Blue Jackets 5-4 Canadiens (Dec 23, 2024) Box Score

Montreal Canadiens

14-17-3, 4-10-1 away

	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	3	1	4
CBJ	2	1	2	5

Columbus Blue Jackets

14-15-6, 10-4-3 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	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	19	14:41	0:00	0:32	14:09	1	0	100.0
1	0	2	2	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	12:46	0:59	1:18	10:29	0	1	0.0
0	2	-1	4	2	0	1	2	4	1	2	22	18:27	1:02	0:00	17:25	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	18	15:48	1:14	0:00	14:34	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	2	20	15:31	0:00	0:41	14:50	9	6	60.0
1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:43	0:00	1:47	12:56	14	2	87.5
0	0	0	0	1	0	2	4	0	0	1	19	14:35	1:15	0:00	13:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	15	11:43	0:59	0:00	10:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	6:15	0:00	0:00	6:15	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	15:37	1:01	0:00	14:36	4	7	36.4
0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	21	17:46	1:17	0:00	16:29	1	0	100.0
0	1	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	25	21:22	1:01	0:42	19:39	5	11	31.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	2	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:39	0:16	0:40	15:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	5	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	21	18:00	0:16	0:42	17:02	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	25	24:31	0:51	0:00	23:40	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4	26	26:15	1:09	1:50	23:16	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	3	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:15	0:00	1:52	15:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	15:26	0:00	0:00	15:26	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sam MontembeaultS. Montembeault#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
32	5	27	.844	24	2	1	0	0	58:25	0

Columbus Blue Jackets


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#27
Adam FantilliA. Fantilli#19
Kent JohnsonK. Johnson#91
Sean KuralyS. Kuraly#7
Kirill MarchenkoK. Marchenko#86
Sean MonahanS. Monahan#23
Mathieu OlivierM. Olivier#24
Mikael PyyhtiaM. Pyyhtia#82
Cole SillingerC. Sillinger#4
Dmitri VoronkovD. Voronkov#10
James van RiemsdykJ. van Riemsdyk#21
defensemen
Jake ChristiansenJ. Christiansen#2
Dante FabbroD. Fabbro#15
Jordan HarrisJ. Harris#22
Jack JohnsonJ. Johnson#3
Denton MateychukD. Mateychuk#5
Ivan ProvorovI. Provorov#9
Zach WerenskiZ. Werenski#8

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	19	11:55	0:00	0:38	11:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	20	14:20	1:07	0:00	13:13	4	7	36.4
1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	15:41	1:25	0:32	13:44	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	11	8:43	0:00	0:00	8:43	2	3	40.0
1	2	2	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	23:17	1:25	0:16	21:36	0	1	0.0
0	3	2	5	2	2	0	0	2	0	1	27	22:37	1:24	0:38	20:35	12	17	41.4
0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	2	1	0	22	17:25	0:00	0:30	16:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	10:55	0:00	0:52	10:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	25	20:00	1:06	1:06	17:48	13	6	68.4
2	0	1	4	0	1	1	2	1	1	2	26	20:43	1:30	0:00	19:13	0	1	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:54	1:01	0:00	10:53	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	6:33	0:00	0:00	6:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	24	23:28	0:00	0:45	22:43	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	6:26	0:00	0:16	6:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	17	9:53	0:00	1:03	8:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	24	18:36	1:06	0:00	17:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	26	25:01	1:06	1:31	22:24	0	0	0.0
0	3	1	7	1	3	0	0	0	1	2	26	28:44	1:25	0:57	26:22	0	0	0.0

goalies
Jet GreavesJ. Greaves#73

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
31	4	27	.871	26	0	1	0	0	59:49	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	0	3	1	4
	Blue Jackets	2	1	2	5

1st Period			MTL	CBJ
12:03		Dmitri Voronkov (9) Assists: Sean Monahan (18)	0	1
18:45		Kent Johnson (10) Assists: Zach Werenski (22), Mathieu Olivier (6)	0	2

2nd Period		MTL	CBJ
2:03	David Savard (1) Assists: Cole Caufield (14), Nick Suzuki (24)	1	2
3:34	Jordan Harris (1) Assists: Sean Monahan (19), Kirill Marchenko (23)	1	3
7:03	Lane Hutson (2) Assists: Juraj Slafkovsky (15), Cole Caufield (15)	2	3
14:26	Jake Evans (8) Assists: Emil Heineman (6), David Savard (8)	3	3

3rd Period		MTL	CBJ
0:20	Joel Armia (6) Assists: Jake Evans (13), Alexandre Carrier (8)	4	3
3:24	Dmitri Voronkov (10) (Power Play) Assists: Kirill Marchenko (24), Zach Werenski (23)	4	4
17:48	Kirill Marchenko (13) Assists: Sean Monahan (20), Zach Werenski (24)	4	5

0:41

Jake Evans sets up Montreal Canadiens goal with beautiful pass

0:41

Montreal Canadiens vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Game Highlights

1:57

Sam Montembeault robs Blue Jackets with save

0:34

Regular Season Series

MTL wins 2-1

Blue Jackets
1
Canadiens
5

Game 1

11/16

Canadiens
4
Blue Jackets
3

Game 2

11/27

Canadiens
4
Blue Jackets
5

Game 3

12/23

Nationwide Arena

7:00 PM, December 23, 2024Coverage: ESPN+

Columbus, OH

Line: CBJ -125

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 17,875

Referees:
Justin Kea
Brandon Blandina

Linesmen:
Julien Fournier
Brandon Grillo

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	22	12	2	46
Toronto	21	12	2	44
Boston	19	13	4	42
Tampa Bay	19	11	2	40
Ottawa	18	14	2	38
Montreal	14	17	3	31
Detroit	13	17	4	30
Buffalo	12	19	4	28

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	23	11	3	49
Washington	23	9	2	48
Carolina	21	12	1	43
Pittsburgh	16	15	5	37
Columbus	14	15	6	34
Philadelphia	15	16	4	34
NY Rangers	16	17	1	33
NY Islanders	13	15	7	33

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