Montréal Canadiens @ Pittsburgh Penguins — Oct 3, 2026

NHL PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh·October 3, 2026
Montréal Canadiens MTL 1-0-1, 1-0-1 Away
5
Final/OT
6
Pittsburgh Penguins PIT 2-0-0, 1-0-0 Home
1 2 3 OT T
MTL 1 1 3 0 5
PIT 1 4 0 1 6
Top Performers
Points
N.
N. Suzuki C MTL
4 PTS
T.
T. Novak C PIT
3 PTS
Shots
N.
N. Suzuki C MTL
4 SOG
B.
B. Kindel C PIT
5 SOG
Saves
J.
J. Dobes G MTL
24 SV
A.
A. Šilovs G PIT
20 SV
Box Score
Three Stars
1st Star T. Novak 2 G, 1 A
2nd Star N. Suzuki 1 G, 3 A
3rd Star E. Malkin 1 G, 2 A
Forwards
Canadiens
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
N. Suzuki 1 3 4 +4 0 4 4 0 10/22 22:43
C. Caufield 2 0 2 +3 0 3 1 0 0/1 22:50
I. Demidov 1 1 2 +1 0 3 1 0 - 16:03
C. Kreider 1 1 2 +1 0 1 4 0 - 14:57
J. Slafkovský 0 0 0 +2 0 1 2 0 1/2 18:12
A. Newhook 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 2 7/11 15:43
J. Evans 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 11/16 14:36
J. Anderson 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1/1 12:10
K. Dach 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 1 0/2 11:40
Z. Bolduc 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 11:31
P. Danault 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8/13 11:24
A. Texier 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 - 9:14
Penguins
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
T. Novak 2 1 3 +2 0 3 0 1 1/6 14:42
E. Malkin 1 2 3 +2 2 1 0 1 2/2 19:41
B. Kindel 1 0 1 -3 0 5 2 0 4/10 14:18
S. Crosby 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 15/29 19:53
R. Rakell 0 1 1 +1 2 2 2 1 - 18:26
Y. Chinakhov 0 1 1 0 2 2 1 1 - 17:59
H. Lapierre 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 2/7 11:22
B. Lizotte 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 5/12 14:49
C. Dewar 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 1/2 13:54
N. Robertson 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 - 13:35
A. Kuzmenko 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 - 11:43
F. Hållander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 9:39
Defense
Canadiens
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
L. Hutson 0 3 3 +1 0 3 0 1 - 29:06
N. Dobson 0 1 1 -1 4 1 1 2 - 23:04
M. Matheson 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 1 - 26:24
J. Struble 0 0 0 +2 0 0 2 2 - 16:09
A. Xhekaj 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 - 13:43
A. Carrier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 8:32
Penguins
PLAYER G A P +/- PIM SOG HIT BLK FO TOI
E. Karlsson 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 1 - 19:38
K. Letang 0 2 2 +1 0 3 0 1 - 19:30
S. Girard 1 0 1 -3 0 3 1 1 - 21:11
D. Carlile 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 3 - 20:32
K. Korczak 0 1 1 -3 0 1 0 4 - 17:39
T. Van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 2 - 18:08
Goalies
Canadiens
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
J. Dobes 30 24 6 .800 59:04 OTL
Penguins
PLAYER SA SV GA SV% TOI DEC
A. Šilovs 25 20 5 .800 61:33 W
G - Goals · A - Assists · P - Points · +/- - Plus/Minus · PIM - Penalty Minutes · SOG - Shots on Goal · HIT - Hits · BLK - Blocked Shots · FO - Faceoffs Won/Taken · TOI - Time on Ice · SA - Shots Against · SV - Saves · GA - Goals Against · SV% - Save Percentage · DEC - Decision
Team Statistics
Canadiens
Penguins
25 Shots on Goal 30
0/2 · 0% Power Play 2/4 · 50%
2/4 · 50% Penalty Kill 2/2 · 100%
55.9% Faceoffs Won 44.1%
28 Hits 9
12 Blocked Shots 20
12 Penalty Minutes 8
5 Takeaways 5
8 Giveaways 13
Play-by-Play
OT 0 - 1 5 - 6
5 - 6 3:27
T. Novak A: E. Malkin, K. Letang Goal
3rd Period 3 - 0 5 - 5
Goal I. Demidov A: L. Hutson, N. Suzuki
5 - 5 0:44
Goal C. Kreider A: N. Suzuki, I. Demidov
4 - 5 1:08
Y. Chinakhov Holding 2 min
2 min J. Anderson Holding
Goal C. Caufield A: C. Kreider
3 - 5 16:29
2nd Period 1 - 4 2 - 5
2 min N. Dobson Roughing
E. Malkin Roughing 2 min
Goal N. Suzuki A: L. Hutson, N. Dobson
2 - 5 1:14
2 min K. Dach Roughing
T. Van Riemsdyk Slashing 2 min
1 - 5 4:28
B. Kindel A: T. Novak, E. Karlsson PP Goal
2 min Too Many Men on the Ice
1 - 4 5:59
T. Novak A: Y. Chinakhov, E. Malkin Goal
1 - 3 12:01
S. Girard A: K. Korczak, S. Crosby Goal
2 min N. Dobson Tripping
1 - 2 19:28
D. Carlile A: E. Karlsson, R. Rakell Goal
1st Period 1 - 1 1 - 1
R. Rakell Interference 2 min
1 - 1 5:53
E. Malkin A: K. Letang, H. Lapierre PP Goal
2 min M. Matheson Interference
Goal C. Caufield A: N. Suzuki, L. Hutson
1 - 0 16:11
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: PIT +4 Times Tied: 2
Head-to-Head
Series tied 1-1
Final/SO
MTL Canadiens
11100
3
PIT Penguins
21001
4
Final
MTL Canadiens
121
4
PIT Penguins
002
2
Highlights
Canadiens 5 - 6 Penguins
October 3, 2026
PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh, US · 19,758 capacity
League
NHL
Season
NHL 26/27
Date
October 3, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 20m