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2020-21 regular season

Canucks at Canadiens

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 6–3

Canadiens beat Canucks 5–4 in a shootout at Bell Centre on March 20, 2021.

VAN – MTL
18–40
Shots on goal
1/1–1/1
Power play
26–28
Hits
21–14
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Tomas Tatar
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 18:37 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Phillip Danault
2 A
6 shots · 18:07 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Shea Weber
2 A
5 shots · 21:52 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Nick Suzuki PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:26
Assists: Jonathan Drouin, Shea Weber · beat Braden Holtby
0–1
2nd period
🐋 Jake Virtanen Tying 2nd · 00:22
Assists: J.T. Miller · beat Carey Price
1–1
🐋 Brock Boeser PP Go-ahead 2nd · 08:08
Assists: Quinn Hughes, Bo Horvat · beat Carey Price
2–1
🇨🇦 Tomas Tatar Tying 2nd · 13:44
Assists: Phillip Danault, Victor Mete · beat Braden Holtby
2–2
🇨🇦 Joel Edmundson Go-ahead 2nd · 18:21
Assists: Shea Weber, Tomas Tatar · beat Braden Holtby
2–3
3rd period
🐋 Bo Horvat Tying 3rd · 00:22
Assists: Quinn Hughes, Nils Hoglander · beat Carey Price
3–3
🐋 Tyler Motte Go-ahead 3rd · 00:55
Assists: Jayce Hawryluk, Jordie Benn · beat Carey Price
4–3
🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher Tying 3rd · 05:29
Assists: Phillip Danault · beat Braden Holtby
4–4
Shootout
🇨🇦 Tomas Tatar Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
4–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐋Canucks
L1 Miller · Horvat · Boeser 23:31
L2 Vesey · Hoglander · Motte 17:09
L3 Sutter · Hawryluk · Virtanen 13:19
L4 Roussel · Gaudette · MacEwen 9:43
D1 Hughes · Edler 23:52
D2 Schmidt · Hamonic 20:54
D3 Myers · Benn 17:01
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Drouin · Tatar · Suzuki 20:21
L2 Danault · Kotkaniemi · Anderson 18:07
L3 Lehkonen · Gallagher · Armia 14:51
L4 Byron · Evans · Perry 11:28
D1 Petry · Kulak 24:06
D2 Weber · Edmundson 21:38
D3 Romanov · Mete 15:10

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐋VAN MTL🇨🇦
18 Shots on goal 40
1/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1
26 Hits 28
21 Blocked shots 14
4 Takeaways 7
15 Giveaways 12
2 Penalty minutes 2
VAN shooting 22.2% (4/18) MTL shooting 12.5% (5/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐋Canucks
Braden Holtby
36/40
.900 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
14/18
.778 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located
Nick Suzuki · 1st 06:26 · 0–1 Jake Virtanen · 2nd 00:22 · 1–1 Brock Boeser · 2nd 08:08 · 2–1 Tomas Tatar · 2nd 13:44 · 2–2 Joel Edmundson · 2nd 18:21 · 2–3 Bo Horvat · 3rd 00:22 · 3–3 Tyler Motte · 3rd 00:55 · 4–3 Brendan Gallagher · 3rd 05:29 · 4–4
VAN MTL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Canucks
Canucks — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-8 (20% win rate, 10 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-1-3 (60% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 2–3
Canucks
Canucks — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 6–3
Mar 192021 🐋VAN @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 OT Mar 102021 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐋VAN 5–1 Mar 82021 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐋VAN 1–2 SO Feb 22021 🐋VAN @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–5 Feb 12021 🐋VAN @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–6
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VAN vs MTL, answered

Who won Canucks vs Canadiens on March 20, 2021?

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

Who scored for Canucks?

Bo Horvat, Brock Boeser, Jake Virtanen, Tyler Motte.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brendan Gallagher, Joel Edmundson, Nick Suzuki, Tomas Tatar.

How did the Canucks goalie play?

Braden Holtby made 36 saves on 40 shots (.900 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 14 saves on 18 shots (.778 save percentage).

Where is Canucks vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Canucks vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 6–3 after 9 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐋 Canucks
BeforeMar 19 🐋VAN @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 AfterMar 22 ✈️WPG @ 🐋VAN 4–0
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeMar 19 🐋VAN @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 AfterMar 30 🛢️EDM @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–4
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