Columbus Blue Jackets vs Montreal Canadiens
NHL
Bell Centre
TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS
On the ice
CBJ shoots leftMTL shoots right 
Shots on goal
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 22 | 8 | 11 | 41 |
| MTL | 8 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
In net
Elvis Merzlikins1/4 SV, .250
Cayden Primeau41/41 SV, 1.000| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Who won: Canadiens 3-0
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at Bell Centre. The Canadiens win the series 3-0. The Canadiens outscored the Blue Jackets 3-0 in the 1st period. Brendan Gallagher led the Canadiens in goals (1).
| Forwards | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh AndersonRW | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:23 | 0:38 | 0:00 | 12:45 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Joel ArmiaRW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:28 | 0:00 | 4:24 | 10:04 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole CaufieldRW | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:40 | 3:37 | 0:00 | 15:03 | 16 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake EvansC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:43 | 0:25 | 5:41 | 12:37 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 57.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan GallagherRW | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:35 | 0:42 | 0:10 | 12:43 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Rafael Harvey-PinardLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:34 | 0:29 | 1:38 | 9:27 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex NewhookC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:11 | 3:36 | 0:00 | 12:35 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner PearsonLW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:21 | 0:00 | 2:23 | 8:58 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael PezzettaLW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:53 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua RoyRW | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:43 | 0:30 | 0:00 | 10:13 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj SlafkovskyLW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:38 | 3:42 | 0:00 | 13:56 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick SuzukiC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:29 | 3:28 | 1:08 | 15:53 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 35.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenses | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiden GuhleD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:42 | 0:09 | 1:55 | 20:38 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Johnathan KovacevicD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:04 | 0:00 | 2:33 | 12:31 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike MathesonD | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24:16 | 3:34 | 5:19 | 15:23 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David SavardD | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:23 | 0:00 | 5:21 | 17:02 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden StrubleD | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:44 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Arber XhekajD | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17:13 | 0:45 | 0:51 | 15:37 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayden PrimeauG | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 1.000 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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