Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
· PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
10 |
11 |
5 |
1 |
27 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
13 |
14 |
5 |
1 |
33 |
Three stars
- M. Pettersson, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- L. Eller, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
- J. Slafkovský, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
15:53 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kaiden Guhle (4) |
Mike Matheson (27), Cole Caufield (22) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, PIT 0 |
| 2nd |
04:05 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Lars Eller (9) |
Valtteri Puustinen (7), Rickard Rakell (12) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
12:23 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Juraj Slafkovský (7) |
Sean Monahan (22), Nick Suzuki (29) |
Power play |
MTL 2, PIT 1 |
| 3rd |
10:03 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jake Guentzel (22) |
Sidney Crosby (23), Marcus Pettersson (17) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, PIT 2 |
| OT |
02:43 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Marcus Pettersson (2) |
Rickard Rakell (13), Evgeni Malkin (24) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, 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 |
33 |
| Power play |
1 of 1 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
2 |
| Hits |
23 |
23 |
| Blocked shots |
26 |
4 |
| Giveaways |
4 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
12 |
16 |
| Faceoffs won |
23/59 (39%) |
36/59 (61%) |
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 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
41.7% |
21:57 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
17:51 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:09 |
| Number 22 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:53 |
| Number 40 J. Armia |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:10 |
| Number 49 R. Harvey-Pinard |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:09 |
| Number 55 M. Pezzetta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
05:44 |
| Number 56 J. Ylonen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:27 |
| Number 70 T. Pearson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
14:20 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
22.2% |
19:05 |
| Number 82 L. Condotta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:20 |
| Number 91 S. Monahan |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
21:33 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
27:36 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:45 |
| Number 26 J. Kovacevic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:11 |
| Number 47 J. Struble |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:17 |
| Number 54 J. Harris |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:29 |
| Number 58 D. Savard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:56 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 J. Allen |
33 |
30 |
3 |
.909 |
62:00 |
OT loss |
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins 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 D. O'Connor |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:25 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:59 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
17:01 |
| Number 36 C. White |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:30 |
| Number 43 J. Harkins |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:57 |
| Number 48 V. Puustinen |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:24 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
46.7% |
14:40 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:38 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:53 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
19:48 |
| Number 77 J. Carter |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
13:07 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
77.3% |
20:06 |
| Number 2 C. Ruhwedel |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:27 |
| Number 27 R. Graves |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:56 |
| Number 28 M. Pettersson |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:52 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
27:05 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:48 |
| Number 73 P. Joseph |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:33 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 T. Jarry |
27 |
25 |
2 |
.926 |
62:43 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:19 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jordan Harris |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:23 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:44 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kaiden Guhle |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Referees
- Chris Rooney, Furman South
- Linesmen
- Brandon Gawryletz, Joe Mahon
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Brendan Gallagher, Cayden Primeau, Arber Xhekaj
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Reilly Smith, Ryan Shea
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Status |
Details |
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6
 at Philadelphia Flyers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Jan 27, 2024
|
 Washington Capitals
4
 at Dallas Stars
5
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Dallas Stars, Sat, Jan 27, 2024
|
 Nashville Predators
1
 at Edmonton Oilers
4
|
Final
|
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|
 Buffalo Sabres
5
 at San Jose Sharks
2
|
Final
|
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|
 Arizona Coyotes
1
 at Carolina Hurricanes
3
|
Final
|
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|
 New York Rangers
7
 at Ottawa Senators
2
|
Final
|
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|
 New Jersey Devils
3
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
6
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Jan 27, 2024
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
4
 at Winnipeg Jets
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Jan 27, 2024
|
 Florida Panthers
3
 at New York Islanders
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Islanders, Sat, Jan 27, 2024
|
 Vegas Golden Knights
2
 at Detroit Red Wings
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Jan 27, 2024
|
 Anaheim Ducks
3
 at Minnesota Wild
2
|
Final
|
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|
 Chicago Blackhawks
0
 at Calgary Flames
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Jan 27, 2024
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
4
 at Vancouver Canucks
5
|
Final/OT
|
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|
Sources and further reading
Montreal Canadiens 
at Pittsburgh Penguins