Montreal Canadiens @ Pittsburgh Penguins

16-11-3, 9-3-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Canadiens MTL	1	2	1	4
Penguins PIT	0	0	2	2

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

14-8-7, 6-5-3 Home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Owen BeckO. Beck#62
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Jared DavidsonJ. Davidson#49
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Oliver KapanenO. Kapanen#91
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
Joe VelenoJ. Veleno#90
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Adam EngstromA. Engstrom#42
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	21	16:29	0:19	4:50	11:20	1	0	100.0
0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	14	9:08	0:00	0:00	9:08	4	3	57.1
0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	17	16:26	2:49	0:00	13:37	1	0	100.0
1	0	-1	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	18:12	4:45	0:00	13:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	9	5:44	0:00	0:00	5:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	15	12:43	1:32	0:36	10:35	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	9:57	1:52	0:00	8:05	1	2	33.3
1	0	1	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	21	19:03	1:34	3:26	14:03	9	5	64.3
0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	18	18:06	3:13	0:00	14:53	1	1	50.0
0	1	-1	4	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	26	23:02	3:12	4:37	15:13	5	19	20.8
1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:32	0:19	1:51	10:22	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	12:20	0:00	3:51	8:29	3	5	37.5
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	25	21:40	0:19	4:40	16:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	2	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	21	21:38	1:34	4:29	15:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	15	11:30	0:00	0:00	11:30	0	0	0.0
0	2	3	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	23	22:15	3:11	1:34	17:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	23	25:47	0:41	8:45	16:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	4	0	3	17	13:20	0:00	0:08	13:12	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jacob FowlerJ. Fowler#32

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
38	2	36	.947	21	15	0	0	0	59:51	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Noel AcciariN. Acciari#55
Justin BrazeauJ. Brazeau#16
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Connor DewarC. Dewar#19
Kevin HayesK. Hayes#13
Danton HeinenD. Heinen#43
Ben KindelB. Kindel#81
Ville KoivunenV. Koivunen#41
Anthony ManthaA. Mantha#39
Rutger McGroartyR. McGroarty#2
Tommy NovakT. Novak#18
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
defensemen
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Ryan GravesR. Graves#27
Erik KarlssonE. Karlsson#65
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Ryan SheaR. Shea#5
Parker WotherspoonP. Wotherspoon#28

											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	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	18	13:11	0:00	3:17	9:54	5	3	62.5
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	16	10:11	1:43	0:00	8:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	7	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	24:29	7:57	0:22	16:10	22	4	84.6
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	16	13:20	0:00	3:31	9:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	11:53	2:43	0:00	9:10	3	6	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	13	10:10	0:06	0:10	9:54	2	4	33.3
0	0	-1	7	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	21	21:24	7:01	1:33	12:50	3	5	37.5
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	18	13:25	2:40	0:00	10:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	15	18:36	7:05	0:00	11:31	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	10:24	0:00	0:00	10:24	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	15:24	2:26	0:00	12:58	1	1	50.0
1	1	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	25:35	7:09	1:35	16:51	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	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	1	13	13:06	0:00	0:00	13:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	2	1	13	12:59	0:00	0:00	12:59	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	5	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	22	27:22	7:06	3:21	16:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	2	21	21:59	3:00	1:26	17:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	19	16:25	0:21	1:58	14:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	2	1	2	21	18:59	0:00	3:25	15:34	0	0	0.0

goalies
Tristan JarryT. Jarry#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	4	25	.862	24	1	0	0	0	56:00	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
	Canadiens	1	2	1	4
	Penguins	0	0	2	2

1st Period			MTL	PIT
2:54		Alexandre Texier (1) Unassisted	1	0

2nd Period			MTL	PIT
4:37		Brendan Gallagher (2) Assists: Lane Hutson (18), Juraj Slafkovsky (8)	2	0
10:18		Cole Caufield (17) (Power Play) Assists: Nick Suzuki (26), Lane Hutson (19)	3	0

3rd Period		MTL	PIT
0:44	Bryan Rust (9) Assists: Sidney Crosby (14), Tommy Novak (10)	3	1
0:59	Oliver Kapanen (10) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (9), Ivan Demidov (18)	4	1
15:07	Erik Karlsson (2) (Power Play) Assists: Kris Letang (12), Bryan Rust (14)	4	2

Erik Karlsson scores power-play goal vs. Canadiens

0:45

Oliver Kapanen scores goal for Canadiens

0:37

Bryan Rust nets goal for Penguins

0:41

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Canadiens
4
Penguins
2

Game 1

12/12

Penguins
Canadiens

Game 2

21/12

Canadiens
Penguins

Game 3

22/12

PPG Paints Arena

12:30 AM, 12 December 2025

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 14,845

Referees:
Peter MacDougall
Mitch Dunning

Linesmen:
Dan Kelly
David Brisebois

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	18	11	2	38
Boston	19	13	0	38
Detroit	17	12	3	37
Montreal	16	11	3	35
Toronto	14	11	5	33
Florida	15	13	2	32
Ottawa	14	12	4	32
Buffalo	13	14	4	30

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	19	9	2	40
Washington	18	9	4	40
NY Islanders	18	11	3	39
Philadelphia	16	9	4	36
Pittsburgh	14	8	7	35
New Jersey	17	13	1	35
NY Rangers	15	13	4	34
Columbus	13	12	6	32

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Montreal Canadiens @ Pittsburgh Penguins

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Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

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