Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars
· American Airlines Center, Dallas · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Dallas Stars 4–3 on Tuesday, January 2, 2024 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Dallas Stars |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
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 |
6 |
5 |
7 |
18 |
| Dallas Stars |
5 |
13 |
15 |
33 |
Three stars
- S. Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
- N. Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
- W. Johnston, Dallas Stars (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 |
00:11 |
Dallas Stars |
Jamie Benn (7) |
Wyatt Johnston (13) |
Even strength |
MTL 0, DAL 1 |
| 1st |
04:14 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki (12) |
Juraj Slafkovský (10), Jordan Harris (4) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, DAL 1 |
| 1st |
09:46 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kaiden Guhle (3) |
Johnathan Kovacevic (2), Michael Pezzetta (5) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, DAL 1 |
| 2nd |
06:54 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jordan Harris (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
MTL 3, DAL 1 |
| 3rd |
06:45 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (11) |
Sean Monahan (13), Nick Suzuki (22) |
Power play |
MTL 4, DAL 1 |
| 3rd |
16:12 |
Dallas Stars |
Wyatt Johnston (10) |
Evgenii Dadonov (8), Mason Marchment (13) |
Even strength |
MTL 4, DAL 2 |
| 3rd |
18:00 |
Dallas Stars |
Jason Robertson (12) |
Matt Duchene (21), Mason Marchment (14) |
Even strength |
MTL 4, DAL 3 |
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 |
18 |
33 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
6 |
| Hits |
27 |
18 |
| Blocked shots |
25 |
9 |
| Giveaways |
8 |
4 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
26/54 (48.1%) |
28/54 (51.9%) |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:29 |
| Number 13 M. Stephens |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
11:22 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
45% |
22:32 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:18 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:14 |
| Number 22 C. Caufield |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
18:11 |
| Number 40 J. Armia |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:04 |
| Number 55 M. Pezzetta |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
|
10:46 |
| Number 56 J. Ylonen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:05 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
45.5% |
20:01 |
| Number 91 S. Monahan |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
47.4% |
20:23 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:42 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
19:17 |
| Number 26 J. Kovacevic |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:32 |
| Number 47 J. Struble |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:15 |
| Number 52 J. Barron |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:48 |
| Number 54 J. Harris |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:11 |
| Number 58 D. Savard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
17:50 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 S. Montembeault |
33 |
30 |
3 |
.909 |
60:00 |
Win |
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 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
08:46 |
| Number 14 J. Benn |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
72.7% |
15:32 |
| Number 15 C. Smith |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:26 |
| Number 16 J. Pavelski |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
44.4% |
20:13 |
| Number 18 S. Steel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
09:35 |
| Number 21 J. Robertson |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:16 |
| Number 24 R. Hintz |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
20:24 |
| Number 27 M. Marchment |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:59 |
| Number 53 W. Johnston |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
15:25 |
| Number 63 E. Dadonov |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:13 |
| Number 91 T. Seguin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:07 |
| Number 95 M. Duchene |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
20:18 |
| Number 2 J. Hakanpää |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:36 |
| Number 4 M. Heiskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
27:32 |
| Number 5 N. Lundkvist |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 20 R. Suter |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:53 |
| Number 23 E. Lindell |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:31 |
| Number 55 T. Harley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:45 |
Dallas Stars goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 S. Wedgewood |
18 |
14 |
4 |
.778 |
53:58 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
14:49 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Josh Anderson |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:42 |
Dallas Stars |
Jamie Benn |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 3rd |
05:59 |
Dallas Stars |
Joe Pavelski |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Dallas Stars head coach
- Peter DeBoer
- Referees
- Garrett Rank, Ghislain Hebert
- Linesmen
- Kyle Flemington, Ben O'Quinn
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Christian Dvorak, Cayden Primeau, Gustav Lindstrom
- Dallas Stars scratches
- Radek Faksa, Joel Hanley, Jake Oettinger
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Status |
Details |
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4
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
1
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Final
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|
 Carolina Hurricanes
6
 at New York Rangers
1
|
Final
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|
 Washington Capitals
4
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
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|
 Calgary Flames
3
 at Minnesota Wild
1
|
Final
|
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|
 Chicago Blackhawks
0
 at Nashville Predators
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Jan 2, 2024
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
2
 at Winnipeg Jets
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Jan 2, 2024
|
 Florida Panthers
4
 at Arizona Coyotes
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Arizona Coyotes, Tue, Jan 2, 2024
|
 New York Islanders
4
 at Colorado Avalanche
5
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Jan 2, 2024
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
2
 at Edmonton Oilers
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 2, 2024
|
 Ottawa Senators
3
 at Vancouver Canucks
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Jan 2, 2024
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
3
 at Los Angeles Kings
0
|
Final
|
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|
 Detroit Red Wings
5
 at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final
|
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Sources and further reading
Montreal Canadiens 
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