Pittsburgh Penguins @ Montreal Canadiens
- Alex Newhook hit Kris Letang
- Giveaway by Lane Hutson
- Arber Xhekaj hit Drew O'Connor
- Arber Xhekaj hit Drew O'Connor
- Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Patrik Laine
- Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Patrik Laine
- Kris Letang shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
- Nick Suzuki Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Cole Caufield (9)
- Matt Nieto shot blocked by Justin Barron
- Kirby Dach faceoff won against Cody Glass
- Patrik Laine Hooking against Anthony Beauvillier
- Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Mike Matheson Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Patrik Laine faceoff won against Noel Acciari
- Justin Barron hit Matt Nieto
- Jake Evans faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
- Giveaway by Emil Heineman
- Kaiden Guhle Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Jayden Struble hit Drew O'Connor
- Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Josh Anderson Tip-In saved by Tristan Jarry
- Kaiden Guhle Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Arber Xhekaj hit Evgeni Malkin
- Giveaway by Justin Barron
- Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Justin Barron
- Jake Evans hit Erik Karlsson
- Kris Letang shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovsky
- Arber Xhekaj hit Rickard Rakell
- Josh Anderson hit Bryan Rust
- Alex Newhook faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Giveaway by Mike Matheson
- Philip Tomasino shot blocked by Justin Barron
- Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
- Juraj Slafkovsky hit Marcus Pettersson
- Mike Matheson hit Owen Pickering
- Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Kirby Dach Snap Shot Wide Left
- Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
- Giveaway by Mike Matheson
- Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher
- Christian Dvorak Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Brendan Gallagher hit Owen Pickering
- Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher
- Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Cody Glass
- Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Kirby Dach Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Kaiden Guhle hit Drew O'Connor
- Kaiden Guhle Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Josh Anderson Wrap-around Wide Right
- Michael Bunting shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
- Alex Newhook Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
- Takeaway by Nick Suzuki
- Patrik Laine Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Giveaway by Mike Matheson
- Kirby Dach Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky
- Drew O'Connor shot blocked by Jayden Struble
- Lane Hutson Slap Shot Wide Left
- Brendan Gallagher Slap Shot Wide Left
- Brendan Gallagher Backhand High and Wide Left
- Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Joel Armia Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Giveaway by Emil Heineman
- Joel Armia Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Emil Heineman (3), Jake Evans (10)
- Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Owen Pickering shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
- Cole Caufield hit Owen Pickering
- Philip Tomasino shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
- Jake Evans faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
- Arber Xhekaj hit Bryan Rust
- Juraj Slafkovsky hit Marcus Pettersson
- Kaiden Guhle hit Rickard Rakell
- Kaiden Guhle Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Arber Xhekaj Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
- Josh Anderson Interference against Evgeni Malkin
- Jake Evans faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Jake Evans hit Matt Grzelcyk
- Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Christian Dvorak
- Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
- Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Josh Anderson Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Kirby Dach hit Ryan Graves
- Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Josh Anderson High-sticking against Owen Pickering
- Jake Evans faceoff won against Cody Glass
- Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle
- Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
- Emil Heineman hit Marcus Pettersson
- Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj
- Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle
- Josh Anderson Snap Shot Wide Right
- Joel Armia hit Erik Karlsson
- Giveaway by Cole Caufield
- Juraj Slafkovsky Deflected saved by Tristan Jarry
- Nick Suzuki Snap Shot Wide Left
- Josh Anderson Backhand High and Wide Right
- Giveaway by Jake Evans
- Joel Armia hit Philip Tomasino
- Kirby Dach hit Matt Grzelcyk
- Takeaway by Patrik Laine
- Arber Xhekaj hit Noel Acciari
- Kaiden Guhle hit Anthony Beauvillier
- Drew O'Connor shot blocked by Josh Anderson
- Arber Xhekaj hit Cody Glass
- Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
- Erik Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
- High Stick
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Alex Newhook
- Puck in Netting
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Alex Newhook
- Matt Nieto hit Justin Barron
- Justin Barron shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
- Goalie Stopped
- Sidney Crosby Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
- Goalie Stopped
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jake Evans
- Rickard Rakell Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Kris Letang (8), Matt Grzelcyk (13)
- Cody Glass shot blocked by Drew O'Connor
- Off-side
- Noel Acciari Tip-In Wide Right
- Kris Letang Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
- Giveaway by Rickard Rakell
- Michael Bunting Backhand Wide Left
- Goalie Stopped
- Bryan Rust Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
- Bryan Rust hit Kaiden Guhle
- Goalie Stopped
- Drew O'Connor faceoff won against Kirby Dach
- Drew O'Connor Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
- Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier
- Drew O'Connor hit Jayden Struble
- Cody Glass Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
- Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk
- Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Ryan Graves
- Alex Newhook shot blocked by Owen Pickering
- Icing
- Cody Glass faceoff won against Kirby Dach
- High Stick
- Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Patrik Laine
- Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
- Giveaway by Bryan Rust
- Off-side
- Bryan Rust Tip-In saved by Sam Montembeault
- Puck in Netting
- Giveaway by Kris Letang
- Giveaway by Cody Glass
- Cody Glass Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
- Blake Lizotte Hooking against Joel Armia
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Alex Newhook
- Drew O'Connor Tripping against Lane Hutson
- Puck in Crowd
- Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Kirby Dach
- Icing
- Cody Glass faceoff won against Alex Newhook
- Kris Letang Snap Shot Wide Right
- Giveaway by Blake Lizotte
- Sidney Crosby hit Kaiden Guhle
- Kris Letang Slashing against Alex Newhook
- Goalie Stopped
- Cole Caufield shot blocked by Cody Glass
- Goalie Stopped
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- Takeaway by Drew O'Connor
- Sidney Crosby hit Kaiden Guhle
- Sidney Crosby Tip-In Wide Right
- Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
- Goalie Stopped
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jake Evans
- Bryan Rust Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (20)
- Drew O'Connor hit Kaiden Guhle
- Noel Acciari Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
- Goalie Stopped
- Sidney Crosby hit Mike Matheson
- Rickard Rakell Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
- Goalie Stopped
- Takeaway by Sidney Crosby
- Bryan Rust Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (8), Sidney Crosby (21)
- Giveaway by Tristan Jarry
- Puck in Netting
- Cody Glass faceoff won against Jake Evans
- Evgeni Malkin Backhand Hit Right Post
- Goalie Stopped
- Philip Tomasino faceoff won against Alex Newhook
- Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Philip Tomasino
- Giveaway by Michael Bunting
- Philip Tomasino hit Kaiden Guhle
- Erik Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
- Goalie Stopped
- Rickard Rakell Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
- Matt Grzelcyk Slap Shot Wide Right
- Off-side
- Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
- Michael Bunting hit Kaiden Guhle
- Icing
- Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
- Puck in Netting
- Evgeni Malkin Tip-In saved by Sam Montembeault
- Goalie Stopped
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- Erik Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
- Goalie Stopped
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Alex Newhook
- Giveaway by Noel Acciari
- Puck in Benches
- Blake Lizotte Backhand Wide Right
- Puck in Crowd
- Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
- Michael Bunting Slap Shot Wide Left
- Michael Bunting Tip-In saved by Sam Montembeault
- Puck in Netting
- Cody Glass Deflected saved by Sam Montembeault
- Noel Acciari Snap Shot Wide Right
- Josh Anderson shot blocked by Kris Letang
- Jayden Struble shot blocked by Cody Glass
- Anthony Beauvillier hit Kirby Dach
- Cody Glass hit Alex Newhook
- Rickard Rakell Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (8), Sidney Crosby (22)
- Goalie Stopped
- Sidney Crosby Snap Shot Wide Left
- Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
- Michael Bunting Tip-In saved by Sam Montembeault
- Michael Bunting Snap Shot Hit Left Post
- Kris Letang Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Michael Bunting (7), Rickard Rakell (9)
- Anthony Beauvillier Goal (8) Poke, assists: Cody Glass (6), Drew O'Connor (7)
- Justin Barron shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
- Ryan Graves Tripping against Juraj Slafkovsky
- TV Timeout
- Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
- Lane Hutson shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
- Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
- Sidney Crosby Snap Shot Hit Right Post
- Bryan Rust Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: none
- Giveaway by Cody Glass
- Giveaway by Kris Letang
- Giveaway by Drew O'Connor
- Matt Nieto Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Matt Grzelcyk (14), Blake Lizotte (4)
- Bryan Rust Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
- Philip Tomasino Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
- Giveaway by Philip Tomasino
- Matt Nieto shot blocked by Noel Acciari
- Takeaway by Cody Glass
- Noel Acciari Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: none
- Puck in Crowd
- Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Jake Evans
- Takeaway by Owen Pickering
- Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier
- Takeaway by Drew O'Connor
- Drew O'Connor Snap Shot Hit Left Post
- Drew O'Connor Snap Shot saved by Cayden Primeau
PENGUINS
CANADIENS
| TIME | PLAY | PIT | MTL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 1st Period | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:00 | Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Suzuki | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:05 | Alex Newhook hit Kris Letang | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:37 | Giveaway by Lane Hutson | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:18 | Arber Xhekaj hit Drew O'Connor | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:20 | Erik Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:28 | Arber Xhekaj hit Drew O'Connor | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:29 | Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Patrik Laine | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:31 | Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Patrik Laine | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:36 | High Stick | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:36 | Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Alex Newhook | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:52 | Kris Letang shot blocked by Nick Suzuki | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:54 | Puck in Netting | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:54 | Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Alex Newhook | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:12 | Nick Suzuki Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Cole Caufield (9) | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:12 | Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Jake Evans | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:27 | Matt Nieto shot blocked by Justin Barron | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:43 | Matt Nieto hit Justin Barron | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:47 | Justin Barron shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:50 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 2:50 | Kirby Dach faceoff won against Cody Glass | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:11 | Patrik Laine Hooking against Anthony Beauvillier | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:11 | Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Sidney Crosby | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:14 | Mike Matheson Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:45 | Sidney Crosby Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:47 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:47 | Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jake Evans | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:18 | Rickard Rakell Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Kris Letang (8), Matt Grzelcyk (13) | 1 | 1 | |
| 4:18 | Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin | 1 | 1 | |
| 5:19 | Cody Glass shot blocked by Drew O'Connor | 1 | 1 | |
| 5:27 | Off-side | 1 | 1 | |
| 5:27 | Patrik Laine faceoff won against Noel Acciari | 1 | 1 | |
| 5:39 | Justin Barron hit Matt Nieto | 1 | 1 | |
| 5:44 | Noel Acciari Tip-In Wide Right | 1 | 1 | |
| 5:50 | Kris Letang Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault | 1 | 1 | |
| 6:11 | Giveaway by Rickard Rakell | 1 | 1 | |
| 7:18 | Michael Bunting Backhand Wide Left | 1 | 1 | |
| 7:19 | Goalie Stopped | 1 | 1 | |
| 7:19 | Jake Evans faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin | 1 | 1 | |
| 7:47 | Giveaway by Emil Heineman | 1 | 1 | |
| 8:20 | Bryan Rust Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault | 1 | 1 | |
| 8:49 | Bryan Rust hit Kaiden Guhle | 1 | 1 | |
| 8:53 | Kaiden Guhle Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry | 1 | 1 | |
| 8:55 | Goalie Stopped | 1 | 1 | |
| 8:55 | Drew O'Connor faceoff won against Kirby Dach | 1 | 1 | |
| 9:02 | Jayden Struble hit Drew O'Connor | 1 | 1 | |
| 9:18 | Drew O'Connor Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault | 1 | 1 | |
| 9:20 | Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier | 1 | 1 | |
| 9:28 | Drew O'Connor hit Jayden Struble | 1 | 1 | |
| 9:40 | Cody Glass Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault | 1 | 1 | |
| 9:55 | Takeaway by Matt Grzelcyk | 1 | 1 | |
| 10:04 | Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry | 1 | 1 | |
| 10:14 | Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Ryan Graves | 1 | 1 | |
| 10:35 | Josh Anderson Tip-In saved by Tristan Jarry | 1 | 1 | |
| 11:10 | Alex Newhook shot blocked by Owen Pickering | 1 | 1 | |
| 11:18 | Kaiden Guhle Wrist Shot Wide Right | 1 | 1 | |
| 11:37 | Arber Xhekaj hit Evgeni Malkin | 1 | 1 | |
| 11:59 | Giveaway by Justin Barron | 1 | 1 | |
| 12:12 | Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Justin Barron | 1 | 1 | |
| 12:32 | Jake Evans hit Erik Karlsson | 1 | 1 | |
| 12:45 | Icing | 1 | 1 | |
| 12:45 | Cody Glass faceoff won against Kirby Dach | 1 | 1 | |
| 13:00 | High Stick | 1 | 1 | |
| 13:00 | Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Patrik Laine | 1 | 1 | |
| 13:22 | Kris Letang shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovsky | 1 | 1 | |
| 13:56 | Arber Xhekaj hit Rickard Rakell | 1 | 1 | |
| 13:59 | Josh Anderson hit Bryan Rust | 1 | 1 | |
| 14:05 | Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault | 1 | 1 | |
| 14:15 | Giveaway by Bryan Rust | 1 | 1 | |
| 14:18 | Off-side | 1 | 1 | |
| 14:18 | Alex Newhook faceoff won against Sidney Crosby | 1 | 1 | |
| 14:54 | Giveaway by Mike Matheson | 1 | 1 | |
| 14:56 | Bryan Rust Tip-In saved by Sam Montembeault | 1 | 1 | |
| 16:08 | Philip Tomasino shot blocked by Justin Barron | 1 | 1 | |
| 16:10 | Puck in Netting | 1 | 1 | |
| 16:10 | Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin | 1 | 1 | |
| 16:17 | Giveaway by Kris Letang | 1 | 1 | |
| 17:14 | Juraj Slafkovsky hit Marcus Pettersson | 1 | 1 | |
| 17:22 | Giveaway by Cody Glass | 1 | 1 | |
| 17:36 | Cody Glass Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault | 1 | 1 | |
| 18:37 | Mike Matheson hit Owen Pickering | 1 | 1 | |
| 19:11 | Blake Lizotte Hooking against Joel Armia | 1 | 1 | |
| 19:11 | Noel Acciari faceoff won against Alex Newhook | 1 | 1 | |
| 19:52 | Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry | 1 | 1 | |
| 19:55 | Kirby Dach Snap Shot Wide Left | 1 | 1 | |
| 20:00 | End of 1st Period | 1 | 1 | |
Regular Season Series
PIT wins 3-0
Game Information
Bell Centre
12:00 AM, 13 December 2024
Montreal, QC
Attendance: 21,105
- Referees:
- Ghislain Hebert
- Kyle Rehman
- Linesmen:
- Justin Johnson
- Steve Barton
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| Team | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 22 | 11 | 3 | 47 |
| Philadelphia | 19 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| NY Islanders | 20 | 13 | 4 | 44 |
| Washington | 19 | 13 | 5 | 43 |
| NY Rangers | 19 | 16 | 4 | 42 |
| New Jersey | 20 | 16 | 1 | 41 |
| Pittsburgh | 15 | 12 | 9 | 39 |
| Columbus | 15 | 15 | 6 | 36 |

