Columbus Blue Jackets vs Montreal Canadiens
On the ice
CBJ shoots leftMTL shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 10 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| MTL | 8 | 17 | 7 | 32 |
In net
Michael Hutchinson6/8 SV, .750
Sam Montembeault21/23 SV, .913| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MTL | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Who won: Canadiens 8-2
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 8-2 on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Bell Centre. The Canadiens win the series 2-1. The Canadiens outscored the Blue Jackets 4-0 in the 2nd period. Rafael Harvey-Pinard led the Canadiens in goals (3). Lane Pederson led the Blue Jackets in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex BelzileRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:13 | 0:22 | 1:40 | 12:11 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirby DachC | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 17:12 | 2:54 | 1:25 | 12:53 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan DrouinLW | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:02 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake EvansC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:02 | 1:47 | 3:35 | 11:40 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan GallagherRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:58 | 1:18 | 0:01 | 11:39 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis GurianovRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:52 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:52 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Harvey-PinardLW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14:55 | 1:48 | 1:55 | 11:12 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike HoffmanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:21 | 2:55 | 0:00 | 11:26 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael PezzettaLW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15:03 | 1:44 | 2:12 | 11:07 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick SuzukiC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15:59 | 2:44 | 1:58 | 11:17 | 16 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris TierneyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:28 | 1:38 | 1:59 | 10:51 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse YlonenRW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11:17 | 0:14 | 0:00 | 11:03 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin BarronD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:00 | 0:23 | 0:56 | 17:41 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel EdmundsonD | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 20:26 | 1:07 | 3:28 | 15:51 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan HarrisD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:45 | 0:47 | 2:01 | 14:57 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnathan KovacevicD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:53 | 0:41 | 3:24 | 13:48 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike MathesonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:15 | 2:55 | 1:39 | 17:41 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David SavardD | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20:19 | 1:18 | 3:19 | 15:42 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam MontembeaultG | 2 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .913 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Season seriesMTL wins series 2-1
Lightning42-26-61
Bruins56-11-52Final
Red Wings31-32-90
Flyers28-32-123Final
Kraken40-24-87
Predators36-27-82Final
Sharks19-39-153
Flames33-26-155Final
Jets41-30-31
Kings42-20-104Final
Rangers43-20-104
Panthers36-30-73Final
Blackhawks24-42-61
Wild42-22-93Final
Sabres35-31-62
Islanders37-28-90Final
Maple Leafs43-20-93
Hurricanes47-16-85Final
Canucks33-34-53
Stars39-20-141Final