Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 6–3 on Monday, January 12, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vancouver Canucks |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Vancouver Canucks |
7 |
7 |
9 |
23 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
13 |
14 |
14 |
41 |
Three stars
- A. Carrier, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals)
- J. Slafkovský, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 2 assists)
- I. Demidov, Montreal Canadiens (3 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
11:53 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Elias Pettersson (12) |
Linus Karlsson (10), Filip Hronek (24) |
Even strength |
VAN 1, MTL 0 |
| 1st |
18:13 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Noah Dobson (9) |
Nick Suzuki (35) |
Power play |
VAN 1, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
01:50 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Evander Kane (7) |
Aatu Räty (9) |
Even strength |
VAN 2, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
04:31 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Carrier (2) |
Nick Suzuki (36), Alexandre Texier (9) |
Even strength |
VAN 2, MTL 2 |
| 2nd |
04:51 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Carrier (3) |
Juraj Slafkovský (20), Ivan Demidov (27) |
Even strength |
VAN 2, MTL 3 |
| 2nd |
09:42 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Max Sasson (9) |
Drew O'Connor (7), Pierre-Olivier Joseph (2) |
Even strength |
VAN 3, MTL 3 |
| 3rd |
00:29 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Mike Matheson (5) |
Cole Caufield (22), Alexandre Texier (10) |
Even strength |
VAN 3, MTL 4 |
| 3rd |
01:07 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Juraj Slafkovský (17) |
Ivan Demidov (28), Lane Hutson (37) |
Even strength |
VAN 3, MTL 5 |
| 3rd |
06:05 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Oliver Kapanen (16) |
Ivan Demidov (29), Juraj Slafkovský (21) |
Even strength |
VAN 3, MTL 6 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
Vancouver Canucks |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
23 |
41 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
4 |
| Hits |
12 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
26 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
19 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
23/52 (44.2%) |
29/52 (55.8%) |
Box score
Vancouver Canucks
Vancouver Canucks 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 6 B. Boeser |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:41 |
| Number 8 C. Garland |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:33 |
| Number 18 D. O'Connor |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:40 |
| Number 21 N. Hoglander |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:22 |
| Number 40 E. Pettersson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
38.1% |
16:41 |
| Number 54 A. Räty |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
12:25 |
| Number 63 M. Sasson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
14:31 |
| Number 64 D. Kampf |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
54.5% |
16:45 |
| Number 74 J. DeBrusk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:51 |
| Number 91 E. Kane |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:33 |
| Number 92 L. Ohgren |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:37 |
| Number 94 L. Karlsson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:34 |
| Number 5 T. Willander |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:32 |
| Number 7 P. Joseph |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:15 |
| Number 17 F. Hronek |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:16 |
| Number 29 M. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:45 |
| Number 57 T. Myers |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:47 |
| Number 90 V. Mancini |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:08 |
Vancouver Canucks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 60 N. Tolopilo |
41 |
35 |
6 |
.854 |
60:00 |
Loss |
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 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:39 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:16 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
61.1% |
17:06 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:44 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
46.2% |
16:34 |
| Number 27 S. Blais |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:06 |
| Number 62 O. Beck |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
11:03 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
13:29 |
| Number 85 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:21 |
| Number 90 J. Veleno |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:40 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
70% |
16:21 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:27 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:04 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:56 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:01 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:01 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
|
22:18 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:54 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 75 J. Dobes |
23 |
20 |
3 |
.870 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Vancouver Canucks at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
18:09 |
Vancouver Canucks |
Brock Boeser |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:19 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Carrier |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:48 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Noah Dobson |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Vancouver Canucks head coach
- Adam Foote
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Referees
- Dan O'Rourke, Pierre Lambert
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Dan Kelly
- Vancouver Canucks scratches
- Kiefer Sherwood, Arshdeep Bains, Zeev Buium
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Josh Anderson, Samuel Montembeault, Jayden Struble
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Details |
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 at Buffalo Sabres
3
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|
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 at Detroit Red Wings
4
|
Final/OT
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|
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4
 at New York Rangers
2
|
Final
|
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|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
5
 at Philadelphia Flyers
1
|
Final
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Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Philadelphia Flyers, Mon, Jan 12, 2026
|
 New Jersey Devils
5
 at Minnesota Wild
2
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Minnesota Wild, Mon, Jan 12, 2026
|
 Edmonton Oilers
4
 at Chicago Blackhawks
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks, Mon, Jan 12, 2026
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
4
 at Colorado Avalanche
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Jan 12, 2026
|
 Dallas Stars
3
 at Los Angeles Kings
1
|
Final
|
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Sources and further reading
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