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2011-12 regular season

Canadiens at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–0

Penguins beat Canadiens 5–4 in a shootout at PPG Paints Arena on January 20, 2012.

MTL – PIT
29–38
Shots on goal
1/6–0/4
Power play
20–26
Hits
22–13
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Dustin Jeffrey
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · 16:19 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Kris Letang
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 28:14 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Andrei Kostitsyn
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:12 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Lars Eller Go-ahead 1st · 00:34
Assists: P.K. Subban · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–0
🐧 Kris Letang Tying 1st · 04:02
Assists: Pascal Dupuis, Dustin Jeffrey · beat Peter Budaj
1–1
🇨🇦 Erik Cole Go-ahead 1st · 05:41
Assists: Andrei Kostitsyn, Tomas Kaberle · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–1
2nd period
🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn PP 2nd · 01:09
Assists: Tomas Kaberle, David Desharnais · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
3–1
🐧 Dustin Jeffrey SH 2nd · 05:32
Assists: Zbynek Michalek · beat Peter Budaj
3–2
🇨🇦 Max Pacioretty 2nd · 10:34
Assists: Erik Cole, Peter Budaj · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
4–2
3rd period
🐧 Dustin Jeffrey 3rd · 03:32
Assists: Tyler Kennedy · beat Peter Budaj
4–3
🐧 Evgeni Malkin Tying 3rd · 17:17
Assists: James Neal, Kris Letang · beat Peter Budaj
4–4
Shootout
🐧 Evgeni Malkin Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Peter Budaj
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Cole · Moen · Plekanec 21:09
L2 Kostitsyn · Desharnais · Bourque 18:48
L3 Pacioretty · Gomez · Eller 14:29
L4 Darche · Nokelainen · Blunden 7:34
D1 Gorges · Subban 23:54
D2 Campoli · Gill 21:22
D3 Kaberle · Emelin 17:58
🐧Penguins
L1 Neal · Malkin · Dupuis 23:11
L2 Kunitz · Jeffrey · Cooke 16:19
L3 Sullivan · Kennedy · Park 14:02
L4 Tangradi · Vitale · Adams 8:12
D1 Letang · Orpik 27:14
D2 Martin · Michalek 23:32
D3 Niskanen · Engelland 12:14

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL PIT🐧
29 Shots on goal 38
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
20 Hits 26
22 Blocked shots 13
4 Takeaways 3
4 Giveaways 4
13 Penalty minutes 27
MTL shooting 13.8% (4/29) PIT shooting 13.2% (5/38)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Peter Budaj
34/38
.895 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Marc-Andre Fleury
25/29
.862 SV% · 4 GA · 64:32 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located
Lars Eller · 1st 00:34 · 1–0 Kris Letang · 1st 04:02 · 1–1 Erik Cole · 1st 05:41 · 2–1 Andrei Kostitsyn · 2nd 01:09 · 3–1 Dustin Jeffrey · 2nd 05:32 · 3–2 Max Pacioretty · 2nd 10:34 · 4–2 Dustin Jeffrey · 3rd 03:32 · 4–3 Evgeni Malkin · 3rd 17:17 · 4–4
MTL PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-2-1 (67% win rate, 9 games)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-5-1 (45% win rate, 11 games)
After 2nd — 4–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-7 (0% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

All →
Penguins lead the season series 3–0
Nov 262011 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 OT Oct 202011 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 1–3 Mar 122011 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 3–0 Jan 122011 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–2 Jan 62011 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–2 SO
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MTL vs PIT, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Penguins on January 20, 2012?

Penguins won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Canadiens 4, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Kostitsyn, Erik Cole, Lars Eller, Max Pacioretty.

Who scored for Penguins?

Dustin Jeffrey (2), Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Peter Budaj made 34 saves on 38 shots (.895 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeJan 18 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–0 AfterJan 21 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 3–1
🐧 Penguins
BeforeJan 19 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 4–1 AfterJan 22 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–4
Also on January 20
🦅WSH 0–3 🌪️CAR 🐆FLA 1–3 🪶CHI ⚡TBL 2–1 ⭐DAL
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