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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egor ChinakhovRW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:57 | 1:40 | 0:19 | 2:58 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Fix-WolanskyRW | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 14:58 | 1:02 | 0:00 | 13:56 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny GaudreauLW | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:30 | 5:21 | 0:00 | 15:09 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan GaunceC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:04 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Boone JennerC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25:48 | 5:25 | 2:44 | 17:39 | 27 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 68.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean KuralyC | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:21 | 0:03 | 0:01 | 9:17 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Carson MeyerRW | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:55 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alexander NylanderLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:39 | 5:19 | 0:00 | 13:20 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu OlivierRW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:36 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 9:02 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cole SillingerC | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 19:55 | 2:38 | 1:46 | 15:31 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 44.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre TexierLW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:05 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 14:51 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dmitri VoronkovLW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:20 | 2:35 | 0:00 | 11:45 | 15 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake BeanD | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 12:03 | 0:00 | 0:19 | 11:44 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam BoqvistD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 22:11 | 4:50 | 0:00 | 17:21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik GudbransonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:34 | 0:00 | 2:42 | 14:52 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivan ProvorovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:42 | 2:24 | 2:17 | 16:01 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Damon SeversonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:31 | 2:30 | 1:42 | 16:19 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach WerenskiD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 26:32 | 5:36 | 1:38 | 19:18 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goalies | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniil TarasovG | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1.000 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 54:12 | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis MerzlikinsG | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:48 | 0 | 0 |
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