| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 CBJ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 MTL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Game Leaders
Mike Matheson
· D
Cole Caufield
· RW
Dante Fabbro
· D
Zach Werenski
· D
Team Stats
12Blocked Shots17
18Hits21
5Takeaways4
26Shots30
0Power Play Goals1
4Power Play Opportunities4
0.0Power Play Percentage25.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
27Faceoffs Won27
50.0Faceoff Win Percent50.0
18Giveaways7
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
18:31
Zach Werenski shot blocked by Joel Armia
18:15
Dante Fabbro shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
18:08
Jake Evans faceoff won against Sean Kuraly
18:08
Emil Heineman Roughing against Dmitri Voronkov
17:51
Cole Caufield hit Jordan Harris
17:35
Kirby Dach hit Cole Sillinger
17:03
Sean Kuraly Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
16:48
Zachary Aston-Reese Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
15:55
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Justin Danforth
15:55
Josh Anderson Goal (4) Deflected, assists: Mike Matheson (11), Lane Hutson (11)
15:51
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Justin Danforth
15:51
Adam Fantilli Interference against Kaiden Guhle
15:20
Joel Armia shot blocked by Yegor Chinakhov
15:07
Zach Werenski Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
15:03
Kirill Marchenko Slap Shot High and Wide Right
14:59
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Jake Evans
14:59
TV Timeout
14:59
Jayden Struble High-sticking against Mathieu Olivier
13:53
Giveaway by Zachary Aston-Reese
13:42
Joel Armia shot blocked by Ivan Provorov
13:36
Giveaway by Sean Monahan
13:30
Sean Monahan Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
13:03
Lucas Condotta faceoff won against Sean Monahan
13:03
Icing
12:52
Jake Evans faceoff won against Sean Monahan
12:52
Jake Evans Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Cole Caufield (3)
12:18
Justin Danforth hit Nick Suzuki
12:18
Nick Suzuki Backhand saved by Daniil Tarasov
11:38
Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
11:33
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
11:33
Icing
11:12
Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle
11:10
Josh Anderson hit Dante Fabbro
11:04
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Adam Fantilli
11:04
Lucas Condotta Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Joel Armia (6)
11:02
Giveaway by Damon Severson
10:59
Emil Heineman Slap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
10:57
Giveaway by Ivan Provorov
10:05
Jake Evans hit Jordan Harris
9:47
Sean Monahan Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
9:37
Sean Monahan faceoff won against Jake Evans
9:37
Puck in Crowd
9:15
Giveaway by Mikael Pyyhtia
8:36
Justin Danforth faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
8:36
Puck in Netting
8:34
Brendan Gallagher Snap Shot saved by Daniil Tarasov
8:09
Yegor Chinakhov hit Jayden Struble
8:00
Adam Fantilli faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Sam Montembeault stops 25 shots in Canadiens' 5-1 win over Blue Jackets
— Nick Suzuki’s second-period goal held up as the winner in the Montreal Canadiens’ 5-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
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