Canadiens 3–2 Red Wings — Final Score & Stats (Jan 8, 2019)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Tomas Tatar

2 A

1 shots · 14:33 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Andreas Athanasiou

2 G

4 shots · 17:30 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Antti Niemi

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

2nd period

🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher Go-ahead 2nd · 00:30

Assists: Tomas Tatar, Phillip Danault · beat Jimmy Howard

1–0

🇨🇦 Joel Armia 2nd · 01:36

Assists: Max Domi, Jordie Benn · beat Jimmy Howard

2–0

🐙 Andreas Athanasiou 2nd · 06:39

Assists: Luke Glendening · beat Antti Niemi

2–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Jeff Petry 3rd · 00:19

Assists: Tomas Tatar · beat Jimmy Howard

3–1

🐙 Andreas Athanasiou PP 3rd · 04:58

Assists: Anthony Mantha, Gustav Nyquist · beat Antti Niemi

3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Lehkonen · Danault · Armia 18:04

L2 Drouin · Byron · Domi 15:51

L3 Tatar · Kotkaniemi · Gallagher 14:39

L4 Agostino · Hudon · Peca 9:36

D1 Weber · Benn 23:14

D2 Petry · Mete 20:01

D3 Reilly · Kulak 14:52

🐙Red Wings

L1 Larkin · Nyquist · Mantha 21:06

L2 Athanasiou · Glendening · Nielsen 15:31

L3 Vanek · Bertuzzi · Abdelkader 14:00

L4 de la Rose · Helm · Ehn 10:54

D1 Jensen · Kronwall 23:12

D2 Cholowski · Hronek 20:48

D3 Ericsson · Witkowski 14:04

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL DET🐙

25 Shots on goal 32

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

17 Hits 25

19 Blocked shots 9

2 Takeaways 4

16 Giveaways 19

10 Penalty minutes 4

MTL shooting 12.0% (3/25) DET shooting 6.2% (2/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Antti Niemi

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Jimmy Howard

22/25

.880 SV% · 3 GA · 58:17 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

MTL DET

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 8-3-2 (62% win rate, 13 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 4-6 (40% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-2-2 (43% win rate, 7 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-6 (25% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 2–0

Oct 152018 🐙DET @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–7 Apr 52018 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐙DET 4–3 Mar 262018 🐙DET @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–4 Dec 22017 🐙DET @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–10 Nov 302017 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐙DET 6–3

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Who won Canadiens vs Red Wings on January 8, 2019?

Canadiens won 3–2. The final score was Canadiens 3, Red Wings 2.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brendan Gallagher, Jeff Petry, Joel Armia.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Andreas Athanasiou (2).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Antti Niemi made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Jimmy Howard made 22 saves on 25 shots (.880 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Red Wings 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

BeforeJan 7 🌲MIN @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–0 AfterJan 10 🇨🇦MTL @ 🎵STL 1–4

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeJan 6 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 3–2 AfterJan 11 🐙DET @ ✈️WPG 2–4

Also on January 8

🐆FLA 1–5 🐧PIT 🌲MIN 0–4 🐻BOS 😈NJD 1–5 ⚔️BUF 🌪️CAR 4–3 🏝️NYI 🧥CBJ 0–4 ⚡TBL 🔔PHI 3–5 🦅WSH ⭐DAL 3–1 🎵STL 🏔️COL 4–7 ✈️WPG

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