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Columbus Blue Jackets at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–2 on Saturday, April 11, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 40-30-12
at Montreal Canadiens 2 48-24-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 2 1 5
Montreal Canadiens 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Columbus Blue Jackets 12 14 7 33
Montreal Canadiens 8 5 9 22

Three stars

  1. C. Coyle, Columbus Blue Jackets (2 goals)
  2. K. Marchenko, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. B. Jenner, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:13 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner (12) Zach Werenski (59), Danton Heinen (4) Even strength CBJ 1, MTL 0
1st 05:42 Columbus Blue Jackets Charlie Coyle (19) Jake Christiansen (3), Mason Marchment (25) Even strength CBJ 2, MTL 0
1st 11:48 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson (14) Jake Evans (12), Lane Hutson (64) Even strength CBJ 2, MTL 1
2nd 01:24 Columbus Blue Jackets Kirill Marchenko (27) Ivan Provorov (22), Adam Fantilli (34) Even strength CBJ 3, MTL 1
2nd 10:36 Columbus Blue Jackets Sean Monahan (13) Kent Johnson (15) Even strength CBJ 4, MTL 1
3rd 03:58 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (51) Nick Suzuki (71), Juraj Slafkovský (42) Power play CBJ 4, MTL 2
3rd 09:59 Columbus Blue Jackets Charlie Coyle (20) Kirill Marchenko (40), Adam Fantilli (35) Power play CBJ 5, MTL 2

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

Team stats

Stat Columbus Blue Jackets Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 33 22
Power play 1 of 4 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 12 12
Hits 15 22
Blocked shots 11 18
Giveaways 18 14
Takeaways 5 1
Faceoffs won 30/54 (55.6%) 24/54 (44.4%)

Box score

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
3 C. Coyle C 2 0 2 +1 0 6 0 0 1 68.4% 21:53
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 17:23
11 M. Wood L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 07:35
17 M. Marchment L 0 1 1 +2 0 0 1 0 0 15:16
19 A. Fantilli C 0 2 2 +1 2 0 2 1 0 33.3% 15:41
21 I. Lundestrom C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 15:38
23 S. Monahan C 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 30% 15:23
38 B. Jenner C 1 0 1 +1 2 3 2 1 0 73.3% 18:24
43 D. Heinen L 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0 10:12
83 C. Garland R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 10:52
86 K. Marchenko R 1 1 2 +1 0 4 1 1 0 17:12
91 K. Johnson C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 09:12
2 J. Christiansen D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 0 0 04:18
5 D. Mateychuk D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 20:36
8 Z. Werenski D 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 1 0 25:42
9 I. Provorov D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 1 0 25:30
15 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 20:22
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 2 4 0 19:06
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
73 J. Greaves 22 20 2 .909 60:00 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
13 C. Caufield R 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 1 17:22
14 N. Suzuki C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 2 0 40% 18:53
15 A. Newhook C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 66.7% 13:44
17 J. Anderson R 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 13:47
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 1 1 -2 0 4 1 0 0 18:40
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 40% 12:45
71 J. Evans C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 3 0 70% 14:46
77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 0 12:11
85 A. Texier L 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 13:42
90 J. Veleno C 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 2 0 60% 13:37
91 O. Kapanen C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 18.2% 12:34
93 I. Demidov R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 14:57
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 -2 6 1 0 1 0 16:24
42 A. Engstrom D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 17:21
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 2 0 20:21
48 L. Hutson D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 26:43
53 N. Dobson D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 12:57
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 4 0 19:44
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 33 28 5 .848 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:54 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Holding 2
1st 15:07 Columbus Blue Jackets Erik Gudbranson Cross checking 2
1st 20:00 Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach Roughing 2
1st 20:00 Columbus Blue Jackets Dante Fabbro Roughing 2
2nd 08:18 Montreal Canadiens Oliver Kapanen Hooking 2
2nd 18:57 Columbus Blue Jackets Boone Jenner Tripping 2
3rd 02:13 Columbus Blue Jackets Jake Christiansen Cross checking 2
3rd 04:42 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Roughing 2
3rd 04:42 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Roughing 2
3rd 04:42 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli Roughing 2
3rd 07:09 Columbus Blue Jackets Zach Werenski Interference 2
3rd 08:27 Montreal Canadiens Alexandre Texier Holding 2

Game information

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Rick Bowness
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Garrett Rank, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Jeremy Faucher
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Damon Severson, Mathieu Olivier, Zachary Aston-Reese, Egor Zamula, Dmitri Voronkov, Luca Del Bel Belluz
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Brendan Gallagher, Samuel Montembeault, Alexandre Carrier, Kaiden Guhle, Zachary Bolduc

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final/SO Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Apr 11

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Boston Bruins 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at New York Islanders 0 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 5 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 0 at Dallas Stars 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Utah Mammoth 1 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 7 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Seattle Kraken 4 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 4 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final/SO Game page

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