MONTREAL 4, PITTSBURGH 3
WHEN: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October
13, 2018
WHERE: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
REFEREES: Trevor Hanson, Brad Meier
LINESMEN: Scott Cherrey, James Tobias
ATTENDANCE: 21302
Paul Byron and Jonathan Drouin scored shootout goals as
the host Montreal Canadiens defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Saturday
night.
Montreal received two goals and an assist from Tomas
Tatar, and Brendan Gallagher added a goal and an assist. Antti Niemi made 25
saves and stopped Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby in the decisive shootout.
The victory was the second in seven days for Montreal
against Pittsburgh.
Kris Letang and Phil Kessel each registered a goal and an
assist, and Malkin added two assists for the Penguins. Dominik Simon also
scored for Pittsburgh. Casey DeSmith stopped 37 of 40 Montreal shots.
A potential lead goal by Montreal's Victor Mete at 7:33
of the third period was waved off when a video review determined Andrew Shaw
made contact with DeSmith, the closest either team came to winning in
regulation.
Montreal used a big second period to climb out of a
two-goal deficit as the teams battled to a 3-3 tie after 40 minutes. Tatar
registered two goals and an assist in the period as the Canadiens outshot the
Penguins 19-4.
Kessel answered a three-goal Montreal blitz with his
fourth goal of the season on the power play at 11:14 of the second period as
Pittsburgh escaped further damage by killing a five-on-three Montreal power
play in the final minutes of the middle period.
Tatar's first goal narrowed the score to 2-1 11 seconds
into the second period. Gallagher evened the score at 2-2 with his second goal
of the season at 7:38 of the second. Tatar's second goal of the game, on the
power play, gave Montreal its first lead at 8:51.
Pittsburgh bolted to a 2-0 first-period lead on goals by
Letang and Simon. Letang registered his third goal of the season at 15:16 of
the first period with a wrist shot, with Kessel and Malkin drawing assists.
Simon opened the scoring with his first goal of the season at 3:13 of the first
period when he finished a diving pass from Daniel Sprong.
Pittsburgh defenseman Justin Schultz suffered a
lower-body injury at 7:42 of the opening period and did not return.
TOP GAME PERFORMANCES
|
PITTSBURGH
|
|
MONTREAL
|
|
Phil Kessel 2
|
POINTS
|
Tomas Tatar 3
|
|
Phil Kessel 1
|
GOALS
|
Tomas Tatar 2
|
|
Evgeni Malkin 2
|
ASSISTS
|
Jeff Petry 2
|
|
Phil Kessel 1
|
POWER PLAY GOALS
|
Tomas Tatar 1
|
|
N/A
|
SHORT HANDED GOALS
|
N/A
|
|
Casey DeSmith .925
|
SAVE PERCENTAGE
|
Antti Niemi .893
|
|
Casey DeSmith 37
|
SAVES
|
Antti Niemi 25
|
TEAM STATS SUMMARY
|
TEAM
|
SHOTS
|
GOALS
|
POWER PLAY
|
PENALTY KILL
|
PENALTY MINS
|
FACE OFFS WON
|
|
PITTSBURGH
|
28
|
3
|
1-2
|
5-6
|
12
|
36
|
|
MONTREAL
|
40
|
4
|
1-6
|
1-2
|
4
|
39
|
SCORING SUMMARY
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Final Scoring Summary
|
Final OT
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
OT
|
T
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
|
Montreal
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
1SO
|
4
|
Pittsburgh Penguins
|
Player
|
POS
|
G
|
A
|
P
|
+/-
|
PIM
|
SOG
|
SHF
|
TOI
|
EV
|
PP
|
SH
|
PP
|
SH
|
HT
|
BS
|
FW
|
FL
|
FO%
|
|
Casey
DeSmith
|
G
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
65:00
|
53:31
|
2:55
|
8:34
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||
|
Matt Murray
|
G
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||
|
Olli Maatta
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
1
|
28
|
19:47
|
17:13
|
0:47
|
1:47
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Justin
Schultz
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
+1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
2:34
|
2:34
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Matt Cullen
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
0
|
19
|
11:36
|
9:35
|
0:00
|
2:01
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
1
|
67
|
|
Brian
Dumoulin
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
2
|
2
|
36
|
27:04
|
23:45
|
0:18
|
3:01
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Dominik
Simon
|
LW
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
E
|
2
|
2
|
12
|
8:03
|
7:51
|
0:00
|
0:12
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Riley
Sheahan
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
0
|
28
|
20:00
|
13:31
|
0:00
|
6:29
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
2
|
9
|
9
|
50
|
|
Bryan Rust
|
RW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
0
|
23
|
16:09
|
10:31
|
0:00
|
5:38
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Derick
Brassard
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
0
|
1
|
27
|
17:46
|
16:59
|
0:47
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
-
|
8
|
1
|
89
|
|
Daniel
Sprong
|
RW
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
E
|
0
|
0
|
9
|
6:45
|
5:58
|
0:47
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Juuso
Riikola
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
0
|
2
|
29
|
18:53
|
17:21
|
0:47
|
0:45
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
5
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Kris Letang
|
D
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
E
|
0
|
5
|
41
|
32:00
|
27:05
|
2:08
|
2:47
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Jake
Guentzel
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
0
|
5
|
27
|
19:27
|
18:27
|
1:00
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Carl
Hagelin
|
LW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
+1
|
2
|
1
|
26
|
16:59
|
14:03
|
0:00
|
2:56
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
-
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
|
Evgeni
Malkin
|
C
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
+1
|
4
|
1
|
27
|
18:19
|
16:11
|
2:08
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
8
|
9
|
47
|
|
Patric
Hornqvist
|
RW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
1
|
19
|
13:24
|
11:47
|
1:37
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
-
|
1
|
1
|
50
|
|
Jack
Johnson
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
+1
|
0
|
2
|
34
|
22:05
|
17:17
|
0:00
|
4:48
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Phil Kessel
|
RW
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
+1
|
0
|
2
|
25
|
15:49
|
13:41
|
2:08
|
0:00
|
1
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Sidney
Crosby
|
C
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
-1
|
0
|
3
|
30
|
21:54
|
19:42
|
2:08
|
0:04
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
-
|
8
|
14
|
36
|
Montreal Canadiens
|
Player
|
POS
|
G
|
A
|
P
|
+/-
|
PIM
|
SOG
|
SHF
|
TOI
|
EV
|
PP
|
SH
|
PP
|
SH
|
HT
|
BS
|
FW
|
FL
|
FO%
|
|
Antti Niemi
|
G
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
65:00
|
53:31
|
8:34
|
2:55
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||
|
Charlie Lindgren
|
G
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||
|
Jordie Benn
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
2
|
0
|
27
|
16:26
|
15:27
|
0:00
|
0:59
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Brendan
Gallagher
|
RW
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
+2
|
0
|
6
|
27
|
21:19
|
15:48
|
5:31
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
Max Domi
|
LW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
3
|
28
|
21:11
|
17:34
|
3:37
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
1
|
11
|
11
|
50
|
|
Tomas
Plekanec
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
0
|
4
|
17
|
8:44
|
8:17
|
0:02
|
0:25
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
4
|
50
|
|
Jesperi
Kotkaniemi
|
C
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
0
|
20
|
11:24
|
10:28
|
0:56
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
6
|
2
|
75
|
|
Phillip
Danault
|
C
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
+1
|
0
|
1
|
27
|
19:08
|
17:39
|
0:00
|
1:29
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
15
|
10
|
60
|
|
Jeff Petry
|
D
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
-1
|
0
|
1
|
33
|
25:33
|
16:53
|
6:46
|
1:54
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Mike Reilly
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
1
|
37
|
26:07
|
23:16
|
1:50
|
1:01
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Joel Armia
|
RW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
0
|
1
|
26
|
18:58
|
13:07
|
4:26
|
1:25
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
-
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Paul Byron
|
LW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
0
|
2
|
26
|
14:37
|
13:36
|
0:00
|
1:01
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
-
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Victor Mete
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
2
|
23
|
15:24
|
15:24
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Charles
Hudon
|
LW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
0
|
1
|
13
|
7:18
|
7:18
|
0:00
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Noah
Juulsen
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
+1
|
0
|
1
|
31
|
18:02
|
17:01
|
0:00
|
1:01
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Xavier
Ouellet
|
D
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
5
|
27
|
18:16
|
17:21
|
0:00
|
0:55
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Artturi
Lehkonen
|
LW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
E
|
0
|
4
|
27
|
19:17
|
16:42
|
1:30
|
1:05
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
Andrew Shaw
|
RW
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
-1
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
8:44
|
6:00
|
2:19
|
0:25
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
-
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Tomas Tatar
|
LW
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
+2
|
0
|
6
|
26
|
21:30
|
15:13
|
6:17
|
0:00
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
-
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
|
Jonathan
Drouin
|
C
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
E
|
0
|
1
|
27
|
24:06
|
16:30
|
7:36
|
0:00
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
60
|
Goaltending
|
Pittsburgh
|
||||||
|
|
Shots
|
Saves
|
GA
|
SV %
|
PIM
|
TOI
|
|
Casey
DeSmith L (1-0-1)
|
40
|
37
|
3
|
.925
|
0
|
65:00
|
|
Montreal
|
||||||
|
|
Shots
|
Saves
|
GA
|
SV %
|
PIM
|
TOI
|
|
Antti Niemi W
(1-0-0)
|
28
|
25
|
3
|
.893
|
0
|
65:00
|
Shootout
|
PIT
|
Score
|
Score
|
MON
|
|
Evgeni
Malkin
|
|
|
Paul Byron
|
|
Sidney
Crosby
|
|
|
Jonathan
Drouin
|
|
-
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
-
|
|
0
|
2
|
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