National Hockey League

Pittsburgh Penguins

2ndin Metropolitan · 2-0-0, 4 PTS
YES!
Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens1-0-1, 3 PTS 5 – 6 Pittsburgh Penguins2-0-0, 4 PTS
Final/OT · Sat, Oct 3

Game Details

PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh) · 18,382 fans · ESPN+
PPG Paints Arena
PPG Paints Arena · Pittsburgh

Line Score

1234T
MTL 1130 5
PIT 1401 6

Game Leaders

Montreal Canadiens
Pittsburgh Penguins

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings
TeamWLOTLPts
Boston 2104
Florida 1024
Montreal 1013
Ottawa 1002
Buffalo 1102
Tampa Bay 1102
Toronto 1202
Detroit 0200

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings
TeamWLOTLPts
NY Rangers 3106
Pittsburgh 2004
Carolina 1113
NY Islanders 1102
Washington 1102
Columbus 1102
New Jersey 1102
Philadelphia 0122

Scoring

OT 1:33 Tommy Novak Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (2), Kris Letang (3)5–6
3rd 19:16 Ivan Demidov Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (3), Lane Hutson (3)5–5
3rd 18:52 Chris Kreider Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (2), Ivan Demidov (1)4–5
3rd 3:31 Cole Caufield Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Chris Kreider (1)3–5
2nd 18:46 Nick Suzuki Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Lane Hutson (2), Noah Dobson (1)2–5
2nd 15:32 PPG Ben Kindel Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Erik Karlsson (3), Tommy Novak (2)1–5
2nd 14:01 Tommy Novak Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Egor Chinakhov (1), Evgeni Malkin (1)1–4
2nd 7:59 Samuel Girard Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (2), Kaedan Korczak (3)1–3
2nd 0:32 Declan Carlile Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (2), Erik Karlsson (2)1–2
1st 14:07 PPG Evgeni Malkin Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Kris Letang (2), Hendrix Lapierre (2)1–1
1st 3:49 Cole Caufield Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (1), Lane Hutson (1)1–0

Team Stats

Montreal CanadiensPittsburgh Penguins
Shots & Puck
25 Shots on Goal 30
12 Blocked Shots 20
28 Hits 9
55.9 Faceoff % 44.1
5 Takeaways 5
8 Giveaways 13
Special Teams
0/2 Power Play 2/4
0 Short-Handed Goals 0
12 Penalty Minutes 8

Box Score

Montreal Canadiens ▾
Forwards
PlayerGA+/-STOIPIMHTBSTKPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTSMFWFLFO%GVPN
J. Anderson000312:1022010:000:5311:1718010100.011
Z. Bolduc000011:3102001:040:0010:27130000.000
C. Caufield203322:5001002:560:0019:54242010.000
K. Dach00-2011:4023100:000:4210:58151020.001
P. Danault000011:2400000:492:058:301928561.500
I. Demidov111316:0301002:580:0013:05201000.010
J. Evans000114:3602100:003:0911:2719211568.800
C. Kreider111114:5704002:040:0012:53182000.000
A. Newhook00-1215:4300201:042:5611:432207463.610
J. Slafkovsky002118:1202022:560:0115:152201150.000
N. Suzuki134422:4304002:560:2619:21256101245.510
A. Texier00-119:1401101:020:008:12121000.000
Defense
PlayerGA+/-STOIPIMHTBSTKPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTSMFWFLFO%GVPN
A. Carrier00008:3200100:000:298:03100000.000
N. Dobson01-1123:0441200:572:2819:39283000.012
L. Hutson031329:0600113:030:0525:58292000.010
M. Matheson00-2226:2421100:003:5922:25280000.021
J. Struble002016:0902210:001:3414:35170000.000
A. Xhekaj001013:4302000:001:4112:02180000.000
Goalies
PlayerSVSAGASV%TOIESSVPPSVSHSVPIM
J. Dobes24306.80059:0417610
Pittsburgh Penguins ▾
Forwards
PlayerGA+/-STOIPIMHTBSTKPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTSMFWFLFO%GVPN
E. Chinakhov010217:5921112:040:0015:55240000.001
S. Crosby011219:5301003:030:0016:50252151451.710
C. Dewar00-2113:5401120:002:2811:262211150.000
F. Hallander00009:3900100:001:058:34171000.000
B. Kindel10-3514:1802013:040:3710:371804640.010
A. Kuzmenko00-2211:4300002:030:009:40160000.000
H. Lapierre01-2011:2200002:000:009:221702528.600
B. Lizotte00-1014:4900100:002:5511:542105741.710
E. Malkin122119:4120102:050:0017:3623020100.011
T. Novak212314:4200103:030:0011:392111516.710
R. Rakell011218:2622113:020:2415:00231000.011
N. Robertson001113:3500100:000:3013:05191000.010
Defense
PlayerGA+/-STOIPIMHTBSTKPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTSMFWFLFO%GVPN
D. Carlile101320:3200300:042:3117:57240000.000
S. Girard10-3321:1101100:001:0520:06231000.010
E. Karlsson022019:3800103:120:2316:03262000.000
K. Korczak01-3117:3900400:000:4616:53230000.010
K. Letang021319:3000101:540:0017:36230000.030
T. van Riemsdyk00-1118:0821200:013:1614:51210000.001
Goalies
PlayerSVSAGASV%TOIESSVPPSVSHSVPIM
A. Silovs20255.80061:3318200

Injury Report

Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Bryan Rust RWInjured Reserve
  • Justin Brazeau RWInjured Reserve
  • Ryan Graves DInjured Reserve
Montreal Canadiens
  • Oliver Kapanen CDay-To-Day
  • Alexandre Carrier DDay-To-Day
  • Bryce Pickford DInjured Reserve
  • Lucas Condotta LWInjured Reserve
  • Kaiden Guhle DInjured Reserve

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