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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh AndersonRW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:44 | 5:30 | 0:00 | 12:14 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole CaufieldRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:21 | 5:30 | 0:00 | 14:51 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake EvansC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 | 0:00 | 4:18 | 8:19 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan GallagherRW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:08 | 2:23 | 0:00 | 13:45 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Rafael Harvey-PinardLW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:26 | 0:00 | 2:24 | 11:02 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean MonahanC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:09 | 5:25 | 1:26 | 14:18 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 56.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex NewhookC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:07 | 2:16 | 0:00 | 12:51 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner PearsonLW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:32 | 1:51 | 1:18 | 12:23 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Michael PezzettaLW | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:38 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj SlafkovskyLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:48 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 11:29 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick SuzukiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:31 | 5:25 | 0:29 | 14:37 | 24 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse YlonenRW | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:26 | 0:00 | 3:58 | 8:28 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 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 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:24 | 0:05 | 1:58 | 18:21 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jordan HarrisD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:49 | 0:00 | 1:52 | 20:57 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnathan KovacevicD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:52 | 0:16 | 5:16 | 17:20 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gustav LindstromD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:55 | 0:00 | 0:46 | 11:09 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike MathesonD | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28:03 | 5:47 | 4:37 | 17:39 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber XhekajD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:24 | 1:58 | 0:33 | 10:53 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam MontembeaultG | 3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 33 | .917 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 64:17 | 0 | 0 |
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