Columbus Blue Jackets vs Montreal Canadiens
On the ice
CBJ shoots leftMTL shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 15 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 36 |
| MTL | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
In net
Elvis Merzlikins25/29 SV, .862
Sam Montembeault33/36 SV, .917| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MTL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Who won: Canadiens 4-3
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 in overtime on Thursday, October 26, 2023 at Bell Centre. The Canadiens lead the series 1-0. Nick Suzuki led the Canadiens in goals (1). Johnny Gaudreau led the Blue Jackets in assists (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 | 13:50 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 10:42 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin DanforthRW | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 4:12 | 0:01 | 11:42 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam FantilliC | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:54 | 4:04 | 0:00 | 13:50 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnny GaudreauLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:54 | 5:26 | 0:00 | 15:28 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Boone JennerC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:07 | 5:00 | 2:26 | 14:41 | 27 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 73.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean KuralyC | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13:36 | 0:00 | 4:35 | 9:01 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirill MarchenkoRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 | 2:24 | 0:00 | 10:13 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu OlivierRW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:20 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack RoslovicC | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 20:23 | 2:11 | 0:56 | 17:16 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole SillingerC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:13 | 0:00 | 2:19 | 10:54 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Alexandre TexierLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:35 | 0:00 | 5:13 | 13:22 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitri VoronkovLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:21 | 2:17 | 0:00 | 6:04 | 12 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake BeanD | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:21 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Erik GudbransonD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:30 | 0:00 | 4:56 | 16:34 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David JiricekD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:14 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivan ProvorovD | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 23:11 | 2:32 | 5:01 | 15:38 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon SeversonD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:19 | 0:00 | 2:44 | 19:35 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Zach WerenskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:19 | 5:11 | 2:49 | 18:19 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis MerzlikinsG | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .862 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 64:17 | 0 | 0 |
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