Canadiens 8-2 Blue Jackets (25 Mar, 2023) Box Score

Columbus Blue Jackets

23-42-7, 9-22-5 away

	1	2	3	T
CBJ	2	0	0	2
MTL	2	4	2	8

Montreal Canadiens

29-38-6, 16-17-3 home

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Emil BemstromE. Bemstrom#52
Trey Fix-WolanskyT. Fix-Wolansky#64
Liam FoudyL. Foudy#19
Johnny GaudreauJ. Gaudreau#13
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Sean KuralyS. Kuraly#7
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Hunter McKownH. McKown#41
Lane PedersonL. Pederson#18
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jack RoslovicJ. Roslovic#96
defensemen
Gavin BayreutherG. Bayreuther#15
Tim BerniT. Berni#75
Nick BlankenburgN. Blankenburg#77
Adam BoqvistA. Boqvist#27
Jake ChristiansenJ. Christiansen#23
Andrew PeekeA. Peeke#2

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	14:05	3:22	0:00	10:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	15	13:19	0:00	0:00	13:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	15	12:41	0:00	1:26	11:15	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	18:18	3:53	0:00	14:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	19:07	4:30	0:56	13:41	7	5	58.3
0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	15:18	3:29	0:00	11:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	16	13:22	0:00	2:17	11:05	6	5	54.5
1	0	-2	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	16:58	4:01	0:14	12:43	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	17	14:58	3:30	0:00	11:28	11	3	78.6
1	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	16	14:30	2:53	0:15	11:22	0	1	0.0
0	0	-3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	15	12:01	0:00	2:19	9:42	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	17:24	3:53	2:23	11:08	6	5	54.5
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-4	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	24	17:29	0:00	0:00	17:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	22	14:57	0:01	1:51	13:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	23	19:40	3:33	2:56	13:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	3	26	20:03	3:35	0:24	16:04	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	24	19:05	0:00	1:03	18:02	0	0	0.0
0	1	-4	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	23	21:13	0:15	3:36	17:22	0	0	0.0

goalies
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90
Michael HutchinsonM. Hutchinson#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	6	18	.750	15	2	1	0	0	37:02	0
8	2	6	.750	6	0	0	0	0	22:58	0

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Alex BelzileA. Belzile#60
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Jonathan DrouinJ. Drouin#27
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Denis GurianovD. Gurianov#25
Rafael Harvey-PinardR. Harvey-Pinard#49
Mike HoffmanM. Hoffman#68
Michael PezzettaM. Pezzetta#55
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Chris TierneyC. Tierney#67
Jesse YlonenJ. Ylonen#56
defensemen
Justin BarronJ. Barron#52
Joel EdmundsonJ. Edmundson#44
Jordan HarrisJ. Harris#54
Johnathan KovacevicJ. Kovacevic#26
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
David SavardD. Savard#58

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	14:13	0:22	1:40	12:11	2	5	28.6
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	18	17:12	2:54	1:25	12:53	0	4	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	19	13:02	0:00	0:00	13:02	3	3	50.0
0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	19	17:02	1:47	3:35	11:40	6	7	46.2
1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	12:58	1:18	0:01	11:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:52	0:00	0:00	13:52	0	0	0.0
3	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	14:55	1:48	1:55	11:12	0	1	0.0
1	2	3	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	16	14:21	2:55	0:00	11:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	14	15:03	1:44	2:12	11:07	0	1	0.0
1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	16	15:59	2:44	1:58	11:17	5	8	38.5
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	14:28	1:38	1:59	10:51	3	2	60.0
1	1	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	15	11:17	0:14	0:00	11:03	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	21	19:00	0:23	0:56	17:41	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	0	1	3	0	0	4	0	2	22	20:26	1:07	3:28	15:51	0	0	0.0
0	1	3	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	21	17:45	0:47	2:01	14:57	0	0	0.0
0	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	21	17:53	0:41	3:24	13:48	0	0	0.0
0	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	20	22:15	2:55	1:39	17:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	3	0	6	1	2	0	1	1	22	20:19	1:18	3:19	15:42	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sam MontembeaultS. Montembeault#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
23	2	21	.913	13	7	1	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Blue Jackets	2	0	0	2
	Canadiens	2	4	2	8

1st Period		CBJ	MTL
1:32	Lane Pederson (3) Assists: Kent Johnson (23), Jack Roslovic (32)	1	0
3:39	Mike Hoffman (13) Assists: Mike Matheson (18), Nick Suzuki (36)	1	1
9:43	Jesse Ylonen (6) Assists: Brendan Gallagher (6), Joel Edmundson (9)	1	2
18:00	Kirill Marchenko (19) Assists: Andrew Peeke (6), Gavin Bayreuther (10)	2	2

2nd Period		CBJ	MTL
0:13	Rafael Harvey-Pinard (10) Assists: Mike Matheson (19), Nick Suzuki (37)	2	3
7:13	Rafael Harvey-Pinard (11) Assists: Mike Hoffman (18), Nick Suzuki (38)	2	4
13:08	Brendan Gallagher (5) Assists: Jake Evans (10), Jesse Ylonen (8)	2	5
16:42	Rafael Harvey-Pinard (12) (Power Play) Assists: Mike Hoffman (19), Mike Matheson (20)	2	6

3rd Period			CBJ	MTL
11:48		Alex Belzile (5) Assists: Chris Tierney (6), Johnathan Kovacevic (11)	2	7
13:49		Nick Suzuki (23) Assists: Johnathan Kovacevic (12), Jordan Harris (13)	2	8

Regular Season Series

MTL wins 2-1

Canadiens
4
Blue Jackets
6

Game 1

18/11

Canadiens
3
Blue Jackets
1

Game 2

24/11

Blue Jackets
2
Canadiens
8

Game 3

25/3

Bell Centre

11:00 PM, 25 March 2023

Montreal, QC

Attendance: 21,105

Referees:
Garrett Rank
Brandon Schrader

Linesmen:
Devin Berg

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	14	5	0	28
New Jersey	13	7	2	28
Washington	13	5	1	27
NY Rangers	12	5	1	25
NY Islanders	7	8	5	19
Columbus	8	9	2	18
Philadelphia	8	10	2	18
Pittsburgh	7	10	4	18

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Boston	9	9	3	21
Buffalo	9	9	1	19
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

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Montreal Canadiens

Regular Season Series

MTL wins 2-1

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