MTL @ NYI Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-04-12 Posted by kaylee on 2026-04-12 04:00:13

MTL @ NYI

Venue: UBS Arena

Puck drop: Sun Apr 12, 2026 6:00pm EDT

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

MTL (last 10)

Record 8-2-0
Streak L1
GF/GP · GA/GP 2.8 · 2.1
Power play 5/37 (13.5%)
Last game L vs CBJ (2–5)

NYI (last 10)

Record 4-6-0
Streak L1
GF/GP · GA/GP 2.6 · 3.3
Power play 5/30 (16.7%)
Last game L vs OTT (0–3)

Recent meetings:

2026-03-21 NYI 3 @ MTL 7
2026-02-26 NYI 4 @ MTL 3 OT/SO

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

MTL

Cole Caufield 5 pts · 2 G · 16 SOG
Juraj Slafkovsky 5 pts · 1 G · 16 SOG
Nick Suzuki 5 pts · 1 G · 8 SOG
Lane Hutson 3 pts · 1 G · 4 SOG

NYI

Calum Ritchie 4 pts · 2 G · 8 SOG
Bo Horvat 4 pts · 0 G · 12 SOG
Mathew Barzal 4 pts · 0 G · 11 SOG
Jean-Gabriel Pageau 3 pts · 2 G · 7 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: MTL 3.03 · NYI 2.49 · Win odds: MTL 59.8% · NYI 40.2% · OT/SO chance: 17.8%

3-2 37.1%
2-2 32.8%
3-3 30.1%

Box Score

MTL 4 Final NYI 1

2026-04-12

Stat	MTL	NYI
Goals	4	1
Shots	22	33
Power Play	1/2 (50.0%)	0/2 (0.0%)
PIM	6	6
Faceoffs	22 / 25	25 / 22
Blocks	13	11
Saves	32	18

MTL Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Alex Newhook	1	1	2
Nick Suzuki	1	1	2
Zachary Bolduc	1	1	2
Ivan Demidov	1	0	1
Lane Hutson	0	2	2
David Reinbacher	0	1	1
Juraj Slafkovsky	0	1	1
Kirby Dach	0	1	1

NYI Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Casey Cizikas	1	0	1
Ryan Pulock	0	1	1
Scott Mayfield	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-04-12

Final lineup

MTL Away

Forwards

Line 1

Cole Caufield

#13 · LW

TOI 17:12xGF/60 2.20xGA/60 2.58CF/60 45.8SC±/60 -15.27G±/60 +3.82CF% 44.4xGF% 46.1

Nick Suzuki

#14 · C

TOI 18:29xGF/60 2.06xGA/60 3.03CF/60 42.8SC±/60 -14.27G±/60 +3.57CF% 42.9xGF% 40.5

Juraj Slafkovsky

#20 · RW

TOI 18:53xGF/60 2.34xGA/60 3.36CF/60 52.8SC±/60 -16.26G±/60 +4.06CF% 43.3xGF% 41.1

Line 2

Alexandre Texier

#85 · LW

TOI 9:27xGF/60 2.32xGA/60 1.64CF/60 50.8SC±/60 -6.35G±/60 +6.35CF% 61.5xGF% 58.6

Oliver Kapanen

#91 · C

TOI 10:31xGF/60 1.28xGA/60 6.69CF/60 23.8SC±/60 -59.60G±/60 -5.96CF% 18.2xGF% 16.0

Ivan Demidov

TOI 11:45xGF/60 2.37xGA/60 2.90CF/60 52.2SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 54.5xGF% 44.9

Line 3

Alex Newhook

#15 · LW

TOI 13:16xGF/60 3.28xGA/60 8.94CF/60 75.6SC±/60 -50.42G±/60 +10.08CF% 35.7xGF% 26.8

Phillip Danault

#24 · C

TOI 17:43xGF/60 1.86xGA/60 4.53CF/60 42.4SC±/60 -42.40G±/60 0.00CF% 36.7xGF% 29.1

Kirby Dach

#77 · RW

TOI 11:59xGF/60 1.94xGA/60 5.31CF/60 40.1SC±/60 -25.04G±/60 0.00CF% 30.8xGF% 26.8

Line 4

Zachary Bolduc

#76 · LW

TOI 14:15xGF/60 2.18xGA/60 7.66CF/60 49.0SC±/60 -44.08G±/60 +4.90CF% 28.6xGF% 22.2

Jake Evans

#71 · C

TOI 17:03xGF/60 1.97xGA/60 4.02CF/60 44.1SC±/60 -33.09G±/60 0.00CF% 41.4xGF% 32.9

Josh Anderson

#17 · RW

TOI 15:41xGF/60 1.89xGA/60 4.67CF/60 42.5SC±/60 -33.96G±/60 0.00CF% 37.0xGF% 28.8

Defense

Pair 1

Mike Matheson

#8 · LD

TOI 26:16xGF/60 1.74xGA/60 5.30CF/60 35.5SC±/60 -40.94G±/60 0.00CF% 28.9xGF% 24.8

Kaiden Guhle

#21 · RD

TOI 26:05xGF/60 1.99xGA/60 5.11CF/60 40.9SC±/60 -35.03G±/60 0.00CF% 32.6xGF% 28.1

Pair 2

Jayden Struble

#47 · LD

TOI 18:43xGF/60 2.37xGA/60 5.29CF/60 45.6SC±/60 -35.05G±/60 0.00CF% 34.2xGF% 31.0

Lane Hutson

#48 · RD

TOI 22:51xGF/60 2.78xGA/60 3.07CF/60 55.3SC±/60 -6.15G±/60 +6.15CF% 48.6xGF% 47.5

Pair 3

David Reinbacher

#64 · LD

TOI 11:17xGF/60 1.44xGA/60 1.52CF/60 47.4SC±/60 -5.92G±/60 +5.92CF% 57.1xGF% 48.8

Arber Xhekaj

#72 · RD

TOI 12:41xGF/60 2.33xGA/60 1.61CF/60 61.3SC±/60 +11.14G±/60 +5.58CF% 61.1xGF% 59.1

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Jacob Fowler
G2	Jakub Dobes

NYI Home

Forwards

Line 1

Anders Lee

#27 · LW

TOI 16:06xGF/60 8.71xGA/60 4.62CF/60 169.6SC±/60 +47.12G±/60 -9.42CF% 64.3xGF% 65.3

Bo Horvat

#14 · C

TOI 20:43xGF/60 6.75xGA/60 3.79CF/60 116.1SC±/60 +29.03G±/60 -9.68CF% 61.5xGF% 64.1

Simon Holmstrom

#92 · RW

TOI 16:08xGF/60 5.65xGA/60 4.48CF/60 116.4SC±/60 +15.52G±/60 -15.52CF% 57.7xGF% 55.8

Line 2

Brayden Schenn

#10 · LW

TOI 20:38xGF/60 10.51xGA/60 3.39CF/60 161.3SC±/60 +90.76G±/60 0.00CF% 68.1xGF% 75.6

Mathew Barzal

#13 · C

TOI 22:40xGF/60 7.44xGA/60 3.24CF/60 118.6SC±/60 +61.21G±/60 -3.83CF% 64.6xGF% 69.6

Calum Ritchie

#64 · RW

TOI 19:11xGF/60 5.40xGA/60 2.46CF/60 73.3SC±/60 +43.99G±/60 0.00CF% 58.8xGF% 68.7

Line 3

Anthony Duclair

#11 · LW

TOI 11:46xGF/60 3.90xGA/60 2.09CF/60 68.3SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 53.8xGF% 65.1

Jean-Gabriel Pageau

#44 · C

TOI 16:30xGF/60 2.44xGA/60 1.69CF/60 48.7SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 59.1

Emil Heineman

#51 · RW

TOI 13:03xGF/60 2.57xGA/60 1.53CF/60 50.0SC±/60 +7.14G±/60 0.00CF% 53.8xGF% 62.7

Line 4

Kyle MacLean

#32 · LW

TOI 8:45xGF/60 5.91xGA/60 3.69CF/60 120.0SC±/60 +34.28G±/60 0.00CF% 70.0xGF% 61.6

Casey Cizikas

#53 · C

TOI 11:24xGF/60 12.13xGA/60 3.61CF/60 235.0SC±/60 +100.70G±/60 0.00CF% 70.0xGF% 77.1

Marc Gatcomb

#16 · RW

TOI 8:57xGF/60 3.98xGA/60 1.69CF/60 70.7SC±/60 +23.58G±/60 0.00CF% 64.3xGF% 70.2

Defense

Pair 1

Matthew Schaefer

TOI 28:01xGF/60 4.44xGA/60 2.08CF/60 71.0SC±/60 +25.17G±/60 -4.58CF% 58.5xGF% 68.1

Ryan Pulock

#6 · RD

TOI 17:15xGF/60 4.20xGA/60 3.11CF/60 72.4SC±/60 +5.18G±/60 0.00CF% 53.8xGF% 57.5

Pair 2

Adam Pelech

#3 · LD

TOI 19:30xGF/60 2.91xGA/60 2.19CF/60 59.2SC±/60 +16.90G±/60 0.00CF% 58.3xGF% 57.1

Tony DeAngelo

#77 · RD

TOI 22:44xGF/60 4.60xGA/60 2.51CF/60 71.1SC±/60 +25.85G±/60 -3.23CF% 55.0xGF% 64.7

Pair 3

Carson Soucy

#4 · LD

TOI 12:40xGF/60 3.63xGA/60 3.00CF/60 74.4SC±/60 +20.30G±/60 -6.77CF% 57.9xGF% 54.8

Scott Mayfield

#24 · RD

TOI 12:34xGF/60 9.47xGA/60 2.10CF/60 156.8SC±/60 +78.41G±/60 0.00CF% 75.9xGF% 81.9

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Ilya Sorokin
G2	David Rittich

Injuries

As of 2026-04-12

MTL

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Alexandre Carrier	D	45	upper body	OUT
Noah Dobson	D	53	thumb	QUESTIONABLE
Patrik Laine	LW	92	lower body	OUT

NYI

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Kyle Palmieri	C	21	knee	OUT
Alexander Romanov	D	28	upper body	OUT
Maxim Shabanov	RW	49	upper body	QUESTIONABLE
Semyon Varlamov	G	40	knee	OUT

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