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Match Report

Canadiens stun Penguins 2-0 to win qualifying round series

Artturi Lehkonen flipped a shot past Tristan Jarry with 4:11 remaining to lift the Montreal Canadiens to a stunning 2-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday, clinching their first playoff berth in three years.

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Team Stats

PIT MTL
18
Blocked Shots
16
35
Hits
48
5
Takeaways
5
22
Shots
22
0
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
26
Faceoffs Won
26
50.0
Faceoff Win Percent
50.0
20
Giveaways
14
2
Total Penalties
2
4
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

PIT

  • Tristan Jarry G GA 1 · SA 21 · SOS 0
  • Sidney Crosby C BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Evgeni Malkin C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Teddy Blueger C BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1

MTL

  • Phillip Danault C BS 3 · HT 4 · TK 0
  • Paul Byron RW BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Nick Suzuki C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Carey Price G GA 0 · SA 22 · SOS 0

Head to Head

PIT wins series 2-1

Injuries

Montreal Canadiens

  • Mike Matheson Day-To-Day
  • Nick Suzuki Out
  • Sam Montembeault Injured Reserve
  • Ivan Demidov Injured Reserve
  • Bryce Pickford Injured Reserve

Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Justin Brazeau Out
  • Elmer Soderblom Injured Reserve
  • Bryan Rust Injured Reserve
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Injured Reserve
  • Ryan Graves Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Goal 19:28 0-2
    Shea Weber 3rd
  2. Goal 15:49 0-1
    Artturi Lehkonen 3rd
  3. Missed 11:30 0-0
    Paul Byron 3rd
  4. Missed 9:56 0-0
    John Marino 3rd
  5. Missed 9:31 0-0
    Jason Zucker 3rd
  6. Missed 6:55 0-0
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  7. Penalty 6:00
    Dale Weise 3rd
  8. Missed 5:09 0-0
    Jake Guentzel 3rd
  9. Missed 4:33 0-0
    Kris Letang 3rd
  10. Missed 3:11 0-0
    Tomas Tatar 3rd
  11. Missed 1:41 0-0
    Paul Byron 3rd
  12. Missed 1:22 0-0
    Paul Byron 3rd
  13. Missed 17:41 0-0
    Phillip Danault 2nd
  14. Penalty 15:38
    Brian Dumoulin 2nd
  15. Missed 12:50 0-0
    Nick Suzuki 2nd
  16. Penalty 11:36
    Joel Armia 2nd
  17. Missed 9:42 0-0
    Nick Suzuki 2nd
  18. Missed 9:40 0-0
    Shea Weber 2nd
  19. Missed 8:03 0-0
    Artturi Lehkonen 2nd
  20. Missed 7:35 0-0
    Ben Chiarot 2nd
  21. Missed 3:48 0-0
    Ben Chiarot 2nd
  22. Missed 3:33 0-0
    Victor Mete 2nd
  23. Missed 19:06 0-0
    Dale Weise 1st
  24. Missed 18:34 0-0
    Jesperi Kotkaniemi 1st
  25. Missed 17:19 0-0
    Evgeni Malkin 1st
  26. Penalty 14:31
    Evgeni Malkin 1st
  27. Missed 12:06 0-0
    Phillip Danault 1st
  28. Missed 7:30 0-0
    Patric Hornqvist 1st
  29. Missed 5:26 0-0
    Jake Guentzel 1st
  30. Missed 5:26 0-0
    Sidney Crosby 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 0-2
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 0-2
    3rd
  3. Giveaway 19:48 0-2
    Ben Chiarot 3rd
  4. Face Off 19:28 0-2
    Phillip Danault 3rd
  5. Goal 19:28 0-2
    Shea Weber 3rd
  6. Hit 19:23 0-1
    Evgeni Malkin 3rd
  7. Blocked 19:12 0-1
    Kris Letang 3rd
  8. Face Off 19:03 0-1
    Phillip Danault 3rd
  9. Stoppage 19:03 0-1
    3rd
  10. Hit 18:43 0-1
    Patric Hornqvist 3rd
  11. Face Off 18:34 0-1
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  12. Stoppage 18:34 0-1
    3rd
  13. Shot 18:33 0-1
    Evgeni Malkin 3rd
  14. Shot 18:22 0-1
    Tomas Tatar 3rd
  15. Hit 17:52 0-1
    Teddy Blueger 3rd
  16. Hit 17:42 0-1
    Jesperi Kotkaniemi 3rd
  17. Hit 17:36 0-1
    Jared McCann 3rd
  18. Face Off 17:20 0-1
    Phillip Danault 3rd
  19. Stoppage 17:20 0-1
    3rd
  20. Blocked 17:20 0-1
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  21. Giveaway 17:02 0-1
    Jonathan Drouin 3rd
  22. Takeaway 16:44 0-1
    Jesperi Kotkaniemi 3rd
  23. Face Off 15:49 0-1
    Evgeni Malkin 3rd
  24. Goal 15:49 0-1
    Artturi Lehkonen 3rd
  25. Giveaway 15:46 0-0
    Brandon Tanev 3rd
  26. Face Off 15:27 0-0
    Jared McCann 3rd
  27. Stoppage 15:27 0-0
    3rd
  28. Hit 15:24 0-0
    Jonathan Drouin 3rd
  29. Face Off 15:03 0-0
    Jesperi Kotkaniemi 3rd
  30. Stoppage 15:03 0-0
    3rd
  31. Hit 15:01 0-0
    Joel Armia 3rd
  32. Shot 14:33 0-0
    John Marino 3rd
  33. Face Off 14:26 0-0
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  34. Stoppage 14:26 0-0
    3rd
  35. Face Off 14:11 0-0
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  36. Stoppage 14:11 0-0
    3rd
  37. Giveaway 13:58 0-0
    Kris Letang 3rd
  38. Blocked 13:45 0-0
    Jeff Petry 3rd
  39. Shot 13:36 0-0
    Artturi Lehkonen 3rd
  40. Face Off 13:00 0-0
    Evgeni Malkin 3rd

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