Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
9 |
5 |
17 |
31 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
10 |
5 |
6 |
21 |
Three stars
- J. Fowler, Montreal Canadiens (goaltender)
- J. Anderson, Montreal Canadiens (2 goals)
- O. Beck, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
16:41 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Juraj Slafkovský (10) |
Cole Caufield (18), Nick Suzuki (30) |
Power play |
PIT 0, MTL 1 |
| 1st |
18:49 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Owen Beck (1) |
Brendan Gallagher (10), Lane Hutson (27) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, MTL 2 |
| 2nd |
12:14 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Josh Anderson (7) |
Oliver Kapanen (7) |
Shorthanded |
PIT 0, MTL 3 |
| 3rd |
17:02 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Josh Anderson (8) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
PIT 0, MTL 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
31 |
21 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
6 |
| Hits |
24 |
16 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
16 |
| Giveaways |
20 |
8 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
28/46 (60.9%) |
18/46 (39.1%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins 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 2 R. McGroarty |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:32 |
| Number 13 K. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
16.7% |
13:44 |
| Number 16 J. Brazeau |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:28 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:02 |
| Number 18 T. Novak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
17:52 |
| Number 19 C. Dewar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
12:20 |
| Number 39 A. Mantha |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:29 |
| Number 41 V. Koivunen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:05 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
13:01 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:48 |
| Number 81 B. Kindel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
14:40 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
78.3% |
21:09 |
| Number 5 R. Shea |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:08 |
| Number 28 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:06 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:48 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
24:29 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:18 |
| Number 77 B. Kulak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:32 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 74 S. Skinner |
20 |
17 |
3 |
.850 |
55:38 |
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 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:58 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:25 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
19:13 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:12 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
|
16:33 |
| Number 62 O. Beck |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
13:18 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
01:57 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:13 |
| Number 85 A. Texier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:50 |
| Number 90 J. Veleno |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
16.7% |
16:26 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
46.7% |
18:10 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:21 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:48 |
| Number 42 A. Engstrom |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:12 |
| Number 45 A. Carrier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:22 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:50 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:53 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:19 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 J. Fowler |
31 |
31 |
0 |
1.000 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:04 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Arber Xhekaj |
Boarding |
2 |
| 1st |
15:50 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kevin Hayes |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:18 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:29 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lane Hutson |
Cross checking |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Muse
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Referees
- Frederick L'Ecuyer, Peter MacDougall
- Linesmen
- Andrew Smith, Devin Berg
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Ryan Graves, Danton Heinen, Jack St. Ivany
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Phillip Danault, Jayden Struble
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 at Washington Capitals
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Final
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 at Ottawa Senators
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|
Final
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|
 Edmonton Oilers
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 at Minnesota Wild
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|
Final
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|
 New York Islanders
2
 at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final/SO
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|
 St. Louis Blues
6
 at Florida Panthers
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|
Final
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|
 Vancouver Canucks
5
 at Boston Bruins
4
|
Final/SO
|
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|
 Carolina Hurricanes
4
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
6
|
Final
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|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
3
 at Nashville Predators
5
|
Final
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|
 Vegas Golden Knights
3
 at Calgary Flames
6
|
Final
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 Columbus Blue Jackets
3
 at Anaheim Ducks
4
|
Final
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 Seattle Kraken
4
 at San Jose Sharks
2
|
Final
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Sources and further reading
Pittsburgh Penguins 
at Montreal Canadiens