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Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Montréal Canadiens 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Montréal Canadiens 2. Shots on goal: CBJ 26, MTL 20. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 CBJ 1-1 MTL; P2 CBJ 0-0 MTL; P3 CBJ 0-1 MTL.

Scoring plays: P1 09:54 Jayden Struble (assists: Zachary Bolduc, Lane Hutson) to make it CBJ 0-1 MTL; P1 12:17 Damon Severson (assists: Boone Jenner, Isac Lundeström) to make it CBJ 1-1 MTL; P3 04:36 Zachary Bolduc (assists: Jake Evans, Mike Matheson) to make it CBJ 1-2 MTL. Top skaters: Zachary Bolduc (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Damon Severson (CBJ) 1 G, 0 A; Jayden Struble (MTL) 1 G, 0 A; Boone Jenner (CBJ) 0 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Jakub Dobes (MTL) 25 saves on 26, decision W; Jet Greaves (CBJ) 18 saves on 20, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Zachary Bolduc
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 13:51 TOI
Goals · MTL
Jayden Struble
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 12:05 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jakub Dobes
25 saves on 26 shots (.962) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

CBJ 0 largest lead Never led
MTL 1 largest lead P1 9:54 (CBJ 0, MTL 1)
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 9:54 Jayden Struble (Zachary Bolduc, Lane Hutson) MTL · snap shot · CBJ 0, MTL 1
  • P1 12:17 Damon Severson (Boone Jenner, Isac Lundeström) CBJ · slap shot · CBJ 1, MTL 1
  • P3 4:36 Zachary Bolduc (Jake Evans, Mike Matheson) MTL · snap shot · CBJ 1, MTL 2

Linescore

123 T
CBJ 100 1
MTL 101 2

Shots on goal: CBJ 26, MTL 20

📋 Team Stats

CBJMTL
26Shots on goal20
54Shot attempts49
23Faceoff wins24
27Hits24
8Blocked shots17
0Power-play goals0
5Takeaways3
16Giveaways8
6Penalty minutes4
90.0%Save %96.2%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
CBJ136726
MTL68620

🎯 Shot Map

Columbus Blue Jackets1 G · 44 attempts
Adam Fantilli: saved (snap)Kirill Marchenko: saved (snap)Mason Marchment: saved (snap)Kirill Marchenko: saved (snap)Denton Mateychuk: saved (snap)Adam Fantilli: missed the netDamon Severson: saved (tip-in)Ivan Provorov: saved (backhand)Erik Gudbranson: saved (slap)Zach Werenski: missed the netDamon Severson: missed the netAdam Fantilli: missed the netDamon Severson: goal (slap)Conor Garland: saved (snap)Adam Fantilli: saved (snap)Boone Jenner: saved (slap)Charlie Coyle: missed the netMathieu Olivier: saved (snap)Zach Werenski: missed the netCole Sillinger: saved (tip-in)Miles Wood: saved (snap)Charlie Coyle: missed the netZach Werenski: missed the netDanton Heinen: missed the netErik Gudbranson: saved (slap)Adam Fantilli: missed the netMathieu Olivier: missed the netMathieu Olivier: missed the netMason Marchment: saved (backhand)Zach Werenski: saved (snap)Ivan Provorov: saved (snap)Conor Garland: missed the netMason Marchment: missed the netMason Marchment: saved (snap)Adam Fantilli: saved (backhand)Danton Heinen: missed the netKirill Marchenko: missed the netErik Gudbranson: saved (slap)Boone Jenner: missed the netSean Monahan: saved (backhand)Conor Garland: saved (snap)Sean Monahan: saved (snap)Adam Fantilli: saved (snap)Mason Marchment: missed the net
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 25Saved57% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net41% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens2 G · 31 attempts
Josh Anderson: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Jayden Struble: goal (snap)Oliver Kapanen: saved (wrist)Alex Newhook: saved (tip-in)Kaiden Guhle: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netMike Matheson: missed the netLane Hutson: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (tip-in)Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Phillip Danault: saved (tip-in)Brendan Gallagher: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netAlex Newhook: saved (snap)Jayden Struble: saved (snap)Kaiden Guhle: missed the netZachary Bolduc: goal (snap)Mike Matheson: missed the netMike Matheson: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the net
  • 2Goals6% of attempts
  • 18Saved58% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net35% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

CBJ skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Damon Severson D 101+120021:23
Boone Jenner C 011+113013:53
Isac Lundeström C 011+100012:12
Zach Werenski D 000010127:21
Ivan Provorov D 000-220321:34
Erik Gudbranson D 000+133020:36
Kirill Marchenko R 000020118:47
Sean Monahan C 000-120018:45
Mason Marchment L 000032018:40
Adam Fantilli C 000048018:35
Charlie Coyle C 000-101015:20
Dante Fabbro D 000-201115:04
Conor Garland R 000-121014:43
Mathieu Olivier R 000-112012:47
Denton Mateychuk D 000010112:37
Danton Heinen L 000-101012:33
Cole Sillinger C 000-112011:49
Miles Wood L 000+113108:47
CBJ goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jet Greaves L 182090.0258:38
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Zachary Bolduc R 112+223113:51
Jayden Struble D 101+122012:05
Mike Matheson D 011+130421:24
Lane Hutson D 011030319:45
Jake Evans C 011+202118:56
Noah Dobson D 000011324:45
Kaiden Guhle D 000003320:50
Nick Suzuki C 000010019:38
Juraj Slafkovský L 000001119:24
Cole Caufield R 000031017:48
Alexandre Carrier D 000001117:18
Ivan Demidov R 000001017:15
Alex Newhook C 000021016:36
Josh Anderson R 000+213016:12
Oliver Kapanen C 000010015:22
Phillip Danault C 000-111009:40
Brendan Gallagher R 000-101008:15
Joseph Veleno C 000-103007:00
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes W 252696.2160:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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