Canadiens 3–2 Stars — Final Score & Stats (Dec 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 🇨🇦 MTL

Phillip Danault

2 G

6 shots · 16:52 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jeff Petry

1 G

2 shots · 21:30 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Antti Niemi

45 saves

0.957 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Phillip Danault Go-ahead 1st · 16:35

Assists: Brett Kulak, Jordie Benn · beat Ben Bishop

1–0

2nd period

⭐ Radek Faksa Tying 2nd · 03:02

Assists: Valeri Nichushkin · beat Antti Niemi

1–1

⭐ Jamie Benn PP Go-ahead 2nd · 16:34

Assists: Tyler Seguin, John Klingberg · beat Antti Niemi

1–2

3rd period

🇨🇦 Phillip Danault Tying 3rd · 09:17

Assists: Shea Weber, Tomas Tatar · beat Ben Bishop

2–2

Overtime

🇨🇦 Jeff Petry Go-ahead OT · 00:14

Assists: Paul Byron, Max Domi · beat Ben Bishop

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Tatar · Lehkonen · Domi 18:41

L2 Byron · Agostino · Danault 16:52

L3 Drouin · Kotkaniemi · Gallagher 15:50

L4 Deslauriers · Chaput · Shaw 11:36

D1 Weber · Petry 23:46

D2 Mete · Benn 18:44

D3 Reilly · Kulak 17:11

⭐Stars

L1 Benn · Seguin · Faksa 18:35

L2 Comeau · Radulov · Nichushkin 18:13

L3 Spezza · Janmark · Hintz 14:58

L4 Shore · Ritchie · Gurianov 8:04

D1 Klingberg · Lindell 26:47

D2 Heiskanen · Polak 23:23

D3 Honka · Carrick 8:49

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL DAL⭐

38 Shots on goal 47

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

21 Hits 22

22 Blocked shots 25

4 Takeaways 6

15 Giveaways 16

4 Penalty minutes 4

MTL shooting 7.9% (3/38) DAL shooting 4.3% (2/47)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Antti Niemi

45/47

.957 SV% · 2 GA · 60:14 TOI

⭐Stars

Ben Bishop

35/38

.921 SV% · 3 GA · 60:14 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

MTL DAL

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Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-3 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Stars

Stars — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-4 (43% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)

Stars

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

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 302018 ⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1 Mar 132018 ⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4 Nov 212017 🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL 1–3 Mar 282017 ⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4 Jan 42017 🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL 4–3 OT

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Who won Canadiens vs Stars on December 31, 2018?

Canadiens won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Canadiens 3, Stars 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Phillip Danault (2), Jeff Petry.

Who scored for Stars?

Jamie Benn, Radek Faksa.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 45 saves on 47 shots (.957 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Ben Bishop made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Stars season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 29 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 5–6 AfterJan 3 🐋VAN @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–2

⭐ Stars

BeforeDec 29 🐙DET @ ⭐DAL 1–5 AfterJan 2 😈NJD @ ⭐DAL 4–5

Also on December 31

🐯NSH 6–3 🦅WSH 🐋VAN 0–4 😈NJD 🏝️NYI 3–1 ⚔️BUF 🔔PHI 1–3 🌪️CAR 🐧PIT 3–2 🌲MIN 🏛️OTT 3–6 🧥CBJ 🗽NYR 2–1 🎵STL 🐆FLA 4–3 🐙DET

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