Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars
· American Airlines Center, Dallas · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Dallas Stars beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 on Friday, December 23, 2022 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Dallas Stars |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
8 |
8 |
8 |
24 |
| Dallas Stars |
9 |
13 |
14 |
36 |
Three stars
- R. Hintz, Dallas Stars (2 goals)
- J. Robertson, Dallas Stars (2 assists)
- M. Pezzetta, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:04 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jake Evans (1) |
Michael Pezzetta (1), Jordan Harris (10) |
Power play |
MTL 1, DAL 0 |
| 2nd |
02:24 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Michael Pezzetta (2) |
Arber Xhekaj (6) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, DAL 0 |
| 2nd |
15:19 |
Dallas Stars |
Roope Hintz (15) |
Jason Robertson (25), Jamie Benn (19) |
Power play |
MTL 2, DAL 1 |
| 3rd |
02:27 |
Dallas Stars |
Roope Hintz (16) |
Jason Robertson (26), Joe Pavelski (22) |
Power play |
MTL 2, DAL 2 |
| 3rd |
15:00 |
Dallas Stars |
Wyatt Johnston (10) |
Ryan Suter (8) |
Power play |
MTL 2, DAL 3 |
| 3rd |
19:43 |
Dallas Stars |
Joel Kiviranta (5) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
MTL 2, DAL 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
Dallas Stars |
| Shots on goal |
24 |
36 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
3 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
20 |
4 |
| Hits |
27 |
16 |
| Blocked shots |
21 |
9 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/68 (39.7%) |
41/68 (60.3%) |
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 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
42.9% |
20:13 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:39 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:02 |
| Number 22 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:33 |
| Number 27 J. Drouin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
15:36 |
| Number 28 C. Dvorak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
40.9% |
17:01 |
| Number 40 J. Armia |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:37 |
| Number 55 M. Pezzetta |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:04 |
| Number 68 M. Hoffman |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
15:27 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
38.5% |
13:20 |
| Number 77 K. Dach |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
28.6% |
16:27 |
| Number 90 A. Richard |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:12 |
| Number 6 C. Wideman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
12 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:29 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:49 |
| Number 26 J. Kovacevic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:58 |
| Number 44 J. Edmundson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:07 |
| Number 54 J. Harris |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:43 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:00 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 J. Allen |
35 |
32 |
3 |
.914 |
58:49 |
Loss |
Dallas Stars
Dallas Stars 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 10 T. Dellandrea |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
14:45 |
| Number 11 L. Glendening |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
70% |
11:13 |
| Number 12 R. Faksa |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
42.9% |
10:20 |
| Number 14 J. Benn |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
77.8% |
18:07 |
| Number 15 R. Tufte |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:59 |
| Number 16 J. Pavelski |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
19:26 |
| Number 21 J. Robertson |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:19 |
| Number 24 R. Hintz |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
25% |
19:17 |
| Number 25 J. Kiviranta |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:49 |
| Number 27 M. Marchment |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:55 |
| Number 53 W. Johnston |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:27 |
| Number 91 T. Seguin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
64.3% |
17:16 |
| Number 2 J. Hakanpää |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:09 |
| Number 4 M. Heiskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:18 |
| Number 5 N. Lundkvist |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:52 |
| Number 6 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:08 |
| Number 20 R. Suter |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:14 |
| Number 23 E. Lindell |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:32 |
Dallas Stars goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 J. Oettinger |
24 |
22 |
2 |
.917 |
59:56 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:06 |
Dallas Stars |
Mason Marchment |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
12:39 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Mike Hoffman |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:53 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jonathan Drouin |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:58 |
Dallas Stars |
Roope Hintz |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:32 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Mike Hoffman |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:50 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Chris Wideman |
Delaying game |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:27 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Michael Pezzetta |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
20:00 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Chris Wideman |
Abuse of officials (game misconduct) |
10 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Dallas Stars head coach
- Peter DeBoer
- Referees
- Garrett Rank, Thomas John Luxmore
- Linesmen
- Andrew Smith, Brandon Gawryletz
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Evgenii Dadonov, Mike Matheson
- Dallas Stars scratches
- Joel Hanley, Denis Gurianov
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 at New York Islanders
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 Colorado Avalanche
3
 at Nashville Predators
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Final/OT
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|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
2
 at Chicago Blackhawks
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|
Final
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|
 Vancouver Canucks
5
 at Edmonton Oilers
2
|
Final
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|
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1
 at Arizona Coyotes
2
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Final/SO
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|
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4
 at Vegas Golden Knights
5
|
Final/SO
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3
 at Anaheim Ducks
2
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Final/OT
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Sources and further reading
Montreal Canadiens 
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