The regular season game of the National Hockey League (NHL) has come to an end at the UBS Arena in New York, where local New York Islanders host the Montreal Canadiens. The match ended with the home team winning with a score of 4:2. The game started at 2:00 Moscow time.
The islanders recorded Brock Nelson (couple), Hudson Fasching and Anders Lee. Rem Pitlik and Nick Suzuki scored for Montreal.
Thus, the New York Islanders are in seventh place in the NHL Eastern Conference standings with 93 points in 82 games. Montreal is ranked 15th in the East with 68 points after 81 games.
The Islanders have completed their NHL regular season and advanced to the Stanley Cup playoffs, while Montreal will face the Boston Bruins next. The game will be played on April 14. Note that the club from Montreal has lost any chance of reaching the playoffs.
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