Montreal Canadiens @ Pittsburgh Penguins

19-12-5, 9-3-4 Away

Final/SO

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

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

15-11-9, 7-6-5 Home

Crosby breaks Lemieux's scoring record, Penguins beat Canadiens 4-3 in shootout to end 8-game skid

— Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux’s franchise scoring record and Rickard Rakell had the deciding goal in the shootout as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Sunday night to snap an eight-game losing streak.

Dec 22, 2025, 03:40 am - AP

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

1st Period		MTL	PIT
7:31	Oliver Kapanen (11) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (12), Ivan Demidov (20)	1	0
7:58	Sidney Crosby (20) Assists: Erik Karlsson (23), Rickard Rakell (8)	1	1
12:40	Rickard Rakell (4) (Power Play) Assists: Bryan Rust (17), Sidney Crosby (17)	1	2

2nd Period			MTL	PIT
3:54		Ivan Demidov (8) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (13), Oliver Kapanen (8)	2	2
11:51		Noel Acciari (2) Assists: Kris Letang (15), Arturs Silovs (2)	2	3

3rd Period			MTL	PIT
4:04		Noah Dobson (6) Assists: Sammy Blais (3), Mike Matheson (13)	3	3

OT Summary
No Goals Scored

	MTL	PIT
Kevin Hayes Goal Wrist Shot	0	1
Alexandre Texier Backhand saved by Arturs Silovs	0	1
Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes	0	1
Cole Caufield Goal Wrist Shot	1	1
Rickard Rakell Goal Backhand	1	2
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs	1	2

Kris Letang hit Josh Anderson
Rickard Rakell hit Alexandre Carrier
Takeaway by Rickard Rakell
Giveaway by Kris Letang
Adam Engstrom shot blocked by Kevin Hayes
Takeaway by Connor Dewar
Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Rutger McGroarty Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Rutger McGroarty faceoff won against Owen Beck
Sidney Crosby Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
Rickard Rakell Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Justin Brazeau Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
Takeaway by Parker Wotherspoon
Rickard Rakell Poke saved by Jakub Dobes
Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
Sidney Crosby Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Erik Karlsson (23), Rickard Rakell (8)
Jack St. Ivany hit Samuel Blais
Justin Brazeau hit Alexandre Carrier
Kris Letang Tripping against Arber Xhekaj
Connor Dewar faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
Cole Caufield shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
Brett Kulak Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Ben Kindel Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
Ryan Shea Wrist Shot Wide Left
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Bryan Rust
Rickard Rakell Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (17), Sidney Crosby (17)
Jack St. Ivany Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Jack St. Ivany hit Samuel Blais
Anthony Mantha hit Owen Beck
Kris Letang Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Brett Kulak hit Juraj Slafkovský
Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Alexandre Texier
Ben Kindel Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Rickard Rakell hit Noah Dobson
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
Connor Dewar hit Samuel Blais
Thomas Novak faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Thomas Novak
Tommy Novak Wrist Shot Wide Right
Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot Wide Right
Brett Kulak Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Kris Letang
Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Ben Kindel
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
Giveaway by Noel Acciari
Jack St. Ivany hit Brendan Gallagher
Ben Kindel faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
Giveaway by Rutger McGroarty
Noel Acciari hit Lane Hutson
Giveaway by Arturs Silovs
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Juraj Slafkovský
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Sidney Crosby hit Noah Dobson
Rutger McGroarty Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Connor Dewar hit Cole Caufield
Noel Acciari Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Kris Letang (15), Arturs Silovs (2)
Parker Wotherspoon Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
Brett Kulak Slap Shot Wide Left
Rickard Rakell Tip-In High and Wide Right
Rickard Rakell Backhand Wide Left
Kris Letang hit Juraj Slafkovský
Jack St. Ivany Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Ben Kindel Backhand Wide Right
Rutger McGroarty Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
Ville Koivunen shot blocked by Ben Kindel
Ben Kindel Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Ryan Shea Roughing against Samuel Blais
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Bryan Rust Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Ben Kindel
Rutger McGroarty Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Kevin Hayes Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Kevin Hayes Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Kevin Hayes hit Adam Engstrom
Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Brett Kulak
Connor Dewar hit Alexandre Texier
Jack St. Ivany hit Cole Caufield
Justin Brazeau hit Arber Xhekaj
Ben Kindel Wrist Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
Thomas Novak faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
Anthony Mantha hit Arber Xhekaj
Giveaway by Kris Letang
Ville Koivunen hit Arber Xhekaj
Takeaway by Ryan Shea
Connor Dewar hit Cole Caufield
Giveaway by Parker Wotherspoon
Brett Kulak Wrist Shot Wide Right
Joseph Veleno shot blocked by Jack St. Ivany
Ben Kindel faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
Ville Koivunen Wrist Shot Wide Left
Thomas Novak Slashing against Owen Beck
Connor Dewar faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Parker Wotherspoon hit Cole Caufield
Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
Thomas Novak Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Ville Koivunen Tip-In Wide Right
Parker Wotherspoon Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Noah Dobson shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
Anthony Mantha hit Alexandre Carrier
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Anthony Mantha
Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot Failed Bank Attempt
Erik Karlsson Snap Shot Wide Left
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot Wide Right
Erik Karlsson Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Noel Acciari hit Adam Engstrom
Connor Dewar Wrist Shot Wide Left
Noel Acciari Tip-In Wide Right
Jack St. Ivany Snap Shot Wide Right
Sidney Crosby Tip-In Wide Left
Brett Kulak Wrist Shot Wide Left
Sidney Crosby hit Cole Caufield
Giveaway by Bryan Rust
Erik Karlsson hit Ivan Demidov
Ben Kindel faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
Noel Acciari hit Alexandre Carrier
Anthony Mantha hit Alexandre Carrier
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Anthony Mantha
Alexandre Texier shot blocked by Justin Brazeau
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
Bryan Rust hit Oliver Kapanen
Mike Matheson shot blocked by Bryan Rust
Kris Letang hit Oliver Kapanen
Erik Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Kevin Hayes Goal Wrist Shot
Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Rickard Rakell Goal Backhand
Joe Veleno Tip-In Wide Right
Josh Anderson shot blocked by Joseph Veleno
Alexandre Texier Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Arber Xhekaj Slap Shot Wide Right
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Wide Right
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
Oliver Kapanen Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Goalie Stopped
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Giveaway by Mike Matheson
Samuel Blais hit Ville Koivunen
Puck in Netting
Net Dislodged by Goaltender
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Goalie Stopped
Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Noah Dobson Delaying Game - Puck over glass
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Mike Matheson
Oliver Kapanen Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (12), Ivan Demidov (20)
Owen Beck hit Thomas Novak
TV Timeout
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Joe Veleno
Adam Engstrom Tripping against Rutger McGroarty
TV Timeout
Josh Anderson Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Owen Beck hit Jack St. Ivany
Samuel Blais hit Ryan Shea
Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský
Giveaway by Lane Hutson
Alexandre Texier Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
Giveaway by Alexandre Texier
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
Arber Xhekaj hit Rutger McGroarty
Icing
Owen Beck faceoff won against Ben Kindel
Icing
Owen Beck faceoff won against Ben Kindel
Brett Kulak shot blocked by Samuel Blais
High Stick
Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Owen Beck faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
Owen Beck hit Erik Karlsson
Samuel Blais hit Noel Acciari
Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Oliver Kapanen Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Goalie Stopped
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Cole Caufield
Icing
Giveaway by Noah Dobson
Zachary Bolduc hit Thomas Novak
Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Noah Dobson
Josh Anderson hit Rutger McGroarty
Icing
Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Icing
Josh Anderson hit Kris Letang
Bryan Rust shot blocked by Mike Matheson
Oliver Kapanen Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Ivan Demidov Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (13), Oliver Kapanen (8)
Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher
Samuel Blais Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Samuel Blais hit Ryan Shea
Lane Hutson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Goalie Stopped
Alexandre Texier hit Parker Wotherspoon
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Giveaway by Mike Matheson
Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Noah Dobson
Noah Dobson hit Sidney Crosby
Samuel Blais hit Ryan Shea
Takeaway by Adam Engstrom
Arber Xhekaj hit Ville Koivunen
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
Lane Hutson hit Justin Brazeau
Icing
Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Giveaway by Josh Anderson
Takeaway by Josh Anderson
Joseph Veleno Tip-In saved by Arturs Silovs
Goalie Stopped
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Noah Dobson Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Goalie Stopped
Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot Wide Right
Off-side
Giveaway by Lane Hutson
Kris Letang shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Noel Acciari shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Takeaway by Alexandre Carrier
Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier
Goalie Stopped
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
Icing
Ville Koivunen shot blocked by Owen Beck
Samuel Blais Roughing against Ryan Shea
Injury - Official
TV Timeout
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Juraj Slafkovský faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier
Giveaway by Lane Hutson
Oliver Kapanen Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Giveaway by Alexandre Texier
Noah Dobson Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Rutger McGroarty shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
Zachary Bolduc hit Erik Karlsson
Mike Matheson Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Icing
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Icing
Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Ivan Demidov hit Thomas Novak
Arber Xhekaj hit Rutger McGroarty
Icing
Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Ben Kindel
Icing
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ben Kindel
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
Kevin Hayes shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Noah Dobson Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Samuel Blais (3), Mike Matheson (13)
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Joe Veleno
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
Puck in Netting
Owen Beck faceoff won against Thomas Novak
TV Timeout
Ivan Demidov Slap Shot Wide Right
Cole Caufield Slap Shot Short
Joseph Veleno Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Goalie Stopped
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Ben Kindel
Oliver Kapanen Backhand saved by Arturs Silovs
Goalie Stopped
Josh Anderson faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Alexandre Texier Wrist Shot Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Cole Caufield
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot Wide Left
Samuel Blais hit Justin Brazeau
Giveaway by Owen Beck
Owen Beck Hooking against Justin Brazeau
TV Timeout
Mike Matheson hit Erik Karlsson
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Mike Matheson
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Mike Matheson
Juraj Slafkovský hit Ryan Shea
Noel Acciari shot blocked by Alexandre Texier
Arber Xhekaj hit Rutger McGroarty
Goalie Stopped
Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Zachary Bolduc hit Brett Kulak
Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Icing
Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Goalie Stopped
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Josh Anderson hit Bryan Rust
Off-side
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Thomas Novak
Takeaway by Oliver Kapanen
Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Goalie Stopped
Oliver Kapanen Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovský
Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
Nick Suzuki Slap Shot Wide Right
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Alexandre Texier Backhand saved by Arturs Silovs
Cole Caufield Goal Wrist Shot
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs

CANADIENS

PENGUINS

Regular Season Series

MTL wins 2-1

Canadiens
4
Penguins
2

Game 1

12/12

Penguins
0
Canadiens
4

Game 2

21/12

Canadiens
3
Penguins
4

Game 3

22/12

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	25	13	3	53
Montreal	23	13	6	52
Detroit	24	15	4	52
Florida	22	16	3	47
Buffalo	21	15	4	46
Boston	22	18	2	46
Ottawa	20	15	5	45
Toronto	19	15	7	45

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	25	14	3	53
NY Islanders	23	15	4	50
Philadelphia	21	12	7	49
Pittsburgh	20	12	9	49
Washington	21	15	6	48
New Jersey	22	18	2	46
NY Rangers	20	18	5	45
Columbus	18	16	7	43

Tyler Bertuzzi completes hat trick in OT in Blackhawks' 3-2 victory over Golden Knights

— Tyler Bertuzzi scored at 1:18 of overtime for his second hat trick of the season and fifth in the NHL to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night.

Hall has goal and assist as Hurricanes beat Devils 3-1 to snap 3-game losing streak

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Montreal Canadiens @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Stars of the Game

Sidney CrosbyC - PIT

Rickard RakellRW - PIT

Oliver KapanenC - MTL

Game Information

Video Highlights

Crosby breaks Lemieux's scoring record, Penguins beat Canadiens 4-3 in shootout to end 8-game skid

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

MTL wins 2-1

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Tyler Bertuzzi completes hat trick in OT in Blackhawks' 3-2 victory over Golden Knights

Hall has goal and assist as Hurricanes beat Devils 3-1 to snap 3-game losing streak

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Chicago Blackhawks: Game Highlights