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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emil BemstromC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:05 | 3:22 | 0:00 | 10:43 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Fix-WolanskyRW | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 13:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam FoudyC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:41 | 0:00 | 1:26 | 11:15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny GaudreauLW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18:18 | 3:53 | 0:00 | 14:25 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boone JennerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:07 | 4:30 | 0:56 | 13:41 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 58.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kent JohnsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:18 | 3:29 | 0:00 | 11:49 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean KuralyC | 0 | 5 | 0 | -3 | 13:22 | 0:00 | 2:17 | 11:05 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill MarchenkoRW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 16:58 | 4:01 | 0:14 | 12:43 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter McKownC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 | 3:30 | 0:00 | 11:28 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 78.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lane PedersonC | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 14:30 | 2:53 | 0:15 | 11:22 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric RobinsonLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 12:01 | 0:00 | 2:19 | 9:42 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack RoslovicC | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:24 | 3:53 | 2:23 | 11:08 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin BayreutherD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 17:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:29 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tim BerniD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:57 | 0:01 | 1:51 | 13:05 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick BlankenburgD | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:40 | 3:33 | 2:56 | 13:11 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam BoqvistD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20:03 | 3:35 | 0:24 | 16:04 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake ChristiansenD | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:05 | 0:00 | 1:03 | 18:02 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew PeekeD | 3 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 21:13 | 0:15 | 3:36 | 17:22 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis MerzlikinsG | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .750 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 37:02 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael HutchinsonG | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .750 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22:58 | 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