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Montreal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 5–1 on Thursday, October 9, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Montreal Canadiens 5 48-24-10
at Detroit Red Wings 1 41-31-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 3 2 0 5
Detroit Red Wings 1 0 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 9 5 3 17
Detroit Red Wings 11 11 9 31

Three stars

  1. M. Matheson, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. N. Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens (2 assists)
  3. B. Gallagher, Montreal Canadiens (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:50 Detroit Red Wings Dylan Larkin (1) Patrick Kane (1), Moritz Seider (1) Power play MTL 0, DET 1
1st 10:14 Montreal Canadiens Zachary Bolduc (2) Brendan Gallagher (2), Mike Matheson (1) Even strength MTL 1, DET 1
1st 12:43 Montreal Canadiens Oliver Kapanen (2) Alex Newhook (1), Ivan Demidov (1) Even strength MTL 2, DET 1
1st 19:53 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson (1) Nick Suzuki (1), Noah Dobson (1) Even strength MTL 3, DET 1
2nd 05:19 Montreal Canadiens Alexandre Carrier (1) Arber Xhekaj (1), Brendan Gallagher (3) Even strength MTL 4, DET 1
2nd 17:12 Montreal Canadiens Juraj Slafkovský (1) Cole Caufield (1), Nick Suzuki (2) Power play MTL 5, DET 1

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal 17 31
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 25 34
Blocked shots 14 13
Giveaways 14 18
Takeaways 3 4
Faceoffs won 17/40 (42.5%) 23/40 (57.5%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 2 2 +2 4 0 0 0 0 14:03
13 C. Caufield R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 14:30
14 N. Suzuki C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 25% 15:46
15 A. Newhook C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 0 57.1% 15:50
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 16:15
20 J. Slafkovský L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 0 1 100% 15:26
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 63.6% 15:36
76 Z. Bolduc R 1 0 1 +2 0 4 0 0 0 33.3% 14:52
77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 +2 0 0 2 0 0 25% 14:10
91 O. Kapanen C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 14:40
92 P. Laine L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:45
93 I. Demidov R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 12:04
8 M. Matheson D 1 1 2 +1 0 3 1 2 0 20:22
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 5 2 0 20:46
45 A. Carrier D 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 2 0 17:10
48 L. Hutson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 22:41
53 N. Dobson D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 1 0 19:50
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 1 1 +2 2 0 6 2 0 15:37
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 31 30 1 .968 60:00 Win

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player
18 A. Copp C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 50% 16:03
22 M. Appleton C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 13:53
23 L. Raymond L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 17:52
27 M. Rasmussen C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 57.1% 11:13
28 M. Brandsegg-Nygård R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 5 0 0 14:34
37 J. Compher L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 80% 14:47
58 E. Finnie C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 12:22
71 D. Larkin C 1 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 1 66.7% 18:20
85 E. Soderblom L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 4 0 0 10:43
88 P. Kane R 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 18:23
92 M. Kasper C 0 0 0 -2 2 1 5 1 0 50% 14:41
93 A. DeBrincat R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 0 0 19:02
8 B. Chiarot D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 16:55
20 A. Johansson D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 3 0 15:04
44 A. Sandin-Pellikka D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:34
52 T. Hamonic D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 0 0 13:33
53 M. Seider D 0 1 1 -1 2 5 3 0 0 22:51
77 S. Edvinsson D 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 3 0 23:14
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie
36 J. Gibson 13 8 5 .615 37:12 Loss
39 C. Talbot 4 4 0 1.000 22:37

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:13 Montreal Canadiens Noah Dobson Interference 2
1st 05:51 Detroit Red Wings Marco Kasper Roughing 2
1st 13:15 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher High sticking 2
2nd 12:53 Detroit Red Wings Simon Edvinsson Interference 2
2nd 17:05 Detroit Red Wings Moritz Seider Tripping 2
3rd 05:32 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Holding the stick 2
3rd 16:42 Montreal Canadiens Brendan Gallagher Tripping 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Detroit Red Wings head coach
Todd McLellan
Referees
Chris Lee, Stephen Hiff
Linesmen
James Tobias, CJ Murray
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Joseph Veleno, Jayden Struble
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Erik Gustafsson, Jacob Bernard-Docker, Jonatan Berggren

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Montreal Canadiens 0 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 9

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Boston Bruins 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 0 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at St. Louis Blues 0 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 5 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Vancouver Canucks 5 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final Game page

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