Penguins 4–3 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Dec 13, 2023)

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

Sidney Crosby

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 22:06 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Erik Karlsson

2 A

7 shots · 27:22 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Alex Nedeljkovic

39 saves

0.929 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 David Savard Go-ahead 1st · 06:24

Unassisted · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

0–1

🇨🇦 Jayden Struble 1st · 12:21

Assists: Michael Pezzetta, Jesse Ylonen · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

0–2

🐧 Sidney Crosby 1st · 13:48

Assists: Drew O'Connor · beat Sam Montembeault

1–2

🇨🇦 Sean Monahan PP 1st · 15:20

Assists: Nick Suzuki, Mike Matheson · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

1–3

2nd period

🐧 Jake Guentzel PP 2nd · 05:36

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson · beat Sam Montembeault

2–3

🐧 Sidney Crosby PP Tying 2nd · 11:02

Assists: Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin · beat Sam Montembeault

3–3

Shootout

🐧 Jansen Harkins Go-ahead SO · 00:00

Unassisted · beat Sam Montembeault

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Guentzel · Crosby · Smith 22:06

L2 O'Connor · Malkin · Eller 19:22

L3 Zohorna · Hinostroza · Puustinen 15:00

L4 Carter · Gruden · Harkins 7:16

D1 Karlsson · Letang 26:30

D2 Pettersson · Graves 23:18

D3 Ludvig · Joseph 11:50

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Slafkovsky · Suzuki · Caufield 23:07

L2 Monahan · Evans · Anderson 17:32

L3 Dvorak · Armia · Gallagher 15:30

L4 Pezzetta · Stephens · Ylonen 6:49

D1 Matheson · Savard 27:54

D2 Guhle · Barron 19:05

D3 Kovacevic · Struble 14:18

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT MTL🇨🇦

30 Shots on goal 42

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

32 Hits 19

15 Blocked shots 14

8 Takeaways 8

14 Giveaways 15

8 Penalty minutes 6

PIT shooting 13.3% (4/30) MTL shooting 7.1% (3/42)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Alex Nedeljkovic

39/42

.929 SV% · 3 GA · 65:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 64:30 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located

PIT MTL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 3–3

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 4-4-2 (40% win rate, 10 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Mar 142023 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 6–4 Nov 122022 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–5 OT Oct 172022 🐧PIT @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3 OT Dec 142021 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 2–5 Nov 272021 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 6–3

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Who won Penguins vs Canadiens on December 13, 2023?

Penguins won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Penguins 4, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Sidney Crosby (2), Jake Guentzel.

Who scored for Canadiens?

David Savard, Jayden Struble, Sean Monahan.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Alex Nedeljkovic made 39 saves on 42 shots (.929 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Canadiens season series?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 12 🌵ARI @ 🐧PIT 2–4 AfterDec 16 🐧PIT @ 🍁TOR 0–7

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 10 🐯NSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–1 AfterDec 16 🏝️NYI @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–5

Also on December 13

🐻BOS 1–2 😈NJD 🦆ANA 3–4 🏝️NYI ⚔️BUF 1–5 🏔️COL ✈️WPG 5–2 👑LAK

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