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Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in a shootout on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Montreal Canadiens 3 48-24-10
at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 41-25-16

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 1 1 0 0 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 1 0 0 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 8 8 6 3 0 25
Pittsburgh Penguins 14 14 2 1 0 31

Three stars

  1. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. R. Rakell, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. O. Kapanen, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:31 Montreal Canadiens Oliver Kapanen (11) Juraj Slafkovský (12), Ivan Demidov (20) Even strength MTL 1, PIT 0
1st 07:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (20) Erik Karlsson (23), Rickard Rakell (8) Even strength MTL 1, PIT 1
1st 12:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell (4) Bryan Rust (17), Sidney Crosby (17) Power play MTL 1, PIT 2
2nd 03:54 Montreal Canadiens Ivan Demidov (8) Juraj Slafkovský (13), Oliver Kapanen (8) Even strength MTL 2, PIT 2
2nd 11:51 Pittsburgh Penguins Noel Acciari (2) Kris Letang (15), Arturs Silovs (2) Even strength MTL 2, PIT 3
3rd 04:04 Montreal Canadiens Noah Dobson (6) Sammy Blais (3), Mike Matheson (13) Even strength MTL 3, PIT 3

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin Hayes Goal
1 Montreal Canadiens Alexandre Texier Saved
2 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Saved
2 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield Goal
3 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell Goal (winner)
3 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki Saved

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 25 31
Power play 0 of 2 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 25 30
Blocked shots 18 11
Giveaways 19 16
Takeaways 5 4
Faceoffs won 25/52 (48.1%) 27/52 (51.9%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 10:40
13 C. Caufield R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 20:04
14 N. Suzuki C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 31.3% 23:26
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 100% 18:17
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 2 2 +2 0 0 1 0 0 50% 21:13
27 S. Blais L 0 1 1 +1 2 1 6 1 0 08:32
62 O. Beck C 0 0 0 +1 2 0 3 1 0 62.5% 10:07
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 0 0 13:05
85 A. Texier L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 16:48
90 J. Veleno C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 66.7% 13:22
91 O. Kapanen C 1 1 2 +2 0 7 0 0 0 50% 14:44
93 I. Demidov R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 0 0 15:56
8 M. Matheson D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 4 0 27:23
42 A. Engstrom D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 0 0 10:40
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:29
48 L. Hutson D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 28:58
53 N. Dobson D 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 2 0 22:33
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 11:05
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 31 28 3 .903 65:00 OT loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
2 R. McGroarty R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 50% 12:49
13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 09:26
16 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 14:27
17 B. Rust R 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 21:36
18 T. Novak C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 50% 17:41
19 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 0 0 100% 12:00
39 A. Mantha R 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 18:13
41 V. Koivunen R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11:47
55 N. Acciari C 1 0 1 -1 0 1 3 0 0 50% 12:34
67 R. Rakell R 1 1 2 +1 0 4 2 0 1 21:44
81 B. Kindel C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 44.4% 15:11
87 S. Crosby C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 2 1 0 58.3% 20:53
3 J. St. Ivany D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 4 1 0 12:42
5 R. Shea D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 0 0 13:49
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 21:34
58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 +1 2 3 3 0 0 23:36
65 E. Karlsson D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 27:07
77 B. Kulak D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 1 0 21:51
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
37 A. Silovs 25 22 3 .880 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:32 Montreal Canadiens Noah Dobson Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 09:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Tripping 2
1st 12:02 Montreal Canadiens Adam Engstrom Tripping 2
2nd 14:21 Montreal Canadiens Sammy Blais Roughing 2
2nd 14:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Shea Roughing 2
3rd 06:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Tommy Novak Slashing 2
3rd 11:23 Montreal Canadiens Owen Beck Hooking 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Brian Pochmara, Mike Sullivan
Linesmen
Ryan Jackson, Kilian McNamara
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Phillip Danault, Jayden Struble
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Connor Clifton, Ryan Graves, Danton Heinen

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 21

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Minnesota Wild 1 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 6 at Boston Bruins 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Utah Mammoth 4 Final/OT Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4 Final Game page

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