NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
New York Rangers vs Montréal Canadiens overnight into Friday, April 2
01:00
Swedish time
in 144 days and 4 hours
Local time: 19:00, Thursday, April 1
New York Rangers visit Montréal Canadiens at Centre Bell overnight into Friday, April 2. The puck drops at 01:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Rangers are 3rd in the Metropolitan with 21 points from 18 games, while Canadiens are 2nd in the Atlantic with 25 points from 17. It is meeting 3 of 3 between the teams this season. 3 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Mika Zibanejad and Marcus Pettersson.
The Swedes in the game
The teams going in
| NYR | Comparison | MTL |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Points | 25 |
| 18 | Games | 17 |
| 10-7-1 | W-L-OT | 11-3-3 |
| 3rd Metropolitan | In the division | 2nd Atlantic |
| 13th | In the NHL | 5th |
| 3.06 | Goals per game | 3.59 |
| 2.89 | Against per game | 3.12 |
| +3 | Goal difference | +8 |
| 4-5-1 | Last 10 | 8-0-2 |
| W3 | Streak | W2 |
| 2-5-1 | Road / home this year | 5-2-2 |
| 2 days | Rest before | 1 day |
Standings as of November 8, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
MTL55 %147 wins
NYR33 %89 wins
Canadiens have won 55% of the meetings.31 ties (12 %)
MTL@NYR
3–2April 3, 2026 · 7mo ago
0 G1 A1 P
MTL@NYROT
4–5December 14, 2025 · 10mo ago
0 G1 A1 P
NYR@MTL
4–3October 19, 2025 · 1y ago
1 G1 A2 P
NYR@MTLOT
4–5January 20, 2025 · 1y ago
1 G0 A1 P
MTL@NYR
3–4November 30, 2024 · 1y ago
1 G1 A2 P