Canadiens 4–3 Stars — Final Score & Stats (Jan 2, 2024)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🇨🇦 MTL	2	1	1	4
⭐ DAL	1	0	2	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Nick Suzuki

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 22:32 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jordan Harris

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 14:11 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Sam Montembeault

30 saves

0.909 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⭐ Jamie Benn Go-ahead 1st · 00:11

Assists: Wyatt Johnston · beat Sam Montembeault

0–1

🇨🇦 Nick Suzuki Tying 1st · 04:14

Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky, Jordan Harris · beat Scott Wedgewood

1–1

🇨🇦 Kaiden Guhle Go-ahead 1st · 09:46

Assists: Johnathan Kovacevic, Michael Pezzetta · beat Scott Wedgewood

2–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Jordan Harris 2nd · 06:54

Unassisted · beat Scott Wedgewood

3–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Cole Caufield PP 3rd · 06:45

Assists: Sean Monahan, Nick Suzuki · beat Scott Wedgewood

4–1

⭐ Wyatt Johnston 3rd · 16:12

Assists: Evgenii Dadonov, Mason Marchment · beat Sam Montembeault

4–2

⭐ Jason Robertson 3rd · 18:00

Assists: Matt Duchene, Mason Marchment · beat Sam Montembeault

4–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Suzuki · Monahan · Evans 20:23

L2 Slafkovsky · Caufield · Gallagher 18:11

L3 Anderson · Ylonen · Armia 15:05

L4 Pezzetta · Stephens 11:04

D1 Matheson · Guhle 20:00

D2 Struble · Savard 18:02

D3 Harris · Barron 13:30

D4 Kovacevic 12:32

⭐Stars

L1 Robertson · Hintz · Duchene 20:24

L2 Marchment · Pavelski · Seguin 17:59

L3 Benn · Johnston · Dadonov 15:25

L4 Steel · Dellandrea · Smith 8:46

D1 Heiskanen · Harley 24:08

D2 Suter · Hakanpää 17:44

D3 Lindell · Lundkvist 15:08

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL DAL⭐

18 Shots on goal 33

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

27 Hits 18

25 Blocked shots 9

7 Takeaways 5

8 Giveaways 4

2 Penalty minutes 6

MTL shooting 22.2% (4/18) DAL shooting 9.1% (3/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Sam Montembeault

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⭐Stars

Scott Wedgewood

14/18

.778 SV% · 4 GA · 53:58 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

MTL DAL

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Stars

Stars — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 7-3-1 (64% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Stars

Stars — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-4 (20% win rate, 5 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Dec 232022 🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL 2–4 Oct 222022 ⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–2 Mar 172022 ⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 OT Jan 182022 🇨🇦MTL @ ⭐DAL 5–3 Feb 152020 ⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 OT

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❓ MTL vs DAL, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Stars on January 2, 2024?

Canadiens won 4–3. The final score was Canadiens 4, Stars 3.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Cole Caufield, Jordan Harris, Kaiden Guhle, Nick Suzuki.

Who scored for Stars?

Jamie Benn, Jason Robertson, Wyatt Johnston.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Sam Montembeault made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Scott Wedgewood made 14 saves on 18 shots (.778 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?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeDec 31 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚡TBL 3–4 AfterJan 4 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–1

⭐ Stars

BeforeDec 31 🪶CHI @ ⭐DAL 1–8 AfterJan 4 🏔️COL @ ⭐DAL 5–4

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