Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–2 on Wednesday, January 12, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 49-25-8
at Montreal Canadiens 2 44-30-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2 2 5
Montreal Canadiens 1 1 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 14 13 36
Montreal Canadiens 6 9 7 22

Three stars

  1. J. Staal, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. D. Desharnais, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
  3. K. Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 12:57 Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Goligoski (1) Chris Kunitz (1), Mark Letestu (1) Even strength PIT 1, MTL 0
1st 13:15 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec (1) Mathieu Darche (1), Benoit Pouliot (1) Even strength PIT 1, MTL 1
2nd 02:15 Montreal Canadiens David Desharnais (1) P.K. Subban (1), Tom Pyatt (1) Even strength PIT 1, MTL 2
2nd 04:12 Pittsburgh Penguins Tyler Kennedy (1) Kris Letang (1), Jordan Staal (1) Power play PIT 2, MTL 2
2nd 19:49 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal (1) Unassisted Power play PIT 3, MTL 2
3rd 02:33 Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Goligoski (2) Jordan Staal (2), Kris Letang (2) Power play PIT 4, MTL 2
3rd 11:29 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz (1) Kris Letang (3), Alex Goligoski (1) Power play PIT 5, MTL 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 36 22
Power play 4 of 6 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 13 19
Hits 35 30
Blocked shots 17 17
Giveaways 10 18
Takeaways 4 13
Faceoffs won 28/61 (45.9%) 33/61 (54.1%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 15:05
Number 10 M. Letestu C 0 1 1 0 5 0 1 1 0 33.3% 13:15
Number 11 J. Staal C 1 2 3 0 0 2 6 0 1 42.9% 20:08
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 1 1 2 +1 0 4 4 0 1 17:46
Number 17 M. Rupp L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 11:20
Number 18 C. Conner R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 0 11:49
Number 24 M. Cooke L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13:25
Number 25 M. Talbot C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 0 50% 14:33
Number 27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 50% 10:50
Number 45 A. Asham R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 09:07
Number 48 T. Kennedy C 1 0 1 -1 0 5 2 0 1 50% 13:41
Number 71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 53.3% 21:27
Number 3 A. Goligoski D 2 1 3 0 4 3 1 2 1 19:11
Number 4 Z. Michalek D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 17:50
Number 5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 2 0 13:43
Number 7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 26:36
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 17:06
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 3 3 0 2 3 1 4 0 26:05
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Fleury 22 20 2 .909 60:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 S. Gomez C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 0 0 55.6% 15:48
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 54.2% 17:42
Number 15 J. Halpern C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 83.3% 11:43
Number 21 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 18:22
Number 32 T. Moen L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:30
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 10:36
Number 52 M. Darche L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 100% 12:57
Number 57 B. Pouliot L 0 1 1 +1 6 0 2 0 0 100% 09:43
Number 58 D. Desharnais C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 2 0 50% 16:09
Number 67 M. Pacioretty L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 15:38
Number 81 L. Eller C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 0 0 14:37
Number 94 T. Pyatt L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 14:05
Number 6 J. Spacek D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 5 5 0 19:38
Number 20 J. Wisniewski D 0 0 0 -1 4 2 3 0 0 23:23
Number 44 R. Hamrlik D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 4 0 22:22
Number 68 Y. Weber D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 17:06
Number 75 H. Gill D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 4 0 18:14
Number 76 P. Subban D 0 1 1 +1 5 0 4 0 0 20:09
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Price 36 31 5 .861 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Goligoski Hooking 2
1st 09:42 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Slashing 2
2nd 03:04 Montreal Canadiens Benoit Pouliot High sticking 2
2nd 09:59 Montreal Canadiens James Wisniewski Slashing 2
2nd 18:20 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 01:11 Montreal Canadiens Benoit Pouliot Hooking 2
3rd 04:40 Montreal Canadiens Benoit Pouliot Slashing 2
3rd 06:50 Montreal Canadiens P.K. Subban Fighting (major) 5
3rd 06:50 Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Letestu Fighting (major) 5
3rd 10:09 Montreal Canadiens James Wisniewski Hooking 2
3rd 12:26 Montreal Canadiens Scott Gomez Roughing 2
3rd 12:26 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Roughing 2
3rd 18:57 Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Goligoski Hooking 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Jacques Martin
Referees
Justin St. Pierre, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen
Steve Miller, David Brisebois
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Sidney Crosby, Ben Lovejoy
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Michael Cammalleri, Alexandre Picard

2010-2011 season series

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Sources and further reading

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