Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2016-2017 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	50-21-11
at Montreal Canadiens	1	47-26-9

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	11	11	4	26
Montreal Canadiens	7	5	8	20

Three stars

E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 assist)
C. Sheary, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 assist)
J. Schultz, Pittsburgh Penguins

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:52	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ian Cole (3)	Evgeni Malkin (29), Patric Hornqvist (15)	Even strength	PIT 1, MTL 0
2nd	05:19	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Fehr (6)	Chris Kunitz (14), Scott Wilson (7)	Even strength	PIT 2, MTL 0
2nd	17:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jake Guentzel (4)	Cameron Gaunce (1), Patric Hornqvist (16)	Even strength	PIT 3, MTL 0
2nd	18:11	Montreal Canadiens	Sven Andrighetto (2)	Alexei Emelin (5), Artturi Lehkonen (5)	Even strength	PIT 3, MTL 1
3rd	15:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Olli Maatta (1)	Conor Sheary (16)	Even strength	PIT 4, MTL 1

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	26	20
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	4
Hits	32	24
Blocked shots	20	11
Giveaways	9	12
Takeaways	5	7
Faceoffs won	31/65 (47.7%)	34/65 (52.3%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 N. Bonino	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	33.3%	16:28
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	0		11:08
Number 16 E. Fehr	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	1	0	63.6%	10:14
Number 17 B. Rust	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2		15:52
Number 23 S. Wilson	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	0		07:49
Number 43 C. Sheary	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	2		18:01
Number 59 J. Guentzel	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	6	1		15:30
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		13:45
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	2	58.3%	18:54
Number 72 P. Hornqvist	R	0	2	2	+2	0	2	2	1		17:38
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:40
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	47.8%	18:11
Number 2 C. Ruhwedel	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	3	1		20:18
Number 3 O. Maatta	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0		22:04
Number 4 J. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	2		23:48
Number 6 T. Daley	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		18:56
Number 24 C. Gaunce	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1		09:19
Number 28 I. Cole	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	3		23:25

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Murray	20	19	1	.950	60:00	Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	64.7%	16:53
Number 17 T. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	58.3%	11:21
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	54.5%	15:07
Number 25 J. de la Rose	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	50%	11:45
Number 27 A. Galchenyuk	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	37.5%	16:29
Number 32 B. Flynn	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		11:36
Number 41 P. Byron	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:25
Number 42 S. Andrighetto	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		13:16
Number 47 A. Radulov	R	0	0	0	-2	2	0	2	1		16:13
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		14:33
Number 65 A. Shaw	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	42.9%	15:49
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	-3	2	3	1	0		19:17
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3		22:23
Number 20 Z. Redmond	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1		15:15
Number 26 J. Petry	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	5	2		22:20
Number 28 N. Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	-3	0	2	1	0		17:35
Number 45 M. Barberio	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		19:41
Number 74 A. Emelin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	1		22:02

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	26	22	4	.846	60:00	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	02:17	Montreal Canadiens	Alexander Radulov	Tripping	2
3rd	05:24	Montreal Canadiens	Max Pacioretty	Interference	2
3rd	07:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Trevor Daley	High sticking	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Dave Lewis
Linesmen: Ryan Gibbons, Mark Shewchyk
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Matt Cullen, Tom Kuhnhackl, Steve Oleksy
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Daniel Carr, Ryan Johnston

2016-2017 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Oct 18, 2016
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 31, 2016
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Jan 18, 2017

Other NHL games on Jan 18

Other NHL games on Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Winnipeg Jets 6	Final	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Winnipeg Jets, Wed, Jan 18, 2017
Boston Bruins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at Detroit Red Wings, Wed, Jan 18, 2017
Florida Panthers 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers, Wed, Jan 18, 2017
San Jose Sharks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Wed, Jan 18, 2017

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