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Pittsburgh Penguins 0, Montréal Canadiens 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Pittsburgh Penguins 0, Montréal Canadiens 4. Shots on goal: PIT 31, MTL 21. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 PIT 0-2 MTL; P2 PIT 0-1 MTL; P3 PIT 0-1 MTL.

Scoring plays: P1 16:41 Juraj Slafkovský (assists: Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki) to make it PIT 0-1 MTL; P1 18:49 Owen Beck (assists: Brendan Gallagher, Lane Hutson) to make it PIT 0-2 MTL; P2 12:14 Josh Anderson (assists: Oliver Kapanen) to make it PIT 0-3 MTL; P3 17:02 Josh Anderson to make it PIT 0-4 MTL. Top skaters: Josh Anderson (MTL) 2 G, 0 A; Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) 1 G, 0 A; Owen Beck (MTL) 1 G, 0 A; Brendan Gallagher (MTL) 0 G, 1 A. Goaltending (box score): Stuart Skinner (PIT) 17 saves on 20, decision L; Jacob Fowler (MTL) 31 saves on 31, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · MTL
Josh Anderson
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 16:12 TOI
Goals · MTL
Juraj Slafkovský
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 16:33 TOI
Goaltending · MTL
Jacob Fowler
31 saves on 31 shots (1.000) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

PIT 0 largest lead Never led
MTL 4 largest lead P3 17:02 (PIT 0, MTL 4) · 4-0 run, P1 16:41–P3 17:02
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 16:41 Juraj Slafkovský (Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki) MTL · Power play · snap shot · PIT 0, MTL 1
  • P1 18:49 Owen Beck (Brendan Gallagher, Lane Hutson) MTL · snap shot · PIT 0, MTL 2
  • P2 12:14 Josh Anderson (Oliver Kapanen) MTL · Shorthanded · snap shot · PIT 0, MTL 3
  • P3 17:02 Josh Anderson MTL · Empty net · wrist shot · PIT 0, MTL 4

Linescore

123 T
PIT 000 0
MTL 211 4

Shots on goal: PIT 31, MTL 21

Biggest Period

The Montréal Canadiens scored 2 goals in P1 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

PITMTL
31Shots on goal21
65Shot attempts54
28Faceoff wins18
24Hits16
13Blocked shots16
0Power-play goals1
4Takeaways5
19Giveaways8
2Penalty minutes6
85.0%Save %100.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
PIT951731
MTL105621

🎯 Shot Map

Pittsburgh Penguins0 G · 52 attempts
Kevin Hayes: saved (snap)Noel Acciari: saved (snap)Rickard Rakell: missed the netKevin Hayes: saved (backhand)Anthony Mantha: saved (snap)Rutger McGroarty: saved (snap)Justin Brazeau: missed the netErik Karlsson: saved (slap)Sidney Crosby: missed the netVille Koivunen: saved (snap)Erik Karlsson: saved (snap)Tommy Novak: saved (backhand)Kris Letang: missed the netConnor Dewar: saved (snap)Rickard Rakell: missed the netVille Koivunen: saved (snap)Ryan Shea: missed the netErik Karlsson: missed the netJustin Brazeau: missed the netBryan Rust: missed the netParker Wotherspoon: saved (slap)Tommy Novak: saved (backhand)Anthony Mantha: missed the netJustin Brazeau: missed the netRutger McGroarty: missed the netRickard Rakell: saved (snap)Parker Wotherspoon: missed the netBen Kindel: saved (snap)Connor Dewar: missed the netConnor Dewar: saved (snap)Rickard Rakell: saved (snap)Sidney Crosby: saved (slap)Sidney Crosby: saved (snap)Bryan Rust: saved (snap)Anthony Mantha: saved (snap)Bryan Rust: saved (snap)Bryan Rust: saved (snap)Sidney Crosby: missed the netVille Koivunen: missed the netRickard Rakell: saved (backhand)Rickard Rakell: saved (backhand)Rickard Rakell: saved (backhand)Sidney Crosby: saved (snap)Erik Karlsson: missed the netBryan Rust: missed the netRyan Shea: saved (slap)Connor Clifton: saved (snap)Kevin Hayes: missed the netConnor Dewar: missed the netTommy Novak: saved (snap)Anthony Mantha: missed the netTommy Novak: saved (wrap-around)
  • 0Goals0% of attempts
  • 31Saved60% of attempts
  • 21Missed the net40% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens4 G · 37 attempts
Noah Dobson: saved (slap)Josh Anderson: saved (snap)Arber Xhekaj: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: saved (tip-in)Cole Caufield: missed the netJoseph Veleno: saved (snap)Joseph Veleno: saved (snap)Brendan Gallagher: missed the netOwen Beck: saved (tip-in)Cole Caufield: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: goal (snap)Owen Beck: goal (snap)Zachary Bolduc: missed the netZachary Bolduc: missed the netNoah Dobson: saved (snap)Adam Engstrom: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netZachary Bolduc: missed the netNick Suzuki: missed the netJosh Anderson: goal (snap)Cole Caufield: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Adam Engstrom: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: missed the netZachary Bolduc: saved (tip-in)Josh Anderson: saved (deflected)Nick Suzuki: saved (slap)Brendan Gallagher: saved (snap)Adam Engstrom: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: missed the netJoseph Veleno: missed the netJosh Anderson: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: missed the netJosh Anderson: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals11% of attempts
  • 17Saved46% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net43% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

PIT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Erik Karlsson D 000-321124:29
Kris Letang D 000-101221:48
Sidney Crosby C 000-232021:09
Bryan Rust R 000-231221:02
Parker Wotherspoon D 000-111120:06
Anthony Mantha R 000-321018:29
Tommy Novak C 000042117:52
Rickard Rakell R 000-351117:48
Ryan Shea D 000011017:08
Brett Kulak D 000000315:32
Connor Clifton D 000016015:18
Ben Kindel C 000010114:40
Justin Brazeau R 000-103014:28
Kevin Hayes R 000021013:44
Noel Acciari C 000011113:01
Rutger McGroarty R 000011012:32
Connor Dewar C 000021012:20
Ville Koivunen R 000020012:05
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Stuart Skinner L 172085.0355:38
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Josh Anderson R 202+242116:12
Juraj Slafkovský L 101+120316:33
Owen Beck C 101+123013:18
Lane Hutson D 011+101323:50
Nick Suzuki C 011020219:13
Oliver Kapanen C 011+101218:10
Cole Caufield R 011010015:25
Brendan Gallagher R 011+110013:58
Mike Matheson D 000+210126:48
Alexandre Carrier D 000+100122:22
Noah Dobson D 000+220121:53
Joseph Veleno C 000+124216:26
Alexandre Texier L 000+101014:50
Ivan Demidov R 000001014:21
Zachary Bolduc R 000010014:13
Arber Xhekaj D 000012013:19
Adam Engstrom D 000020011:12
Jake Evans C 000001001:57
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Fowler W 3131100.0060:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2025-26 season series PIT 0 – 2 MTL
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
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