Canadiens 4-3 Red Wings (Dec 20, 2024) Box Score

Montreal Canadiens

13-16-3, 4-9-1 away

	1	2	3	T
MTL	2	0	2	4
DET	2	0	1	3

Detroit Red Wings

13-15-4, 7-8-2 home

Montreal Canadiens


forwards
Josh AndersonJ. Anderson#17
Joel ArmiaJ. Armia#40
Cole CaufieldC. Caufield#13
Kirby DachK. Dach#77
Christian DvorakC. Dvorak#28
Jake EvansJ. Evans#71
Brendan GallagherB. Gallagher#11
Emil HeinemanE. Heineman#51
Patrik LaineP. Laine#92
Alex NewhookA. Newhook#15
Juraj SlafkovskyJ. Slafkovsky#20
Nick SuzukiN. Suzuki#14
defensemen
Alexandre CarrierA. Carrier#45
Kaiden GuhleK. Guhle#21
Lane HutsonL. Hutson#48
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#8
David SavardD. Savard#58
Arber XhekajA. Xhekaj#72

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	15:01	0:00	3:18	11:43	1	0	100.0
0	1	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	16:59	0:00	4:39	12:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	16:49	2:50	0:00	13:59	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	16	12:25	0:39	0:00	11:46	1	6	14.3
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	22	15:18	0:00	3:16	12:02	12	5	70.6
1	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	23	16:02	0:00	4:43	11:19	8	8	50.0
0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	11:11	0:39	0:00	10:32	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:39	0:39	0:00	9:00	0	0	0.0
1	0	-1	3	2	0	1	2	2	0	2	15	13:37	2:50	0:00	10:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	12:48	0:39	0:00	12:09	3	2	60.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	18	17:41	2:50	0:00	14:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	17:43	2:50	0:01	14:52	6	9	40.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	18:37	0:00	3:10	15:27	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	3	1	2	0	0	0	22	18:58	0:00	3:03	15:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	19	20:26	2:50	0:00	17:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	24	24:21	0:39	4:49	18:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	21	19:49	0:00	4:33	15:16	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	18	14:36	0:00	0:28	14:08	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sam MontembeaultS. Montembeault#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	3	25	.893	18	6	1	0	0	60:00	0

Detroit Red Wings


forwards
J.T. CompherJ.T. Compher#37
Andrew CoppA. Copp#18
Alex DeBrincatA. DeBrincat#93
Christian FischerC. Fischer#36
Patrick KaneP. Kane#88
Marco KasperM. Kasper#92
Dylan LarkinD. Larkin#71
Tyler MotteT. Motte#14
Michael RasmussenM. Rasmussen#27
Lucas RaymondL. Raymond#23
Vladimir TarasenkoV. Tarasenko#11
Joe VelenoJ. Veleno#90
defensemen
Ben ChiarotB. Chiarot#8
Erik GustafssonE. Gustafsson#56
Justin HollJ. Holl#3
Albert JohanssonA. Johansson#20
Jeff PetryJ. Petry#46
Moritz SeiderM. Seider#53

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:43	3:25	2:03	11:15	7	9	43.8
0	1	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:11	2:51	0:00	14:20	9	10	47.4
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	18:24	4:33	0:00	13:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	17	10:28	0:00	0:00	10:28	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	21	18:06	4:34	0:00	13:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	16:07	3:23	0:00	12:44	2	5	28.6
0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	26	19:55	4:46	1:49	13:20	11	7	61.1
1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	10:49	0:00	1:40	9:09	0	0	0.0
0	2	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	13:31	0:23	0:00	13:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	19:57	4:43	1:26	13:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	15:17	3:18	0:00	11:59	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	17	11:40	0:00	0:00	11:40	2	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	3	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	24	22:59	0:03	2:59	19:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	14:51	3:14	0:00	11:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	21	17:06	0:01	0:28	16:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	14	9:58	0:00	0:00	9:58	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	22	18:10	0:00	0:30	17:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	3	27	27:17	4:46	3:01	19:30	0	0	0.0

goalies
Cam TalbotC. Talbot#39

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
33	4	29	.879	26	2	1	0	0	58:02	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

ESPN+		1	2	3	T
	Canadiens	2	0	2	4
	Red Wings	2	0	1	3

1st Period		MTL	DET
7:09	Emil Heineman (7) Assists: Jake Evans (12), Mike Matheson (15)	1	0
13:27	Patrick Kane (5) Assists: Andrew Copp (7), Alex DeBrincat (12)	1	1
18:31	Jake Evans (6) (Shorthanded) Unassisted	2	1
19:27	Joe Veleno (3) Assists: Jeff Petry (5), Michael Rasmussen (5)	2	2

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		MTL	DET
1:40	Tyler Motte (2) Assists: Michael Rasmussen (6)	2	3
8:42	Arber Xhekaj (1) Assists: Joel Armia (9), Emil Heineman (5)	3	3
12:02	Patrik Laine (7) (Power Play) Assists: Lane Hutson (22), Cole Caufield (13)	4	3

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Montreal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red Wings: Game Highlights

1:54

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0:31

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0:46

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Canadiens
4
Red Wings
3

Game 1

12/20

Red Wings
Canadiens

Game 2

12/21

NHL Net

Canadiens
Red Wings

Game 3

1/23

ESPN+

Red Wings
Canadiens

Game 4

4/8

Little Caesars Arena

7:00 PM, December 20, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Detroit, MI

Line: DET -155

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 19,515

Referees:
Justin Kea
Kendrick Nicholson

Linesmen:
Andrew Smith
Brandon Grillo

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	21	10	2	44
Florida	21	11	2	44
Tampa Bay	18	10	2	38
Boston	17	13	4	38
Ottawa	17	13	2	36
Detroit	13	15	4	30
Montreal	13	16	3	29
Buffalo	11	18	4	26

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