Columbus Blue Jackets @ Montreal Canadiens

6-9-2, 1-6-2 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Blue Jackets CBJ	0	1	0	1
Canadiens MTL	1	1	3	5

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

6-10-2, 4-4-1 Home

Sam Montembeault stops 25 shots in Canadiens' 5-1 win over Blue Jackets

— Nick Suzuki’s second-period goal held up as the winner in the Montreal Canadiens’ 5-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

Nov 17, 2024, 03:12 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Blue Jackets	0	1	0	1
	Canadiens	1	1	3	5

1st Period			CBJ	MTL
4:59		Mike Matheson (1) (Power Play) Assists: Cole Caufield (2), Kirby Dach (7)	0	1

2nd Period			CBJ	MTL
7:40		Dante Fabbro (1) Assists: Zach Werenski (9), Kevin Labanc (9)	1	1
15:49		Nick Suzuki (7) Assists: Joel Armia (5), Arber Xhekaj (1)	1	2

3rd Period		CBJ	MTL
11:04	Lucas Condotta (1) Assists: Joel Armia (6)	1	3
12:52	Jake Evans (3) Assists: Cole Caufield (3)	1	4
15:55	Josh Anderson (4) Assists: Mike Matheson (11), Lane Hutson (11)	1	5

Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Mike Matheson
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Jayden Struble Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Alex Newhook Snap Shot Wide Left
Cole Caufield Slashing against Adam Fantilli
Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Giveaway by Jake Evans
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Christian Dvorak Wrap-around saved by Daniil Tarasov
Jayden Struble hit Adam Fantilli
Jake Evans Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Giveaway by Cole Caufield
Mike Matheson Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (2), Kirby Dach (7)
Emil Heineman hit Zach Werenski
Emil Heineman Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Justin Barron Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Josh Anderson Tip-In Wide Left
Jake Evans Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Dmitri Voronkov shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
Jayden Struble Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Kirby Dach Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Jake Evans faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Justin Barron Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Arber Xhekaj Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Justin Danforth
Takeaway by Nick Suzuki
Cole Caufield Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Mike Matheson Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Cole Caufield shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
Joel Armia hit Zach Werenski
Brendan Gallagher Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Brendan Gallagher Tip-In saved by Daniil Tarasov
Lucas Condotta faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Mike Matheson Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Juraj Slafkovsky Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Juraj Slafkovsky hit Adam Fantilli
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
Takeaway by Alex Newhook
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Christian Dvorak hit Sean Kuraly
Josh Anderson hit Justin Danforth
Brendan Gallagher Tip-In Wide Left
Alex Newhook Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Jayden Struble
Jake Evans faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Giveaway by Emil Heineman
Takeaway by Arber Xhekaj
Emil Heineman hit Zach Werenski
Zachary Aston-Reese shot blocked by Brendan Gallagher
Damon Severson shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Juraj Slafkovsky hit Damon Severson
Jake Evans faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Josh Anderson hit Dante Fabbro
Jake Christiansen shot blocked by Christian Dvorak
Jake Evans faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Sean Kuraly shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Emil Heineman hit Kevin Labanc
Arber Xhekaj Fighting against Mathieu Olivier
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Kirby Dach hit Zach Werenski
Adam Fantilli shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Josh Anderson hit Kirill Marchenko
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Mike Matheson
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Kirby Dach Backhand saved by Daniil Tarasov
Mike Matheson Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Giveaway by Jayden Struble
Alex Newhook hit Adam Fantilli
Cole Caufield Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Jake Evans faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Jake Evans faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Cole Caufield
Nick Suzuki Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Joel Armia (5), Arber Xhekaj (1)
Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj
Ivan Provorov shot blocked by Cole Caufield
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Cole Sillinger
Giveaway by Justin Barron
Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Joel Armia Tripping against Zach Werenski
Kirill Marchenko shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
Kaiden Guhle hit Cole Sillinger
Joel Armia hit Jordan Harris
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Cole Caufield
Arber Xhekaj hit Mathieu Olivier
Cole Caufield Slap Shot High and Wide Left
Kaiden Guhle Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Alex Newhook hit Kirill Marchenko
Brendan Gallagher Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Jake Evans hit Jordan Harris
Emil Heineman Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Lucas Condotta Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Joel Armia (6)
Josh Anderson hit Dante Fabbro
Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
Nick Suzuki Backhand saved by Daniil Tarasov
Jake Evans Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Cole Caufield (3)
Lucas Condotta faceoff won against Sean Monahan
Jayden Struble High-sticking against Mathieu Olivier
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Justin Danforth
Josh Anderson Goal (4) Deflected, assists: Mike Matheson (11), Lane Hutson (11)
Kirby Dach hit Cole Sillinger
Cole Caufield hit Jordan Harris
Emil Heineman Roughing against Dmitri Voronkov
Jake Evans faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Joel Armia
Justin Danforth hit Kaiden Guhle
Icing
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Kirill Marchenko Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Puck in Crowd
Adam Fantilli hit Arber Xhekaj
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Jake Evans
Adam Fantilli Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov
Damon Severson Slashing against Jake Evans
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
Mike Matheson shot blocked by Jake Christiansen
Kevin Labanc Slashing against Arber Xhekaj
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Mike Matheson shot blocked by Damon Severson
Damon Severson Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Jordan Harris hit Josh Anderson
Takeaway by Ivan Provorov
Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot Wide Left
Dmitri Voronkov Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Damon Severson Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Goalie Stopped
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Dante Fabbro Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Dante Fabbro Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Goalie Stopped
Hand Pass
Takeaway by Sean Kuraly
Sean Kuraly Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Dante Fabbro Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Sean Kuraly Batted Above Crossbar
Goalie Stopped
Juraj Slafkovsky shot blocked by Mathieu Olivier
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Goalie Stopped
Kirill Marchenko faceoff won against Lucas Condotta
Sean Monahan Interference against Lane Hutson
Cole Sillinger faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Goalie Stopped
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Giveaway by Kevin Labanc
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Zach Werenski
Kirill Marchenko hit Mike Matheson
Adam Fantilli Backhand saved by Sam Montembeault
Justin Danforth hit Jake Evans
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Mathieu Olivier
Puck in Netting
Mathieu Olivier hit Justin Barron
Puck in Netting
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Kirby Dach
Mike Matheson shot blocked by Dmitri Voronkov
Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot Wide Left
Jake Christiansen Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Icing
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Jake Evans
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Icing
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Zachary Aston-Reese Snap Shot Wide Right
Kevin Labanc Deflected Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Justin Danforth faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Mikael Pyyhtia shot blocked by Mathieu Olivier
Icing
Kirill Marchenko hit Jake Evans
Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Cole Sillinger Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Puck Frozen - Skater
Zachary Aston-Reese Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Takeaway by Kevin Labanc
Dante Fabbro Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Zach Werenski (9), Kevin Labanc (9)
Off-side
Justin Danforth faceoff won against Kirby Dach
Mathieu Olivier Fighting against Arber Xhekaj
Cole Sillinger hit Juraj Slafkovsky
Giveaway by Sean Monahan
Giveaway by Dmitri Voronkov
Jayden Struble shot blocked by Zachary Aston-Reese
Zachary Aston-Reese Tip-In saved by Sam Montembeault
Goalie Stopped
On-Ice Official
Sean Kuraly faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Icing
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Zach Werenski
Dante Fabbro hit Brendan Gallagher
Yegor Chinakhov hit Brendan Gallagher
Giveaway by Jake Christiansen
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Damon Severson
Icing
Zachary Aston-Reese hit Kaiden Guhle
Icing
Justin Danforth faceoff won against Jake Evans
Dante Fabbro Slap Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Jake Christiansen
Adam Fantilli Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Cole Sillinger hit Christian Dvorak
Giveaway by Adam Fantilli
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Dmitri Voronkov Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Kirill Marchenko hit Joel Armia
Puck in Netting
Justin Danforth faceoff won against Jake Evans
Mikael Pyyhtia Tip-In saved by Sam Montembeault
Off-side
Giveaway by Kirill Marchenko
Sean Monahan hit Lane Hutson
Hand Pass
Dante Fabbro hit Joel Armia
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Yegor Chinakhov
Dante Fabbro hit Joel Armia
Giveaway by Dante Fabbro
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Jake Evans
Ivan Provorov Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Sean Kuraly Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Goalie Stopped
Justin Danforth faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Justin Danforth Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Mathieu Olivier Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Goalie Stopped
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Icing
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Takeaway by Dmitri Voronkov
Giveaway by Damon Severson
Off-side
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Joel Armia shot blocked by Jake Christiansen
Icing
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Yegor Chinakhov hit Jayden Struble
Puck in Netting
Justin Danforth faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Giveaway by Mikael Pyyhtia
Puck in Crowd
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Jake Evans
Sean Monahan Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
Giveaway by Damon Severson
Icing
Justin Danforth hit Nick Suzuki
Icing
Sean Monahan Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Giveaway by Sean Monahan
Joel Armia shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
Giveaway by Zachary Aston-Reese
TV Timeout
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Jake Evans
Kirill Marchenko Slap Shot High and Wide Right
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
Joel Armia shot blocked by Yegor Chinakhov
Adam Fantilli Interference against Kaiden Guhle
Zachary Aston-Reese Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Sean Kuraly Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault

BLUE JACKETS

CANADIENS

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Blue Jackets
1
Canadiens
5

Game 1

17/11

Canadiens
4
Blue Jackets
3

Game 2

28/11

Canadiens
4
Blue Jackets
5

Game 3

24/12

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	35	15	6	76
Pittsburgh	28	15	12	68
NY Islanders	31	21	5	67
Columbus	29	20	7	65
Washington	28	23	7	63
Philadelphia	25	20	10	60
New Jersey	28	26	2	58
NY Rangers	22	28	6	50

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	36	14	4	76
Montreal	32	17	8	72
Detroit	33	19	6	72
Buffalo	32	18	6	70
Boston	32	20	5	69
Toronto	27	21	9	63
Florida	29	24	3	61
Ottawa	27	22	7	61

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Columbus Blue Jackets @ Montreal Canadiens

Stars of the Game

Mike MathesonD - MTL

Nick SuzukiC - MTL

Sam MontembeaultG - MTL

Game Information

Sam Montembeault stops 25 shots in Canadiens' 5-1 win over Blue Jackets

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

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