Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens
· National Hockey LeagueEller scores 2 goals, Malkin has goal and 2 assists as Penguins beat Canadiens 6-3
Kris Letang, Kevin Hayes and Rickard Rakell also scored for Pittsburgh, and Tristan Jarry stopped 24 shots.
Sidney Crosby was held off the scoresheet, keeping him one point shy of 1,600. The 37-year-old is looking to become just the 10th player in NHL history to reach the mark.
Kaiden Guhle, Juraj Slafkovsky and Emil Heineman scired for Montreal. Nick Suzuki and Mike Matheson each had two assists and Sam Montembeault made 26 saves.
Canadiens: With Slafkovsky’s first of the season, the Canadiens scored a power-play goal for the fourth consecutive game. Rookie Lane Hutson didn’t produce a point, but fans cheered every time he touched the puck and the buzz only grew louder with every play, including a slick deke around Crosby late in the second period.
PIT leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 6:54 | Lars Eller Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesse Puljujarvi (2), Marcus Pettersson (2) | |
Goal | 1st Period 16:49 | Rickard Rakell Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (5), Michael Bunting (1) | |
Goal | 1st Period 18:16 | Kaiden Guhle Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (2), Nick Suzuki (2) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 2:51 | Juraj Slafkovsky Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Nick Suzuki (3), Mike Matheson (3) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 14:26 | Emil Heineman Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: none | |
Goal | 2nd Period 16:23 | Lars Eller Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: none | |
Goal | 3rd Period 7:47 | Kevin Hayes Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Noel Acciari (1), Erik Karlsson (2) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 11:32 | Kris Letang Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (6), Matt Grzelcyk (1) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 18:50 | Evgeni Malkin Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Grzelcyk (2) |
Statistics
PIT | MTL | |
---|---|---|
16 | Blocked Shots | 22 |
23 | Hits | 28 |
9 | Takeaways | 6 |
30 | Shots | 28 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
1 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
31 | Faceoffs Won | 17 |
64.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 35.4 |
23 | Giveaways | 8 |
3 | Total Penalties | 2 |
6 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 21,105 | Capacity:
Location: Montreal, QC
Attendance: 21,105 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
New Jersey | 11 | 6 | 24 | 2 |
Carolina | 11 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
Washington | 10 | 4 | 21 | 1 |
NY Rangers | 9 | 4 | 19 | 1 |
NY Islanders | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4 |
Pittsburgh | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
Philadelphia | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
Columbus | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 11 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
Toronto | 10 | 6 | 22 | 2 |
Boston | 8 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
Ottawa | 8 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
Tampa Bay | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Detroit | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
Buffalo | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Montreal | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |