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Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens

NHLDecember 20, 2025Bell Centre

PenguinsPittsburghPIT14-11-9

Penguins 0, Canadiens 4

Final
CanadiensMontrealMTLWon19-12-4
Score by period
Team123T
PIT0000
MTL2114

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jake Evans
  3. 0:06Alexandre Texier hit Kris Letang
  4. 0:36Takeaway by Jake Evans
  5. 0:36Jake Evans hit Thomas Novak
  6. 0:39Alexandre Texier shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  7. 1:09Justin Brazeau hit Alexandre Carrier
  8. 2:04Arber Xhekaj Boarding against Rutger McGroarty
  9. 2:04Jake Evans faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  10. 2:45Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  11. 3:05Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
  12. 3:11Noah Dobson Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  13. 3:36Giveaway by Kevin Hayes
  14. 3:39Giveaway by Jake Evans
  15. 3:47Giveaway by Ben Kindel
  16. 3:49Josh Anderson Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  17. 3:51Puck in Netting
  18. 3:51Connor Dewar faceoff won against Alexandre Texier
  19. 4:15Icing
  20. 4:15Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Alexandre Texier
  21. 4:37Bryan Rust hit Noah Dobson
  22. 4:38Giveaway by Mike Matheson
  23. 4:48Alexandre Texier shot blocked by Kris Letang
  24. 4:56Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
  25. 5:08Off-side
  26. 5:08Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  27. 5:11Giveaway by Adam Engstrom
  28. 5:16Kevin Hayes Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  29. 5:18Noel Acciari Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  30. 5:20Goalie Stopped
  31. 5:20Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  32. 5:26Icing
  33. 5:26Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  34. 6:06Rickard Rakell Snap Shot Wide Left
  35. 6:14Connor Clifton shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
  36. 6:17Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  37. 6:47Adam Engstrom shot blocked by Ben Kindel
  38. 6:54Arber Xhekaj Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  39. 6:56Goalie Stopped
  40. 6:56Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  41. 7:05Noah Dobson shot blocked by Thomas Novak
  42. 7:20Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  43. 7:24Takeaway by Nick Suzuki
  44. 7:31Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  45. 7:35Cole Caufield Tip-In saved by Stuart Skinner
  46. 7:37Goalie Stopped
  47. 7:37Connor Dewar faceoff won against Owen Beck
  48. 7:43Off-side
  49. 7:43Owen Beck faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  50. 8:06Arber Xhekaj hit Noel Acciari
  51. 8:12Kevin Hayes Backhand saved by Jacob Fowler
  52. 8:35Anthony Mantha Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  53. 8:38Puck in Crowd
  54. 8:38Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Mantha
  55. 9:21Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  56. 9:26Giveaway by Lane Hutson
  57. 9:43Rutger McGroarty Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  58. 9:48Rutger McGroarty hit Alexandre Carrier
  59. 10:00Giveaway by Rutger McGroarty
  60. 10:47Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  61. 10:49Zachary Bolduc shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
  62. 11:23Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
  63. 11:27Sidney Crosby hit Zachary Bolduc
  64. 11:35Zachary Bolduc shot blocked by Bryan Rust
  65. 11:38Cole Caufield Snap Shot Wide Right
  66. 11:48Erik Karlsson hit Lane Hutson
  67. 11:53Joseph Veleno Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  68. 11:55Joseph Veleno Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  69. 12:14Giveaway by Stuart Skinner
  70. 12:35Brendan Gallagher Tip-In Wide Left
  71. 12:42Connor Clifton hit Owen Beck
  72. 13:01Takeaway by Kris Letang
  73. 13:32Justin Brazeau Tip-In Wide Left
  74. 14:07Erik Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  75. 14:28Ben Kindel shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  76. 15:13Takeaway by Zachary Bolduc
  77. 15:40Owen Beck Tip-In saved by Stuart Skinner
  78. 15:44Ryan Shea hit Owen Beck
  79. 15:50Kevin Hayes Tripping against Joseph Veleno
  80. 15:50TV Timeout
  81. 15:50Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Connor Dewar
  82. 16:32Cole Caufield Snap Shot Wide Left
  83. 16:41Juraj Slafkovský Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (18), Nick Suzuki (30)
  84. 16:41Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  85. 16:50Hand Pass
  86. 16:50Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  87. 16:53Giveaway by Brett Kulak
  88. 17:29Sidney Crosby Backhand Wide Right
  89. 17:35Josh Anderson hit Bryan Rust
  90. 17:38Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  91. 17:53Icing
  92. 17:53Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  93. 17:58Connor Clifton shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
  94. 18:49Owen Beck Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Brendan Gallagher (10), Lane Hutson (27)
  95. 18:49Ben Kindel faceoff won against Owen Beck
  96. 19:05Ville Koivunen Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  97. 19:09Erik Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  98. 19:11Goalie Stopped
  99. 19:11Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  100. 19:30Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  101. 19:46Thomas Novak Backhand saved by Jacob Fowler
  102. 19:48Kris Letang Poke Wide Left
  103. 19:51Sidney Crosby hit Noah Dobson
  104. 19:57Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  105. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  3. 0:12Giveaway by Brett Kulak
  4. 0:17Mike Matheson shot blocked by Bryan Rust
  5. 0:19Mike Matheson shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  6. 0:37Zachary Bolduc Tip-In Wide Right
  7. 0:39Goalie Stopped
  8. 0:39Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  9. 0:50Connor Dewar Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  10. 1:11Joseph Veleno hit Erik Karlsson
  11. 1:42Icing
  12. 1:42Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  13. 2:23Connor Clifton hit Oliver Kapanen
  14. 2:51Owen Beck hit Ryan Shea
  15. 3:16Rickard Rakell Snap Shot Short
  16. 3:44Zachary Bolduc Tip-In Wide Right
  17. 3:53Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
  18. 4:12Noah Dobson Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  19. 4:14Goalie Stopped
  20. 4:14Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  21. 4:17Adam Engstrom Snap Shot Wide Left
  22. 4:36Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
  23. 5:22Owen Beck hit Ben Kindel
  24. 6:08Ryan Shea shot blocked by Josh Anderson
  25. 6:23Justin Brazeau hit Alexandre Carrier
  26. 6:26Icing
  27. 6:26Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Alexandre Texier
  28. 6:44Bryan Rust shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
  29. 7:09Alexandre Texier shot blocked by Kris Letang
  30. 7:16On-Ice Official
  31. 7:16TV Timeout
  32. 7:16Noel Acciari faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  33. 8:11Owen Beck hit Connor Dewar
  34. 8:30Ville Koivunen Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  35. 8:33Giveaway by Kevin Hayes
  36. 8:39Connor Clifton hit Owen Beck
  37. 9:09Ryan Shea Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  38. 9:22Giveaway by Ville Koivunen
  39. 9:29Cole Caufield Snap Shot Wide Right
  40. 9:30Zachary Bolduc Snap Shot Hit Left Post
  41. 9:31Nick Suzuki Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
  42. 9:33Goalie Stopped
  43. 9:33Noel Acciari faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  44. 10:07Anthony Mantha hit Lane Hutson
  45. 10:16Erik Karlsson Snap Shot Wide Left
  46. 10:27Parker Wotherspoon shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  47. 10:35Justin Brazeau Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  48. 10:37Puck in Netting
  49. 10:37Thomas Novak faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  50. 10:38Bryan Rust Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  51. 10:47Parker Wotherspoon Slap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  52. 10:50Goalie Stopped
  53. 10:50Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  54. 11:06Thomas Novak Backhand saved by Jacob Fowler
  55. 11:14Thomas Novak hit Noah Dobson
  56. 11:18Nick Suzuki Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  57. 11:18Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  58. 11:42Anthony Mantha Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  59. 12:08Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  60. 12:14Josh Anderson Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Oliver Kapanen (7)
  61. 12:14Ben Kindel faceoff won against Alexandre Texier
  62. 13:23Justin Brazeau Snap Shot Wide Right
  63. 13:45Giveaway by Connor Clifton
  64. 14:09Cole Caufield Backhand Wide Right
  65. 14:12Connor Clifton hit Cole Caufield
  66. 14:18Connor Clifton hit Cole Caufield
  67. 14:32Icing
  68. 14:32Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Connor Dewar
  69. 14:35Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  70. 15:02Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  71. 15:04Adam Engstrom Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  72. 15:07Puck in Netting
  73. 15:07Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  74. 15:08Mike Matheson Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  75. 15:45Giveaway by Zachary Bolduc
  76. 15:45Thomas Novak hit Zachary Bolduc
  77. 16:33Rutger McGroarty Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  78. 17:10Rickard Rakell Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  79. 17:47Rickard Rakell hit Noah Dobson
  80. 18:10Parker Wotherspoon Snap Shot Wide Right
  81. 18:14Josh Anderson hit Connor Dewar
  82. 18:20Takeaway by Alexandre Texier
  83. 18:46Josh Anderson Snap Shot Wide Right
  84. 19:59Giveaway by Owen Beck
  85. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  3. 0:08Off-side
  4. 0:08Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  5. 0:46Giveaway by Tommy Novak
  6. 1:07Ben Kindel Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  7. 1:21Lane Hutson hit Rutger McGroarty
  8. 1:27Takeaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  9. 1:45Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
  10. 1:49Oliver Kapanen hit Erik Karlsson
  11. 2:05Joseph Veleno hit Connor Clifton
  12. 2:28Justin Brazeau hit Owen Beck
  13. 3:10Giveaway by Adam Engstrom
  14. 3:29Hand Pass
  15. 3:29Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Zachary Bolduc
  16. 4:32Zachary Bolduc Tip-In saved by Stuart Skinner
  17. 4:51Parker Wotherspoon hit Ivan Demidov
  18. 5:05Ivan Demidov hit Parker Wotherspoon
  19. 6:01Joseph Veleno hit Connor Clifton
  20. 6:03Connor Clifton hit Owen Beck
  21. 6:19Joseph Veleno hit Connor Clifton
  22. 6:43Connor Dewar Snap Shot Wide Right
  23. 6:51Connor Dewar Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  24. 7:06Josh Anderson Deflected saved by Stuart Skinner
  25. 7:23Connor Dewar hit Mike Matheson
  26. 8:09Giveaway by Tommy Novak
  27. 8:23Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  28. 8:29Lane Hutson Cross-checking against Thomas Novak
  29. 8:29TV Timeout
  30. 8:29Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  31. 8:31Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  32. 8:33Puck in Netting
  33. 8:33Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  34. 8:38Rickard Rakell Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  35. 8:57Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Joseph Veleno
  36. 9:04Sidney Crosby Slap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  37. 9:05Goalie Stopped
  38. 9:05Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  39. 9:18Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  40. 9:20Goalie Stopped
  41. 9:20Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  42. 9:44Nick Suzuki Slap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  43. 10:02Bryan Rust Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  44. 10:03Anthony Mantha Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  45. 10:12Bryan Rust Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  46. 10:25Bryan Rust Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  47. 10:27Sidney Crosby Backhand Wide Right
  48. 10:29Goalie Stopped
  49. 10:29Ben Kindel faceoff won against Owen Beck
  50. 10:38Brendan Gallagher Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  51. 10:41Goalie Stopped
  52. 10:41Owen Beck faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  53. 11:11Adam Engstrom Snap Shot saved by Stuart Skinner
  54. 11:27Ville Koivunen Backhand Wide Right
  55. 11:39Kris Letang shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
  56. 12:13Kris Letang hit Ivan Demidov
  57. 12:37Rickard Rakell Backhand saved by Jacob Fowler
  58. 12:38Rickard Rakell Backhand saved by Jacob Fowler
  59. 12:39Rickard Rakell Backhand saved by Jacob Fowler
  60. 12:40Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  61. 12:40Goalie Stopped
  62. 12:40Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  63. 12:48Erik Karlsson Slap Shot Wide Right
  64. 13:14Mike Matheson Snap Shot Wide Left
  65. 13:18Icing
  66. 13:18Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  67. 14:13Takeaway by Tommy Novak
  68. 14:54Kevin Hayes hit Brendan Gallagher
  69. 14:57Joe Veleno Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  70. 15:24Bryan Rust Tip-In Wide Left
  71. 15:38Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
  72. 15:42Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Joseph Veleno
  73. 15:54Puck Frozen - Goalie
  74. 15:54Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  75. 16:11Josh Anderson Snap Shot Wide Right
  76. 16:19Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Hit Right Post
  77. 16:40Icing
  78. 16:40Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  79. 16:46Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Wide Right
  80. 16:50Oliver Kapanen shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
  81. 17:00Giveaway by Kris Letang
  82. 17:02Josh Anderson Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  83. 17:02Ben Kindel faceoff won against Owen Beck
  84. 17:34Ryan Shea Slap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  85. 17:39Connor Clifton Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  86. 17:42Goalie Stopped
  87. 17:42Owen Beck faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  88. 17:46Noel Acciari hit Alexandre Carrier
  89. 17:47Kevin Hayes Snap Shot Wide Left
  90. 17:55Connor Dewar Snap Shot Wide Right
  91. 18:03Icing
  92. 18:03Owen Beck faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  93. 18:50Thomas Novak Snap Shot saved by Jacob Fowler
  94. 19:00Anthony Mantha Snap Shot Wide Left
  95. 19:03Thomas Novak Wrap-around saved by Jacob Fowler
  96. 19:07Connor Clifton shot blocked by Anthony Mantha
  97. 19:27Takeaway by Joe Veleno
  98. 19:36Giveaway by Joe Veleno
  99. 19:42Arber Xhekaj hit Thomas Novak
  100. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  101. 20:00Game End

1st

  1. 16:41PIT 0, MTL 1Juraj Slafkovský Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (18), Nick Suzuki (30)
  2. 18:49PIT 0, MTL 2Owen Beck Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Brendan Gallagher (10), Lane Hutson (27)

2nd

  1. 12:14PIT 0, MTL 3Josh Anderson Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Oliver Kapanen (7)

3rd

  1. 17:02PIT 0, MTL 4Josh Anderson Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Game leaders

PenguinsPittsburgh

CanadiensMontreal

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Anthony Mantha RW00-3010018:290.02100020171014:134:160:00
Ben Kindel C000001014:4066.7124100017813:081:320:00
Bryan Rust RW00-2012021:020.03003020201216:474:150:00
Connor Dewar C000010012:2050.0222002014611:160:130:51
Justin Brazeau RW00-1030014:280.0000003015812:571:310:00
Kevin Hayes RW000010213:4416.7251211015312:091:350:00
Noel Acciari C000011013:01100.0102000015111:570:130:51
Rickard Rakell RW00-3011017:480.0530002017313:344:140:00
Rutger McGroarty RW000010012:320.0100101017112:190:130:00
Sidney Crosby C00-2020021:0978.335183020191916:574:120:00
Tommy Novak C000021017:52100.0401200120616:191:330:00
Ville Koivunen RW000000012:050.0200101016112:050:000:00
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Brett Kulak D000003015:3200020000.017015:320:000:00
Connor Clifton D000060015:1810010000.018015:180:000:00
Erik Karlsson D00-3011024:2920020210.020319:503:480:51
Kris Letang D00-1012021:4800010110.022219:491:590:00
Parker Wotherspoon D00-1011020:0610000110.020219:020:130:51
Ryan Shea D000010017:0810000100.019216:550:130:00
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Stuart Skinner G20317.85055:3800140300

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