8 games when playing Montreal
NY Islanders is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
NY Islanders is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Montreal
The total has gone OVER in 4 of NY Islanders's last 6 games when playing on the road against Montreal

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

New York Islanders

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Feb 5, 2026 NJ 3-1 W -110 14 24 0/1 1/1 Jake Allen A
Feb 3, 2026 PIT 5-4 W 100 23 35 0/2 2/2 Stuart Skinner H
Feb 2, 2026 WAS 1-4 L 110 30 25 0/2 4/4 Clay Stevenson A
Jan 31, 2026 NAS 3-4 L -125 30 42 0/2 1/2 Juuse Saros H
Jan 29, 2026 NYR 2-1 W -140 21 21 0/3 2/3 Jonathan Quick A

Montreal Canadiens

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Feb 4, 2026 WPG 5-1 W 110 27 37 1/2 3/4 Connor Hellebuyck A
Feb 2, 2026 MIN 3-4 L 110 20 24 0/1 2/3 Filip Gustavsson A
Jan 31, 2026 BUF 4-2 W 105 31 38 1/3 3/4 Alex Lyon A
Jan 29, 2026 COL 7-3 W 105 28 29 1/2 2/2 Scott Wedgewood H
Jan 27, 2026 VGK 3-2 W 100 26 34 0/4 3/3 Akira Schmid H