Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets
· Nationwide Arena, Columbus · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–2 on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
9 |
14 |
8 |
31 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets |
13 |
6 |
9 |
28 |
Three stars
- J. Armia, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
- C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
- E. Chinakhov, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
03:40 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Patrik Laine (4) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
MTL 0, CBJ 1 |
| 2nd |
07:36 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alex Newhook (7) |
Kaiden Guhle (6), Nick Suzuki (12) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, CBJ 1 |
| 2nd |
09:47 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Egor Chinakhov (3) |
Dmitri Voronkov (7), Zach Werenski (15) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, CBJ 2 |
| 2nd |
14:08 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (7) |
Christian Dvorak (3), Juraj Slafkovský (5) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, CBJ 2 |
| 3rd |
17:03 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Joel Armia (2) |
Mike Matheson (11), Justin Barron (3) |
Even strength |
MTL 3, CBJ 2 |
| 3rd |
19:03 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Gustav Lindstrom (2) |
Mike Matheson (12) |
Even strength, Empty net |
MTL 4, CBJ 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Shots on goal |
31 |
28 |
| Power play |
0 of 0 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
2 |
| Hits |
21 |
25 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
18 |
| Giveaways |
4 |
5 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
19/37 (51.4%) |
18/37 (48.6%) |
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:06 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:27 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
14:52 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
16:13 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:16 |
| Number 22 C. Caufield |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:37 |
| Number 28 C. Dvorak |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:30 |
| Number 40 J. Armia |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:26 |
| Number 56 J. Ylonen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:27 |
| Number 70 T. Pearson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:00 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
20% |
15:18 |
| Number 91 S. Monahan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
55.6% |
16:50 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
23:17 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
24:51 |
| Number 26 J. Kovacevic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:27 |
| Number 27 G. Lindstrom |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
19:02 |
| Number 47 J. Struble |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
|
14:52 |
| Number 52 J. Barron |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
|
22:29 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 S. Montembeault |
28 |
26 |
2 |
.929 |
60:00 |
Win |
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 4 C. Sillinger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
38.5% |
14:42 |
| Number 7 S. Kuraly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
75% |
15:11 |
| Number 10 D. Voronkov |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
13:37 |
| Number 11 A. Fantilli |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
33.3% |
12:30 |
| Number 13 J. Gaudreau |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
21:23 |
| Number 17 J. Danforth |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
14:10 |
| Number 29 P. Laine |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:03 |
| Number 38 B. Jenner |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
50% |
17:38 |
| Number 42 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:50 |
| Number 50 E. Robinson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
13:10 |
| Number 59 E. Chinakhov |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:04 |
| Number 86 K. Marchenko |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
|
19:14 |
| Number 8 Z. Werenski |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
|
23:07 |
| Number 9 I. Provorov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:34 |
| Number 22 J. Bean |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
17:16 |
| Number 27 A. Boqvist |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:51 |
| Number 44 E. Gudbranson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
19:36 |
| Number 55 D.Jiricek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
18:08 |
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 90 E. Merzlikins |
30 |
27 |
3 |
.900 |
58:56 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
02:45 |
Columbus Blue Jackets |
Sean Kuraly |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:45 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Johnathan Kovacevic |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:18 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Gustav Lindstrom |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
- Pascal Vincent
- Referees
- Wes McCauley, Garrett Rank
- Linesmen
- Ryan Galloway, Devin Berg
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Michael Pezzetta, Cayden Primeau, Mattias Norlinder
- Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
- Damon Severson, Andrew Peeke, Mathieu Olivier
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