Vancouver Canucks @ Montreal Canadiens

16-23-5, 12-11-2 Away

4:19 - 2nd

	1	2	3	T
Canucks VAN	1	2		3
Canadiens MTL	1	2		3

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

25-14-6, 12-10-1 Home

Vancouver Canucks


forwards
Brock BoeserB. Boeser#6
Jake DeBruskJ. DeBrusk#74
Conor GarlandC. Garland#8
Nils HoglanderN. Hoglander#21
David KampfD. Kampf#64
Evander KaneE. Kane#91
Linus KarlssonL. Karlsson#94
Drew O'ConnorD. O'Connor#18
Liam OhgrenL. Ohgren#92
Elias PetterssonE. Pettersson#40
Aatu RatyA. Raty#54
Max SassonM. Sasson#63
defensemen
Filip HronekF. Hronek#17
Pierre-Olivier JosephP. Joseph#7
Victor ManciniV. Mancini#90
Tyler MyersT. Myers#57
Marcus PetterssonM. Pettersson#29
Tom WillanderT. Willander#5

											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	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	13	13:17	0:00	0:00	13:17	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	8:19	0:00	0:00	8:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	12	11:10	0:00	0:00	11:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	6:42	0:00	0:00	6:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	11:30	0:00	0:04	11:26	4	3	57.1
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	6:47	0:00	0:00	6:47	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	9:16	0:00	0:00	9:16	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	8:02	0:00	0:00	8:02	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	6:51	0:00	0:00	6:51	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	8:20	0:00	0:00	8:20	6	9	40.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	11	7:26	0:00	0:04	7:22	1	3	25.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	7:36	0:00	0:00	7:36	3	2	60.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	13:11	0:00	0:00	13:11	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	15	9:31	0:00	0:00	9:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	10:54	0:00	0:00	10:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	12:03	0:00	0:04	11:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	15	14:24	0:00	0:04	14:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	11:02	0:00	0:00	11:02	0	0	0.0

goalies
Nikita TolopiloN. Tolopilo#60

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
24	3	21	.875	20	0	0	0	0	35:41	0

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Owen BeckO. Beck#62
Sammy BlaisS. Blais#27
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Phillip DanaultP. Danault#24
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
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											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	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	7	6:16	0:00	0:00	6:16	2	2	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7	7:02	0:00	0:00	7:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	10	8:08	0:00	0:00	8:08	0	2	0.0
0	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	11	9:44	0:04	0:00	9:40	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	11	9:13	0:00	0:00	9:13	4	3	57.1
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	9:14	0:00	0:00	9:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	10	8:30	0:00	0:00	8:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9:09	0:00	0:00	9:09	3	2	60.0
0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	10:22	0:04	0:00	10:18	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	10:13	0:04	0:00	10:09	10	4	71.4
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	11	10:51	0:04	0:00	10:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	7	6:57	0:00	0:00	6:57	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
2	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	11:10	0:00	0:00	11:10	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	16	12:55	0:04	0:00	12:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	11	10:11	0:00	0:00	10:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	12:48	0:00	0:00	12:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	15	13:36	0:00	0:00	13:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	1	11	9:46	0:00	0:00	9:46	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
14	3	11	.786	11	0	0	0	0	35:41	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
	Canucks	1	2		3
	Canadiens	1	2		3

2nd Period		VAN	MTL
9:42	Max Sasson (9) Assists: Drew O'Connor (7), Pierre-Olivier Joseph (2)	3	3
4:51	Alexandre Carrier (3) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (20), Ivan Demidov (27)	2	3
4:31	Alexandre Carrier (2) Assists: Nick Suzuki (36), Alexandre Texier (9)	2	2
1:50	Evander Kane (7) Assists: Aatu Raty (9)	2	1

1st Period			VAN	MTL
18:13		Noah Dobson (9) (Power Play) Assists: Nick Suzuki (35)	1	1
11:53		Elias Pettersson (12) Assists: Linus Karlsson (10), Filip Hronek (24)	1	0

Max Sasson lights the lamp

0:45

Alexandre Carrier nets goal for Canadiens

0:42

Evander Kane tallies goal vs. Canadiens

0:47

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Canadiens
4
Canucks
3

Game 1

26/10

Canucks
Canadiens

Game 2

Bell Centre

12:30 AM, 13 January 2026

Montreal, QC

Referees:
Dan O'Rourke
Pierre Lambert

Linesmen:
Dan Kelly
Steve Barton

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	21	11	12	54
Edmonton	22	16	7	51
San Jose	23	19	3	49
Seattle	20	15	8	48
Los Angeles	19	15	10	48
Anaheim	21	21	3	45
Calgary	19	22	4	42
Vancouver	16	23	5	37

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	27	15	4	58
Tampa Bay	27	13	3	57
Montreal	25	14	6	56
Buffalo	24	15	4	52
Boston	25	19	2	52
Toronto	22	15	7	51
Florida	23	18	3	49
Ottawa	20	19	5	45

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