Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings
· Little Caesars Arena, Detroit · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
12 |
10 |
11 |
33 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
8 |
7 |
13 |
28 |
Three stars
- A. DeBrincat, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal, 2 assists)
- J. Compher, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)
- J. Slafkovský, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
17:45 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Juraj Slafkovský (25) |
Cole Caufield (29), Nick Suzuki (57) |
Power play |
MTL 1, DET 0 |
| 3rd |
02:14 |
Detroit Red Wings |
J.T. Compher (10) |
Patrick Kane (29), Alex DeBrincat (37) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, DET 1 |
| 3rd |
16:35 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Alex DeBrincat (34) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
MTL 1, DET 2 |
| 3rd |
19:43 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Andrew Copp (9) |
Alex DeBrincat (38) |
Even strength, Empty net |
MTL 1, DET 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
Detroit Red Wings |
| Shots on goal |
33 |
28 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
8 |
| Hits |
27 |
35 |
| Blocked shots |
14 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
18 |
19 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/56 (55.4%) |
25/56 (44.6%) |
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 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:25 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:48 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
21:24 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
09:34 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
19:52 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
14:03 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
54.5% |
17:52 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:44 |
| Number 85 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:46 |
| Number 90 J. Veleno |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
11:14 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:33 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:59 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:41 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:33 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:15 |
| Number 47 J. Struble |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:52 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:59 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
23:01 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 75 J. Dobes |
27 |
25 |
2 |
.926 |
58:25 |
Loss |
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings 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 15 S. Dries |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
03:53 |
| Number 18 A. Copp |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
41.2% |
18:19 |
| Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:46 |
| Number 22 M. Appleton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:30 |
| Number 23 L. Raymond |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:45 |
| Number 37 J. Compher |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
42.1% |
22:08 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:11 |
| Number 58 E. Finnie |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
61.5% |
16:51 |
| Number 65 D. Shine |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:14 |
| Number 88 P. Kane |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:27 |
| Number 92 M. Kasper |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
16:58 |
| Number 93 A. DeBrincat |
R |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:11 |
| Number 8 B. Chiarot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:36 |
| Number 20 A. Johansson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:29 |
| Number 25 J. Bernard-Docker |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:43 |
| Number 53 M. Seider |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:39 |
| Number 72 J. Faulk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:26 |
| Number 77 S. Edvinsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:41 |
Detroit Red Wings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 36 J. Gibson |
33 |
32 |
1 |
.970 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:35 |
Detroit Red Wings |
James van Riemsdyk |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
09:35 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kaiden Guhle |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
17:39 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Ben Chiarot |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:13 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexandre Carrier |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:54 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lane Hutson |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:32 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Moritz Seider |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:44 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Moritz Seider |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:44 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Jayden Struble |
Roughing |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Detroit Red Wings head coach
- Todd McLellan
- Referees
- Kelly Sutherland, Thomas John Luxmore
- Linesmen
- CJ Murray, Tyson Baker
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Josh Anderson, Samuel Montembeault, Kirby Dach, Arber Xhekaj
- Detroit Red Wings scratches
- Travis Hamonic, Dylan Larkin, Michael Rasmussen, John Leonard, Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
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 at Nashville Predators
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 at Edmonton Oilers
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6
 at Vancouver Canucks
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4
 at Vegas Golden Knights
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5
 at San Jose Sharks
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Final
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4
 at Los Angeles Kings
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Sources and further reading
Montreal Canadiens 
at Detroit Red Wings