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Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in a shootout on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 on the road.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 38-32-12
at Montreal Canadiens 3 30-36-16

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2 0 0 1 4
Montreal Canadiens 3 0 0 0 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 11 15 3 1 0 30
Montreal Canadiens 15 7 11 9 0 42

Three stars

  1. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. D. Savard, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
  3. A. Nedeljkovic, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:24 Montreal Canadiens David Savard (1) Unassisted Even strength PIT 0, MTL 1
1st 12:21 Montreal Canadiens Jayden Struble (2) Michael Pezzetta (3), Jesse Ylonen (2) Even strength PIT 0, MTL 2
1st 13:48 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (16) Drew O'Connor (6) Even strength PIT 1, MTL 2
1st 15:20 Montreal Canadiens Sean Monahan (9) Nick Suzuki (15), Mike Matheson (15) Power play PIT 1, MTL 3
2nd 05:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (13) Sidney Crosby (14), Erik Karlsson (14) Power play PIT 2, MTL 3
2nd 11:02 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (17) Erik Karlsson (15), Evgeni Malkin (14) Power play PIT 3, MTL 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki Goal
1 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Goal
2 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield Goal
2 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Goal
3 Montreal Canadiens Jesse Ylonen Saved
3 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel Saved
4 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský Saved
4 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Saved
5 Montreal Canadiens Joel Armia Saved
5 Pittsburgh Penguins Reilly Smith Saved
6 Montreal Canadiens Christian Dvorak Saved
6 Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Karlsson Saved
7 Montreal Canadiens Sean Monahan Goal
7 Pittsburgh Penguins Lars Eller Goal
8 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Saved
8 Pittsburgh Penguins Jeff Carter Saved
9 Montreal Canadiens Michael Pezzetta Saved
9 Pittsburgh Penguins Valtteri Puustinen Saved
10 Montreal Canadiens Jake Evans Saved
10 Pittsburgh Penguins Radim Zohorna Saved
11 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Saved
11 Pittsburgh Penguins Vinnie Hinostroza Saved
12 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Saved
12 Pittsburgh Penguins Jansen Harkins Goal (winner)

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 30 42
Power play 2 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 32 19
Blocked shots 15 14
Giveaways 14 15
Takeaways 8 8
Faceoffs won 29/60 (48.3%) 31/60 (51.7%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
10 D. O'Connor L 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 18:09
13 V. Hinostroza C 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 15:00
19 R. Smith R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 19:57
20 L. Eller C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 33.3% 19:22
43 J. Harkins C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 04:24
44 J. Gruden L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 66.7% 07:16
48 V. Puustinen R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 15:36
59 J. Guentzel C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 23:37
63 R. Zohorna L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 100% 12:21
71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 50% 19:33
77 J. Carter C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 40% 11:53
87 S. Crosby C 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 60% 22:06
7 J. Ludvig D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 2 0 12:25
27 R. Graves D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:29
28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 25:07
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 25:38
65 E. Karlsson D 0 2 2 0 0 7 1 2 0 27:22
73 P. Joseph D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 11:14
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
39 A. Nedeljkovic 42 39 3 .929 65:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 100% 12:44
13 M. Stephens C 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 0 0 40% 06:49
14 N. Suzuki C 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 26:25
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 1 0 17:32
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 22:04
22 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 100% 23:07
28 C. Dvorak C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 64.3% 16:34
40 J. Armia R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 15:30
55 M. Pezzetta L 0 1 1 +2 0 0 5 1 0 06:12
56 J. Ylonen R 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0 07:26
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 -1 0 5 1 1 0 50% 17:26
91 S. Monahan C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 2 1 50% 21:10
8 M. Matheson D 0 1 1 +1 0 5 0 0 0 32:21
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 19:07
26 J. Kovacevic D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 1 0 14:38
47 J. Struble D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 3 1 0 13:58
52 J. Barron D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 19:03
58 D. Savard D 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 23:27
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 30 27 3 .900 64:30 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 14:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Marcus Pettersson Interference 2
2nd 02:27 Montreal Canadiens Johnathan Kovacevic Interference 2
2nd 04:26 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 10:15 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský Hooking 2
3rd 03:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Slashing 2
3rd 16:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Drew O'Connor Interference goalkeeper 2
OT 01:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Tripping 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Ghislain Hebert, Jake Brenk
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Tyson Baker
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Bryan Rust, Ryan Shea, Marc Johnstone
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Jake Allen, Gustav Lindstrom, Emil Heineman

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/SO Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 13

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 1 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at New York Islanders 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page

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