Kakko's late goal lifts Rangers past Canadiens 4-3
— Kaapo Kaako scored a power-play goal with 24 seconds left, and the New York Rangers stopped a five-game slide by topping the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Montreal Canadiens
3
New York Rangers
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| NYR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/3/26 | vs Winnipeg Jets | L 4-5 | NHL |
| 10/31/26 | vs Pittsburgh Penguins | W 5-4 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ Dallas Stars | W 5-2 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | @ St. Louis Blues | W 2-0 | NHL |
| 10/25/26 | @ Winnipeg Jets | W 2-1 | NHL |
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Play by Play
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Goal 19:36 3-4
Kaapo Kakko Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Will Cuylle (11), Zac Jones (7)
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Missed 19:05 3-3
Mika Zibanejad Slap Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 18:59 3-3
Will Cuylle Snap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 17:20 3-3
Kirby Dach High-sticking - double minor against Mika Zibanejad
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Missed 16:43 3-3
Ryan Lindgren Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 15:45 3-3
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 15:38 3-3
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 14:33 3-3
Mika Zibanejad Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Goal 14:07 3-3
Nick Suzuki Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (13), Cole Caufield (6)
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Missed 8:58 2-3
Lane Hutson Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 8:27 2-3
Alexis Lafrenière Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 6:26 2-3
Alex Newhook Tip-In Wide Left
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Goal 4:16 2-3
Cole Caufield Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (13)
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Missed 4:06 1-3
Cole Caufield Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 4:02 1-3
Lane Hutson Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 1:20 1-3
Nick Suzuki Backhand Hit Left Post
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Missed 19:10 1-3
Artemi Panarin Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 18:51 1-3
Artemi Panarin Slap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 18:34 1-3
Juraj Slafkovsky Roughing against Will Cuylle
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Penalty 18:34 1-3
Juraj Slafkovsky Roughing against Will Cuylle
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Penalty 18:34 1-3
Jonathan Quick Roughing against Kirby Dach served by Brett Berard
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Penalty 18:34 1-3
Ryan Lindgren Roughing against David Savard
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Penalty 18:34 1-3
Mika Zibanejad Roughing against Kirby Dach
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Penalty 18:34 1-3
Arber Xhekaj Roughing against Brett Berard
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Penalty 18:34 1-3
David Savard Roughing against Ryan Lindgren
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Missed 18:29 1-3
Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 17:03 1-3
Mika Zibanejad Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Artemi Panarin (15), Adam Fox (20)
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Penalty 16:14 1-2
Josh Anderson Roughing against Ryan Lindgren
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Missed 14:11 1-2
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 11:29 1-2
Will Cuylle Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 11:20 1-2
Zac Jones Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 10:17 1-2
Joshua Roy Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 9:09 1-2
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 9:07 1-2
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 8:25 1-2
Artemi Panarin Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 6:57 1-2
Alexis Lafrenière Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 6:20 1-2
Jimmy Vesey Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 6:12 1-2
David Savard Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 5:14 1-2
Jake Evans Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 5:08 1-2
Justin Barron Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Penalty 2:26 1-2
Sam Carrick Unsportsmanlike conduct against Arber Xhekaj
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Missed 1:46 1-2
Jacob Trouba Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 19:58 1-2
Adam Fox Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 19:56 1-2
Vincent Trocheck Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Alexis Lafrenière (9), Ryan Lindgren (3)
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Penalty 16:31 1-1
Vincent Trocheck High-sticking against Christian Dvorak
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Missed 16:21 1-1
Artemi Panarin Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 14:23 1-1
Juraj Slafkovsky Deflected Wide Right
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Penalty 12:52 1-1
Chris Kreider Holding against Kaiden Guhle
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Goal 11:47 1-1
Mike Matheson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Brendan Gallagher (5), Juraj Slafkovsky (12)
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Goal 9:02 0-1
Artemi Panarin Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Adam Fox (19), Mika Zibanejad (12)
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Missed 8:41 0-0
Artemi Panarin Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 8:22 0-0
Mike Matheson Delaying Game - Puck over glass
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Penalty 7:22 0-0
Emil Heineman Holding against Chris Kreider
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Missed 5:38 0-0
Artemi Panarin Slap Shot Short
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Missed 3:45 0-0
Joel Armia Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 3:32 0-0
Mika Zibanejad Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
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Penalty 1:58 0-0
Josh Anderson Fighting against Jacob Trouba
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Penalty 1:58 0-0
Jacob Trouba Fighting against Josh Anderson
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End of Game 20:00 3-4
Game End
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Period End 20:00 3-4
End of 3rd Period
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Face Off 19:44 3-4
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
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Stoppage 19:44 3-4
Puck in Crowd
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Face Off 19:36 3-4
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
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Stoppage 19:36 3-4
Timeout - Visitor
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Goal 19:36 3-4
Kaapo Kakko Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Will Cuylle (11), Zac Jones (7)
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Missed 19:05 3-3
Mika Zibanejad Slap Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 18:59 3-3
Will Cuylle Snap Shot Wide Left
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Shot 18:01 3-3
Alexis Lafrenière Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
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Blocked 17:52 3-3
Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Christian Dvorak
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Face Off 17:20 3-3
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck
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Penalty 17:20 3-3
Kirby Dach High-sticking - double minor against Mika Zibanejad
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Hit 16:48 3-3
Arber Xhekaj hit Sam Carrick
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Missed 16:43 3-3
Ryan Lindgren Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Hit 16:40 3-3
Arber Xhekaj hit Sam Carrick
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Hit 16:28 3-3
Adam Edstrom hit Arber Xhekaj
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Missed 15:45 3-3
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 15:38 3-3
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot Short
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Face Off 15:20 3-3
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
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Stoppage 15:20 3-3
Icing
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Hit 15:10 3-3
Vincent Trocheck hit Emil Heineman
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Face Off 15:06 3-3
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Jake Evans
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Stoppage 15:06 3-3
Puck in Netting
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Takeaway 14:48 3-3
Takeaway by Mike Matheson
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Giveaway 14:42 3-3
Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky
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Blocked 14:37 3-3
Ryan Lindgren shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovsky
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Missed 14:33 3-3
Mika Zibanejad Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Giveaway 14:28 3-3
Giveaway by Mike Matheson
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Face Off 14:07 3-3
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad
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Goal 14:07 3-3
Nick Suzuki Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (13), Cole Caufield (6)
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Shot 13:55 2-3
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Jonathan Quick
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Face Off 13:52 2-3
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Filip Chytil
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Stoppage 13:52 2-3
Icing
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Hit 13:29 2-3
Arber Xhekaj hit Vincent Trocheck
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Giveaway 13:17 2-3
Giveaway by Josh Anderson
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Giveaway 12:22 2-3
Giveaway by Zac Jones
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Face Off 12:00 2-3
Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Joel Armia
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Stoppage 12:00 2-3
Off-side
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Blocked 11:51 2-3
K'Andre Miller shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
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Team Stats
MTL
NYR
18
Blocked Shots
10
23
Hits
22
2
Takeaways
3
28
Shots
28
0
Power Play Goals
3
3
Power Play Opportunities
6
0.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
29
Faceoffs Won
37
43.9
Faceoff Win Percent
56.1
12
Giveaways
11
9
Total Penalties
7
23
Penalty Minutes
17
Head to Head
NYR lead series 2-0
Injuries
New York Rangers
- Sean Durzi Day-To-Day
- Joonas Korpisalo Injured Reserve
- Igor Shesterkin Injured Reserve
- Joe Veleno Injured Reserve
- Aidan Thompson Injured Reserve
Montreal Canadiens
- Kirby Dach Day-To-Day
- Mike Matheson Out
- Sam Montembeault Injured Reserve
- Nick Suzuki Out
- Ivan Demidov Injured Reserve
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