Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins

CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Montreal Canadiens 1 31-35-16
at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 51-25-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Montreal Canadiens 8 13 7 28
Pittsburgh Penguins 16 8 8 32

Three stars

  1. M. Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
  2. D. Engelland, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)
  3. A. Asham, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:55 Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal (1) Steve Sullivan (1), Richard Park (1) Even strength MTL 0, PIT 1
2nd 02:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Vitale (1) Deryk Engelland (1) Even strength MTL 0, PIT 2
3rd 05:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Arron Asham (1) Deryk Engelland (2), Matt Niskanen (1) Even strength MTL 0, PIT 3
3rd 18:24 Montreal Canadiens Mathieu Darche (1) Brian Gionta (1), Yannick Weber (1) Even strength MTL 1, PIT 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat Montreal Canadiens Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 28 32
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 15 26
Blocked shots 13 11
Giveaways 4 4
Takeaways 3 2
Faceoffs won 25/64 (39.1%) 39/64 (60.9%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 S. Gomez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 02:40
Number 13 M. Cammalleri L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 19:32
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 45.5% 21:54
Number 21 B. Gionta R 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 0 19:38
Number 32 T. Moen L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 14:49
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 0 12:57
Number 51 D. Desharnais C 0 0 0 -2 2 0 1 1 35.3% 16:04
Number 52 M. Darche L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 4 0 100% 13:09
Number 63 A. Engqvist C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 30% 07:28
Number 67 M. Pacioretty L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 15:39
Number 72 E. Cole L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 33.3% 13:47
Number 81 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 25% 15:06
Number 26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 21:55
Number 61 R. Diaz D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17:05
Number 68 Y. Weber D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 1 20:30
Number 74 A. Emelin D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 3 15:23
Number 75 H. Gill D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 17:42
Number 76 P. Subban D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 2 26:10
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Price 32 29 3 .906 58:32 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 50% 17:01
Number 10 M. Letestu C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 73.3% 12:42
Number 11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 61.9% 21:30
Number 12 R. Park R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 75% 13:02
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 21:33
Number 15 D. Jeffrey L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 50% 07:54
Number 18 J. Neal L 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 17:18
Number 24 M. Cooke L 0 0 0 +2 0 3 2 0 17:39
Number 26 S. Sullivan L 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 0 16:01
Number 27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 14:00
Number 45 A. Asham R 1 0 1 +2 0 1 2 0 09:42
Number 46 J. Vitale C 1 0 1 +2 0 2 2 2 37.5% 11:19
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 0 17:40
Number 4 Z. Michalek D 0 0 0 -1 4 3 2 1 23:17
Number 5 D. Engelland D 0 2 2 +2 0 1 6 2 14:06
Number 6 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 4 0 12:04
Number 7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 2 27:23
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 17:54
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Fleury 28 27 1 .964 59:55 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:23 Montreal Canadiens Raphael Diaz Hooking 2
1st 16:22 Montreal Canadiens Carey Price Delaying game 2
2nd 03:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Paul Martin Cross checking 2
2nd 06:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Ben Lovejoy Holding the stick 2
2nd 13:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Zbynek Michalek Hooking 2
2nd 18:19 Montreal Canadiens Brian Gionta Boarding 2
3rd 09:29 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Kostitsyn Tripping 2
3rd 11:35 Pittsburgh Penguins Zbynek Michalek Hooking 2
3rd 14:55 Montreal Canadiens David Desharnais Roughing 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Jacques Martin
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Stephane Auger
Linesmen
Steve Miller, Jonny Murray
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Jaroslav Spacek, Aaron Palushaj
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Steve MacIntyre, Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang

2011-2012 season series

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Sources and further reading

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