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NYI @ MTL

Thursday, February 26, 2026 · 6:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's starter from ESPN's probable-goalie report: Confirmed once the team or a beat reporter confirms it, Expected before that, refreshed every 30 minutes on game days. With no report yet it falls back to the team's most recent starter (Last start). After the game it shows the real starters from the box score. Injuries lists both teams' players on ESPN's injury report (Day-To-Day, Out, Injured Reserve) before puck drop. Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

New York Islanders
43-34-5 · Away
4 – 3
FINAL / OT
Montréal Canadiens
48-24-10 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
NYI +125 · MTL -145
Puck Line
NYI +1.5 (-210) · MTL -1.5 (+160)
Total
O 5.5 (-130) · U (+105)

Graded: total 7 → OVER W · MTL -1.5 L

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 5.5
 NYIo5.5 48%
28-30
40%
2-3
40%
4-6
37%
11-19
67%
2-1
46%
26-30
MTLo5.5 70%
40-17
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
64%
18-10
67%
2-1
59%
33-23
Puck Line
cover %
 NYI+1.5 72%
42-16
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
73%
22-8
100%
3-0
-5.89u
30-26
MTL-1.5 30%
17-40
60%
3-2
30%
3-7
36%
10-18
0%
0-3
+0.23u
33-23
Moneyline
win %
 NYI dog +125 55%
32-26
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
53%
16-14
67%
2-1
+13.48u
23-15
MTL fav -145 56%
32-25
80%
4-1
60%
6-4
57%
16-12
33%
1-2
-1.99u
13-11
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown (closing)
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 1.5
 DK 1.5 o-130/u+100 FD 1.5 o-122/u-104 NYI 50%
29-29
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
40%
12-18
67%
2-1
50%
29-29
 1.55 0.83 / 0.72
MTL 60%
34-23
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
64%
18-10
67%
2-1
60%
34-23
 1.82 1.00 / 0.82
2nd Period
over 1.5
 DK 1.5 o-175/u+135 FD 1.5 o-166/u+130 NYI 64%
37-21
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
70%
21-9
33%
1-2
62%
36-22
 2.07 1.02 / 1.05
MTL 74%
42-15
80%
4-1
90%
9-1
82%
23-5
33%
1-2
67%
38-19
 2.35 1.11 / 1.25
3rd Period
over 1.5
 FD 2.5 o+142/u-182 NYI 55%
32-26
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
57%
17-13
67%
2-1
40%
23-35
 1.83 0.90 / 0.93
MTL 70%
40-17
80%
4-1
80%
8-2
68%
19-9
67%
2-1
52%
29-27
 2.26 1.19 / 1.07
Team Comparison '25-26
NYIMTL
Record (W-L-OTL)43-34-548-24-10
Points %55.5%64.6%
Goals for / game2.843.45
Goals against / game2.943.12
Shots for / game28.226.3
Shots against / game27.727.8
Power play %16.5%23.1%
Penalty kill %80.8%78.2%
Faceoff %52.7%50.9%
1st period GF / GA0.78 / 0.820.91 / 0.85
2nd period GF / GA1.04 / 1.061.20 / 1.11
3rd period GF / GA0.85 / 1.001.17 / 1.04
Avg game total5.786.57
Starting Goalies from the box score
NYI · Ilya Sorokin
22 saves on 25 shots · 3 GA · W
22 saves on 26 shots · 4 GA · OTL
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
NYI0211261/2
MTL1110252/3
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
NYIPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Mathew Barzal G 0.5
o+185
 30% 60% 0%0/1 0 U
Jean-Gabriel Pageau G 0.5
o+550
 22% 30% 0%0/3 1 O
Bo Horvat G 0.5
o+160
 41% 30% 67%2/3 0 U
Matthew Schaefer G 0.5
o+425
 24% 30% — 2 O
Ryan Pulock G 0.5
o+1000
 5% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Tony DeAngelo G 0.5
o+700
 7% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Casey Cizikas G 0.5
o+700
 11% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Ondrej Palat G 0.5
o+400
 7% 10% 50%2/4 0 U
Carson Soucy G 0.5
o+1600
 8% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Simon Holmstrom G 0.5
o+375
 21% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Emil Heineman G 0.5
o+325
 24% 10% — 0 U
Calum Ritchie G 0.5
o+450
 17% 10% — 0 U
Anders Lee G 0.5
o+325
 16% 0% 67%2/3 1 O
Scott Mayfield G 0.5
o+1750
 2% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Adam Pelech G 0.5
o+1100
 5% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Jonathan Drouin G 0.5
o+500
 6% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Kyle MacLean G 0.5
o+850
 5% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Marc Gatcomb G 0.5
o+750
 3% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Mathew Barzal PTS 0.5
o-185 / u+135
 67% 80% 100%1/1 1 O
Bo Horvat PTS 0.5
o-155 / u+115
 59% 50% 67%2/3 1 O
Matthew Schaefer PTS 0.5
o+105 / u-140
 53% 50% — 2 O
Anders Lee PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 40% 40% 100%3/3 1 O
Tony DeAngelo PTS 0.5
o+165 / u-225
 31% 40% 100%1/1 1 O
Simon Holmstrom PTS 0.5
o+135 / u-185
 38% 40% 33%1/3 2 O
Emil Heineman PTS 0.5
o+165 / u-230
 35% 10% — 0 U
Jonathan Drouin PTS 0.5
o+185 / u-260
 31% 0% 50%1/2 0 U
Mathew Barzal A 0.5
o+110 / u-145
 51% 50% 100%1/1 1 O
Anders Lee A 0.5
o+275 / u-400
 29% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Bo Horvat A 0.5
o+160 / u-220
 30% 40% 0%0/3 1 O
Simon Holmstrom A 0.5
o+230 / u-325
 25% 40% 0%0/3 2 O
Tony DeAngelo A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
 29% 30% 100%1/1 1 O
Matthew Schaefer A 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 36% 30% — 0 U
Jonathan Drouin A 0.5
o+300 / u-450
 28% 0% 50%1/2 0 U
Emil Heineman A 0.5
o+350 / u-550
 14% 0% — 0 U
Tony DeAngelo SOG 1.5
o-175 / u+130
 59% 80% 100%1/1 3 O
Anders Lee SOG 1.5
o-195 / u+145
 66% 70% 67%2/3 4 O
Emil Heineman SOG 1.5
o-160 / u+120
 53% 50% — 2 O
Matthew Schaefer SOG 1.5
o-190 / u+140
 67% 50% — 3 O
Bo Horvat SOG 2.5
o-145 / u+110
 55% 40% 67%2/3 6 O
Mathew Barzal SOG 2.5
o+140 / u-190
 30% 30% 0%0/1 0 U
Ilya Sorokin SV 24.5
o-120 / u-110
 54% 50% 100%2/2 22 U
MTLPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Cole Caufield G 0.5
o+130
 40% 70% 33%1/3 1 O
Alex Newhook G 0.5
o+400
 29% 40% 0%0/3 0 U
Phillip Danault G 0.5
o+475
 6% 30% 50%1/2 0 U
Alexandre Carrier G 0.5
o+1200
 9% 30% 0%0/1 0 U
Nick Suzuki G 0.5
o+200
 26% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Juraj Slafkovský G 0.5
o+185
 33% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Brendan Gallagher G 0.5
o+425
 11% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Josh Anderson G 0.5
o+525
 20% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Jake Evans G 0.5
o+600
 16% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Alexandre Texier G 0.5
o+375
 13% 20% — 0 U
Kirby Dach G 0.5
o+350
 26% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Oliver Kapanen G 0.5
o+300
 32% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Lane Hutson G 0.5
o+500
 18% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Ivan Demidov G 0.5
o+275
 21% 20% — 0 U
Noah Dobson G 0.5
o+525
 16% 10% — 2 O
Mike Matheson G 0.5
o+800
 9% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Kaiden Guhle G 0.5
o+1100
 6% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Arber Xhekaj G 0.5
o+2000
 2% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Lane Hutson PTS 0.5
o-190 / u+140
 68% 80% 33%1/3 1 O
Mike Matheson PTS 0.5
o+160 / u-220
 44% 70% 67%2/3 0 U
Noah Dobson PTS 0.5
o+130 / u-175
 49% 70% — 2 O
Cole Caufield PTS 0.5
o-200 / u+150
 67% 70% 67%2/3 1 O
Nick Suzuki PTS 1.5
o+175 / u-240
 32% 60% 33%1/3 0 U
Juraj Slafkovský PTS 0.5
o-150 / u+115
 53% 50% 33%1/3 1 O
Ivan Demidov PTS 0.5
o-130 / u+100
 58% 50% — 1 O
Oliver Kapanen PTS 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 44% 30% 0%0/1 0 U
Nick Suzuki A 0.5
o-155 / u+115
 61% 80% 100%3/3 0 U
Mike Matheson A 0.5
o+200 / u-275
 39% 70% 67%2/3 0 U
Lane Hutson A 0.5
o-155 / u+115
 58% 70% 33%1/3 1 O
Noah Dobson A 0.5
o+185 / u-250
 37% 60% — 0 U
Cole Caufield A 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 42% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Juraj Slafkovský A 0.5
o+145 / u-195
 35% 30% 33%1/3 1 O
Ivan Demidov A 0.5
o+125 / u-170
 47% 30% — 1 O
Oliver Kapanen A 0.5
o+325 / u-475
 18% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Mike Matheson SOG 1.5
o-125 / u-105
 48% 70% 67%2/3 1 U
Cole Caufield SOG 3.5
o+130 / u-175
 44% 60% 0%0/3 4 O
Ivan Demidov SOG 1.5
o-135 / u+100
 40% 60% — 1 U
Noah Dobson SOG 1.5
o-195 / u+145
 58% 50% — 3 O
Lane Hutson SOG 1.5
o-105 / u-130
 51% 50% 33%1/3 1 U
Oliver Kapanen SOG 1.5
o-120 / u-110
 49% 40% 0%0/1 1 U
Nick Suzuki SOG 2.5
o+145 / u-195
 30% 30% 67%2/3 6 O
Juraj Slafkovský SOG 2.5
o+140 / u-190
 30% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Samuel Montembeault SV 23.5
o-110 / u-120
 48% 80% 50%1/2 22 U
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Mar 20, 2025 at NYI MTL 3–4 OT 1–10–12–1 7 5.5 O NYI
Dec 3, 2024 at MTL MTL 2–1 OT 0–01–10–0 3 5.5 U MTL
Oct 19, 2024 at NYI MTL 3–4 SO 1–21–01–1 7 6 O NYI
Apr 11, 2024 at NYI MTL 2–3 OT 1–00–11–1 5 — NYI
Jan 25, 2024 at MTL MTL 4–3 3–00–11–2 7 — MTL
Dec 16, 2023 at MTL MTL 5–3 0–04–01–3 8 — MTL
Apr 12, 2023 at NYI MTL 2–4 1–21–10–1 6 — NYI
Feb 11, 2023 at MTL MTL 4–3 OT 1–10–12–1 7 — MTL
Jan 14, 2023 at NYI MTL 1–2 0–20–01–0 3 — NYI
Apr 15, 2022 at MTL MTL 0–3 0–00–00–3 3 — NYI