Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues
· Enterprise Center, St. Louis · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The St. Louis Blues beat the Montreal Canadiens 2–0 on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| St. Louis Blues |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
9 |
10 |
7 |
26 |
| St. Louis Blues |
8 |
7 |
4 |
19 |
Three stars
- J. Binnington, St. Louis Blues (goaltender)
- R. Thomas, St. Louis Blues (1 goal)
- A. Toropchenko, St. Louis Blues (1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
10:48 |
St. Louis Blues |
Jonatan Berggren (5) |
Cam Fowler (14), Otto Stenberg (5) |
Even strength |
MTL 0, STL 1 |
| 2nd |
10:13 |
St. Louis Blues |
Robert Thomas (10) |
Alexey Toropchenko (3) |
Shorthanded |
MTL 0, STL 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
St. Louis Blues |
| Shots on goal |
26 |
19 |
| Power play |
0 of 4 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
8 |
| Hits |
15 |
16 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
14 |
17 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/57 (56.1%) |
25/57 (43.9%) |
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 |
-2 |
2 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:19 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:54 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
52.2% |
24:21 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:29 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
61.1% |
15:22 |
| Number 27 S. Blais |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:43 |
| Number 62 O. Beck |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
08:02 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
14:03 |
| Number 85 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
15:28 |
| Number 90 J. Veleno |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
09:14 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
15:48 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
19:38 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
21:22 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:12 |
| Number 47 J. Struble |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:31 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
|
28:03 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
27:23 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
|
07:53 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 J. Fowler |
19 |
17 |
2 |
.895 |
56:15 |
Loss |
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 R. Fabbri |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
10:04 |
| Number 10 B. Schenn |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
47.1% |
17:30 |
| Number 13 A. Toropchenko |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
14:33 |
| Number 18 R. Thomas |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
22:33 |
| Number 21 J. Snuggerud |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:32 |
| Number 25 J. Kyrou |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
14:06 |
| Number 28 O. Stenberg |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
13:43 |
| Number 29 J. Berggren |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:21 |
| Number 54 D. Dvorsky |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
60% |
11:59 |
| Number 63 J. Neighbours |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
17:11 |
| Number 71 M. Joseph |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
11:57 |
| Number 89 P. Buchnevich |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:13 |
| Number 6 P. Broberg |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:59 |
| Number 17 C. Fowler |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:22 |
| Number 23 L. Mailloux |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:20 |
| Number 55 C. Parayko |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
22:31 |
| Number 72 J. Faulk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
20:47 |
| Number 75 T. Tucker |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:19 |
St. Louis Blues goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 50 J. Binnington |
26 |
26 |
0 |
1.000 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:27 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Noah Dobson |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:02 |
St. Louis Blues |
Pavel Buchnevich |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:20 |
St. Louis Blues |
Brayden Schenn |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:43 |
St. Louis Blues |
Colton Parayko |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:36 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brendan Gallagher |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
02:14 |
St. Louis Blues |
Pavel Buchnevich |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- St. Louis Blues head coach
- Jim Montgomery
- Referees
- Corey Syvret, Carter Sandlak
- Linesmen
- CJ Murray, Dan Kelly
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Josh Anderson, Samuel Montembeault, Adam Engstrom
- St. Louis Blues scratches
- Oskar Sundqvist, Pius Suter, Matthew Kessel
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 at Edmonton Oilers
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|
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7
 at San Jose Sharks
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|
Final
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|
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2
 at Ottawa Senators
4
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Final
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|
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3
 at New York Islanders
4
|
Final/OT
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|
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3
 at Washington Capitals
2
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Final/SO
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|
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5
 at Carolina Hurricanes
3
|
Final
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4
 at Calgary Flames
3
|
Final
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 Minnesota Wild
4
 at Los Angeles Kings
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Final/SO
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 at Vancouver Canucks
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Sources and further reading
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