Pittsburgh Penguins @ Montreal Canadiens

14-11-9, 8-5-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Penguins PIT	0	0	0	0
Canadiens MTL	2	1	1	4

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

19-12-4, 10-9-1 Home

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Noel AcciariN. Acciari#55
Justin BrazeauJ. Brazeau#16
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Connor DewarC. Dewar#19
Kevin HayesK. Hayes#13
Ben KindelB. Kindel#81
Ville KoivunenV. Koivunen#41
Anthony ManthaA. Mantha#39
Rutger McGroartyR. McGroarty#2
Tommy NovakT. Novak#18
Rickard RakellR. Rakell#67
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
defensemen
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Erik KarlssonE. Karlsson#65
Brett KulakB. Kulak#77
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Ryan SheaR. Shea#5
Parker WotherspoonP. Wotherspoon#28

											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	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	13:01	0:13	0:51	11:57	2	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	15	14:28	1:31	0:00	12:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	3	19	21:09	4:12	0:00	16:57	18	5	78.3
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	12:20	0:13	0:51	11:16	2	2	50.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	2	15	13:44	1:35	0:00	12:09	1	5	16.7
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	17	14:40	1:32	0:00	13:08	4	2	66.7
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	12:05	0:00	0:00	12:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	18:29	4:16	0:00	14:13	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	12:32	0:13	0:00	12:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	2	1	2	20	17:52	1:33	0:00	16:19	1	0	100.0
0	0	-3	5	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	17:48	4:14	0:00	13:34	0	3	0.0
0	0	-2	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	3	20	21:02	4:15	0:00	16:47	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	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	18	15:18	0:00	0:00	15:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	2	20	24:29	3:48	0:51	19:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	17	15:32	0:00	0:00	15:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	22	21:48	1:59	0:00	19:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	17:08	0:13	0:00	16:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	20:06	0:13	0:51	19:02	0	0	0.0

goalies
Stuart SkinnerS. Skinner#74

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
20	3	17	.850	14	0	3	0	0	55:38	0

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Owen BeckO. Beck#62
Zack BolducZ. Bolduc#76
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Ivan DemidovI. Demidov#93
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Oliver KapanenO. Kapanen#91
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
Alexandre TexierA. Texier#85
Joe VelenoJ. Veleno#90
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Noah DobsonN. Dobson#53
Adam EngstromA. Engstrom#42
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
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%
2	0	2	4	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	16	16:12	0:00	3:03	13:09	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	16	13:18	0:00	0:00	13:18	4	4	50.0
0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	17	14:13	0:00	0:00	14:13	0	1	0.0
0	1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:25	0:51	0:00	14:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	14:21	0:51	0:00	13:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	3	1:57	0:00	1:11	0:46	1	1	50.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	13:58	0:00	0:00	13:58	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	19	18:10	0:00	2:02	16:08	7	8	46.7
1	0	1	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	18	16:33	0:51	0:00	15:42	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	2	1	2	1	2	0	1	0	21	19:13	0:51	1:24	16:58	5	5	50.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14	14:50	0:00	1:22	13:28	0	4	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	4	1	1	19	16:26	0:00	2:58	13:28	1	5	16.7
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	22:22	0:00	3:26	18:56	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	21:53	0:00	2:33	19:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	14	11:12	0:00	0:00	11:12	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	3	1	2	1	0	1	27	23:50	0:51	1:04	21:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	26:48	0:00	4:57	21:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	15	13:19	0:00	0:00	13:19	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jacob FowlerJ. Fowler#32

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	0	31	1.000	24	7	0	0	0	60:00	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	T
	Penguins	0	0	0	0
	Canadiens	2	1	1	4

1st Period			PIT	MTL
16:41		Juraj Slafkovsky (10) (Power Play) Assists: Cole Caufield (18), Nick Suzuki (30)	0	1
18:49		Owen Beck (1) Assists: Brendan Gallagher (10), Lane Hutson (27)	0	2

2nd Period			PIT	MTL
12:14		Josh Anderson (7) (Shorthanded) Assists: Oliver Kapanen (7)	0	3

3rd Period			PIT	MTL
17:02		Josh Anderson (8) (Empty Net) Unassisted	0	4

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 2-0

Canadiens
4
Penguins
2

Game 1

12/11

Penguins
0
Canadiens
4

Game 2

12/20

Canadiens
Penguins

Game 3

12/21

ESPN+

Bell Centre

7:00 PM, December 20, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Montreal, QC

Attendance: 20,962

Referees:
Frederick L'Ecuyer
Peter MacDougall

Linesmen:
Devin Berg
Andrew Smith

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	10	3	47
Washington	19	12	4	42
NY Islanders	19	13	4	42
Philadelphia	17	10	7	41
New Jersey	20	14	1	41
NY Rangers	18	15	4	40
Pittsburgh	14	11	9	37
Columbus	14	15	6	34

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	20	13	3	43
Montreal	19	12	4	42
Tampa Bay	19	13	3	41
Boston	20	15	1	41
Florida	19	14	2	40
Ottawa	17	13	4	38
Buffalo	16	14	4	36
Toronto	15	14	5	35

Capitals visit the Red Wings, try to stop road losing streak

Washington Capitals (19-12-4, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (20-13-3, in the Atlantic Division)

Kings take on the Blue Jackets after Kempe's 2-goal performance

Columbus Blue Jackets (14-15-6, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Los Angeles Kings (15-10-9, in the Pacific Division)

Avalanche visit the Wild on 4-game win streak

Colorado Avalanche (25-2-7, in the Central Division) vs. Minnesota Wild (22-9-5, in the Central Division)

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Montreal Canadiens

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 2-0

Game Information

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Capitals visit the Red Wings, try to stop road losing streak

Kings take on the Blue Jackets after Kempe's 2-goal performance

Avalanche visit the Wild on 4-game win streak