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Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars

American Airlines Center, Dallas Regular Season Final

Final score

The Dallas Stars beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–2 on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at home.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Montreal Canadiens 2 38-38-6
at Dallas Stars 6 50-23-9

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 1 1 2
Dallas Stars 1 3 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 11 6 6 23
Dallas Stars 8 13 6 27

Three stars

  1. J. Benn, Dallas Stars (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. J. Spezza, Dallas Stars (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. T. Seguin, Dallas Stars (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:34 Dallas Stars Jason Spezza (12) Ales Hemsky (10) Even strength MTL 0, DAL 1
2nd 01:24 Dallas Stars Jamie Benn (21) Unassisted Even strength MTL 0, DAL 2
2nd 03:06 Dallas Stars Patrick Sharp (11) Tyler Seguin (26), Jason Spezza (10) Power play MTL 0, DAL 3
2nd 11:35 Montreal Canadiens Daniel Carr (2) Tomas Fleischmann (9), P.K. Subban (22) Power play MTL 1, DAL 3
2nd 13:51 Dallas Stars Tyler Seguin (18) Alex Goligoski (10), Jamie Benn (22) Even strength MTL 1, DAL 4
3rd 00:31 Dallas Stars Jamie Benn (22) Patrick Sharp (13), Jason Spezza (11) Power play MTL 1, DAL 5
3rd 04:12 Montreal Canadiens Paul Byron (5) Brian Flynn (5) Shorthanded MTL 2, DAL 5
3rd 04:27 Dallas Stars Patrick Eaves (2) Vernon Fiddler (9) Power play MTL 2, DAL 6

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Dallas Stars
Shots on goal 23 27
Power play 1 of 6 3 of 8
Penalty minutes 16 12
Hits 18 20
Blocked shots 13 13
Giveaways 8 21
Takeaways 3 10
Faceoffs won 43/68 (63.2%) 25/68 (36.8%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 59.3% 16:09
15 T. Fleischmann L 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 0 0 15:54
17 T. Mitchell C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 77.8% 12:50
22 D. Weise R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:18
27 A. Galchenyuk C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 13:31
32 B. Flynn C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 80% 13:46
34 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 -1 4 2 0 0 0 33.3% 12:10
41 P. Byron L 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 13:24
43 D. Carr L 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 11:51
51 D. Desharnais C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 69.2% 14:52
67 M. Pacioretty L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 5 0 0 16:52
81 L. Eller C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 66.7% 14:03
26 J. Petry D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 12:36
28 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 2 1 0 21:13
74 A. Emelin D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 3 0 19:53
76 P. Subban D 0 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 27:26
77 T. Gilbert D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 2 0 17:03
79 A. Markov D 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 22:22
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 D. Tokarski 4 4 0 1.000 15:33
39 M. Condon 23 17 6 .739 44:27 Loss

Dallas Stars

Dallas Stars skaters
Player
10 P. Sharp L 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 1 1 50% 16:25
13 M. Janmark C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 20% 15:10
14 J. Benn L 2 1 3 +2 0 4 4 1 1 50% 19:06
18 P. Eaves R 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 1 1 10:04
20 C. Eakin C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 1 0 28.6% 16:09
21 A. Roussel L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 12:32
22 C. Sceviour C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:36
38 V. Fiddler C 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 58.8% 12:41
43 V. Nichushkin R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:03
83 A. Hemsky R 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:22
90 J. Spezza C 1 2 3 +1 0 2 0 0 0 11.1% 17:41
91 T. Seguin C 1 1 2 +2 0 4 0 0 0 36.4% 17:33
2 J. Jokipakka D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 2 0 16:30
3 J. Klingberg D 0 0 0 +2 0 4 1 0 0 22:32
4 J. Demers D 0 0 0 -1 4 2 2 0 0 18:27
24 J. Benn D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 1 0 17:12
33 A. Goligoski D 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 2 0 21:16
47 J. Oduya D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 17:18
Dallas Stars goalies
Goalie
31 A. Niemi 23 21 2 .913 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 14:28 Dallas Stars Patrick Eaves Interference 2
1st 15:48 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov Interference 2
1st 17:47 Dallas Stars Cody Eakin High sticking 2
2nd 02:15 Montreal Canadiens Michael McCarron Closing hand on puck 2
2nd 07:01 Montreal Canadiens Andrei Markov Delaying game 2
2nd 11:12 Dallas Stars Jason Demers Holding 2
2nd 12:05 Montreal Canadiens Nathan Beaulieu Holding 2
2nd 13:21 Dallas Stars Jason Demers Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 16:07 Dallas Stars Alex Goligoski Interference 2
2nd 16:29 Montreal Canadiens Michael McCarron Roughing 2
2nd 19:30 Montreal Canadiens P.K. Subban Delaying game 2
3rd 00:21 Montreal Canadiens Tom Gilbert High sticking 2
3rd 02:32 Montreal Canadiens P.K. Subban Delaying game 2
3rd 15:18 Dallas Stars Mattias Janmark High sticking 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Michel Therrien
Dallas Stars head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Francis Charron, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen
Pierre Racicot, Lonnie Cameron
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Greg Pateryn, Jarred Tinordi, Sven Andrighetto
Dallas Stars scratches
Travis Moen, Patrik Nemeth, Jamie Oleksiak

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Dallas Stars 6 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 19

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final/SO Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final/SO Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 0 at Arizona Coyotes 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final Game page

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