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Montreal Canadiens at Dallas Stars

NHLJanuary 4, 2026American Airlines Center

CanadiensMontrealMTLWon23-13-6

Canadiens 4, Stars 3

Final/OT
StarsDallasDAL25-9-8
Score by period
Team123OTT
MTL12014
DAL11103

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  3. 0:12Puck Frozen - Goalie
  4. 0:12Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  5. 0:38Giveaway by Matt Duchene
  6. 0:52Thomas Harley shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  7. 1:02Giveaway by Mavrik Bourque
  8. 1:02Noah Dobson hit Mavrik Bourque
  9. 1:07Giveaway by Alexandre Texier
  10. 1:33Alexandre Texier shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen
  11. 1:36Zachary Bolduc shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen
  12. 1:41Jayden Struble hit Roope Hintz
  13. 2:00Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Alexander Petrovic
  14. 2:20Giveaway by Jayden Struble
  15. 2:21Jayden Struble hit Oskar Bäck
  16. 2:25Nils Lundkvist Slap Shot Wide Right
  17. 2:30Adam Erne hit Arber Xhekaj
  18. 2:34Joseph Veleno hit Oskar Bäck
  19. 2:44Adam Erne hit Arber Xhekaj
  20. 2:51Adam Erne hit Arber Xhekaj
  21. 2:54Oskar Bäck Backhand saved by Samuel Montembeault
  22. 3:32Miro Heiskanen Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  23. 4:13Takeaway by Thomas Harley
  24. 4:28Thomas Harley Snap Shot Short
  25. 4:30Giveaway by Thomas Harley
  26. 4:39Cole Caufield Tip-In saved by Jake Oettinger
  27. 4:41Goalie Stopped
  28. 4:41Phillip Danault faceoff won against Sam Steel
  29. 4:53Zachary Bolduc hit Alexander Petrovic
  30. 5:17Sam Steel hit Zachary Bolduc
  31. 5:27Samuel Blais hit Nils Lundkvist
  32. 5:39Puck in Benches
  33. 5:39Oskar Bäck faceoff won against Joseph Veleno
  34. 6:21Samuel Blais hit Esa Lindell
  35. 6:47Matt Duchene Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  36. 6:55Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier
  37. 7:08Thomas Harley Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  38. 7:20Oliver Kapanen Tip-In saved by Jake Oettinger
  39. 7:33Alexandre Texier hit Thomas Harley
  40. 7:55Noah Dobson Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  41. 7:58Giveaway by Jason Robertson
  42. 8:08Jason Robertson hit Noah Dobson
  43. 8:11Takeaway by Nick Suzuki
  44. 8:42Brendan Gallagher Goal (3) Deflected, assists: Phillip Danault (6), Alexandre Carrier (9)
  45. 8:42Joseph Veleno faceoff won against Radek Faksa
  46. 8:54Samuel Blais hit Ilya Lyubushkin
  47. 8:58Samuel Blais hit Alexander Petrovic
  48. 9:11Joseph Veleno hit Ilya Lyubushkin
  49. 9:37Miro Heiskanen shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  50. 9:54Matt Duchene Snap Shot Wide Left
  51. 10:13Miro Heiskanen Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  52. 10:14Mike Matheson hit Miro Heiskanen
  53. 10:16Goalie Stopped
  54. 10:16Phillip Danault faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
  55. 10:45Takeaway by Cole Caufield
  56. 10:48Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  57. 11:32Noah Dobson Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  58. 12:19Arber Xhekaj hit Radek Faksa
  59. 12:24Adam Erne Tip-In Wide Right
  60. 12:30Puck in Benches
  61. 12:30Phillip Danault faceoff won against Matt Duchene
  62. 12:36Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský
  63. 12:52Thomas Harley hit Juraj Slafkovský
  64. 12:57Oliver Kapanen Snap Shot Wide Right
  65. 13:23Puck in Crowd
  66. 13:23Mavrik Bourque faceoff won against Alexandre Texier
  67. 13:53Mavrik Bourque Goal (7) Wrap-around, assists: Jason Robertson (25), Roope Hintz (20)
  68. 13:53Phillip Danault faceoff won against Sam Steel
  69. 13:57Alexander Petrovic hit Zachary Bolduc
  70. 14:06Puck in Crowd
  71. 14:06Phillip Danault faceoff won against Jamie Benn
  72. 14:20Justin Hryckowian hit Phillip Danault
  73. 14:26Takeaway by Ilya Lyubushkin
  74. 14:37Sam Steel Backhand saved by Samuel Montembeault
  75. 15:09Adam Erne hit Owen Beck
  76. 15:18Samuel Blais hit Esa Lindell
  77. 15:25Owen Beck shot blocked by Esa Lindell
  78. 15:46Lane Hutson shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen
  79. 16:18Ivan Demidov Holding against Matt Duchene
  80. 16:18Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  81. 16:57Off-side
  82. 16:57Roope Hintz faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  83. 17:41Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
  84. 17:55Giveaway by Mikko Rantanen
  85. 18:06Matt Duchene Deflected High and Wide Right
  86. 18:15Thomas Harley Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  87. 18:28Giveaway by Phillip Danault
  88. 18:29Giveaway by Mavrik Bourque
  89. 18:36Mavrik Bourque Tip-In saved by Samuel Montembeault
  90. 18:42Mavrik Bourque hit Juraj Slafkovský
  91. 19:03Hand Pass
  92. 19:03Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Sam Steel
  93. 19:11Justin Hryckowian hit Lane Hutson
  94. 19:33Jamie Benn Tripping against Lane Hutson
  95. 19:33Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Radek Faksa
  96. 19:36Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  97. 19:50Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Radek Faksa
  98. 19:56Nick Suzuki Snap Shot Wide Right
  99. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Radek Faksa faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  3. 0:32Giveaway by Radek Faksa
  4. 0:54Takeaway by Sam Steel
  5. 1:26Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Thomas Harley
  6. 1:33Zachary Bolduc Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  7. 1:36Ilya Lyubushkin Hooking against Zachary Bolduc
  8. 1:36Radek Faksa faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  9. 2:22Oliver Kapanen Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  10. 2:46Brendan Gallagher Snap Shot Short
  11. 2:52Alexandre Texier Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  12. 2:56Zachary Bolduc Tip-In saved by Jake Oettinger
  13. 3:14Wyatt Johnston shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  14. 3:29Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
  15. 4:28Owen Beck Snap Shot Wide Left
  16. 4:31Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier
  17. 4:51Radek Faksa Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  18. 5:46Mavrik Bourque Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  19. 5:52Giveaway by Phillip Danault
  20. 6:04Giveaway by Mavrik Bourque
  21. 6:38Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Thomas Harley
  22. 6:56Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Thomas Harley
  23. 7:02Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Wyatt Johnston
  24. 7:04Puck in Netting
  25. 7:04Roope Hintz faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  26. 7:11Giveaway by Miro Heiskanen
  27. 7:34Mavrik Bourque shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  28. 7:51Nick Suzuki hit Miro Heiskanen
  29. 7:59Matt Duchene Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  30. 8:07Phillip Danault Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  31. 8:13Too many men/ice served by Zachary Bolduc
  32. 8:13Roope Hintz faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  33. 8:19Miro Heiskanen Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  34. 8:21Goalie Stopped
  35. 8:21Phillip Danault faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  36. 10:14Wyatt Johnston Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (41), Thomas Harley (13)
  37. 10:14Owen Beck faceoff won against Sam Steel
  38. 10:24Puck in Benches
  39. 10:24Jamie Benn faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  40. 10:44Giveaway by Esa Lindell
  41. 11:09Cole Caufield hit Nils Lundkvist
  42. 11:21Nils Lundkvist hit Nick Suzuki
  43. 11:22Cole Caufield Snap Shot Wide Left
  44. 11:33Puck in Netting
  45. 11:33Radek Faksa faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  46. 11:46Off-side
  47. 11:46Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Radek Faksa
  48. 11:59Oliver Kapanen Goal (13) Slap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (26), Juraj Slafkovský (17)
  49. 11:59Roope Hintz faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  50. 12:10Off-side
  51. 12:10Roope Hintz faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  52. 12:17Roope Hintz shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  53. 12:28Takeaway by Jason Robertson
  54. 12:35Brendan Gallagher hit Jason Robertson
  55. 12:43Mavrik Bourque Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  56. 12:46Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  57. 13:02Mikko Rantanen hit Samuel Blais
  58. 13:09Giveaway by Owen Beck
  59. 13:32Wyatt Johnston shot blocked by Mikko Rantanen
  60. 13:47Joseph Veleno hit Miro Heiskanen
  61. 13:50Samuel Blais hit Esa Lindell
  62. 14:00Esa Lindell Slashing against Samuel Blais
  63. 14:00Oskar Bäck faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  64. 14:59Nick Suzuki Tip-In saved by Jake Oettinger
  65. 15:01Nick Suzuki Snap Shot Wide Right
  66. 15:25Lane Hutson shot blocked by Justin Hryckowian
  67. 15:46Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  68. 15:48Cole Caufield shot blocked by Thomas Harley
  69. 15:49Puck in Netting
  70. 15:49Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  71. 16:40Noah Dobson Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger
  72. 16:58Brendan Gallagher Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  73. 17:00Brendan Gallagher Batted High and Wide Right
  74. 17:15Phillip Danault Wrap-around saved by Jake Oettinger
  75. 17:27Puck in Netting
  76. 17:27Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Owen Beck
  77. 18:10Sam Steel Slashing against Lane Hutson
  78. 18:10Radek Faksa faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  79. 18:18Ivan Demidov Slap Shot Wide Right
  80. 18:31Nick Suzuki Snap Shot Wide Left
  81. 18:33Cole Caufield Snap Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  82. 18:39Juraj Slafkovský Goal (15) Slap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (32), Lane Hutson (35)
  83. 18:39Phillip Danault faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  84. 18:44Takeaway by Mavrik Bourque
  85. 18:57Icing
  86. 18:57Roope Hintz faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  87. 19:00Thomas Harley shot blocked by Brendan Gallagher
  88. 19:42Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  89. 19:59Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  90. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Roope Hintz faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  3. 0:06Lane Hutson hit Mavrik Bourque
  4. 1:06Giveaway by Esa Lindell
  5. 1:24Ivan Demidov Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  6. 2:03Off-side
  7. 2:03Phillip Danault faceoff won against Sam Steel
  8. 2:21Giveaway by Alexander Petrovic
  9. 4:06Giveaway by Roope Hintz
  10. 4:27Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  11. 4:34Miro Heiskanen Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  12. 4:49Mikko Rantanen Wrist Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  13. 5:09Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Mikko Rantanen
  14. 5:45Takeaway by Brendan Gallagher
  15. 5:47Zachary Bolduc Wrist Shot Wide Right
  16. 6:07Jayden Struble hit Sam Steel
  17. 6:09Arber Xhekaj hit Justin Hryckowian
  18. 6:18On-Ice Official
  19. 6:18Video Review
  20. 6:18TV Timeout
  21. 6:18Roope Hintz faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  22. 6:41Roope Hintz Snap Shot Above Crossbar
  23. 7:00Icing
  24. 7:00Roope Hintz faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  25. 7:21Noah Dobson shot blocked by Wyatt Johnston
  26. 7:23Puck in Netting
  27. 7:23Phillip Danault faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
  28. 7:27Takeaway by Mikko Rantanen
  29. 7:53Nils Lundkvist shot blocked by Phillip Danault
  30. 7:59Brendan Gallagher Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  31. 8:00Thomas Harley hit Brendan Gallagher
  32. 8:10Adam Erne Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  33. 8:24Ilya Lyubushkin hit Samuel Blais
  34. 8:26Arber Xhekaj Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  35. 8:41Owen Beck hit Adam Erne
  36. 8:46Oskar Bäck Batted saved by Samuel Montembeault
  37. 8:48Goalie Stopped
  38. 8:48Roope Hintz faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  39. 8:56Mavrik Bourque Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  40. 9:35Noah Dobson hit Mavrik Bourque
  41. 9:39Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský
  42. 9:44Giveaway by Ivan Demidov
  43. 9:54Sam Steel Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  44. 9:59Alexander Petrovic shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  45. 10:00Jason Robertson Snap Shot Failed Bank Attempt
  46. 10:04Lane Hutson hit Jason Robertson
  47. 10:58Icing
  48. 10:58Matt Duchene faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  49. 11:04Miro Heiskanen Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  50. 11:07Wyatt Johnston Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Miro Heiskanen (29), Matt Duchene (5)
  51. 11:07Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  52. 11:27Giveaway by Cole Caufield
  53. 11:44Matt Duchene Backhand saved by Samuel Montembeault
  54. 11:55Esa Lindell shot blocked by Mike Matheson
  55. 11:57Wyatt Johnston Backhand Wide Left
  56. 12:41Juraj Slafkovský hit Nils Lundkvist
  57. 13:01Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  58. 13:48Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský
  59. 14:07Noah Dobson hit Jason Robertson
  60. 14:09Mike Matheson hit Mavrik Bourque
  61. 14:16Zachary Bolduc Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  62. 14:33Mikko Rantanen Backhand Wide Right
  63. 14:35Brendan Gallagher hit Jason Robertson
  64. 14:39Jason Robertson Snap Shot Wide Right
  65. 14:47Esa Lindell shot blocked by Wyatt Johnston
  66. 14:49Phillip Danault Hooking against Mikko Rantanen
  67. 14:49TV Timeout
  68. 14:49Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Roope Hintz
  69. 15:54Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
  70. 15:55Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
  71. 16:00Wyatt Johnston Hooking against Noah Dobson
  72. 16:00Alexandre Texier faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
  73. 18:30Takeaway by Ilya Lyubushkin
  74. 18:57Giveaway by Mikko Rantanen
  75. 19:34Joseph Veleno hit Esa Lindell
  76. 20:00End of 3rd Period

OT

  1. 0:00Start of Overtime
  2. 0:00Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  3. 0:42Giveaway by Thomas Harley
  4. 0:58Mike Matheson Snap Shot High and Wide Right
  5. 1:24Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  6. 1:37Matt Duchene Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  7. 1:39Goalie Stopped
  8. 1:39Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen
  9. 1:53Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  10. 1:55Puck in Netting
  11. 1:55Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  12. 2:07Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
  13. 2:18Lane Hutson shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen
  14. 3:12Thomas Harley shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  15. 3:23Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
  16. 3:31Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Thomas Harley
  17. 3:33Puck in Netting
  18. 3:33Phillip Danault faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
  19. 3:40Lane Hutson Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (7)
  20. 3:40End of OT
  21. 3:40Game End

1st

  1. 8:42MTL 1, DAL 0Brendan Gallagher Goal (3) Deflected, assists: Phillip Danault (6), Alexandre Carrier (9)
  2. 13:53MTL 1, DAL 1Mavrik Bourque Goal (7) Wrap-around, assists: Jason Robertson (25), Roope Hintz (20)

2nd

  1. 10:14MTL 1, DAL 2Wyatt Johnston Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (41), Thomas Harley (13)
  2. 11:59MTL 2, DAL 2Oliver Kapanen Goal (13) Slap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (26), Juraj Slafkovský (17)
  3. 18:39MTL 3, DAL 2Juraj Slafkovský Goal (15) Slap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (32), Lane Hutson (35)

3rd

  1. 11:07MTL 3, DAL 3Wyatt Johnston Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Miro Heiskanen (29), Matt Duchene (5)

OT

  1. 3:40MTL 4, DAL 3Lane Hutson Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (7)

Game leaders

CanadiensMontreal

StarsDallas

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Brendan Gallagher RW100021015:460.0400002118313:312:150:00
Juraj Slafkovsky LW111010020:210.04003010241514:545:270:00
Oliver Kapanen C100003017:2430.03730010231312:311:473:06
Alexandre Texier LW00-1010015:4550.0111100019314:041:410:00
Cole Caufield RW00-1010018:330.01001021212013:235:100:00
Ivan Demidov RW012000218:100.02001110221012:535:170:00
Joe Veleno C00-2040014:4150.0011000019211:420:072:52
Nick Suzuki C01-1010023:4921.431131031251416:025:212:26
Owen Beck C00001007:1750.001110101017:170:000:00
Phillip Danault C021001216:4066.72510210026014:000:421:58
Sammy Blais LW00006008:200.000000001138:200:000:00
Zack Bolduc RW000010011:060.0300001015109:191:470:00
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Lane Hutson D112020027:5810000000.026722:475:110:00
Alexandre Carrier D010000022:1400020000.025118:470:013:26
Arber Xhekaj D00102009:1410000000.01219:140:000:00
Jayden Struble D00103007:5600010000.01007:560:000:00
Mike Matheson D00-3022026:3800000100.024420:261:015:11
Noah Dobson D00-2036023:0830010000.026718:502:331:45
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Sam Montembeault G27324.88963:4000231000

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