Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto Playoffs Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Monday, August 3, 2020 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Montreal Canadiens 1 31-31-9
at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 40-23-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Montreal Canadiens 7 6 14 27
Pittsburgh Penguins 14 15 9 38

Three stars

  1. C. Sheary, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)
  2. C. Price, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
  3. M. Murray, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:25 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (2) Jake Guentzel (2), Conor Sheary (1) Even strength MTL 0, PIT 1
3rd 14:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Jason Zucker (1) Conor Sheary (2), Brian Dumoulin (1) Even strength MTL 0, PIT 2
3rd 17:50 Montreal Canadiens Jesperi Kotkaniemi (2) Artturi Lehkonen (1), Jeff Petry (1) Even strength MTL 1, PIT 2
3rd 19:50 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (1) Bryan Rust (1) Even strength, Empty net MTL 1, PIT 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat Montreal Canadiens Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 27 38
Power play 0 of 3 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 14 8
Hits 31 20
Blocked shots 14 11
Giveaways 11 10
Takeaways 5 2
Faceoffs won 26/57 (45.6%) 31/57 (54.4%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 33.3% 19:15
Number 13 M. Domi C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 0 20% 14:40
Number 14 N. Suzuki C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 50% 19:30
Number 15 J. Kotkaniemi C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 3 0 40% 10:21
Number 22 D. Weise R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 06:53
Number 24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 2 0 52.4% 17:40
Number 40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 -2 6 2 4 4 15:32
Number 41 P. Byron L 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 12:51
Number 43 J. Weal C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 07:18
Number 62 A. Lehkonen L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 4 0 16:08
Number 90 T. Tatar L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:42
Number 92 J. Drouin L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 16:00
Number 6 S. Weber D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 25:33
Number 8 B. Chiarot D 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 23:58
Number 26 J. Petry D 0 1 1 -2 0 0 4 2 25:21
Number 53 V. Mete D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:39
Number 61 X. Ouellet D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:57
Number 77 B. Kulak D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 3 17:39
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Price 37 35 2 .946 58:10 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 12 P. Marleau C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 09:07
Number 13 B. Tanev L 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 11:04
Number 16 J. Zucker L 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 18:51
Number 17 B. Rust R 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 66.7% 18:23
Number 19 J. McCann L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 83.3% 12:26
Number 43 C. Sheary L 0 2 2 +2 0 3 0 0 12:04
Number 46 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 09:19
Number 53 T. Blueger C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 55.6% 11:29
Number 59 J. Guentzel C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 0 20:47
Number 71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 1 58.3% 19:50
Number 72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 15:17
Number 87 S. Crosby C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 2 50% 19:01
Number 3 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 12:41
Number 4 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 3 16:52
Number 6 J. Marino D 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 22:04
Number 8 B. Dumoulin D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 1 19:53
Number 28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 20:05
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 0 25:00
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Murray 27 26 1 .963 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:04 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 11:23 Pittsburgh Penguins Marcus Pettersson Hooking 2
1st 12:35 Montreal Canadiens Joel Armia Holding 2
1st 13:08 Pittsburgh Penguins Brian Dumoulin Holding 2
1st 14:54 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 05:33 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust Roughing 2
2nd 09:33 Montreal Canadiens Joel Armia Hooking 2
2nd 13:27 Montreal Canadiens Joel Armia Tripping 2
2nd 13:27 Montreal Canadiens Shea Weber Roughing 2
2nd 13:27 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Roughing 2
2nd 15:01 Montreal Canadiens Paul Byron Slashing 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Claude Julien
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Francis Charron, Chris Lee
Linesmen
Derek Amell, Bryan Pancich
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Alex Belzile, Charles Hudon, Gustav Olofsson, Christian Folin, Jake Evans, Noah Juulsen, Michael McNiven, Cale Fleury, Cayden Primeau, Ryan Poehling
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Phil Varone, Chad Ruhwedel, Kevin Czuczman, Sam Lafferty, Anthony Angello, Evan Rodrigues, Casey DeSmith, Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Adam Johnson, Juuso Riikola, Emil Larmi

2019-2020 season series

Other NHL games on Aug 3

Sources and further reading

More schedules