Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders

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Montreal Canadiens

48-23-10

Final
4 - 1

New York Islanders

43-33-5

Suzuki reaches 100-point mark, Canadiens eliminate Islanders from playoff contention

Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Islanders: Game Highlights

Ivan Demidov, Alex Newhook and Zachary Bolduc also scored for Montreal, which continues its push for home-ice advantage in the opening round and a potential Atlantic Division title. Jacob Fowler made 30 saves, and defenseman Lane Hutson added three assists.

Casey Cizikas scored for New York and Ilya Sorokin stopped 18 shots but the Islanders lost for the sixth time in their last seven games to fall out of postseason contention.

Montreal broke the game open late in the second period, scoring three goals in a 55-second span.

Suzuki opened the scoring with his 29th goal of the season, reaching the 100-point mark for the first time in his career.

Demidov made it 2-0 just 28 seconds later, finishing a one-timer off Suzuki's feed on the power play. It was Suzuki's 72nd assist.

Newhook capped the surge at 16:51 of the second with a wrist shot on a two-on-one rush.

Cizikas redirected a shot from Scott Mayfield to spoil Fowler’s shutout bid midway through the third period.

Up next Canadiens: Visit the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night in their regular-season finale.

Islanders: Host the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night to conclude the regular season.

Regular Season Series

MTL wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	2nd Period 15:56	Nick Suzuki Goal (29) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (43), Lane Hutson (65)
Goal	2nd Period 16:24	Ivan Demidov Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (72), Lane Hutson (66)
Goal	2nd Period 16:51	Alex Newhook Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Zachary Bolduc (18), David Reinbacher (1)
Goal	3rd Period 8:45	Casey Cizikas Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Scott Mayfield (13), Ryan Pulock (24)
Goal	3rd Period 19:45	Zachary Bolduc Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Newhook (12), Kirby Dach (7)

Statistics

MTL		NYI
13	Blocked Shots	11
23	Hits	16
5	Takeaways	4
22	Shots	33
1	Power Play Goals	0
2	Power Play Opportunities	2
50.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
22	Faceoffs Won	25
46.8	Faceoff Win Percent	53.2
12	Giveaways	9
3	Total Penalties	3
6	Penalty Minutes	6

New York Islanders Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Ryan Pulock, D	Out	Oct 31
Matias Maccelli, LW	Injured Reserve	Oct 26
Calum Ritchie, C	Injured Reserve	Oct 26
Alexander Romanov, D	Injured Reserve	Oct 19
Mathew Barzal, C	Injured Reserve	Oct 15

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Mike Matheson, D	Out	Oct 31
Sam Montembeault, G	Injured Reserve	Oct 31
Nick Suzuki, C	Out	Oct 22
Ivan Demidov, RW	Injured Reserve	Oct 6
Bryce Pickford, D	Injured Reserve	Sep 29