National Hockey League

FINAL Saturday, October 3, 2026
Montreal Canadiens 5
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Pittsburgh Penguins 6
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MTL11305
PIT14016
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Match Report

Novak scores 2 goals, including OT winner, to help the Penguins beat the Canadiens 6-5

— Tommy Novak scored his second goal of the game in overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 6-5 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

12
Blocked Shots
20
28
Hits
9
5
Takeaways
5
25
Shots
30
0
Power Play Goals
2
2
Power Play Opportunities
4
0.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
38
Faceoffs Won
30
55.9
Faceoff Win Percent
44.1
8
Giveaways
13
6
Total Penalties
4
12
Penalty Minutes
8

Top Performers

MTL

  • Jakub Dobes GA 6 · SA 30 · SOS 0
  • Nick Suzuki BS 0 · HT 4 · TK 0
  • Josh Anderson BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 1
  • Jake Evans BS 1 · HT 2 · TK 0

PIT

  • Arturs Silovs GA 5 · SA 25 · SOS 0
  • Evgeni Malkin BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Sidney Crosby BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Connor Dewar BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 2

Recent Plays

  1. 1:33 · OT Game End
  2. 1:33 · OT End of OT
  3. 1:33 · OT Tommy Novak Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (2), Kris Letang (3)
  4. 0:48 · OT Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Wide Left
  5. 0:36 · OT Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot Wide Right
  6. 0:00 · OT Phillip Danault faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  7. 0:00 · OT Start of Overtime
  8. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period

Highlights

01:19 Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:32 Cole Caufield scores goal for Canadiens Watch on ESPN 00:22 Evgeni Malkin notches goal on the power play Watch on ESPN 00:20 Declan Carlile scores goal vs. Canadiens Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

PIT leads series 1-0

Injuries

Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Evgeni Malkin Day-To-Day
  • Egor Chinakhov Day-To-Day
  • Samuel Girard Injured Reserve
  • Bryan Rust Injured Reserve
  • Ben Kindel Injured Reserve

Montreal Canadiens

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

NHL News

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