Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks
· Honda Center, Anaheim · Regular Season · Final/SO
Final score
The Anaheim Ducks beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–5 in a shootout on Friday, March 6, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Anaheim Ducks |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
SOShootout |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
4 |
14 |
6 |
4 |
0 |
28 |
| Anaheim Ducks |
12 |
13 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
Three stars
- C. Kreider, Anaheim Ducks (1 goal, 3 assists)
- C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals, 1 assist)
- J. Trouba, Anaheim Ducks (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:39 |
Anaheim Ducks |
Cutter Gauthier (32) |
Leo Carlsson (31), Chris Kreider (16) |
Even strength |
MTL 0, ANA 1 |
| 1st |
01:01 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki (20) |
Cole Caufield (26), Juraj Slafkovský (27) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, ANA 1 |
| 1st |
03:33 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lane Hutson (11) |
Juraj Slafkovský (28), Nick Suzuki (51) |
Power play |
MTL 2, ANA 1 |
| 1st |
11:56 |
Anaheim Ducks |
Radko Gudas (2) |
Frank Vatrano (4), Ryan Poehling (18) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, ANA 2 |
| 2nd |
12:15 |
Anaheim Ducks |
Jackson LaCombe (7) |
Cutter Gauthier (25), Chris Kreider (17) |
Power play |
MTL 2, ANA 3 |
| 3rd |
00:35 |
Anaheim Ducks |
Leo Carlsson (21) |
Chris Kreider (18), Jacob Trouba (19) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, ANA 4 |
| 3rd |
08:41 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (36) |
Noah Dobson (29), Lane Hutson (51) |
Even strength |
MTL 3, ANA 4 |
| 3rd |
11:47 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Carrier (7) |
Jake Evans (9), Zachary Bolduc (15) |
Even strength |
MTL 4, ANA 4 |
| 3rd |
13:04 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (37) |
Noah Dobson (30), Lane Hutson (52) |
Even strength |
MTL 5, ANA 4 |
| 3rd |
19:18 |
Anaheim Ducks |
Chris Kreider (21) |
Jacob Trouba (20), Jackson LaCombe (36) |
Even strength |
MTL 5, ANA 5 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Shootout
Shootout attempts in order
| Round |
Team |
Shooter |
Result |
| 1 |
Anaheim Ducks |
Leo Carlsson |
Saved |
| 1 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield |
Saved |
| 2 |
Anaheim Ducks |
Beckett Sennecke |
Saved |
| 2 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki |
Saved |
| 3 |
Anaheim Ducks |
Mason McTavish |
Saved |
| 3 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kirby Dach |
Saved |
| 4 |
Anaheim Ducks |
Cutter Gauthier |
Goal |
| 4 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Ivan Demidov |
Goal |
| 5 |
Anaheim Ducks |
Chris Kreider |
Saved |
| 5 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lane Hutson |
Saved |
| 6 |
Anaheim Ducks |
Alex Killorn |
Goal (winner) |
| 6 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Oliver Kapanen |
Saved |
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
Anaheim Ducks |
| Shots on goal |
28 |
33 |
| Power play |
1 of 4 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
8 |
| Hits |
21 |
17 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
17 |
15 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/60 (55%) |
27/60 (45%) |
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 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:18 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:48 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
23:08 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
14:38 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:57 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
21:13 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
13:40 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
17:14 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:54 |
| Number 77 K. Dach |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:58 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
10:46 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:11 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:16 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
|
19:42 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:13 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
25:51 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:56 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:06 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 S. Montembeault |
33 |
28 |
5 |
.848 |
65:00 |
OT loss |
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks 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 17 A. Killorn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
20:10 |
| Number 20 C. Kreider |
L |
1 |
3 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:40 |
| Number 23 M. McTavish |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
10:43 |
| Number 24 J. Harkins |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:28 |
| Number 25 R. Poehling |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
39.1% |
22:25 |
| Number 28 J. Viel |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:36 |
| Number 42 T. Washe |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
72.7% |
14:10 |
| Number 44 R. Johnston |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:43 |
| Number 45 B. Sennecke |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:41 |
| Number 61 C. Gauthier |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
18:04 |
| Number 77 F. Vatrano |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:11 |
| Number 91 L. Carlsson |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12.5% |
17:30 |
| Number 2 J. LaCombe |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
27:07 |
| Number 3 I. Moore |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:04 |
| Number 7 R. Gudas |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:11 |
| Number 51 O. Zellweger |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:26 |
| Number 65 J. Trouba |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
28:36 |
| Number 98 P. Mintyukov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:45 |
Anaheim Ducks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 L. Dostal |
28 |
23 |
5 |
.821 |
63:51 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:53 |
Anaheim Ducks |
Leo Carlsson |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
08:37 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Carrier |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:43 |
Anaheim Ducks |
Radko Gudas |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:54 |
Anaheim Ducks |
Jacob Trouba |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:03 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Josh Anderson |
Interference |
2 |
| OT |
02:59 |
Anaheim Ducks |
Olen Zellweger |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Anaheim Ducks head coach
- Joel Quenneville
- Referees
- Trevor Hanson, Mike Sullivan
- Linesmen
- Andrew Smith, Travis Gawryletz
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Alexandre Texier, Joseph Veleno, Jayden Struble
- Anaheim Ducks scratches
- John Carlson, Troy Terry, Drew Helleson
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Details |
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 at Detroit Red Wings
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Final
|
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 at Dallas Stars
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|
Final/SO
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|
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 at Chicago Blackhawks
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|
Final
|
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 at Edmonton Oilers
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|
Final
|
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|
 Minnesota Wild
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 at Vegas Golden Knights
2
|
Final
|
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|
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 at San Jose Sharks
2
|
Final/OT
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Sources and further reading
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