Montreal Canadiens @ Pittsburgh Penguins

1-0-0, 1-0-0 Away

10:14 - 3rd

	1	2	3	T
Canadiens MTL	1	1	1	3
Penguins PIT	1	4	0	5

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

1-0-0, 0-0-0 Home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Phillip DanaultP. Danault#24
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Chris KreiderC. Kreider#22
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47
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	3	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	13	9:27	0:00	0:53	8:34	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	9:51	1:04	0:00	8:47	0	0	0.0
2	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	17:04	0:56	0:00	16:08	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	13	10:43	0:00	0:03	10:40	0	2	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:00	0:00	1:03	7:57	6	3	66.7
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	11:48	0:58	0:00	10:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	14	10:54	0:00	2:09	8:45	7	4	63.6
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	15	11:54	1:04	0:00	10:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	13:20	1:04	2:24	9:52	6	4	60.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	16	13:15	0:56	0:01	12:18	1	1	50.0
1	1	2	3	5	0	0	0	4	0	1	20	16:15	0:56	0:21	14:58	9	11	45.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	9:05	1:02	0:00	8:03	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	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	8:32	0:00	0:29	8:03	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	2	2	2	4	1	0	1	23	18:23	0:57	1:28	15:58	0	0	0.0
0	2	-1	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	24	22:36	1:03	0:05	21:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	2	22	20:46	0:00	2:55	17:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	15	15:01	0:00	0:55	14:06	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	11:48	0:00	1:06	10:42	0	0	0.0

Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	5	20	.800	16	3	1	0	0	49:26	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Egor ChinakhovE. Chinakhov#59
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Connor DewarC. Dewar#19
Filip HallanderF. Hallander#11
Ben KindelB. Kindel#81
Andrei KuzmenkoA. Kuzmenko#62
Hendrix LapierreH. Lapierre#22
Blake LizotteB. Lizotte#46
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Tommy NovakT. Novak#18
Rickard RakellR. Rakell#67
Nick RobertsonN. Robertson#14
defensemen
Declan CarlileD. Carlile#72
Samuel GirardS. Girard#49
Erik KarlssonE. Karlsson#65
Kaedan KorczakK. Korczak#6
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Trevor van RiemsdykT. van Riemsdyk#57

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	18	13:50	1:27	0:00	12:23	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	16:14	2:01	0:00	14:13	11	13	45.8
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	18	10:42	0:00	0:52	9:50	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	8:28	0:00	1:05	7:23	0	0	0.0
1	0	-3	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	14	11:48	2:01	0:37	9:10	4	4	50.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:58	1:27	0:00	8:31	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	9:55	1:23	0:00	8:32	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	10:49	0:00	0:55	9:54	5	4	55.6
1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	18	15:55	1:27	0:00	14:28	2	0	100.0
1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:27	2:01	0:00	9:26	1	4	20.0
0	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	18	14:38	2:01	0:00	12:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	16	11:48	0:00	0:30	11:18	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	2	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:30	0:04	0:51	14:35	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	19	18:10	0:00	0:45	17:25	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	15:57	2:01	0:23	13:33	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:27	0:00	0:46	14:41	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	20	16:37	1:26	0:00	15:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	18	13:57	0:01	1:16	12:40	0	0	0.0

Arturs SilovsA. Silovs#37
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	3	18	.857	18	0	0	0	0	49:26	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	1	1	3
	Penguins	1	4	0	5

3rd Period			MTL	PIT
3:31		Cole Caufield (2) Assists: Chris Kreider (1)	3	5

2nd Period		MTL	PIT
18:46	Nick Suzuki (1) Assists: Lane Hutson (2), Noah Dobson (1)	2	5
15:32	Ben Kindel (1) (Power Play) Assists: Erik Karlsson (3), Tommy Novak (2)	1	5
14:01	Tommy Novak (1) Assists: Egor Chinakhov (1), Evgeni Malkin (1)	1	4
7:59	Samuel Girard (1) Assists: Sidney Crosby (2), Kaedan Korczak (3)	1	3
0:32	Declan Carlile (1) Assists: Rickard Rakell (2), Erik Karlsson (2)	1	2

1st Period			MTL	PIT
14:07		Evgeni Malkin (2) (Power Play) Assists: Kris Letang (2), Hendrix Lapierre (2)	1	1
3:49		Cole Caufield (1) Assists: Nick Suzuki (1), Lane Hutson (1)	1	0

Cole Caufield nets goal for Canadiens

0:22

Arturs Silovs robs Canadiens with save

0:25

Nick Suzuki scores goal vs. Penguins

0:40

Regular Season Series

Canadiens
Penguins

Game 1

Penguins
Canadiens

Game 2

31/10

Penguins
Canadiens

Game 3

10/1

PPG Paints Arena

12:00 AM, 4 October 2026

Pittsburgh, PA

Referees:
Trevor Hanson
Liam Maaskant

Linesmen:
David Brisebois
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Boston	2	0	0	4
Florida	1	0	1	3
Montreal	1	0	0	2
Toronto	1	1	0	2
Buffalo	1	1	0	2
Ottawa	0	0	0	0
Detroit	0	1	0	0
Tampa Bay	0	1	0	0

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	2	1	0	4
Pittsburgh	1	0	0	2
Washington	1	0	0	2
Columbus	1	0	0	2
New Jersey	1	0	0	2
Carolina	0	1	1	1
Philadelphia	0	1	1	1
NY Islanders	0	1	0	0

Lyle Odelein, Stanley Cup winning defenseman, dies at 58

Lyle Odelein, a defenseman who won a Stanley Cup with the Montreal Canadiens in 1993 and played for several other NHL clubs through the 2005-06 season, has died at 58 years old, it was announced in social media posts by several of the teams he played for.

Panthers put Aleksander Barkov on long-term IR with leg injury

Panthers center Aleksander Barkov has been placed on long-term injured reserve, meaning the injury to his left leg will keep him sidelined for at least the next 10 games.

Blackhawks' Bowen Byram to miss Buffalo return

Blackhawks defenseman Bowen Byram will miss Saturday's game against the Sabres due to a family matter. Byram was set to make his first return to Buffalo since being traded to Chicago in June.

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