Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames
· Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Calgary Flames 3–2 on Friday, December 22, 2017 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Calgary Flames |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
11 |
12 |
12 |
35 |
| Calgary Flames |
10 |
7 |
6 |
23 |
Three stars
- B. Froese, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
- S. Bennett, Calgary Flames
- B. Gallagher, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
10:45 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Byron Froese (1) |
Jordie Benn (6), Alex Galchenyuk (12) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, CGY 0 |
| 2nd |
08:44 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nicolas Deslauriers (4) |
Byron Froese (6), Daniel Carr (7) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, CGY 0 |
| 3rd |
03:10 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brendan Gallagher (14) |
Artturi Lehkonen (4), Tomas Plekanec (12) |
Even strength |
MTL 3, CGY 0 |
| 3rd |
09:42 |
Calgary Flames |
Micheal Ferland (14) |
Michael Frolik (8), Sean Monahan (15) |
Even strength |
MTL 3, CGY 1 |
| 3rd |
18:07 |
Calgary Flames |
Matthew Tkachuk (8) |
Mikael Backlund (14), Johnny Gaudreau (28) |
Power play |
MTL 3, CGY 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
Calgary Flames |
| Shots on goal |
35 |
23 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
2 |
| Hits |
5 |
25 |
| Blocked shots |
21 |
7 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
15 |
| Takeaways |
10 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/62 (51.6%) |
30/62 (48.4%) |
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:44 |
| Number 14 T. Plekanec |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
73.7% |
16:31 |
| Number 20 N. Deslauriers |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:08 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
10:40 |
| Number 27 A. Galchenyuk |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:18 |
| Number 41 P. Byron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:43 |
| Number 42 B. Froese |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
55.6% |
14:32 |
| Number 43 D. Carr |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:18 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:48 |
| Number 65 A. Shaw |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
13:34 |
| Number 67 M. Pacioretty |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:28 |
| Number 92 J. Drouin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
28.6% |
20:09 |
| Number 8 J. Benn |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:47 |
| Number 21 D. Schlemko |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:21 |
| Number 22 K. Alzner |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:05 |
| Number 26 J. Petry |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:33 |
| Number 28 J. Jerabek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:32 |
| Number 45 J. Morrow |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:09 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 C. Price |
23 |
21 |
2 |
.913 |
60:00 |
Win |
Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 M. Backlund |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
19:58 |
| Number 13 J. Gaudreau |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:15 |
| Number 18 M. Stajan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
09:52 |
| Number 19 M. Tkachuk |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:32 |
| Number 21 G. Hathaway |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:46 |
| Number 23 S. Monahan |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:48 |
| Number 25 F. Hamilton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:30 |
| Number 36 T. Brouwer |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
09:40 |
| Number 67 M. Frolik |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:25 |
| Number 77 M. Jankowski |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
17:07 |
| Number 79 M. Ferland |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:44 |
| Number 93 S. Bennett |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:20 |
| Number 5 M. Giordano |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:54 |
| Number 7 T. Brodie |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:10 |
| Number 26 M. Stone |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:42 |
| Number 27 D. Hamilton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:49 |
| Number 44 M. Bartkowski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:03 |
| Number 61 B. Kulak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:56 |
Calgary Flames goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 M. Smith |
35 |
32 |
3 |
.914 |
57:29 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Calgary Flames
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
14:35 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Andrew Shaw |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:26 |
Calgary Flames |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:28 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Paul Byron |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:59 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Andrew Shaw |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Claude Julien
- Calgary Flames head coach
- Glen Gulutzan
- Referees
- Graham Skilliter, Marc Joannette
- Linesmen
- Scott Cherrey, Trent Knorr
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Charles Hudon, Jacob de la Rose, Brett Lernout
- Calgary Flames scratches
- Jaromir Jagr, Curtis Lazar, Rasmus Andersson
Other NHL games on Dec 22
Other NHL games on Friday, December 22, 2017
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Philadelphia Flyers
2
 at Buffalo Sabres
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Dec 22, 2017
|
 Minnesota Wild
2
 at Florida Panthers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Florida Panthers, Fri, Dec 22, 2017
|
 Washington Capitals
2
 at Arizona Coyotes
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Arizona Coyotes, Fri, Dec 22, 2017
|
Sources and further reading
Montreal Canadiens 
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