Blue Jackets 2–8 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Mar 25, 2023)

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

Nick Suzuki

1 G, 3 A

3 shots · 15:59 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Rafael Harvey-Pinard

3 G

3 shots · 14:55 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mike Hoffman

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 14:21 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🧥 Lane Pederson Go-ahead 1st · 01:32

Assists: Kent Johnson, Jack Roslovic · beat Sam Montembeault

1–0

🇨🇦 Mike Hoffman Tying 1st · 03:39

Assists: Mike Matheson, Nick Suzuki · beat Elvis Merzlikins

1–1

🇨🇦 Jesse Ylonen Go-ahead 1st · 09:43

Assists: Brendan Gallagher, Joel Edmundson · beat Elvis Merzlikins

1–2

🧥 Kirill Marchenko Tying 1st · 18:00

Assists: Andrew Peeke, Gavin Bayreuther · beat Sam Montembeault

2–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Rafael Harvey-Pinard Go-ahead 2nd · 00:13

Assists: Mike Matheson, Nick Suzuki · beat Elvis Merzlikins

2–3

🇨🇦 Rafael Harvey-Pinard 2nd · 07:13

Assists: Mike Hoffman, Nick Suzuki · beat Elvis Merzlikins

2–4

🇨🇦 Brendan Gallagher 2nd · 13:08

Assists: Jake Evans, Jesse Ylonen · beat Elvis Merzlikins

2–5

🇨🇦 Rafael Harvey-Pinard PP 2nd · 16:42

Assists: Mike Hoffman, Mike Matheson · beat Elvis Merzlikins

2–6

3rd period

🇨🇦 Alex Belzile 3rd · 11:48

Assists: Chris Tierney, Johnathan Kovacevic · beat Michael Hutchinson

2–7

🇨🇦 Nick Suzuki 3rd · 13:49

Assists: Johnathan Kovacevic, Jordan Harris · beat Michael Hutchinson

2–8

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Gaudreau · Jenner · Roslovic 18:18

L2 Johnson · McKown · Marchenko 15:18

L3 Pederson · Bemstrom · Kuraly 14:05

L4 Robinson · Foudy · Fix-Wolansky 12:41

D1 Peeke · Boqvist 20:38

D2 Blankenburg · Christiansen 19:22

D3 Bayreuther · Berni 16:13

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Dach · Evans · Suzuki 17:02

L2 Pezzetta · Harvey-Pinard · Tierney 14:55

L3 Hoffman · Belzile · Gurianov 14:13

L4 Drouin · Gallagher · Ylonen 12:58

D1 Matheson · Edmundson 21:20

D2 Savard · Barron 19:40

D3 Kovacevic · Harris 17:49

Team stats

Away left · home right

🧥CBJ MTL🇨🇦

23 Shots on goal 32

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

18 Hits 13

17 Blocked shots 14

3 Takeaways 5

13 Giveaways 15

6 Penalty minutes 8

CBJ shooting 8.7% (2/23) MTL shooting 25.0% (8/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🧥Blue Jackets

Elvis Merzlikins

18/24

.750 SV% · 6 GA · 37:02 TOI

Michael Hutchinson

6/8

.750 SV% · 2 GA · 22:58 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located

CBJ MTL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — tied after 1st: 4-11-1 (25% win rate, 16 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 11-14-2 (41% win rate, 27 games)

After 2nd — 2–6

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 2–1

Nov 232022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🧥CBJ 3–1 Nov 172022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🧥CBJ 4–6 Apr 132022 🇨🇦MTL @ 🧥CBJ 1–5 Feb 122022 🧥CBJ @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 Jan 302022 🧥CBJ @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–3

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Who won Blue Jackets vs Canadiens on March 25, 2023?

Canadiens won 8–2. The final score was Blue Jackets 2, Canadiens 8.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Kirill Marchenko, Lane Pederson.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Rafael Harvey-Pinard (3), Alex Belzile, Brendan Gallagher, Jesse Ylonen, Mike Hoffman, Nick Suzuki.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Elvis Merzlikins made 18 saves on 24 shots (.750 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Blue Jackets vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeMar 24 🏝️NYI @ 🧥CBJ 4–5 AfterMar 28 🧥CBJ @ 🗽NYR 2–6

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeMar 23 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 2–4 AfterMar 27 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 4–3

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