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MTL
5 – 1
FINAL
DET

Montréal Canadiens 5, Detroit Red Wings 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Montréal Canadiens 5, Detroit Red Wings 1. Shots on goal: MTL 17, DET 31. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 MTL 3-1 DET; P2 MTL 2-0 DET; P3 MTL 0-0 DET.

Scoring plays: P1 03:50 Dylan Larkin (assists: Patrick Kane, Moritz Seider) to make it MTL 0-1 DET; P1 10:14 Zachary Bolduc (assists: Brendan Gallagher, Mike Matheson) to make it MTL 1-1 DET; P1 12:43 Oliver Kapanen (assists: Alex Newhook, Ivan Demidov) to make it MTL 2-1 DET; P1 19:53 Mike Matheson (assists: Nick Suzuki, Noah Dobson) to make it MTL 3-1 DET; P2 05:19 Alexandre Carrier (assists: Arber Xhekaj, Brendan Gallagher) to make it MTL 4-1 DET; P2 17:12 Juraj Slafkovský (assists: Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki) to make it MTL 5-1 DET. Top skaters: Mike Matheson (MTL) 1 G, 1 A; Brendan Gallagher (MTL) 0 G, 2 A; Nick Suzuki (MTL) 0 G, 2 A; Dylan Larkin (DET) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Cam Talbot (DET) 4 saves on 4; John Gibson (DET) 8 saves on 13, decision L; Jakub Dobes (MTL) 30 saves on 31, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Mike Matheson
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 3 SOG · 20:22 TOI
Goals · DET
Dylan Larkin
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 SOG · 18:20 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jakub Dobes
30 saves on 31 shots (.968) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

MTL 4 largest lead P2 17:12 (MTL 5, DET 1) · 5-0 run, P1 10:14–P2 17:12
DET 1 largest lead P1 3:50 (MTL 0, DET 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:50 Dylan Larkin (Patrick Kane, Moritz Seider) DET · Power play · snap shot · MTL 0, DET 1
  • P1 10:14 Zachary Bolduc (Brendan Gallagher, Mike Matheson) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 1, DET 1
  • P1 12:43 Oliver Kapanen (Alex Newhook, Ivan Demidov) MTL · snap shot · MTL 2, DET 1
  • P1 19:53 Mike Matheson (Nick Suzuki, Noah Dobson) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 3, DET 1
  • P2 5:19 Alexandre Carrier (Arber Xhekaj, Brendan Gallagher) MTL · wrist shot · MTL 4, DET 1
  • P2 17:12 Juraj Slafkovský (Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki) MTL · Power play · snap shot · MTL 5, DET 1

Linescore

123 T
MTL 320 5
DET 100 1

Shots on goal: MTL 17, DET 31

Biggest Period

The Montréal Canadiens scored 3 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

MTLDET
17Shots on goal31
42Shot attempts57
17Faceoff wins23
25Hits35
14Blocked shots13
1Power-play goals1
3Takeaways4
14Giveaways17
8Penalty minutes6
96.8%Save %70.6%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
MTL95317
DET1111931

🎯 Shot Map

Montréal Canadiens5 G · 25 attempts
Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (wrist)Noah Dobson: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (wrist)Mike Matheson: saved (wrist)Zachary Bolduc: goal (wrist)Cole Caufield: saved (snap)Oliver Kapanen: goal (snap)Zachary Bolduc: saved (wrist)Mike Matheson: goal (wrist)Alexandre Carrier: goal (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: missed the netMike Matheson: missed the netKirby Dach: missed the netMike Matheson: saved (snap)Lane Hutson: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (wrist)Juraj Slafkovský: goal (snap)Zachary Bolduc: saved (deflected)Zachary Bolduc: saved (tip-in)Juraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: missed the netJosh Anderson: saved (snap)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netPatrik Laine: missed the net
  • 5Goals20% of attempts
  • 12Saved48% of attempts
  • 8Missed the net32% of attempts
Detroit Red Wings1 G · 44 attempts
Moritz Seider: saved (wrist)Andrew Copp: missed the netMichael Brandsegg-Nygård: saved (tip-in)Simon Edvinsson: missed the netLucas Raymond: saved (snap)Dylan Larkin: goal (snap)Travis Hamonic: saved (snap)Ben Chiarot: saved (wrist)Simon Edvinsson: saved (wrist)Lucas Raymond: saved (slap)Alex DeBrincat: saved (snap)Alex DeBrincat: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: saved (slap)Michael Brandsegg-Nygård: saved (snap)Andrew Copp: missed the netMichael Rasmussen: missed the netDylan Larkin: saved (snap)J.T. Compher: saved (snap)Emmitt Finnie: saved (snap)Alex DeBrincat: saved (slap)Mason Appleton: saved (snap)Axel Sandin-Pellikka: missed the netSimon Edvinsson: saved (wrist)Moritz Seider: saved (wrist)Moritz Seider: saved (poke)Travis Hamonic: saved (wrist)Alex DeBrincat: saved (snap)Alex DeBrincat: missed the netDylan Larkin: saved (snap)Marco Kasper: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: saved (wrist)Patrick Kane: missed the netMoritz Seider: saved (wrist)Albert Johansson: saved (snap)Dylan Larkin: saved (snap)Alex DeBrincat: missed the netAndrew Copp: saved (slap)Axel Sandin-Pellikka: saved (wrist)Simon Edvinsson: missed the netElmer Soderblom: missed the netMarco Kasper: saved (tip-in)Moritz Seider: saved (snap)Lucas Raymond: missed the netDylan Larkin: saved (slap)
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 30Saved68% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net30% 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
Mike Matheson D 112+131220:22
Nick Suzuki C 022+110015:46
Brendan Gallagher R 022+200014:03
Alexandre Carrier D 101+210217:10
Juraj Slafkovský L 101+122015:26
Zachary Bolduc R 101+240014:52
Oliver Kapanen C 101+111114:40
Noah Dobson D 011+110119:50
Alex Newhook C 011+102015:50
Arber Xhekaj D 011+206215:37
Cole Caufield R 011+132014:30
Ivan Demidov R 011+100012:04
Lane Hutson D 000+102122:41
Kaiden Guhle D 000+105220:46
Josh Anderson R 000011116:15
Jake Evans C 000001215:36
Kirby Dach C 000+202014:10
Patrik Laine L 000000013:45
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jakub Dobes W 303196.8160:00
DET skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Dylan Larkin C 101052018:20
Moritz Seider D 011-153022:51
Patrick Kane R 011-100018:23
Simon Edvinsson D 000023323:14
Axel Sandin-Pellikka D 000010122:34
Alex DeBrincat R 000-150019:02
Lucas Raymond L 000020117:52
Ben Chiarot D 000-113116:55
Andrew Copp C 000-111116:03
Albert Johansson D 000-312315:04
J.T. Compher L 000012214:47
Marco Kasper C 000-215114:41
Michael Brandsegg-Nygård R 000-225014:34
Mason Appleton C 000-113013:53
Travis Hamonic D 000-320013:33
Emmitt Finnie C 000011012:22
Michael Rasmussen C 000-201011:13
Elmer Soderblom L 000-204010:43
DET goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Cam Talbot — 44100.0022:37
John Gibson L 81361.5537:12

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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