New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens
· National Hockey League
Chytil scores twice, Rangers beat skidding Canadiens 4-1
Chris Kreider snapped a scoreless tie with a short-handed goal and defenseman Braden Schneider also scored for the surging Rangers, who won their third straight and improved to 11-2-1 in their past 14 games.
Jaroslav Halak made 17 saves.
Chytil's first goal made it 3-0 at 13:27 of the second, 59 seconds after Schneider scored. Chytil added a power-play goal into an empty net with 70 seconds left in the third.
Joel Armia scored his first goal of the season 14:46 into the third for the Canadiens, who have lost seven games in a row.
Jake Allen stopped 27 of 30 shots.
UP NEXT
Rangers: At the New Jersey Devils on Saturday afternoon.
Canadiens: Host the St. Louis Blues in the second game of a four-game homestand Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesNYR lead series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:43 | Goal scored by Chris Kreider (SHG) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:28 | Goal scored by Braden Schneider assisted by Artemi Panarin and Vitali Kravtsov |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:27 | Goal scored by Filip Chytil assisted by Ryan Lindgren and Jimmy Vesey |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:46 | Goal scored by Joel Armia assisted by Arber Xhekaj and Jake Evans |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:50 | Goal scored by Filip Chytil assisted by Adam Fox and K'Andre Miller (PPG) |
Statistics
 NYR |
 MTL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
| 17 | Hits | 21 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 8 |
| 31 | Shots | 18 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
| 51.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 49.0 |
| 9 | Giveaways | 11 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Kreider, LW | Day-To-Day | Nov 12 |
| Ivan Demidov, RW | Injured Reserve | Nov 4 |
| Sam Montembeault, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 31 |
| Bryce Pickford, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Lucas Condotta, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
New York Rangers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Alberts Smits, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 10 |
| Sean Durzi, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 5 |
| Igor Shesterkin, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 11 |
| Joe Veleno, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Aidan Thompson, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
Game Information
Bell Centre
Location: Montreal,
Attendance: 21,105 | Capacity:
Location: Montreal,
Attendance: 21,105 | Capacity:
2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
2 | 3 | 32 | 15 |
 New Jersey |
0 | 6 | 28 | 14 |
 NY Rangers |
1 | 8 | 23 | 11 |
 Washington |
0 | 7 | 20 | 10 |
 NY Islanders |
4 | 6 | 20 | 8 |
 Pittsburgh |
2 | 10 | 16 | 7 |
 Philadelphia |
6 | 10 | 16 | 5 |
 Columbus |
0 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
