Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, November 26, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 51-25-6
at Montreal Canadiens 3 31-35-16

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 1 1 1 4
Montreal Canadiens 2 1 0 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 16 11 3 42
Montreal Canadiens 11 5 11 0 27

Three stars

  1. K. Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
  2. E. Cole, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. C. Price, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (1) Chris Kunitz (1), Sidney Crosby (1) Even strength PIT 1, MTL 0
1st 01:48 Montreal Canadiens Travis Moen (1) Unassisted Even strength PIT 1, MTL 1
1st 07:37 Montreal Canadiens Max Pacioretty (1) David Desharnais (1), Erik Cole (1) Even strength PIT 1, MTL 2
2nd 11:09 Montreal Canadiens Erik Cole (1) Max Pacioretty (1), P.K. Subban (1) Even strength PIT 1, MTL 3
2nd 16:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Pascal Dupuis (1) Paul Martin (1), Matt Cooke (1) Even strength PIT 2, MTL 3
3rd 15:30 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal (1) Evgeni Malkin (1), Sidney Crosby (2) Even strength PIT 3, MTL 3
OT 02:09 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang (1) James Neal (1), Deryk Engelland (1) Even strength PIT 4, MTL 3

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 42 27
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 26 19
Blocked shots 11 23
Giveaways 6 16
Takeaways 3 3
Faceoffs won 25/68 (36.8%) 43/68 (63.2%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis R 1 0 1 +2 2 3 1 0 100% 15:45
Number 11 J. Staal C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 1 0 48% 20:16
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 0 1 1 +1 0 4 3 0 15:30
Number 18 J. Neal L 0 1 1 0 4 5 1 0 19:06
Number 24 M. Cooke L 0 1 1 -1 0 2 1 0 14:23
Number 26 S. Sullivan L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 12:56
Number 27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33.3% 07:46
Number 45 A. Asham R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 06:51
Number 46 J. Vitale C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 40% 10:36
Number 48 T. Kennedy C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 13:50
Number 71 E. Malkin C 1 1 2 +1 0 6 1 0 25% 22:07
Number 87 S. Crosby C 0 2 2 +2 0 3 3 0 28% 20:55
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 2 18:51
Number 4 Z. Michalek D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 4 18:39
Number 5 D. Engelland D 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 13:04
Number 7 P. Martin D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 23:10
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 1 1 22:16
Number 58 K. Letang D 1 0 1 +2 0 6 5 1 24:36
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Fleury 27 24 3 .889 62:08 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 13 M. Cammalleri L 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 0 16:02
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 0 55.6% 19:34
Number 15 P. Nokelainen C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 71.4% 07:37
Number 21 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 0 15:39
Number 32 T. Moen L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 3 17:32
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 14:22
Number 51 D. Desharnais C 0 1 1 +2 0 6 0 1 61.9% 20:37
Number 52 M. Darche L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 06:46
Number 60 A. Palushaj R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:51
Number 67 M. Pacioretty L 1 1 2 0 0 4 1 1 20:05
Number 72 E. Cole L 1 1 2 +2 0 5 1 0 19:54
Number 81 L. Eller C 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 1 71.4% 17:22
Number 26 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 5 24:20
Number 61 R. Diaz D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 1 20:24
Number 68 Y. Weber D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 16:24
Number 74 A. Emelin D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 4 2 18:09
Number 75 H. Gill D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 5 18:31
Number 76 P. Subban D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 2 23:28
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Price 42 38 4 .905 62:09 OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:17 Montreal Canadiens Michael Cammalleri Hooking 2
1st 12:33 Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal Slashing 2
2nd 11:39 Montreal Canadiens Alexei Emelin Holding 2
2nd 17:29 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Roughing 2
3rd 03:07 Pittsburgh Penguins Pascal Dupuis Holding the stick 2
3rd 07:10 Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal High sticking 2
3rd 07:58 Montreal Canadiens Lars Eller Interference 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Jacques Martin
Referees
Mike Hasenfratz, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Brian Murphy
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Richard Park, Steve MacIntyre
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Scott Gomez, Frédéric St-Denis

2011-2012 season series

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