Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings

Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 on Thursday, March 24, 2016 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings
Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Montreal Canadiens 3 38-38-6
at Detroit Red Wings 4 41-30-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 0 3 3
Detroit Red Wings 1 3 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Montreal Canadiens 13 5 11 29
Detroit Red Wings 11 21 8 40

Three stars

  1. R. Sheahan, Detroit Red Wings (2 goals)
  2. B. Smith, Detroit Red Wings (2 assists)
  3. M. Pacioretty, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 18:46 Detroit Red Wings Riley Sheahan (10) Brendan Smith (11), Mike Green (25) Even strength MTL 0, DET 1
2nd 05:36 Detroit Red Wings Luke Glendening (7) Andreas Athanasiou (5), Darren Helm (12) Even strength MTL 0, DET 2
2nd 05:48 Detroit Red Wings Riley Sheahan (11) Brendan Smith (12), Pavel Datsyuk (28) Even strength MTL 0, DET 3
2nd 17:27 Detroit Red Wings Anthony Mantha (1) Brad Richards (15), Mike Green (26) Power play MTL 0, DET 4
3rd 00:47 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec (13) Unassisted Even strength MTL 1, DET 4
3rd 04:16 Montreal Canadiens Paul Byron (10) Darren Dietz (2), Joel Hanley (3) Even strength MTL 2, DET 4
3rd 07:50 Montreal Canadiens Max Pacioretty (25) Alex Galchenyuk (23), Joel Hanley (4) Even strength MTL 3, DET 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings
Stat Montreal Canadiens Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal 29 40
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 14 8
Hits 25 22
Blocked shots 12 7
Giveaways 6 8
Takeaways 2 9
Faceoffs won 32/65 (49.2%) 33/65 (50.8%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 13 M. Brown R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 0 100% 08:53
Number 14 T. Plekanec C 1 0 1 +1 2 3 0 0 0 64.7% 19:25
Number 17 T. Mitchell C 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 0 0 40% 17:54
Number 21 S. Matteau C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 0 0 10:27
Number 24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 42.9% 11:48
Number 27 A. Galchenyuk C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 43.8% 16:43
Number 34 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 40% 11:33
Number 41 P. Byron L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 1 0 16:08
Number 51 D. Desharnais C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 42.9% 15:50
Number 53 L. Lessio L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 07:18
Number 67 M. Pacioretty L 1 0 1 +2 2 6 0 1 0 17:40
Number 81 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 50% 16:16
Number 6 G. Pateryn D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 19:39
Number 28 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 2 0 18:44
Number 44 D. Dietz D 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 13:41
Number 71 J. Hanley D 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 14:31
Number 74 A. Emelin D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 0 0 26:33
Number 79 A. Markov D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 2 0 26:52
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 B. Scrivens 40 36 4 .900 58:55 Loss

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 J. Abdelkader L 0 0 0 -3 2 1 2 1 0 20:33
Number 13 P. Datsyuk C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 64.3% 19:09
Number 14 G. Nyquist R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:31
Number 15 R. Sheahan C 2 0 2 +1 0 4 1 0 0 20% 15:01
Number 17 B. Richards C 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 100% 12:17
Number 21 T. Tatar L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 0 12:37
Number 39 A. Mantha R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 1 12:02
Number 40 H. Zetterberg C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 52.6% 20:22
Number 41 L. Glendening C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 3 2 0 55.6% 14:11
Number 43 D. Helm C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 50% 16:15
Number 71 D. Larkin C 0 0 0 -2 0 6 0 0 0 18:09
Number 72 A. Athanasiou C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 08:24
Number 2 B. Smith D 0 2 2 +2 2 2 2 1 0 18:19
Number 25 M. Green D 0 2 2 +1 2 0 2 0 0 19:48
Number 27 K. Quincey D 0 0 0 +1 2 4 1 1 0 21:56
Number 52 J. Ericsson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 13:40
Number 55 N. Kronwall D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 3 0 0 18:37
Number 65 D. DeKeyser D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 20:23
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 34 P. Mrazek 29 26 3 .897 59:29 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:53 Montreal Canadiens Tomas Plekanec Cross checking 2
1st 10:10 Montreal Canadiens Torrey Mitchell Tripping 2
2nd 02:38 Montreal Canadiens Phillip Danault Roughing 2
2nd 02:38 Detroit Red Wings Brendan Smith Roughing 2
2nd 02:38 Montreal Canadiens Phillip Danault Roughing 2
2nd 16:17 Montreal Canadiens Nathan Beaulieu High sticking 2
3rd 05:43 Montreal Canadiens Max Pacioretty Roughing 2
3rd 05:43 Detroit Red Wings Justin Abdelkader Roughing 2
3rd 10:59 Montreal Canadiens Stefan Matteau Roughing 2
3rd 10:59 Detroit Red Wings Mike Green Roughing 2
3rd 19:43 Detroit Red Wings Kyle Quincey Interference 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Michel Therrien
Detroit Red Wings head coach
Jeff Blashill
Referees
Brian Pochmara, Brad Watson
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Steve Miller
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Victor Bartley, P.K. Subban, Mark Barberio, Brendan Gallagher, Sven Andrighetto, Jacob de la Rose
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Teemu Pulkkinen, Alexey Marchenko, Tomas Jurco

2015-2016 season series

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Sources and further reading

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