Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens

NHL

Penguins

13-12-3, 29 PTS

4-3

Final/SO

Canadiens

12-13-4, 28 PTS

Bell Centre

TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS

On the ice

PIT shoots leftMTL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
PIT	11	15	3	1	10	40
MTL	15	7	11	9	9	51

In net

Alex Nedeljkovic39/42 SV, .929

Sam Montembeault27/30 SV, .900

Team	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
PIT	1	2	0	0	1	4
MTL	3	0	0	0	0	3

Who won: Penguins 4-3

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in a shootout on Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at Bell Centre. The Penguins lead the series 1-0. The Penguins outscored the Canadiens 2-0 in the 2nd period. Sidney Crosby led the Penguins in goals (2). Jayden Struble led the Canadiens in goals (1).

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What it means

Season series: PIT leads series 1-0.
Penguins 7-6-2 on the road; Canadiens 6-9-2 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Penguins3rd in Metropolitan Division

Bryan Rust RW
Upper Body
Injured Reserve
Justin Brazeau RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Ryan Graves D
Knee
Injured Reserve

Canadiens7th in Atlantic Division

Oliver Kapanen C
Lower Body
Day-To-Day
Bryce Pickford D
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve
Ivan Demidov RW
Lower Body
Injured Reserve
Kaiden Guhle D
Groin, Surgery
Injured Reserve
Lucas Condotta LW
Undisclosed
Injured Reserve

Starting goalies

Penguins3rd in Metropolitan Division

Alex Nedeljkovic G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Canadiens7th in Atlantic Division

Sam Montembeault G

Starting goalie, confirmed

Head to head

PIT leads series 1-0

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Game info

Venue: Bell Centre, Montreal, Canada · Attendance 21,105
Officials: Ghislain Hebert (Referee), Jake Brenk (Referee), Michel Cormier (Linesman), Tyson Baker (Linesman)