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NYI @ MTL

Saturday, March 21, 2026 · 6:00 PM CT

How the Matchup Page Works

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
3 – 7
FINAL
Montréal Canadiens
48-24-10 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
NYI +105 · MTL -125
Puck Line
NYI +1.5 (-250) · MTL -1.5 (+180)
Total
O 5.5 (-145) · U (+115)

Graded: total 10 → OVER W · MTL -1.5 W

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 5.5
 NYIo5.5 49%
34-35
20%
1-4
50%
5-5
42%
16-22
75%
3-1
46%
31-36
MTLo5.5 69%
47-21
40%
2-3
60%
6-4
65%
22-12
75%
3-1
58%
39-28
Puck Line
cover %
 NYI+1.5 74%
51-18
100%
5-0
80%
8-2
74%
28-10
100%
4-0
-8.66u
35-32
MTL-1.5 28%
19-49
0%
0-5
20%
2-8
35%
12-22
0%
0-4
-1.58u
38-29
Moneyline
win %
 NYI dog +105 57%
39-30
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
55%
21-17
75%
3-1
+15.18u
26-17
MTL fav -125 54%
37-31
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
56%
19-15
25%
1-3
-4.11u
16-15
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 (DraftKings)
 DK 1.5 o-130/u+100 FD 1.5 o-122/u-106 NYI 49%
34-35
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
37%
14-24
50%
2-2
49%
34-35
 1.59 0.81 / 0.78
MTL 60%
41-27
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
65%
22-12
50%
2-2
60%
41-27
 1.84 1.00 / 0.84
2nd Period
over 1.5 (DraftKings)
 DK 1.5 o-166/u+130 FD 1.5 o-164/u+128 NYI 64%
44-25
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
71%
27-11
50%
2-2
62%
43-26
 2.07 1.03 / 1.04
MTL 72%
49-19
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
82%
28-6
50%
2-2
65%
44-24
 2.35 1.12 / 1.24
3rd Period
over 2.5 (FanDuel)
 FD 2.5 o+140/u-180 NYI 28%
19-50
20%
1-4
30%
3-7
21%
8-30
25%
1-3
39%
27-42
 1.81 0.88 / 0.93
MTL 44%
30-38
20%
1-4
50%
5-5
35%
12-22
25%
1-3
51%
34-33
 2.28 1.19 / 1.09
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
26 saves on 32 shots · 6 GA · L
MTL · Jacob Fowler
19 saves on 22 shots · 3 GA · W
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
NYI2010222/3
MTL1240363/4
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
NYIPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Bo Horvat G 0.5
o+145
 40% 40% 50%2/4 0 U
Anders Lee G 0.5
o+300
 19% 30% 75%3/4 0 U
Emil Heineman G 0.5
o+325
 25% 30% 0%0/1 1 O
Brayden Schenn G 0.5
o+300
 18% 20% 25%1/4 0 U
Jean-Gabriel Pageau G 0.5
o+475
 23% 20% 25%1/4 0 U
Simon Holmstrom G 0.5
o+350
 21% 20% 25%1/4 1 O
Calum Ritchie G 0.5
o+400
 17% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Matthew Schaefer G 0.5
o+375
 25% 20% 100%1/1 1 O
Casey Cizikas G 0.5
o+700
 10% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Scott Mayfield G 0.5
o+1750
 3% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Adam Pelech G 0.5
o+1000
 6% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Carson Soucy G 0.5
o+1600
 8% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Tony DeAngelo G 0.5
o+650
 7% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Mathew Barzal G 0.5
o+210
 27% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Ondrej Palat G 0.5
o+650
 6% 0% 40%2/5 0 U
Anthony Duclair G 0.5
o+475
 15% 0% 50%1/2 0 U
Ryan Pulock G 0.5
o+1100
 5% 0% 0%0/4 0 U
Marc Gatcomb G 0.5
o+850
 3% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Matthew Schaefer PTS 0.5
o-120 / u-110
 57% 70% 100%1/1 1 O
Brayden Schenn PTS 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 37% 60% 50%2/4 0 U
Bo Horvat PTS 0.5
o-180 / u+135
 60% 60% 75%3/4 1 O
Tony DeAngelo PTS 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 36% 60% 100%2/2 1 O
Mathew Barzal PTS 0.5
o-210 / u+155
 66% 60% 100%2/2 1 O
Simon Holmstrom PTS 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 39% 40% 50%2/4 1 O
Anders Lee PTS 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 39% 30% 100%4/4 1 O
Emil Heineman PTS 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 33% 30% 0%0/1 1 O
Calum Ritchie PTS 0.5
o+165 / u-230
 35% 30% 100%1/1 0 U
Mathew Barzal A 0.5
o-115 / u-115
 53% 60% 100%2/2 1 O
Matthew Schaefer A 0.5
o+125 / u-165
 39% 60% 0%0/1 0 U
Tony DeAngelo A 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 33% 50% 100%2/2 1 O
Brayden Schenn A 0.5
o+260 / u-375
 22% 40% 50%2/4 0 U
Calum Ritchie A 0.5
o+300 / u-450
 23% 30% 100%1/1 0 U
Bo Horvat A 0.5
o+140 / u-190
 29% 20% 25%1/4 1 O
Simon Holmstrom A 0.5
o+250 / u-375
 25% 20% 25%1/4 0 U
Anders Lee A 0.5
o+275 / u-400
 25% 0% 25%1/4 1 O
Emil Heineman A 0.5
o+400 / u-600
 12% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Bo Horvat SOG 2.5
o-180 / u+135
 60% 80% 75%3/4 2 U
Emil Heineman SOG 1.5
o-195 / u+145
 57% 70% 100%1/1 3 O
Matthew Schaefer SOG 2.5
o-125 / u-105
 46% 70% 100%1/1 3 O
Mathew Barzal SOG 2.5
o+105 / u-145
 34% 60% 0%0/2 4 O
Tony DeAngelo SOG 1.5
o-180 / u+135
 58% 50% 100%2/2 3 O
Anders Lee SOG 2.5
o+105 / u-140
 42% 40% 75%3/4 0 U
Ilya Sorokin SV 24.5
o-125 / u-110
 54% 50% 67%2/3 26 O
MTLPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Nick Suzuki G 0.5
o+165
 31% 60% 25%1/4 0 U
Cole Caufield G 0.5
o+135
 43% 60% 50%2/4 3 O
Jake Evans G 0.5
o+475
 19% 30% 0%0/4 0 U
Juraj Slafkovský G 0.5
o+165
 32% 30% 0%0/4 2 O
Phillip Danault G 0.5
o+575
 8% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Alex Newhook G 0.5
o+400
 25% 20% 0%0/4 1 O
Oliver Kapanen G 0.5
o+400
 29% 20% 0%0/2 0 U
Ivan Demidov G 0.5
o+300
 21% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Mike Matheson G 0.5
o+750
 9% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Alexandre Carrier G 0.5
o+1300
 9% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Alexandre Texier G 0.5
o+400
 14% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Lane Hutson G 0.5
o+550
 16% 10% 0%0/4 0 U
Brendan Gallagher G 0.5
o+475
 9% 0% 25%1/4 0 U
Joseph Veleno G 0.5
o+700
 4% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Noah Dobson G 0.5
o+500
 15% 0% 100%1/1 0 U
Jayden Struble G 0.5
o+2000
 0% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Kaiden Guhle G 0.5
o+1100
 4% 0% 0%0/2 1 O
Zachary Bolduc G 0.5
o+400
 14% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Cole Caufield PTS 0.5
o-200 / u+150
 69% 80% 75%3/4 5 O
Juraj Slafkovský PTS 0.5
o-185 / u+140
 57% 80% 50%2/4 4 O
Lane Hutson PTS 0.5
o-200 / u+150
 69% 70% 50%2/4 0 U
Nick Suzuki PTS 1.5
o+145 / u-195
 34% 50% 25%1/4 4 O
Alex Newhook PTS 0.5
o+165 / u-225
 54% 50% 25%1/4 1 O
Ivan Demidov PTS 0.5
o-110 / u-120
 56% 40% 100%1/1 0 U
Mike Matheson PTS 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 42% 30% 50%2/4 0 U
Noah Dobson PTS 0.5
o+110 / u-145
 47% 30% 100%1/1 0 U
Oliver Kapanen PTS 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 40% 20% 0%0/2 1 O
Nick Suzuki A 0.5
o-170 / u+125
 63% 80% 75%3/4 4 O
Lane Hutson A 0.5
o-165 / u+125
 60% 70% 50%2/4 0 U
Juraj Slafkovský A 0.5
o+115 / u-155
 40% 60% 50%2/4 2 O
Cole Caufield A 0.5
o+125 / u-170
 42% 40% 25%1/4 2 O
Noah Dobson A 0.5
o+145 / u-200
 35% 30% 0%0/1 0 U
Alex Newhook A 0.5
o+300 / u-425
 32% 30% 25%1/4 0 U
Ivan Demidov A 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 46% 30% 100%1/1 0 U
Mike Matheson A 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 35% 20% 50%2/4 0 U
Oliver Kapanen A 0.5
o+325 / u-500
 15% 0% 0%0/2 1 O
Mike Matheson SOG 1.5
o+100 / u-135
 51% 70% 50%2/4 3 O
Noah Dobson SOG 1.5
o-185 / u+140
 60% 70% 100%1/1 3 O
Juraj Slafkovský SOG 2.5
o+100 / u-135
 35% 70% 25%1/4 4 O
Ivan Demidov SOG 1.5
o-120 / u-110
 44% 70% 0%0/1 2 O
Lane Hutson SOG 1.5
o-120 / u-110
 52% 60% 25%1/4 1 U
Alexandre Texier SOG 1.5
o+100 / u-135
 46% 50% 0%0/1 2 O
Cole Caufield SOG 3.5
o+130 / u-170
 45% 50% 25%1/4 3 U
Brendan Gallagher SOG 1.5
o+110 / u-145
 48% 40% 75%3/4 2 O
Nick Suzuki SOG 2.5
o+110 / u-150
 32% 40% 75%3/4 3 O
Oliver Kapanen SOG 1.5
o+115 / u-150
 47% 40% 0%0/2 0 U
Zachary Bolduc SOG 1.5
o+100 / u-130
 42% 30% 0%0/1 6 O
Jacob Fowler SV 24.5
o-105 / u-130
 42% 40% — 19 U
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Feb 26, 2026 at MTL MTL 3–4 OT 1–01–21–1 7 5.5 O NYI
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