Montreal Canadiens @ Pittsburgh Penguins

22-27-8, 11-11-5 Away

Final

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

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

25-21-8, 14-10-4 Home

Penguins give fading postseason hopes a needed boost in 4-1 win over reeling Canadiens

— Bryan Rust and Drew O'Conner scored 21 seconds apart in the second period to break open a close game and the Pittsburgh Penguins gave their flagging postseason hopes a boost with a 4-1 win over the reeling Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

Feb 23, 2024, 11:22 am - AP

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

1st Period			MTL	PIT
9:05		Mike Matheson (8) Unassisted	1	0
11:24		Kris Letang (5) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (27), Drew O'Connor (12)	1	1

2nd Period			MTL	PIT
11:30		Bryan Rust (16) (Power Play) Assists: Erik Karlsson (33), Sidney Crosby (25)	1	2
11:51		Drew O'Connor (8) Assists: Valtteri Puustinen (8), Erik Karlsson (34)	1	3

3rd Period			MTL	PIT
18:35		Kris Letang (6) (Empty Net) Unassisted	1	4

Giveaway by Bryan Rust
Erik Karlsson hit Nick Suzuki
Pierre-Olivier Joseph hit Kaiden Guhle
Valtteri Puustinen hit David Savard
Jayden Struble shot blocked by Jansen Harkins
Jordan Harris shot blocked by Noel Acciari
Jeff Carter hit Josh Anderson
Lars Eller faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Ryan Graves Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby
Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Jansen Harkins Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Ryan Graves Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Chad Ruhwedel hit Josh Anderson
Jake Evans shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
Giveaway by Kris Letang
Juraj Slafkovsky shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
Jansen Harkins hit Juraj Slafkovsky
Jeff Carter faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Kris Letang Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (27), Drew O'Connor (12)
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Rickard Rakell hit Kaiden Guhle
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Colin White
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Drew O'Connor
Pierre-Olivier Joseph Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Takeaway by Kris Letang
Lars Eller Slap Shot Short
Joel Armia shot blocked by Kris Letang
Jordan Harris shot blocked by Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Valtteri Puustinen hit Jayden Struble
Noel Acciari Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot Wide Right
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Erik Karlsson Slap Shot Hit Right Post
Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot Wide Right
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jake Evans
Rickard Rakell hit Jake Evans
Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Rickard Rakell hit Mike Matheson
Giveaway by Rickard Rakell
Takeaway by Valtteri Puustinen
Valtteri Puustinen Backhand Wide Left
Lars Eller faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Jeff Carter faceoff won against Colin White
Noel Acciari hit Jesse Ylönen
Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Jansen Harkins
Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
Bryan Rust Tripping against Cole Caufield
Takeaway by Noel Acciari
Giveaway by Noel Acciari
Juraj Slafkovsky shot blocked by Noel Acciari
Lars Eller hit Josh Anderson
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Drew O'Connor
Lars Eller faceoff won against Colin White
Valtteri Puustinen Slap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Pierre-Olivier Joseph Slap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Valtteri Puustinen Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Valtteri Puustinen Slap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Rickard Rakell hit Arber Xhekaj
Jansen Harkins hit Mike Matheson
Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Jeff Carter
Lars Eller shot blocked by Noel Acciari
Noel Acciari hit Cole Caufield
Drew O'Connor Tip-In Wide Right
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Takeaway by Rickard Rakell
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Jake Evans
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Bryan Rust Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Erik Karlsson (33), Sidney Crosby (25)
Drew O'Connor Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Valtteri Puustinen (8), Erik Karlsson (34)
Drew O'Connor Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin
Matthew Phillips Backhand saved by Cayden Primeau
Tanner Pearson shot blocked by Kris Letang
Drew O'Connor Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Bryan Rust Backhand Wide Left
Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
Valtteri Puustinen Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Ryan Graves Wrist Shot Wide Right
Drew O'Connor hit Kaiden Guhle
Takeaway by Chad Ruhwedel
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Drew O'Connor Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Kris Letang hit Joshua Roy
Jeff Carter faceoff won against Tanner Pearson
Rickard Rakell Tripping against Nick Suzuki
Kris Letang hit Nick Suzuki
Juraj Slafkovsky shot blocked by Jeff Carter
Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson
Giveaway by Valtteri Puustinen
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Josh Anderson shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
Alex Newhook shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
Bryan Rust Tripping against Mike Matheson
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Takeaway by Lars Eller
Bryan Rust hit Jordan Harris
Cole Caufield shot blocked by Kris Letang
Lars Eller faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Marcus Pettersson Roughing against Josh Anderson
Cole Caufield shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
Drew O'Connor Backhand Above Crossbar
Rickard Rakell hit David Savard
Joel Armia shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Sidney Crosby hit Nick Suzuki
Takeaway by Lars Eller
Jeff Carter Wrist Shot Wide Left
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Reilly Smith Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Kris Letang Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin
Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
Ryan Graves hit Jordan Harris
Joel Armia shot blocked by Ryan Graves
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Short
Jake Evans Tip-In saved by Tristan Jarry
Joel Armia Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Joshua Roy Tip-In Wide Left
Joshua Roy Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Jordan Harris Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Alex Newhook Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Joshua Roy Backhand Wide Left
Icing
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Goalie Stopped
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Mike Matheson hit Bryan Rust
Goalie Stopped
Brendan Gallagher faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Tanner Pearson Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Jayden Struble Wrist Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Lars Eller
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Wide Left
Juraj Slafkovsky Wrist Shot Wide Left
Puck in Crowd
Off-side
Jake Evans faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Giveaway by Colin White
Mike Matheson Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: none
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Goalie Stopped
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Lars Eller
Arber Xhekaj hit Valtteri Puustinen
Off-side
Josh Anderson hit Jeff Carter
Ryan Graves shot blocked by Joshua Roy
Ryan Graves shot blocked by Joshua Roy
Off-side
Icing
Takeaway by Colin White
Icing
Icing
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Arber Xhekaj Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Joshua Roy Wrist Shot Wide Right
Joshua Roy Tip-In Wide Right
Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by David Savard
Jake Evans Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Jordan Harris Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Goalie Stopped
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Colin White Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Tanner Pearson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Goalie Stopped
Colin White faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Giveaway by Tanner Pearson
Joshua Roy Tip-In Wide Right
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Goalie Stopped
Kaiden Guhle Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Brendan Gallagher Tip-In saved by Tristan Jarry
Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Goalie Stopped
Jake Evans faceoff won against Lars Eller
Goalie Stopped
David Savard shot blocked by Josh Anderson
Tanner Pearson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Goalie Stopped
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Goalie Stopped
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Lars Eller
Juraj Slafkovsky Wrist Shot Wide Right
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Hand Pass
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jeff Carter
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Wide Left
Puck in Benches
Colin White faceoff won against Lars Eller
Icing
Lars Eller shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
Tanner Pearson hit Valtteri Puustinen
Puck in Netting
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Lars Eller
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovsky
Off-side
Josh Anderson hit Bryan Rust
Jesse Ylönen Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry
Goalie Stopped
Jayden Struble hit Kris Letang
Pierre-Olivier Joseph shot blocked by Joel Armia
Jayden Struble hit Kris Letang
Brendan Gallagher Holding against Jeff Carter
Arber Xhekaj Tripping against Evgeni Malkin
Jake Evans faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Kaiden Guhle hit Matthew Phillips
Goalie Stopped
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Colin White hit Evgeni Malkin
Takeaway by Tanner Pearson
David Savard hit Jeff Carter
Kris Letang shot blocked by Jake Evans
Joshua Roy Deflected saved by Tristan Jarry
Puck in Benches
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Takeaway by Mike Matheson
Cole Caufield Backhand Wide Left
Kaiden Guhle Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Icing
Kris Letang shot blocked by Josh Anderson
Joshua Roy Wrist Shot Short
Joshua Roy Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Jordan Harris Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Joshua Roy Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry
Joshua Roy Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Goalie Stopped
Noel Acciari shot blocked by Jesse Ylönen
Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher
Icing
Jake Evans faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovsky
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Lars Eller
Juraj Slafkovsky Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Puck in Netting
Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher
Arber Xhekaj Wrist Shot Wide Right
Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Josh Anderson
Jesse Ylönen Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry
Off-side
Jake Evans faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot Wide Right
Mike Matheson Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Giveaway by Cole Caufield
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Off-side
Josh Anderson Roughing against Marcus Pettersson
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Juraj Slafkovsky Deflected High and Wide Left
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Icing
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Giveaway by Cayden Primeau
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle
Icing
Juraj Slafkovsky hit Jeff Carter
Giveaway by Alex Newhook
Icing
Jake Evans faceoff won against Lars Eller

CANADIENS

PENGUINS

Regular Season Series

PIT wins 3-0

Penguins
4
Canadiens
3

Game 1

14/12

Canadiens
2
Penguins
3

Game 2

28/1

Canadiens
1
Penguins
4

Game 3

23/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	16	10	2	34
Boston	17	13	0	34
Montreal	15	10	3	33
Detroit	15	11	3	33
Florida	14	12	2	30
Toronto	13	11	4	30
Ottawa	13	11	4	30
Buffalo	11	13	4	26

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	17	9	2	36
NY Islanders	16	11	3	35
Pittsburgh	14	7	6	34
NY Rangers	15	12	4	34
Philadelphia	15	9	3	33
New Jersey	16	12	1	33
Columbus	13	10	6	32

Rantanen scores lone shootout goal as Stars rally past Penguins 3-2

— Mikko Rantanen’s final-round score was the only goal of the shootout and Jake Oettinger made 27 saves as the Dallas Stars beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Sunday night.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Dallas Stars: Game Highlights

Washington Capitals put Charlie Lindgren, Ryan Leonard on IR

The Washington Capitals placed goaltender Charlie Lindgren and forward Ryan Leonard on injured reserve on Sunday night, before their game against the Columbus Blue Jackets, and recalled forward Bogdan Trineyev and goaltender Clay Stevenson from the AHL.

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Montreal Canadiens @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Stars of the Game

Kris LetangD - PIT

Drew O'ConnorLW - PIT

Tristan JarryG - PIT

Game Information

Penguins give fading postseason hopes a needed boost in 4-1 win over reeling Canadiens

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

PIT wins 3-0

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Rantanen scores lone shootout goal as Stars rally past Penguins 3-2

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Washington Capitals put Charlie Lindgren, Ryan Leonard on IR