Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
· CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–4 in a shootout on Friday, January 20, 2012 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
6 |
12 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
29 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
10 |
12 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
38 |
Three stars
- D. Jeffrey, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 1 assist)
- E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
- E. Cole, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:34 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lars Eller (1) |
P.K. Subban (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, PIT 0 |
| 1st |
04:02 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang (1) |
Pascal Dupuis (1), Dustin Jeffrey (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, PIT 1 |
| 1st |
05:41 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Erik Cole (1) |
Andrei Kostitsyn (1), Tomas Kaberle (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
01:09 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Andrei Kostitsyn (1) |
Tomas Kaberle (2), David Desharnais (1) |
Power play |
MTL 3, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
05:32 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Dustin Jeffrey (1) |
Zbynek Michalek (1) |
Shorthanded |
MTL 3, PIT 2 |
| 2nd |
10:34 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Max Pacioretty (1) |
Erik Cole (1), Peter Budaj (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 4, PIT 2 |
| 3rd |
03:32 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Dustin Jeffrey (2) |
Tyler Kennedy (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 4, PIT 3 |
| 3rd |
17:17 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin (1) |
James Neal (1), Kris Letang (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 4, PIT 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang |
Saved |
| 1 |
Montreal Canadiens |
David Desharnais |
Saved |
| 2 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Goal (winner) |
| 2 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Andrei Kostitsyn |
Saved |
| 3 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
James Neal |
Saved |
| 3 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Scott Gomez |
Saved |
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Shots on goal |
29 |
38 |
| Power play |
1 of 6 |
0 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
13 |
27 |
| Hits |
20 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
22 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
4 |
4 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/64 (42.2%) |
37/64 (57.8%) |
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 S. Gomez |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
30% |
15:47 |
| Number 14 T. Plekanec |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
37.5% |
24:00 |
| Number 15 P. Nokelainen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:33 |
| Number 27 R. Bourque |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:48 |
| Number 32 T. Moen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:06 |
| Number 45 M. Blunden |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:34 |
| Number 46 A. Kostitsyn |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
17:12 |
| Number 51 D. Desharnais |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
19:26 |
| Number 52 M. Darche |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
10:01 |
| Number 67 M. Pacioretty |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:29 |
| Number 72 E. Cole |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:09 |
| Number 81 L. Eller |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:26 |
| Number 17 C. Campoli |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:53 |
| Number 22 T. Kaberle |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:26 |
| Number 26 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:45 |
| Number 74 A. Emelin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:31 |
| Number 75 H. Gill |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
20:50 |
| Number 76 P. Subban |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:04 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 P. Budaj |
38 |
34 |
4 |
.895 |
65:00 |
OT loss |
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 P. Dupuis |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
20:19 |
| Number 12 R. Park |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
77.8% |
11:27 |
| Number 14 C. Kunitz |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:03 |
| Number 15 D. Jeffrey |
L |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
43.8% |
16:19 |
| Number 18 J. Neal |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:11 |
| Number 24 M. Cooke |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
15:21 |
| Number 25 E. Tangradi |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:50 |
| Number 26 S. Sullivan |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:02 |
| Number 27 C. Adams |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
08:52 |
| Number 46 J. Vitale |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
08:12 |
| Number 48 T. Kennedy |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:03 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
25:56 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:00 |
| Number 4 Z. Michalek |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:09 |
| Number 5 D. Engelland |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:29 |
| Number 7 P. Martin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
24:55 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
26:13 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
28:14 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
29 |
25 |
4 |
.862 |
64:32 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:57 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Max Pacioretty |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
02:57 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Chris Kunitz |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
02:57 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Max Pacioretty |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
03:16 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Steve Sullivan |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
06:22 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
James Neal |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
11:37 |
Montreal Canadiens |
P.K. Subban |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
19:16 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Brooks Orpik |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:14 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Craig Adams |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:45 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
20:00 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Craig Adams |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
06:55 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Erik Cole |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:42 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Erik Cole |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:25 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Chris Kunitz |
Boarding |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Randy Cunneyworth
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Referees
- Kevin Pollock, Francois St-Laurent
- Linesmen
- Tim Nowak, David Brisebois
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Yannick Weber, Raphael Diaz
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Arron Asham, Jason Williams, Ben Lovejoy
2011-2012 season series
Every Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2011-2012 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Montreal Canadiens
1
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Oct 20, 2011
|
|
Pittsburgh Penguins
4
at Montreal Canadiens
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 26, 2011
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
4
at Pittsburgh Penguins
5
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Jan 20, 2012
|
|
Pittsburgh Penguins
2
at Montreal Canadiens
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Feb 7, 2012
|
Other NHL games on Jan 20
Other NHL games on Friday, January 20, 2012
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Washington Capitals
0
 at Carolina Hurricanes
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Jan 20, 2012
|
 Florida Panthers
1
 at Chicago Blackhawks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Jan 20, 2012
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
2
 at Dallas Stars
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Dallas Stars, Fri, Jan 20, 2012
|
Sources and further reading