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Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–5 in overtime on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Montreal Canadiens 5 3-3-1
at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 3-4-1

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 1 1 3 0 5
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 4 0 1 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 8 7 10 0 25
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 15 5 1 30

Three stars

  1. T. Novak, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. N. Suzuki, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 3 assists)
  3. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:49 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (1) Nick Suzuki (1), Lane Hutson (1) Even strength MTL 1, PIT 0
1st 14:07 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (2) Kris Letang (2), Hendrix Lapierre (2) Power play MTL 1, PIT 1
2nd 00:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Declan Carlile (1) Rickard Rakell (2), Erik Karlsson (2) Even strength MTL 1, PIT 2
2nd 07:59 Pittsburgh Penguins Samuel Girard (1) Sidney Crosby (2), Kaedan Korczak (3) Even strength MTL 1, PIT 3
2nd 14:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Tommy Novak (1) Egor Chinakhov (1), Evgeni Malkin (1) Even strength MTL 1, PIT 4
2nd 15:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Ben Kindel (1) Erik Karlsson (3), Tommy Novak (2) Power play MTL 1, PIT 5
2nd 18:46 Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki (1) Lane Hutson (2), Noah Dobson (1) Even strength MTL 2, PIT 5
3rd 03:31 Montreal Canadiens Cole Caufield (2) Chris Kreider (1) Even strength MTL 3, PIT 5
3rd 18:52 Montreal Canadiens Chris Kreider (1) Nick Suzuki (2), Ivan Demidov (1) Even strength MTL 4, PIT 5
3rd 19:16 Montreal Canadiens Ivan Demidov (1) Nick Suzuki (3), Lane Hutson (3) Even strength MTL 5, PIT 5
OT 01:33 Pittsburgh Penguins Tommy Novak (2) Evgeni Malkin (2), Kris Letang (3) Even strength MTL 5, PIT 6

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

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 25 30
Power play 0 of 2 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 12 8
Hits 28 9
Blocked shots 12 20
Giveaways 8 13
Takeaways 5 5
Faceoffs won 38/68 (55.9%) 30/68 (44.1%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
13 C. Caufield R 2 0 2 +3 0 3 1 0 0 22:50
14 N. Suzuki C 1 3 4 +4 0 4 4 0 0 45.5% 22:43
15 A. Newhook C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 2 0 63.6% 15:43
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 100% 12:10
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 +2 0 1 2 0 0 50% 18:12
22 C. Kreider L 1 1 2 +1 0 1 4 0 0 14:57
24 P. Danault C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 61.5% 11:24
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 68.8% 14:36
76 Z. Bolduc R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:31
77 K. Dach C 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 1 0 11:40
85 A. Texier L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 09:14
93 I. Demidov R 1 1 2 +1 0 3 1 0 0 16:03
8 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 1 0 26:24
45 A. Carrier D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 08:32
47 J. Struble D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 2 2 0 16:09
48 L. Hutson D 0 3 3 +1 0 3 0 1 0 29:06
53 N. Dobson D 0 1 1 -1 4 1 1 2 0 23:04
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 0 13:43
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
75 J. Dobes 30 24 6 .800 59:04 OT loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
11 F. Hallander C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 09:39
14 N. Robertson L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 13:35
18 T. Novak C 2 1 3 +2 0 3 0 1 0 16.7% 14:42
19 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 0 50% 13:54
22 H. Lapierre C 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 28.6% 11:22
46 B. Lizotte C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 41.7% 14:49
59 E. Chinakhov R 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 17:59
62 A. Kuzmenko L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 11:43
67 R. Rakell R 0 1 1 +1 2 2 2 1 0 18:26
71 E. Malkin C 1 2 3 +2 2 1 0 1 1 100% 19:41
81 B. Kindel C 1 0 1 -3 0 5 2 0 1 40% 14:18
87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 51.7% 19:53
6 K. Korczak D 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 4 0 17:39
49 S. Girard D 1 0 1 -3 0 3 1 1 0 21:11
57 T. van Riemsdyk D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 2 0 18:08
58 K. Letang D 0 2 2 +1 0 3 0 1 0 19:30
65 E. Karlsson D 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 1 0 19:38
72 D. Carlile D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 3 0 20:32
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
37 A. Silovs 25 20 5 .800 61:33 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 13:38 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson Interference 2
1st 15:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 04:17 Montreal Canadiens Noah Dobson Tripping 2
2nd 14:54 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 17:16 Pittsburgh Penguins Trevor van Riemsdyk Slashing 2
2nd 17:16 Montreal Canadiens Kirby Dach Roughing 2
2nd 20:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Roughing 2
2nd 20:00 Montreal Canadiens Noah Dobson Roughing 2
3rd 09:05 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Holding 2
3rd 16:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Egor Chinakhov Holding 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Trevor Hanson, Liam Maaskant
Linesmen
Jesse Marquis, David Brisebois
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Oliver Kapanen, Adam Engstrom, Florian Xhekaj
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Elmer Soderblom, Ilya Solovyov, Ville Koivunen

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens 7:00 PM ET Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens 7:00 PM ET Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 3

Matchup Status Details
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final/OT Game page
Utah Mammoth 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 1 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 0 at New York Islanders 6 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 1 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Colorado Avalanche 6 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final/OT Game page

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