Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto Playoffs Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 on Wednesday, August 5, 2020 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 40-23-6
at Montreal Canadiens 4 31-31-9

Goals by period

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

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 14 11 8 33
Montreal Canadiens 11 13 7 31

Three stars

  1. S. Weber, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. B. Chiarot, Montreal Canadiens (2 assists)
  3. P. Byron, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:57 Montreal Canadiens Shea Weber (1) Artturi Lehkonen (2), Paul Byron (2) Even strength PIT 0, MTL 1
1st 08:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist (1) Evgeni Malkin (1), Sidney Crosby (1) Power play PIT 1, MTL 1
1st 09:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Jason Zucker (2) Bryan Rust (2), John Marino (1) Power play PIT 2, MTL 1
2nd 05:34 Pittsburgh Penguins Teddy Blueger (1) Zachary Aston-Reese (1), Brandon Tanev (1) Even strength PIT 3, MTL 1
2nd 10:13 Montreal Canadiens Jonathan Drouin (1) Ben Chiarot (1), Shea Weber (1) Even strength PIT 3, MTL 2
2nd 15:50 Montreal Canadiens Paul Byron (1) Nick Suzuki (1), Shea Weber (2) Even strength PIT 3, MTL 3
3rd 05:33 Montreal Canadiens Jeff Petry (2) Ben Chiarot (2), Phillip Danault (2) Even strength PIT 3, MTL 4

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 33 31
Power play 2 of 3 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 23 39
Blocked shots 17 16
Giveaways 9 12
Takeaways 2 2
Faceoffs won 33/69 (47.8%) 36/69 (52.2%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 12 P. Marleau C 0 0 0 -3 0 0 1 0 0 66.7% 10:43
Number 13 B. Tanev L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 3 0 13:07
Number 16 J. Zucker L 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 1 13:45
Number 17 B. Rust R 0 1 1 -2 0 1 0 2 0 66.7% 16:41
Number 37 S. Lafferty C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 1 0 33.3% 07:40
Number 43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14:52
Number 46 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 11:35
Number 53 T. Blueger C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 52.9% 12:57
Number 59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 -1 0 7 0 0 0 20:03
Number 71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 -2 2 2 1 1 0 56.3% 18:42
Number 72 P. Hornqvist R 1 0 1 -1 0 4 1 0 1 100% 14:42
Number 87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 34.8% 19:39
Number 3 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 1 0 16:06
Number 4 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 2 0 19:26
Number 6 J. Marino D 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 3 0 18:58
Number 8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21:08
Number 28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 17:21
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 24:25
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Murray 31 27 4 .871 58:10 Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 33.3% 17:47
Number 13 M. Domi C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 50% 12:58
Number 14 N. Suzuki C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 4 0 0 53.3% 19:15
Number 15 J. Kotkaniemi C 0 0 0 +2 0 1 5 1 0 45.5% 13:57
Number 22 D. Weise R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 0 0 07:45
Number 24 P. Danault C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 5 1 0 59.3% 22:38
Number 40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 1 0 16:06
Number 41 P. Byron L 1 1 2 +3 2 1 1 0 0 16:46
Number 62 A. Lehkonen L 0 1 1 +2 0 1 2 2 0 19:13
Number 71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 66.7% 05:40
Number 90 T. Tatar L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 16:55
Number 92 J. Drouin L 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 16:21
Number 6 S. Weber D 1 2 3 +2 2 5 2 2 0 23:55
Number 8 B. Chiarot D 0 2 2 +4 2 1 4 1 0 23:00
Number 26 J. Petry D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 2 0 22:51
Number 53 V. Mete D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 10:04
Number 61 X. Ouellet D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 2 0 12:18
Number 77 B. Kulak D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 18:17
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 C. Price 33 30 3 .909 59:48 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:57 Pittsburgh Penguins Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
1st 07:41 Montreal Canadiens Ben Chiarot Slashing 2
1st 08:40 Montreal Canadiens Shea Weber Cross checking 2
1st 19:52 Pittsburgh Penguins Conor Sheary Tripping 2
2nd 07:11 Pittsburgh Penguins John Marino Holding 2
2nd 13:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Tripping 2
3rd 03:14 Pittsburgh Penguins Zachary Aston-Reese Roughing 2
3rd 16:28 Montreal Canadiens Paul Byron Hooking 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Claude Julien
Referees
Kyle Rehman, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Greg Devorski
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Phil Varone, Chad Ruhwedel, Kevin Czuczman, Jared McCann, Anthony Angello, Evan Rodrigues, Casey DeSmith, Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Adam Johnson, Juuso Riikola, Emil Larmi
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Jordan Weal, Alex Belzile, Charles Hudon, Gustav Olofsson, Christian Folin, Noah Juulsen, Michael McNiven, Cale Fleury, Cayden Primeau, Ryan Poehling

2019-2020 season series

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