Montréal Canadiens
MTL
2–0
St. Louis Blues
STL
Scoring summary
- 2nd 08:37MTLZ. Bolduc(M. Matheson, A. Texier)1–0
- 3rd 02:17MTLF. Xhekaj(M. Matheson, K. Dach)2–0
Penalties (6)
- 1st 05:36 STL Dalibor Dvorsky — interference (2 min)
- 1st 14:58 MTL Oliver Kapanen — hooking (2 min)
- 2nd 01:53 STL Jonatan Berggren — closing hand on puck (2 min)
- 2nd 06:34 STL Robert Thomas — holding (2 min)
- 2nd 13:16 MTL Kaiden Guhle — hooking (2 min)
- 2nd 18:13 MTL Kaiden Guhle — cross checking (2 min)
Montréal Canadiens boxscore
| Skater | G | A | P | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Caufield R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:21 |
| A. Newhook C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:47 |
| J. Anderson R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:06 |
| J. Slafkovský L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:29 |
| C. Kreider L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:49 |
| P. Danault C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:21 |
| F. Xhekaj L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 06:19 |
| J. Evans C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 |
| Z. Bolduc R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:19 |
| K. Dach C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:11 |
| A. Texier L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:58 |
| O. Kapanen C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:56 |
| M. Matheson D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 23:25 |
| K. Guhle D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:47 |
| A. Engstrom D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:23 |
| A. Carrier D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:08 |
| L. Hutson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:04 |
| N. Dobson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:35 |
- J. Fowler — 46/46 saves, 59:38 TOI
- J. Dobes — 0/0 saves, 00:00 TOI
St. Louis Blues boxscore
| Skater | G | A | P | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Toropchenko R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:25 |
| D. Dvorsky R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:13 |
| R. Thomas C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:47 |
| J. Snuggerud R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:46 |
| P. Suter C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:23 |
| J. Berggren R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:01 |
| A. Kaskimaki C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:58 |
| J. Neighbours L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16:41 |
| C. McMichael L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:01 |
| D. Holloway L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18:24 |
| M. McTavish C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:57 |
| P. Buchnevich L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:57 |
| P. Broberg D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26:11 |
| C. Fowler D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:30 |
| B. Carlo D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:19 |
| A. Jiricek D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:21 |
| C. Parayko D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:46 |
| J. Barron D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:14 |
- J. Hofer — 0/0 saves, 00:00 TOI
- J. Binnington — 19/21 saves, 54:06 TOI
Three stars
- 1. J. Fowler (MTL, G)
- 2. M. Matheson (MTL, D)
- 3. Z. Bolduc (MTL, R)
Tonight's numbers
| MTL | STL | |
|---|---|---|
| Last 5 | 4-0-1 | 2-2-1 |
| GF / GA (last 5) | 17 / 14 | 14 / 17 |
| PP% | 14.0% | 21.3% |
| PK% | 78.5% | 85.7% |
| Goalie SV% (last 5 starts) | .938 | .918 |
| Starting goalie | Fowler | Hofer |
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