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Montréal Canadiens 5, Anaheim Ducks 6 (SO) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 5, Anaheim Ducks 6 (shootout). Shots on goal: MTL 28, ANA 33. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 2-2 ANA; P2 MTL 0-1 ANA; P3 MTL 3-2 ANA; OT MTL 0-0 ANA; shootout won by ANA.

Scoring plays: P1 00:39 Cutter Gauthier (assists: Leo Carlsson, Chris Kreider) to make it MTL 0-1 ANA; P1 01:01 Nick Suzuki (assists: Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovský) to make it MTL 1-1 ANA; P1 03:33 Lane Hutson (assists: Juraj Slafkovský, Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 2-1 ANA; P1 11:56 Radko Gudas (assists: Frank Vatrano, Ryan Poehling) to make it MTL 2-2 ANA; P2 12:15 Jackson LaCombe (assists: Cutter Gauthier, Chris Kreider) to make it MTL 2-3 ANA; P3 00:35 Leo Carlsson (assists: Chris Kreider, Jacob Trouba) to make it MTL 2-4 ANA; P3 08:41 Cole Caufield (assists: Noah Dobson, Lane Hutson) to make it MTL 3-4 ANA; P3 11:47 Alexandre Carrier (assists: Jake Evans, Zachary Bolduc) to make it MTL 4-4 ANA; P3 13:04 Cole Caufield (assists: Noah Dobson, Lane Hutson) to make it MTL 5-4 ANA; P3 19:18 Chris Kreider (assists: Jacob Trouba, Jackson LaCombe) to make it MTL 5-5 ANA. Top skaters: Chris Kreider (ANA) 1 G, 3 A; Cole Caufield (MTL) 2 G, 1 A; Lane Hutson (MTL) 1 G, 2 A; Nick Suzuki (MTL) 1 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Samuel Montembeault (MTL) 28 saves on 33, decision O; Lukas Dostal (ANA) 23 saves on 28, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · ANA
Chris Kreider
1 G, 3 A, 4 PTS, 4 SOG · 17:40 TOI
Goals · MTL
Cole Caufield
2 G, 1 A, 3 PTS, 4 SOG · 19:48 TOI
Goaltending · ANA
Lukas Dostal
23 saves on 28 shots (.821) · W
Season highs
Chris Kreider · Season-high 4 points

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

📊 Game Flow

MTL 1 largest lead P1 3:33 (MTL 2, ANA 1) · 3-0 run, P3 8:41–P3 13:04
ANA 2 largest lead P3 0:35 (MTL 2, ANA 4) · 3-0 run, P1 11:56–P3 0:35
Swings 3 lead changes Tied 4 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 0:39 Cutter Gauthier (Leo Carlsson, Chris Kreider) ANA · snap shot · MTL 0, ANA 1
  • P1 1:01 Nick Suzuki (Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovský) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 1, ANA 1
  • P1 3:33 Lane Hutson (Juraj Slafkovský, Nick Suzuki) MTL · Power play · snap shot · MTL 2, ANA 1
  • P1 11:56 Radko Gudas (Frank Vatrano, Ryan Poehling) ANA · slap shot · MTL 2, ANA 2
  • P2 12:15 Jackson LaCombe (Cutter Gauthier, Chris Kreider) ANA · Power play · slap shot · MTL 2, ANA 3
  • P3 0:35 Leo Carlsson (Chris Kreider, Jacob Trouba) ANA · wrist shot · MTL 2, ANA 4
  • P3 8:41 Cole Caufield (Noah Dobson, Lane Hutson) MTL · slap shot · MTL 3, ANA 4
  • P3 11:47 Alexandre Carrier (Jake Evans, Zachary Bolduc) MTL · snap shot · MTL 4, ANA 4
  • P3 13:04 Cole Caufield (Noah Dobson, Lane Hutson) MTL · tip-in shot · MTL 5, ANA 4
  • P3 19:18 Chris Kreider (Jacob Trouba, Jackson LaCombe) ANA · Power play · tip-in shot · MTL 5, ANA 5

Linescore

123OT SO T
MTL 2030 1 5
ANA 2120 2 6

Shots on goal: MTL 28, ANA 33 · The shootout winner is credited with one goal in the final score.

Biggest Period

The Montréal Canadiens scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

MTLANA
28Shots on goal33
72Shot attempts66
33Faceoff wins27
21Hits17
15Blocked shots12
1Power-play goals1
3Takeaways4
16Giveaways13
4Penalty minutes8
84.8%Save %82.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
MTL4146428
ANA12138033

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens5 G · 52 attempts
Nick Suzuki: goal (wrist)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netIvan Demidov: missed the netLane Hutson: goal (snap)Noah Dobson: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netAlex Newhook: saved (snap)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netNick Suzuki: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netBrendan Gallagher: missed the netKirby Dach: saved (wrap-around)Cole Caufield: saved (wrist)Alex Newhook: missed the netAlex Newhook: saved (backhand)Brendan Gallagher: saved (tip-in)Brendan Gallagher: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (wrist)Kirby Dach: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: missed the netPhillip Danault: missed the netNoah Dobson: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (wrist)Brendan Gallagher: saved (wrap-around)Brendan Gallagher: saved (wrist)Kirby Dach: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: saved (slap)Kirby Dach: missed the netZachary Bolduc: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: saved (snap)Lane Hutson: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (snap)Ivan Demidov: missed the netCole Caufield: goal (slap)Lane Hutson: missed the netNoah Dobson: missed the netArber Xhekaj: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netAlexandre Carrier: goal (snap)Cole Caufield: goal (tip-in)Noah Dobson: saved (wrist)Kirby Dach: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (slap)Nick Suzuki: saved (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the net
  • 5Goals10% of attempts
  • 23Saved44% of attempts
  • 24Missed the net46% of attempts
Anaheim Ducks5 G · 45 attempts
Cutter Gauthier: goal (snap)Olen Zellweger: saved (slap)Leo Carlsson: saved (wrist)Pavel Mintyukov: saved (snap)Jeffrey Viel: saved (wrist)Jeffrey Viel: missed the netChris Kreider: missed the netOlen Zellweger: saved (slap)Mason McTavish: missed the netLeo Carlsson: missed the netCutter Gauthier: saved (slap)Cutter Gauthier: saved (slap)Beckett Sennecke: missed the netLeo Carlsson: saved (poke)Cutter Gauthier: missed the netRyan Poehling: saved (slap)Radko Gudas: goal (slap)Jeffrey Viel: saved (tip-in)Jeffrey Viel: missed the netJackson LaCombe: saved (snap)Jackson LaCombe: missed the netJacob Trouba: saved (slap)Tim Washe: missed the netChris Kreider: saved (snap)Chris Kreider: saved (tip-in)Beckett Sennecke: saved (snap)Jackson LaCombe: goal (slap)Beckett Sennecke: saved (snap)Beckett Sennecke: saved (wrist)Leo Carlsson: saved (deflected)Jackson LaCombe: missed the netChris Kreider: saved (snap)Cutter Gauthier: missed the netCutter Gauthier: saved (wrist)Alex Killorn: saved (wrist)Beckett Sennecke: saved (snap)Leo Carlsson: goal (wrist)Jansen Harkins: saved (snap)Olen Zellweger: saved (wrist)Cutter Gauthier: saved (snap)Radko Gudas: saved (slap)Pavel Mintyukov: saved (wrist)Radko Gudas: missed the netBeckett Sennecke: saved (snap)Chris Kreider: goal (tip-in)
  • 5Goals11% of attempts
  • 28Saved62% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net27% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Cole Caufield R 213+240019:48
Lane Hutson D 123+220125:51
Nick Suzuki C 112+120023:08
Noah Dobson D 022+141124:56
Juraj Slafkovský L 022+110121:13
Alexandre Carrier D 101010116:13
Jake Evans C 011+105017:14
Zachary Bolduc R 011+125115:54
Mike Matheson D 000-101023:16
Kaiden Guhle D 000-102519:42
Kirby Dach C 000030216:58
Ivan Demidov R 000-130115:11
Alex Newhook C 000-321114:38
Phillip Danault C 000001013:40
Josh Anderson R 000-100112:57
Brendan Gallagher R 000032012:18
Arber Xhekaj D 000-113011:06
Oliver Kapanen C 000-100010:46
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Samuel Montembeault O 283384.8565:00
ANA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Chris Kreider L 134+240017:40
Jackson LaCombe D 112+121127:07
Cutter Gauthier L 112+250018:04
Leo Carlsson C 112+140017:30
Jacob Trouba D 022+110028:36
Radko Gudas D 101+121119:11
Ryan Poehling C 011010122:25
Frank Vatrano R 011003111:11
Alex Killorn L 000-211120:10
Beckett Sennecke R 000-152119:41
Olen Zellweger D 000+130318:26
Pavel Mintyukov D 000-220116:45
Ian Moore D 000-200116:04
Tim Washe C 000000114:10
Jeffrey Viel L 000+120012:36
Ross Johnston L 000006010:43
Mason McTavish C 000-101010:43
Jansen Harkins C 000-112010:28
ANA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Lukas Dostal W 232882.1563:51

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series MTL 0 – 1 ANA
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