Pittsburgh Penguins 6–5 Montreal Canadiens
- Season
- NHL
- 2026
NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montreal Canadiens 6–5.
Game leaders
3Evgeni MalkinPoints
4Nick Suzuki
5Ben KindelShots on goal4Nick Suzuki
20Arturs SilovsSaves
24Jakub Dobes
Three stars
- ★ First starNick SuzukiMTL · 1 G · 3 A · 4 SOG
★ Second starTommy NovakPittsburgh Penguins · 2 G · 1 A · 3 SOG
★ Third starCole CaufieldMTL · 2 G · 3 SOG
Picked by formula, not by vote. Skaters: 3 a goal, 2 an assist, 0.25 a shot on goal, 0.5 a plus-minus point, 0.1 a hit, block or takeaway, less 0.1 a giveaway. Goaltenders: 0.15 a save, less 1 a goal against, plus 1 for the win.
Scoring
Goals and assists from the box score. PPG is a power-play goal.
Pittsburgh Penguins
- Tommy Novak●●2 G · 1 A
- Evgeni Malkin●1 G · 2 A · 1 PPG
- Ben Kindel●1 G · 1 PPG
- Declan Carlile●1 G
- Samuel Girard●1 G
Assists: Erik Karlsson 2, Kris Letang 2, Hendrix Lapierre 1, Kaedan Korczak 1, Rickard Rakell 1, Sidney Crosby 1, Egor Chinakhov 1
MTL
- Cole Caufield●●2 G
- Nick Suzuki●1 G · 3 A
- Ivan Demidov●1 G · 1 A
- Chris Kreider●1 G · 1 A
Assists: Lane Hutson 3, Noah Dobson 1
In goal
Saves and shots faced, at even strength, against the power play and short-handed.
- Even strength18/23
- Against the power play2/2
- Even strength17/21
- Against the power play6/8
- Short-handed1/1
Key stats
- 30Shots on goal25
- 20Shooting %20
- 2Power-play goals0
Facts
From each side's recent results and their meetings, before this game.
Pittsburgh Penguins: 2 won, 3 lost in their last 5 games.
Montreal Canadiens: 3 won, 2 lost in their last 5 games.
- Last 4 meetings: Pittsburgh Penguins won 1, Montreal Canadiens won 3.
- Montreal Canadiens lead this season's series 1–0.
Recent form
Standings
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 |
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Montreal Canadiens
Shooting
- 30Shots on goal25
- 20Shooting %20
- 2Power-play goals0
Physical play
- 9Hits28
- 20Blocked shots12
Puck control
- 48.5Faceoffs won %63.3
- 5Takeaways5
- 12Giveaways8
Goaltending
- 20Saves24
- 80Save %80
Discipline
- 8Penalty minutes10
Shots and finishing
Pittsburgh Penguins took 55% of the shots on goal.
- Pittsburgh Penguins
- Montreal Canadiens
3025
- Shooting %
- 20.0%20.0%
- Save %
- 80.0%80.0%
- Shooting + save %
- 100.0100.0
Shooting % plus save % is hockey's PDO: 100 is par, and a side far above it was finishing and saving better than usual.
Ice time
Minutes on the ice for each skater, the most used first. Who a coach trusted tells you as much as who scored.
Pittsburgh Penguins
- Samuel Girard21:11
- Declan Carlile20:32
- Sidney Crosby19:53
- Evgeni Malkin19:41
- Erik Karlsson19:38
- Kris Letang19:30
- Rickard Rakell18:26
- Trevor van Riemsdyk18:08
- Egor Chinakhov17:59
- Kaedan Korczak17:39
MTL
- Lane Hutson29:06
- Mike Matheson26:24
- Noah Dobson23:04
- Cole Caufield22:50
- Nick Suzuki22:43
- Juraj Slafkovský18:12
- Jayden Struble16:09
- Ivan Demidov16:03
- Alex Newhook15:43
- Chris Kreider14:57
Skaters
| 46Blake LizotteC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 42% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14:49 |
| 81Ben KindelC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40% | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 14:18 |
| 22Hendrix LapierreC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11:22 |
| 6Kaedan KorczakD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17:39 |
| 71Evgeni MalkinC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 19:41 |
| 67Rickard RakellRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18:26 |
| 65Erik KarlssonD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 19:38 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 19:53 |
| 58Kris LetangD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 19:30 |
| 19Connor DewarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 13:54 |
| 11Filip HallanderC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 09:39 |
| 57Trevor van RiemsdykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18:08 |
| 72Declan CarlileD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 20:32 |
| 10Andrei KuzmenkoLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11:43 |
| 49Samuel GirardD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 21:11 |
| 59Egor ChinakhovRW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 17:59 |
| 14Nick RobertsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13:35 |
| 18Tommy NovakC | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17% | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 14:42 |
Goaltenders
| 37Arturs SilovsG | 25 | 20 | 5 | 80.0% | 18/23 | 2/2 | 61:33 |
| 1Sergei MurashovG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | – | – | 00:00 |
| POS | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 26 | |
| 2 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 24 | |
| 3 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | |
| 4 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | |
| 5 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 6 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 | |
| 7 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 8 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 10 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 11 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | |
| 12 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 13 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | |
| 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 18 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |
| 18 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | |
| 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 16 | |
| 22 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 23 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | |
| 24 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 14 | |
| 25 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | |
| 26 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
| 27 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 10 | |
| 28 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | |
| 29 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | |
| 30 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | |
| 31 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | |
| 32 | 18 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
Recent form
Last meetings
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