Canadiens 4-3 Blue Jackets (Oct 26, 2023) Box Score

Columbus Blue Jackets

3-2-2, 1-0-1 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
CBJ	2	1	0	0	3
MTL	0	2	1	1	4

Montreal Canadiens

4-2-1, 3-2-0 home

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Emil BemstromE. Bemstrom#52
Justin DanforthJ. Danforth#17
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#11
Johnny GaudreauJ. Gaudreau#13
Boone JennerB. Jenner#38
Sean KuralyS. Kuraly#7
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Jack RoslovicJ. Roslovic#96
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#42
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
defensemen
Jake BeanJ. Bean#22
Erik GudbransonE. Gudbranson#44
David JiricekD. Jiricek#55
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
Damon SeversonD. Severson#78
Zach WerenskiZ. Werenski#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
2	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:50	3:08	0:00	10:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	20	15:55	4:12	0:01	11:42	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	21	17:54	4:04	0:00	13:50	6	7	46.2
0	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	20:54	5:26	0:00	15:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	8	3	3	0	0	0	1	4	27	22:07	5:00	2:26	14:41	14	5	73.7
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	17	13:36	0:00	4:35	9:01	4	6	40.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:37	2:24	0:00	10:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	11	8:20	0:00	0:00	8:20	0	0	0.0
1	2	-1	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	1	25	20:23	2:11	0:56	17:16	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	3	2	4	1	2	0	0	0	18	13:13	0:00	2:19	10:54	5	4	55.6
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	18:35	0:00	5:13	13:22	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	3	9	1	0	0	12	8:21	2:17	0:00	6:04	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	0	1	2	2	1	0	17	15:21	0:00	0:00	15:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	22	21:30	0:00	4:56	16:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	15	11:14	0:00	0:00	11:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	25	23:11	2:32	5:01	15:38	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	3	1	2	0	1	1	26	22:19	0:00	2:44	19:35	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	28	26:19	5:11	2:49	18:19	0	0	0.0

goalies
Elvis MerzlikinsE. Merzlikins#90

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	4	25	.862	21	4	0	0	0	64:17	0

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#22
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Rafael Harvey-PinardR. Harvey-Pinard#49
Sean MonahanS. Monahan#91
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Tanner PearsonT. Pearson#70
Michael PezzettaM. Pezzetta#55
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Jesse YlonenJ. Ylonen#56
defensemen
Justin BarronJ. Barron#52
Jordan HarrisJ. Harris#54
Johnathan KovacevicJ. Kovacevic#26
Gustav LindstromG. Lindstrom#27
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
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	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	17:44	5:30	0:00	12:14	0	0	0.0
1	2	1	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:21	5:30	0:00	14:51	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:37	0:00	4:18	8:19	5	6	45.5
0	0	0	0	2	1	2	4	2	0	3	21	16:08	2:23	0:00	13:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	13:26	0:00	2:24	11:02	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	25	21:09	5:25	1:26	14:18	14	11	56.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	15:07	2:16	0:00	12:51	3	4	42.9
0	0	0	3	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	23	15:32	1:51	1:18	12:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	10	7:38	0:00	0:00	7:38	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	19	13:48	2:19	0:00	11:29	0	0	0.0
1	2	1	5	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	24	20:31	5:25	0:29	14:37	3	6	33.3
0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:26	0:00	3:58	8:28	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	1	1	3	1	2	2	0	0	23	20:24	0:05	1:58	18:21	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	2	27	22:49	0:00	1:52	20:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	26	22:52	0:16	5:16	17:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	15	11:55	0:00	0:46	11:09	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	2	2	5	0	0	2	0	2	27	28:03	5:47	4:37	17:39	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	2	7	2	0	0	17	13:24	1:58	0:33	10:53	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sam MontembeaultS. Montembeault#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	3	33	.917	24	7	2	0	0	64:17	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.

NHLPP\|ESPN+		1	2	3	OT	T
	Blue Jackets	2	1	0	0	3
	Canadiens	0	2	1	1	4

1st Period			CBJ	MTL
2:46		Jack Roslovic (2) Assists: Johnny Gaudreau (4), Zach Werenski (3)	1	0
17:21		Emil Bemstrom (2) (Power Play) Assists: Ivan Provorov (6), Jack Roslovic (3)	2	0

2nd Period		CBJ	MTL
0:27	Nick Suzuki (1) Unassisted	2	1
13:34	Emil Bemstrom (3) (Power Play) Assists: Jack Roslovic (4), Dmitri Voronkov (1)	3	1
19:43	Mike Matheson (2) (Power Play) Assists: Nick Suzuki (4), Cole Caufield (4)	3	2

3rd Period			CBJ	MTL
7:48		Sean Monahan (3) (Power Play) Assists: Cole Caufield (5), Mike Matheson (3)	3	3

OT Summary			CBJ	MTL
4:17		Cole Caufield (4) Assists: Nick Suzuki (5), Jordan Harris (1)	3	4

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Blue Jackets
3
Canadiens
4

Game 1

10/26

Canadiens
4
Blue Jackets
2

Game 2

11/29

Blue Jackets
0
Canadiens
3

Game 3

3/12

Bell Centre

7:00 PM, October 26, 2023Coverage: NHLPP|ESPN+

Montreal, QC

Line: MTL -115

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 21,105

Referees:
Kevin Pollock

Linesmen:
Kyle Flemington
Ben O'Quinn

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	15	7	2	32
Carolina	15	5	1	31
Washington	14	6	1	29
NY Rangers	12	7	1	25
NY Islanders	8	9	5	21
Philadelphia	9	10	3	21
Columbus	9	9	2	20
Pittsburgh	7	12	4	18

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	13	6	2	28
Florida	12	9	1	25
Tampa Bay	11	7	2	24
Buffalo	11	9	1	23
Boston	10	9	3	23
Detroit	9	10	2	20
Ottawa	9	11	1	19
Montreal	7	11	2	16

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Montreal Canadiens

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

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