Montreal Canadiens vs Dallas Stars

NHL

Canadiens

23-13-6, 52 PTS

4-3

Final/OT

Stars

25-9-8, 58 PTS

American Airlines Center

TV: TSN2 / Sportsnet / RDS

On the ice

MTL shoots leftDAL shoots right

Shots on goal

	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
MTL	6	13	5	4	28
DAL	8	8	9	2	27

In net

Sam Montembeault24/27 SV, .889

Jake Oettinger24/28 SV, .857

Team	1	2	3	OT	T
MTL	1	2	0	1	4
DAL	1	1	1	0	3

Who won: Canadiens 4-3

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Dallas Stars 4-3 in overtime on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at American Airlines Center. Lane Hutson led the Canadiens in goals (1). Wyatt Johnston led the Stars in goals (2).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

MTLDAL

13Blocked Shots16

30Hits15

3Takeaways7

28Shots27

1Power Play Goals0

5Power Play Opportunities3

20.0Power Play Percentage0.0

0Short Handed Goals0

0Shootout Goals0

19Faceoffs Won26

42.2Faceoff Win Percent57.8

14Giveaways15

3Total Penalties5

6Penalty Minutes10

Player of the game

Wyatt Johnston

DAL · 2 G, 3 SOG

8.2

Deserved to win

56%

MTL · 3.49 xG

44%

DAL · 3.05 xG

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

Play by play

End of the overtime
GOALOT 3:40
Goal! Snap shot
L. Hutson · 1 G, 1 A
Lane Hutson Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (7)
MTL 4 - 3 DAL
OT 3:33
Faceoff win vs W. Johnston
Phillip Danault faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston
P. Danault · 2 A
OT 3:31
Shot blocked by T. Harley
Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Thomas Harley
I. Demidov · 1 A
OT 3:23
Shot
Juraj Slafkovský Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
OT 3:12
Shot blocked by N. Dobson
Thomas Harley shot blocked by Noah Dobson
T. Harley · 1 A
OT 2:18
Shot blocked by M. Heiskanen
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen
L. Hutson · 1 G, 1 A
OT 2:07
Snap shot on goal
Wyatt Johnston Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
W. Johnston · 2 G
OT 1:55
Faceoff win vs P. Danault
Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Phillip Danault
W. Johnston · 2 G
OT 1:53
Snap shot on goal
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger
N. Suzuki · 1 A
OT 1:39
Faceoff win vs M. Rantanen
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Mikko Rantanen
N. Suzuki · 1 A
OT 1:37
Snap shot on goal
Matt Duchene Snap Shot saved by Samuel Montembeault
M. Duchene · 1 A
OT 0:58
Snap shot high and wide right
Mike Matheson Snap Shot High and Wide Right
M. Matheson
OT 0:42
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Thomas Harley
T. Harley · 1 A
OT 0:00
Faceoff win vs N. Suzuki
Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
M. Rantanen · 1 A
Start of the overtime
End of the 3rd period
P3 0:26
Big hit on E. Lindell
Joseph Veleno hit Esa Lindell
J. Veleno
P3 1:03
TO
Giveaway
Giveaway by Mikko Rantanen
M. Rantanen · 1 A
P3 1:30
TO
Takeaway
Takeaway by Ilya Lyubushkin
I. Lyubushkin
P3 4:00
Faceoff win vs M. Bourque
Alexandre Texier faceoff won against Mavrik Bourque
A. Texier
P3 4:00
Penalty: penalty
Wyatt Johnston Hooking against Noah Dobson
W. Johnston · 2 G
P3 4:05
Blocked
Mikko Rantanen shot blocked by Oliver Kapanen
P3 5:11
Faceoff win vs R. Hintz
Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Roope Hintz
O. Kapanen · 1 G
P3 5:11
Penalty: penalty
Phillip Danault Hooking against Mikko Rantanen
P. Danault · 2 A