Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens

Thursday, January 3, 2019, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 2–0 on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at home.

Final score, Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
Vancouver Canucks	0	35-36-11
at Montreal Canadiens	2	44-30-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vancouver Canucks	0	0	0	0
Montreal Canadiens	1	1	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Vancouver Canucks	5	17	11	33
Montreal Canadiens	10	9	8	27

Three stars

C. Price, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
J. Armia, Montreal Canadiens (1 assist)
J. Benn, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:50	Montreal Canadiens	Jordie Benn (3)	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (15), Joel Armia (5)	Even strength	VAN 0, MTL 1
2nd	08:24	Montreal Canadiens	Jonathan Drouin (13)	Max Domi (24)	Even strength	VAN 0, MTL 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens
Stat	Vancouver Canucks	Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal	33	27
Power play	0 of 5	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	10
Hits	25	24
Blocked shots	18	22
Giveaways	7	19
Takeaways	4	12
Faceoffs won	40/69 (58%)	29/69 (42%)

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 B. Boeser	R	0	0	0	-1	0	6	0	0		23:16
Number 18 J. Virtanen	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	3	1		18:24
Number 20 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	65%	19:14
Number 21 L. Eriksson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:57
Number 26 A. Roussel	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		12:31
Number 40 E. Pettersson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	33.3%	09:08
Number 47 S. Baertschi	L	0	0	0	-2	2	3	1	0		19:22
Number 53 B. Horvat	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	2	53.6%	23:56
Number 59 T. Schaller	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0		07:50
Number 60 M. Granlund	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3	60%	16:01
Number 64 T. Motte	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		08:16
Number 83 J. Beagle	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	61.5%	11:45
Number 4 M. Del Zotto	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1		12:07
Number 8 C. Tanev	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		18:00
Number 23 A. Edler	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	4		24:08
Number 27 B. Hutton	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2		23:42
Number 44 E. Gudbranson	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	2		21:49
Number 51 T. Stecher	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		13:19

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 25 J. Markstrom	27	25	2	.926	57:15	Loss

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 11 B. Gallagher	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		12:01
Number 13 M. Domi	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	1	0	47.1%	15:42
Number 15 J. Kotkaniemi	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1	64.3%	13:50
Number 20 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	4		10:29
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	44.4%	18:50
Number 40 J. Armia	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0		15:58
Number 41 P. Byron	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		15:13
Number 43 M. Chaput	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	25%	12:49
Number 47 K. Agostino	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:20
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	2	0		17:55
Number 90 T. Tatar	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		16:10
Number 92 J. Drouin	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		14:39
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		25:36
Number 8 J. Benn	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	3		17:05
Number 17 B. Kulak	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0		12:16
Number 26 J. Petry	D	0	0	0	+1	0	6	3	3		24:35
Number 28 M. Reilly	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		16:04
Number 53 V. Mete	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4		20:05

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	33	33	0	1.000	59:23	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:03	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Tatar	Hooking	2
1st	13:46	Vancouver Canucks	Tim Schaller	Hooking	2
3rd	03:10	Montreal Canadiens	Phillip Danault	Tripping	2
3rd	04:48	Vancouver Canucks	Sven Baertschi	Interference	2
3rd	05:51	Montreal Canadiens	Max Domi	Cross checking	2
3rd	08:40	Vancouver Canucks	Markus Granlund	Interference	2
3rd	12:44	Montreal Canadiens	Michael Chaput	Slashing	2
3rd	15:08	Montreal Canadiens	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

Vancouver Canucks head coach: Travis Green
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Jonny Murray
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Alex Biega, Derrick Pouliot, Nikolay Goldobin
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Karl Alzner, Matthew Peca, Charles Hudon

2018-2019 season series

Every Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2018-2019 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Nov 17, 2018
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Jan 3, 2019

Other NHL games on Jan 3

Other NHL games on Thursday, January 3, 2019
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Jan 3, 2019
Calgary Flames 4 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Boston Bruins, Thu, Jan 3, 2019
Florida Panthers 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Jan 3, 2019
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Jan 3, 2019
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at New York Islanders, Thu, Jan 3, 2019
Washington Capitals 2 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Jan 3, 2019
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Los Angeles Kings 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Jan 3, 2019

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