Pittsburgh Penguins @ Montreal Canadiens

PIT

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

14-9-9, 8-3-4 Away

MTL

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

17-12-4, 8-9-1 Home

Penguins

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
S. Skinner	11	9	4	2	2.93	.887
A. Silovs	4	4	6	1	3.20	.893

Canadiens

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Dobes	11	5	2	0	3.03	.892
J. Fowler	1	1	1	0	3.32	.885

Bell Centre

Bell Centre

7:00 PM, December 20, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Montreal, QC

PIT

MTL

Points

Sidney CrosbyC #87

Nick SuzukiC #14

Goals

Sidney CrosbyC #87

Cole CaufieldRW #13

Assists

Erik KarlssonD #65

Nick SuzukiC #14

Pittsburgh Penguins

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Harrison Brunicke D	OUT	Jan 8
Blake Lizotte C	IR	Dec 20
Evgeni Malkin C	IR	Dec 20
Peyton Kettles D	OUT	Sep 15
Caleb Jones D	IR	Dec 20

Montreal Canadiens

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Mike Matheson D	OUT	Dec 20
Sam Montembeault G	OUT	Dec 21

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
PIT	3.22	3.03	28.4	28.7	269	28	31.1	18	81.6	1	0
MTL	3.15	3.49	25.2	27.5	355	24	26.1	25	76.9	2	0

Penguins Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/16/25	vsEDM	L6-4
12/14/25	vsUTA	L5-4 OT
12/13/25	vsSJ	L6-5 OT
12/11/25	vsMTL	L4-2
12/9/25	vsANA	L4-3 SO

Canadiens Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
12/16/25	vsPHI	L4-1
12/14/25	vsEDM	W4-1
12/13/25	@NYR	L5-4 OT
12/11/25	@PIT	W4-2
12/9/25	vsTB	L6-1

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Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Canadiens
4
Penguins
2

Game 1

12/11

Penguins
Canadiens

Game 2

12/20

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Canadiens
Penguins

Game 3

12/21

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Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	9	2	46
NY Islanders	19	12	3	41
Philadelphia	17	9	6	40
Washington	18	11	4	40
New Jersey	19	14	1	39
Pittsburgh	14	9	9	37
NY Rangers	16	15	4	36
Columbus	14	13	6	34

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	19	13	3	41
Boston	20	14	0	40
Tampa Bay	18	12	3	39
Florida	18	13	2	38
Montreal	17	12	4	38
Toronto	15	12	5	35
Ottawa	15	13	4	34
Buffalo	14	14	4	32

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