Canadiens 2–5 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Mar 31, 2018)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Riley Sheahan

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:42 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Phil Kessel

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 16:48 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

2 A

3 shots · 20:10 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Jeff Petry Go-ahead 1st · 08:42

Assists: Brendan Gallagher, Paul Byron · beat Matt Murray

1–0

🐧 Conor Sheary Tying 1st · 09:41

Assists: Riley Sheahan, Matt Hunwick · beat Antti Niemi

1–1

🐧 Patric Hornqvist PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:18

Assists: Justin Schultz, Phil Kessel · beat Antti Niemi

1–2

🐧 Carl Hagelin 1st · 14:36

Assists: Evgeni Malkin · beat Antti Niemi

1–3

🇨🇦 Jonathan Drouin PP 1st · 19:49

Assists: Alex Galchenyuk, Brendan Gallagher · beat Matt Murray

2–3

3rd period

🐧 Phil Kessel PP 3rd · 07:18

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin · beat Antti Niemi

2–4

🐧 Riley Sheahan PP 3rd · 09:07

Assists: Olli Maatta, Kris Letang · beat Antti Niemi

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Lehkonen · Byron · Gallagher 17:56

L2 Drouin · de la Rose · Shaw 15:10

L3 Hudon · Galchenyuk · Scherbak 13:11

L4 Deslauriers · Carr · McCarron 10:22

D1 Petry · Benn 22:08

D2 Juulsen · Alzner 19:35

D3 Lernout · Schlemko 18:12

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Malkin · Guentzel 20:10

L2 Sheahan · Hornqvist · Kessel 16:48

L3 Sheary · Hagelin · Rust 15:10

L4 Aston-Reese · Kuhnhackl · Jooris 8:10

D1 Letang · Schultz 22:42

D2 Dumoulin · Maatta 19:18

D3 Oleksiak · Hunwick 15:28

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL PIT🐧

26 Shots on goal 33

1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5

39 Hits 30

12 Blocked shots 16

6 Takeaways 8

5 Giveaways 9

10 Penalty minutes 2

MTL shooting 7.7% (2/26) PIT shooting 15.2% (5/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Antti Niemi

28/33

.848 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Matt Murray

24/26

.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

MTL PIT

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-10-1 (21% win rate, 14 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 13-2-3 (72% win rate, 18 games)

After 2nd — 2–3

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-13-2 (12% win rate, 17 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-0-1 (89% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 3–0

Mar 212018 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 3–5 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

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Who won Canadiens vs Penguins on March 31, 2018?

Penguins won 5–2. The final score was Canadiens 2, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Jeff Petry, Jonathan Drouin.

Who scored for Penguins?

Carl Hagelin, Conor Sheary, Patric Hornqvist, Phil Kessel, Riley Sheahan.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 28 saves on 33 shots (.848 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 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

BeforeMar 26 🐙DET @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4 AfterApr 1 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1

🐧 Penguins

BeforeMar 29 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 4–3 AfterApr 1 🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT 3–1

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