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2016-17 regular season

Canadiens at Kings

🗓 📍 Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–0

Canadiens beat Kings 5–4 in a shootout at Crypto.com Arena on December 4, 2016.

MTL – LAK
30–31
Shots on goal
2/5–2/4
Power play
29–42
Hits
8–17
Blocked shots
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Max Pacioretty
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 20:32 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Alexander Radulov
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 19:41 TOI
3rd star 👑 LAK
Anze Kopitar
3 A
2 shots · 25:14 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Max Pacioretty Go-ahead 1st · 02:30
Assists: Andrei Markov, Alexander Radulov · beat Peter Budaj
1–0
2nd period
👑 Jeff Carter PP Tying 2nd · 00:56
Assists: Drew Doughty, Anze Kopitar · beat Carey Price
1–1
👑 Nicholas Shore Go-ahead 2nd · 03:10
Assists: Kyle Clifford, Jordan Nolan · beat Carey Price
1–2
🇨🇦 Max Pacioretty PP Tying 2nd · 05:12
Assists: Alexander Radulov, David Desharnais · beat Peter Budaj
2–2
👑 Drew Doughty PP Go-ahead 2nd · 10:23
Assists: Jeff Carter, Anze Kopitar · beat Carey Price
2–3
🇨🇦 Alexander Radulov PP Tying 2nd · 11:50
Assists: Max Pacioretty, Brendan Gallagher · beat Peter Budaj
3–3
👑 Trevor Lewis Go-ahead 2nd · 17:41
Assists: Anze Kopitar, Derek Forbort · beat Carey Price
3–4
3rd period
🇨🇦 Andrew Shaw Tying 3rd · 02:03
Assists: David Desharnais, Greg Pateryn · beat Peter Budaj
4–4
Shootout
🇨🇦 Paul Byron Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Peter Budaj
5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Pacioretty · Radulov · Shaw 19:41
L2 Lehkonen · Plekanec · Desharnais 16:00
L3 Byron · Mitchell · Gallagher 15:13
L4 Galchenyuk · Danault · Flynn 11:34
D1 Weber · Petry 26:08
D2 Emelin · Markov 21:20
D3 Pateryn · Barberio 12:26
👑Kings
L1 Kopitar · Carter · Lewis 19:53
L2 Toffoli · Gaborik · Brown 16:15
L3 Pearson · King · Dowd 14:06
L4 Clifford · Shore · Nolan 10:40
D1 Doughty · Martinez 26:58
D2 Muzzin · Forbort 23:50
D3 Greene · Gravel 10:31

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL LAK👑
30 Shots on goal 31
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
29 Hits 42
8 Blocked shots 17
1 Takeaways 6
5 Giveaways 11
8 Penalty minutes 10
MTL shooting 16.7% (5/30) LAK shooting 12.9% (4/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
27/31
.871 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI
👑Kings
Peter Budaj
26/30
.867 SV% · 4 GA · 64:49 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located
Max Pacioretty · 1st 02:30 · 1–0 Jeff Carter · 2nd 00:56 · 1–1 Nicholas Shore · 2nd 03:10 · 1–2 Max Pacioretty · 2nd 05:12 · 2–2 Drew Doughty · 2nd 10:23 · 2–3 Alexander Radulov · 2nd 11:50 · 3–3 Trevor Lewis · 2nd 17:41 · 3–4 Andrew Shaw · 3rd 02:03 · 4–4
MTL LAK
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-0 (100% win rate, 4 games)
Kings
Kings — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-3-1 (50% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 3–4
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-1-2 (25% win rate, 4 games)
Kings
Kings — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 2–0
Nov 102016 👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4 Mar 32016 🇨🇦MTL @ 👑LAK 2–3 Dec 172015 👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–0 Mar 52015 🇨🇦MTL @ 👑LAK 3–4 SO Dec 122014 👑LAK @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–6
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MTL vs LAK, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Kings on December 4, 2016?

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

Who scored for Canadiens?

Max Pacioretty (2), Alexander Radulov, Andrew Shaw.

Who scored for Kings?

Drew Doughty, Jeff Carter, Nicholas Shore, Trevor Lewis.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Kings goalie play?

Peter Budaj made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Kings played?

At Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the Kings home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Kings season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeDec 2 🇨🇦MTL @ 🦈SJS 1–2 AfterDec 6 🇨🇦MTL @ 🎵STL 2–3
👑 Kings
BeforeDec 1 👑LAK @ 🌵ARI 4–3 AfterDec 8 🌪️CAR @ 👑LAK 3–1
Also on December 4
⚡TBL 0–1 🌪️CAR 🐙DET 4–3 🏝️NYI 🔔PHI 4–2 🐯NSH ✈️WPG 2–1 🪶CHI 🦆ANA 3–8 🔥CGY 🌲MIN 2–1 🛢️EDM
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