Canadiens 5–1 Red Wings — Final Score & Stats (Oct 9, 2025)

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

Mike Matheson

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 20:22 TOI

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Nick Suzuki

2 A

1 shots · 15:46 TOI

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Jakub Dobes

30 saves

0.968 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Dylan Larkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:50

Assists: Patrick Kane, Moritz Seider · beat Jakub Dobes

0–1

🇨🇦 Zachary Bolduc Tying 1st · 10:14

Assists: Brendan Gallagher, Mike Matheson · beat John Gibson

1–1

🇨🇦 Oliver Kapanen Go-ahead 1st · 12:43

Assists: Alex Newhook, Ivan Demidov · beat John Gibson

2–1

🇨🇦 Mike Matheson 1st · 19:53

Assists: Nick Suzuki, Noah Dobson · beat John Gibson

3–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Alexandre Carrier 2nd · 05:19

Assists: Arber Xhekaj, Brendan Gallagher · beat John Gibson

4–1

🇨🇦 Juraj Slafkovsky PP 2nd · 17:12

Assists: Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki · beat John Gibson

5–1

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Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Newhook · Suzuki · Anderson 15:50

L2 Slafkovsky · Evans · Bolduc 15:26

L3 Kapanen · Dach · Caufield 14:30

L4 Laine · Gallagher · Demidov 13:45

D1 Hutson · Guhle 21:44

D2 Matheson · Dobson 20:06

D3 Carrier · Xhekaj 16:24

🐙Red Wings

L1 Larkin · DeBrincat · Kane 18:23

L2 Raymond · Compher · Copp 16:03

L3 Kasper · Appleton · Brandsegg-Nygård 14:34

L4 Soderblom · Finnie · Rasmussen 11:13

D1 Edvinsson · Seider 23:02

D2 Sandin-Pellikka · Chiarot 19:44

D3 Johansson · Hamonic 14:18

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL DET🐙

17 Shots on goal 31

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

25 Hits 34

14 Blocked shots 13

3 Takeaways 4

14 Giveaways 18

8 Penalty minutes 6

MTL shooting 29.4% (5/17) DET shooting 3.2% (1/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jakub Dobes

30/31

.968 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

John Gibson

8/13

.615 SV% · 5 GA · 37:12 TOI

Cam Talbot Shutout

4/4

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 22:37 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

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Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Apr 82025 🐙DET @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4 Jan 232025 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐙DET 2–4 Dec 212024 🐙DET @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–5 Dec 202024 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐙DET 4–3 Apr 162024 🐙DET @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–4 SO

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Who won Canadiens vs Red Wings on October 9, 2025?

Canadiens won 5–1. The final score was Canadiens 5, Red Wings 1.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Alexandre Carrier, Juraj Slafkovsky, Mike Matheson, Oliver Kapanen, Zachary Bolduc.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Dylan Larkin.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jakub Dobes made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

John Gibson made 8 saves on 13 shots (.615 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeOct 8 🇨🇦MTL @ 🍁TOR 2–5 AfterOct 11 🇨🇦MTL @ 🪶CHI 3–2

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeApr 17 🐙DET @ 🍁TOR 3–4 AfterOct 11 🍁TOR @ 🐙DET 3–6

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