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Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Montreal Canadiens 2–1 on Friday, December 23, 2016 at home.

Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Montreal Canadiens 1 47-26-9
at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 50-24-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 0 1 1
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 1 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 12 13 12 37
Columbus Blue Jackets 9 10 5 24

Three stars

  1. S. Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets (goaltender)
  2. N. Foligno, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 assists)
  3. B. Saad, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 17:50 Columbus Blue Jackets Sam Gagner (14) Nick Foligno (15), Cam Atkinson (20) Power play MTL 0, CBJ 1
2nd 01:22 Columbus Blue Jackets Brandon Saad (13) Nick Foligno (16), Alexander Wennberg (23) Even strength MTL 0, CBJ 2
3rd 09:08 Montreal Canadiens Jeff Petry (8) Chris Terry (2), Mark Barberio (2) Even strength MTL 1, CBJ 2

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 37 24
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 4
Hits 14 19
Blocked shots 8 15
Giveaways 8 6
Takeaways 6 4
Faceoffs won 35/67 (52.2%) 32/67 (47.8%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 0 100% 14:22
14 T. Plekanec C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47.1% 17:25
15 C. Terry L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 11:04
17 T. Mitchell C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 3 0 52.9% 15:02
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 47.4% 13:45
32 B. Flynn C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 14:50
34 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 5 1 0 66.7% 11:09
41 P. Byron L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 100% 15:13
43 D. Carr L 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 09:59
47 A. Radulov R 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 17:34
62 A. Lehkonen L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 13:40
67 M. Pacioretty L 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 33.3% 21:19
6 S. Weber D 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 0 25:13
20 Z. Redmond D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:41
26 J. Petry D 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 23:37
28 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 28:22
45 M. Barberio D 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 23:11
71 J. Hanley D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 09:30
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 A. Montoya 24 22 2 .917 58:30 Loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
10 A. Wennberg C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 61.5% 17:41
11 M. Calvert L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 13:37
13 C. Atkinson R 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 17:12
17 B. Dubinsky C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 42.9% 19:48
20 B. Saad L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 17:30
25 W. Karlsson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33.3% 14:03
34 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 13:46
38 B. Jenner C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 17:19
43 S. Hartnell L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 12:10
45 L. Sedlak C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 60% 09:15
71 N. Foligno L 0 2 2 +1 0 2 2 0 0 16:32
89 S. Gagner C 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 1 66.7% 11:42
3 S. Jones D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 15:18
7 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 3 0 24:21
8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 19:35
27 R. Murray D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 17:20
58 D. Savard D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 25:43
65 M. Nutivaara D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 4 0 13:16
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
72 S. Bobrovsky 37 36 1 .973 59:52 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:31 Columbus Blue Jackets Markus Nutivaara Hooking 2
1st 13:27 Montreal Canadiens Alexander Radulov Slashing 2
1st 17:34 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 04:46 Columbus Blue Jackets Seth Jones Slashing 2
2nd 13:41 Montreal Canadiens Phillip Danault Tripping 2
2nd 16:38 Montreal Canadiens Max Pacioretty Hooking 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Michel Therrien
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
John Tortorella
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Evgeny Romasko
Linesmen
Ryan Gibbons, Brian Mach
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Alexei Emelin, Sven Andrighetto
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Dalton Prout, Scott Harrington

2016-2017 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 10 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 1 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 7 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Florida Panthers 3 Final/SO Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 1 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Arizona Coyotes 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 2 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final/OT Game page

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