Montreal Canadiens @ Pittsburgh Penguins

1-0-1, 1-0-1 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Canadiens MTL	1	1	3	0	5
Penguins PIT	1	4	0	1	6

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

2-0-0, 1-0-0 Home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Phillip DanaultP. Danault#24
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Chris KreiderC. Kreider#22
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
Jayden StrubleJ. Struble#47
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	18	12:10	0:00	0:53	11:17	1	0	100.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	13	11:31	1:04	0:00	10:27	0	0	0.0
2	0	3	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	22:50	2:56	0:00	19:54	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	2	3	0	0	15	11:40	0:00	0:42	10:58	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	11:24	0:49	2:05	8:30	8	5	61.5
1	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	16:03	2:58	0:00	13:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	14:36	0:00	3:09	11:27	11	5	68.8
1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	4	0	0	18	14:57	2:04	0:00	12:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	22	15:43	1:04	2:56	11:43	7	4	63.6
0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	22	18:12	2:56	0:01	15:15	1	1	50.0
1	3	4	4	6	0	0	0	4	0	1	25	22:43	2:56	0:26	19:21	10	12	45.5
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	12	9:14	1:02	0:00	8:12	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	8:32	0:00	0:29	8:03	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	3	2	2	4	1	0	1	28	23:04	0:57	2:28	19:39	0	0	0.0
0	3	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	29	29:06	3:03	0:05	25:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	1	2	1	0	2	28	26:24	0:00	3:59	22:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	17	16:09	0:00	1:34	14:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	13:43	0:00	1:41	12:02	0	0	0.0

Jakub DobesJ. Dobes#75
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
30	6	24	.800	17	6	1	0	0	59:04	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Egor ChinakhovE. Chinakhov#59
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Connor DewarC. Dewar#19
Filip HallanderF. Hallander#11
Ben KindelB. Kindel#81
Andrei KuzmenkoA. Kuzmenko#62
Hendrix LapierreH. Lapierre#22
Blake LizotteB. Lizotte#46
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Tommy NovakT. Novak#18
Rickard RakellR. Rakell#67
Nick RobertsonN. Robertson#14
defensemen
Declan CarlileD. Carlile#72
Samuel GirardS. Girard#49
Erik KarlssonE. Karlsson#65
Kaedan KorczakK. Korczak#6
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Trevor van RiemsdykT. van Riemsdyk#57

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	24	17:59	2:04	0:00	15:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	19:53	3:03	0:00	16:50	15	14	51.7
0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	22	13:54	0:00	2:28	11:26	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	9:39	0:00	1:05	8:34	0	0	0.0
1	0	-3	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	18	14:18	3:04	0:37	10:37	4	6	40.0
0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:43	2:03	0:00	9:40	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	11:22	2:00	0:00	9:22	2	5	28.6
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	14:49	0:00	2:55	11:54	5	7	41.7
1	2	2	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	23	19:41	2:05	0:00	17:36	2	0	100.0
2	1	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	21	14:42	3:03	0:00	11:39	1	5	16.7
0	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	23	18:26	3:02	0:24	15:00	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	13:35	0:00	0:30	13:05	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:32	0:04	2:31	17:57	0	0	0.0
1	0	-3	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	23	21:11	0:00	1:05	20:06	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	19:38	3:12	0:23	16:03	0	0	0.0
0	1	-3	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	23	17:39	0:00	0:46	16:53	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	23	19:30	1:54	0:00	17:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	21	18:08	0:01	3:16	14:51	0	0	0.0

Arturs SilovsA. Silovs#37
goalies

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	5	20	.800	18	2	0	0	0	61:33	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	OT	T
	Canadiens	1	1	3	0	5
	Penguins	1	4	0	1	6

1st Period			MTL	PIT
3:49		Cole Caufield (1) Assists: Nick Suzuki (1), Lane Hutson (1)	1	0
14:07		Evgeni Malkin (2) (Power Play) Assists: Kris Letang (2), Hendrix Lapierre (2)	1	1

2nd Period		MTL	PIT
0:32	Declan Carlile (1) Assists: Rickard Rakell (2), Erik Karlsson (2)	1	2
7:59	Samuel Girard (1) Assists: Sidney Crosby (2), Kaedan Korczak (3)	1	3
14:01	Tommy Novak (1) Assists: Egor Chinakhov (1), Evgeni Malkin (1)	1	4
15:32	Ben Kindel (1) (Power Play) Assists: Erik Karlsson (3), Tommy Novak (2)	1	5
18:46	Nick Suzuki (1) Assists: Lane Hutson (2), Noah Dobson (1)	2	5

3rd Period		MTL	PIT
3:31	Cole Caufield (2) Assists: Chris Kreider (1)	3	5
18:52	Chris Kreider (1) Assists: Nick Suzuki (2), Ivan Demidov (1)	4	5
19:16	Ivan Demidov (1) Assists: Nick Suzuki (3), Lane Hutson (3)	5	5

OT Summary			MTL	PIT
1:33		Tommy Novak (2) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (2), Kris Letang (3)	5	6

Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

1:19

Ivan Demidov scores goal vs. Penguins

0:51

Chris Kreider scores goal vs. Penguins

0:41

Regular Season Series

PIT leads 1-0

Canadiens
5
Penguins
6

Game 1

10/3

Penguins
Canadiens

Game 2

10/31

ESPN+

Penguins
Canadiens

Game 3

1/9

PPG Paints Arena

7:00 PM, October 3, 2026Coverage: ESPN+

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 18,382

Referees:
Trevor Hanson
Liam Maaskant

Linesmen:
David Brisebois
Jesse Marquis

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Boston	2	1	0	4
Montreal	1	0	1	3
Florida	1	0	1	3
Ottawa	1	0	0	2
Buffalo	1	1	0	2
Tampa Bay	1	1	0	2
Toronto	1	2	0	2
Detroit	0	1	0	0

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Pittsburgh	2	0	0	4
NY Rangers	2	1	0	4
Carolina	1	1	1	3
NY Islanders	1	1	0	2
Washington	1	1	0	2
Columbus	1	1	0	2
New Jersey	1	1	0	2
Philadelphia	0	1	2	2

Sabres F Kulich returns from blood clot issues, nets winner

Nearly a year of worries of whether he was ever going to play again, while he recovered from a blood clot issue, washed away as Buffalo Sabres forward Jiri Kulich scored the go-ahead goal with 6:40 left to secure a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Merilainen makes 23 saves in first start for the Canucks in a 4-1 victory over the Flames

— Leevi Merilainen made 23 saves in his first start for Vancouver and the Canucks had a four-goal third period in a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.

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