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2017-18 regular season

Canadiens at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–0

Penguins beat Canadiens 5–3 at PPG Paints Arena on March 21, 2018.

MTL – PIT
30–39
Shots on goal
0/3–2/3
Power play
41–23
Hits
15–18
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Jake Guentzel
1 G, 2 A
3 shots · 15:14 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 18:12 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 19:37 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Evgeni Malkin Go-ahead 1st · 09:53
Assists: Carl Hagelin · beat Carey Price
0–1
🐧 Patric Hornqvist PP 1st · 17:31
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Phil Kessel · beat Carey Price
0–2
🇨🇦 Jonathan Drouin 1st · 19:30
Assists: Paul Byron, Jordie Benn · beat Casey DeSmith
1–2
2nd period
🇨🇦 Nikita Scherbak SH Tying 2nd · 08:19
Assists: Charles Hudon, Brett Lernout · beat Casey DeSmith
2–2
🇨🇦 Jacob de la Rose Go-ahead 2nd · 14:24
Assists: Brendan Gallagher · beat Casey DeSmith
3–2
🐧 Sidney Crosby Tying 2nd · 15:02
Assists: Jake Guentzel, Bryan Rust · beat Carey Price
3–3
3rd period
🐧 Derick Brassard PP Go-ahead 3rd · 02:38
Assists: Jake Guentzel, Olli Maatta · beat Carey Price
3–4
🐧 Jake Guentzel 3rd · 18:27
Assists: Phil Kessel, Sidney Crosby · beat Carey Price
3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Lehkonen · Drouin · Galchenyuk 18:33
L2 Byron · Gallagher · Shaw 16:54
L3 de la Rose · Carr · Scherbak 15:33
L4 Hudon · Deslauriers · McCarron 10:29
D1 Petry · Alzner 20:21
D2 Reilly · Lernout 19:16
D3 Juulsen · Benn 17:54
🐧Penguins
L1 Hagelin · Malkin · Hornqvist 18:44
L2 Crosby · Kessel · Rust 18:06
L3 Sheary · Brassard · Guentzel 15:14
L4 Sheahan · Kuhnhackl · Jooris 7:24
D1 Letang · Dumoulin 24:00
D2 Schultz · Oleksiak 18:47
D3 Maatta · Ruhwedel 15:39

Team stats

Away left · home right
🇨🇦MTL PIT🐧
30 Shots on goal 39
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3
41 Hits 23
15 Blocked shots 18
7 Takeaways 5
6 Giveaways 10
11 Penalty minutes 11
MTL shooting 10.0% (3/30) PIT shooting 12.8% (5/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
34/39
.872 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Casey DeSmith
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Evgeni Malkin · 1st 09:53 · 0–1 Patric Hornqvist · 1st 17:31 · 0–2 Jonathan Drouin · 1st 19:30 · 1–2 Nikita Scherbak · 2nd 08:19 · 2–2 Jacob de la Rose · 2nd 14:24 · 3–2 Sidney Crosby · 2nd 15:02 · 3–3 Derick Brassard · 3rd 02:38 · 3–4 Jake Guentzel · 3rd 18:27 · 3–5
MTL PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-9-1 (23% win rate, 13 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 12-2-2 (75% win rate, 16 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 6-6-6 (33% win rate, 18 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 14-6-1 (67% win rate, 21 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 2–0
Mar 152018 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–3 Jan 182017 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1 Dec 312016 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 3–4 OT Oct 182016 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–4 Jan 92016 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1
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MTL vs PIT, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Penguins on March 21, 2018?

Penguins won 5–3. The final score was Canadiens 3, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Jacob de la Rose, Jonathan Drouin, Nikita Scherbak.

Who scored for Penguins?

Derick Brassard, Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel, Patric Hornqvist, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 34 saves on 39 shots (.872 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Casey DeSmith made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeMar 19 🐆FLA @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–0 AfterMar 23 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–0
🐧 Penguins
BeforeMar 20 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 1–4 AfterMar 23 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 4–3
Also on March 21
🌵ARI 4–1 ⚔️BUF 🐻BOS 1–2 🎵STL 🦆ANA 4–0 🔥CGY
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