National Hockey League

FINAL
Montreal Canadiens 5
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Vancouver Canucks 1
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Rogers Arena

Match Report

Kotkaniemi lifts Canadiens over Canucks 5-1

— Jesper Kotkaniemi had a goal and an assist to lead the Montreal Canadiens over the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 Wednesday night.

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Team Stats

MTL VAN
10
Blocked Shots
19
24
Hits
18
3
Takeaways
6
45
Shots
24
1
Power Play Goals
1
5
Power Play Opportunities
3
20.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
28
Faceoffs Won
38
42.4
Faceoff Win Percent
57.6
3
Giveaways
7
4
Total Penalties
5
11
Penalty Minutes
13

Top Performers

MTL

  • Carey Price G GA 1 · SA 24 · SOS 0
  • Paul Byron RW BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Brendan Gallagher RW BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Jesperi Kotkaniemi C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 1

VAN

  • Thatcher Demko G GA 5 · SA 45 · SOS 0
  • Bo Horvat C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • J.T. Miller LW BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Marc Michaelis LW BS 2 · HT 2 · TK 0

Head to Head

MTL leads series 5-2

Injuries

Vancouver Canucks

  • Akil Thomas Injured Reserve
  • Mackenzie MacEachern Injured Reserve
  • Thatcher Demko Injured Reserve

Montreal Canadiens

  • Nick Suzuki Out
  • Sam Montembeault Injured Reserve
  • Ivan Demidov Injured Reserve
  • Bryce Pickford Injured Reserve
  • Lucas Condotta Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 18:31 5-1
    Quinn Hughes 3rd
  2. Missed 18:23 5-1
    Tanner Pearson 3rd
  3. Missed 18:17 5-1
    Tanner Pearson 3rd
  4. Goal 13:49 5-1
    Phillip Danault 3rd
  5. Missed 12:44 4-1
    Tyler Toffoli 3rd
  6. Penalty 11:02 4-1
    3rd
  7. Missed 9:57 4-1
    Brett Kulak 3rd
  8. Penalty 7:27 4-1
    Phillip Danault 3rd
  9. Goal 6:36 4-1
    Jeff Petry 3rd
  10. Missed 3:51 3-1
    Tyler Toffoli 3rd
  11. Missed 16:21 3-1
    Jesperi Kotkaniemi 2nd
  12. Goal 14:11 3-1
    Shea Weber 2nd
  13. Penalty 13:08 2-1
    Marc Michaelis 2nd
  14. Missed 10:39 2-1
    Paul Byron 2nd
  15. Missed 10:01 2-1
    Marc Michaelis 2nd
  16. Missed 8:05 2-1
    Shea Weber 2nd
  17. Missed 7:58 2-1
    Nick Suzuki 2nd
  18. Penalty 7:33 2-1
    J.T. Miller 2nd
  19. Goal 4:54 2-1
    Brock Boeser 2nd
  20. Missed 4:16 2-0
    Quinn Hughes 2nd
  21. Penalty 3:59 2-0
    Brett Kulak 2nd
  22. Missed 3:51 2-0
    Quinn Hughes 2nd
  23. Missed 2:28 2-0
    Jonathan Drouin 2nd
  24. Goal 2:09 2-0
    Corey Perry 2nd
  25. Missed 19:18 1-0
    Josh Anderson 1st
  26. Missed 18:32 1-0
    Jeff Petry 1st
  27. Penalty 17:47 1-0
    Quinn Hughes 1st
  28. Missed 16:36 1-0
    Jake Evans 1st
  29. Goal 15:34 1-0
    Jesperi Kotkaniemi 1st
  30. Penalty 15:02 0-0
    Ben Chiarot 1st
  31. Penalty 15:02 0-0
    J.T. Miller 1st
  32. Missed 14:21 0-0
    Quinn Hughes 1st
  33. Missed 13:02 0-0
    Alexander Romanov 1st
  34. Penalty 9:22 0-0
    Alexander Edler 1st
  35. Missed 9:03 0-0
    Antoine Roussel 1st
  36. Penalty 6:40 0-0
    Jesperi Kotkaniemi 1st
  37. Missed 6:29 0-0
    Brendan Gallagher 1st
  38. Missed 3:13 0-0
    Brendan Gallagher 1st
  39. Missed 2:59 0-0
    Brendan Gallagher 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 5-1
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 5-1
    3rd
  3. Shot 19:06 5-1
    Antoine Roussel 3rd
  4. Face Off 18:48 5-1
    Jay Beagle 3rd
  5. Stoppage 18:48 5-1
    3rd
  6. Shot 18:48 5-1
    Jeff Petry 3rd
  7. Missed 18:31 5-1
    Quinn Hughes 3rd
  8. Face Off 18:26 5-1
    J.T. Miller 3rd
  9. Stoppage 18:26 5-1
    3rd
  10. Missed 18:23 5-1
    Tanner Pearson 3rd
  11. Blocked 18:20 5-1
    Nils Hoglander 3rd
  12. Missed 18:17 5-1
    Tanner Pearson 3rd
  13. Blocked 18:11 5-1
    Nate Schmidt 3rd
  14. Blocked 17:31 5-1
    Tyler Myers 3rd
  15. Face Off 17:04 5-1
    Paul Byron 3rd
  16. Stoppage 17:04 5-1
    3rd
  17. Shot 16:37 5-1
    Jonathan Drouin 3rd
  18. Shot 16:36 5-1
    Jonathan Drouin 3rd
  19. Shot 16:01 5-1
    Shea Weber 3rd
  20. Giveaway 15:43 5-1
    Nate Schmidt 3rd
  21. Hit 14:45 5-1
    Alexander Edler 3rd
  22. Shot 13:57 5-1
    Jordie Benn 3rd
  23. Face Off 13:49 5-1
    Antoine Roussel 3rd
  24. Goal 13:49 5-1
    Phillip Danault 3rd
  25. Shot 13:48 4-1
    Joel Edmundson 3rd
  26. Blocked 13:46 4-1
    Joel Armia 3rd
  27. Blocked 13:20 4-1
    Shea Weber 3rd
  28. Shot 13:08 4-1
    Nick Suzuki 3rd
  29. Missed 12:44 4-1
    Tyler Toffoli 3rd
  30. Hit 12:38 4-1
    Nate Schmidt 3rd
  31. Face Off 12:08 4-1
    J.T. Miller 3rd
  32. Stoppage 12:08 4-1
    3rd
  33. Blocked 12:07 4-1
    Jesperi Kotkaniemi 3rd
  34. Face Off 11:11 4-1
    Brendan Gallagher 3rd
  35. Stoppage 11:11 4-1
    3rd
  36. Shot 11:11 4-1
    Jeff Petry 3rd
  37. Face Off 11:02 4-1
    Jesperi Kotkaniemi 3rd
  38. Penalty 11:02 4-1
    3rd
  39. Shot 10:37 4-1
    Tyler Myers 3rd
  40. Hit 10:32 4-1
    Joel Edmundson 3rd

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