Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL

Canadiens

19-12-5, 43 PTS

3-4

Final/SO

Penguins

15-11-9, 39 PTS

PPG Paints Arena

TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS

On the ice

MTL shoots leftPIT shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T
MTL	8	8	6	3	3	28
PIT	14	14	2	1	3	34

In net

Jakub Dobes28/31 SV, .903

Arturs Silovs22/25 SV, .880

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

Who won: Penguins 4-3

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in a shootout on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at PPG Paints Arena. Sidney Crosby led the Penguins in goals (1). Oliver Kapanen led the Canadiens in goals (1).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

MTLPIT

18Blocked Shots11

25Hits30

5Takeaways4

25Shots31

0Power Play Goals1

2Power Play Opportunities3

0.0Power Play Percentage33.3

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

25Faceoffs Won27

48.1Faceoff Win Percent51.9

19Giveaways16

4Total Penalties3

8Penalty Minutes6

Player of the game

Oliver Kapanen

MTL · 1 G, 1 A, 7 SOG

8.3

Deserved to win

44%

MTL · 3.06 xG

56%

PIT · 3.39 xG

Penguins created better chances: they win this game 56% of the time

Play by play

End of the shootout
SO 0:00
Wrist shot on goal
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
N. Suzuki
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Backhand
R. Rakell · 1 G, 1 A
Rickard Rakell Goal Backhand
MTL 1 - 2 PIT
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Wrist shot
C. Caufield
Cole Caufield Goal Wrist Shot
MTL 1 - 2 PIT
SO 0:00
Wrist shot on goal
Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
S. Crosby · 1 G, 1 A
SO 0:00
Backhand shot on goal
Alexandre Texier Backhand saved by Arturs Silovs
A. Texier
GOALSO 0:00
Goal! Wrist shot
K. Hayes
Kevin Hayes Goal Wrist Shot
MTL 1 - 2 PIT
Start of the shootout
End of the overtime
OT 4:55
Wrist shot hit left post
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
C. Caufield
OT 4:49
Slap shot wide right
Nick Suzuki Slap Shot Wide Right
N. Suzuki
OT 4:18
Juraj slafkovský wrist shot off crossbar
Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
J. Slafkovsky · 2 A
OT 4:14
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Juraj Slafkovský
J. Slafkovsky · 2 A
OT 3:16
Wrist shot wide right
Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot Wide Right
N. Suzuki
OT 2:54
Snap shot on goal
Erik Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
E. Karlsson · 1 A
OT 1:42
Big hit on O. Kapanen
Kris Letang hit Oliver Kapanen
K. Letang · 1 A
OT 1:37
Shot blocked by B. Rust
Mike Matheson shot blocked by Bryan Rust
M. Matheson · 1 A
OT 1:35
Big hit on O. Kapanen
Bryan Rust hit Oliver Kapanen
B. Rust · 1 A
OT 1:14
Wrist shot hit right post
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
M. Matheson · 1 A
OT 1:03
Wrist shot on goal
Oliver Kapanen Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
O. Kapanen · 1 G, 1 A
OT 1:01
Faceoff win vs O. Kapanen
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
S. Crosby · 1 G, 1 A
OT 0:57
Shot
Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
OT 0:00
Faceoff win vs C. Caufield
Ben Kindel faceoff won against Cole Caufield
B. Kindel
Start of the overtime
End of the 3rd period