Stars 2-1 Canadiens (Jan 11, 2025) Play-by-Play

Dallas Stars

27-13-1, 11-8-0 away

	1	2	3	SO	T
DAL	0	1	0	1	2
MTL	0	1	0	0	1

TIME	PLAY	DAL	MTL
0:00		Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00		Jake Evans faceoff won against Sam Steel	0	0
0:34		Sam Steel Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
1:04		Lane Hutson Snap Shot Wide Left	0	0
1:30		Mathew Dumba shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovsky	0	0
2:00		Alex Newhook hit Wyatt Johnston	0	0
2:02		Matt Duchene Backhand Wide Right	0	0
2:06		Goalie Stopped	0	0
2:06		Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Christian Dvorak	0	0
2:18		Icing	0	0
2:18		Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Christian Dvorak	0	0
2:31		Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger	0	0
2:44		Josh Anderson hit Thomas Harley	0	0
2:51		Colin Blackwell hit Kirby Dach	0	0
3:06		Arber Xhekaj hit Arttu Hyry	0	0
3:13		Esa Lindell shot blocked by Patrik Laine	0	0
3:13		Alex Newhook hit Colin Blackwell	0	0
3:15		Oskar Bäck Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
3:28		Colin Blackwell hit Alex Newhook	0	0
3:41		Takeaway by Lane Hutson	0	0
3:52		Takeaway by Colin Blackwell	0	0
4:11		Kirby Dach Tip-In saved by Jake Oettinger	0	0
4:16		Giveaway by Alex Newhook	0	0
4:18		Kirby Dach hit Esa Lindell	0	0
4:34		Sam Steel Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
4:38		Giveaway by Mathew Dumba	0	0
4:42		Joel Armia shot blocked by Thomas Harley	0	0
4:56		Emil Heineman shot blocked by Mavrik Bourque	0	0
4:59		Joel Armia Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger	0	0
5:04		Joel Armia shot blocked by Thomas Harley	0	0
5:19		Logan Stankoven Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
5:37		Puck Frozen - Goalie	0	0
5:37		Wyatt Johnston faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	0	0
5:40		Matt Duchene shot blocked by Lane Hutson	0	0
6:22		Jason Robertson shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovsky	0	0
6:45		Jason Robertson Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
6:47		Goalie Stopped	0	0
6:47		Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Jason Robertson	0	0
6:49		Jason Robertson Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
6:51		Evgenii Dadonov Deflected saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
6:54		Mathew Dumba Snap Shot Wide Right	0	0
6:55		Puck Frozen - Goalie	0	0
6:55		Rink Repair	0	0
6:55		Arttu Hyry faceoff won against Christian Dvorak	0	0
6:57		Mathew Dumba Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
7:14		Icing	0	0
7:14		Josh Anderson Roughing against Mathew Dumba served by Cole Caufield	0	0
7:14		Josh Anderson Roughing against Mathew Dumba	0	0
7:14		Mathew Dumba Roughing against Josh Anderson	0	0
7:14		Jamie Benn faceoff won against Jake Evans	0	0
8:25		Puck Frozen - Goalie	0	0
8:25		Logan Stankoven faceoff won against Christian Dvorak	0	0
8:36		Matt Duchene shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier	0	0
8:38		Kaiden Guhle hit Evgenii Dadonov	0	0
9:14		Miro Heiskanen Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
9:16		Evgenii Dadonov Backhand saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
9:20		Giveaway by David Savard	0	0
9:21		Miro Heiskanen Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
9:46		Mike Matheson hit Colin Blackwell	0	0
10:04		Kaiden Guhle hit Oskar Bäck	0	0
10:32		Roope Hintz Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
11:02		Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier	0	0
11:31		Jake Evans Wrist Shot saved by Jake Oettinger	0	0
11:35		Goalie Stopped	0	0
11:35		Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Wyatt Johnston	0	0
11:38		Juraj Slafkovsky shot blocked by Esa Lindell	0	0
11:42		Juraj Slafkovsky hit Esa Lindell	0	0
11:43		Juraj Slafkovsky hit Jamie Benn	0	0
12:35		Alex Newhook Backhand saved by Jake Oettinger	0	0
12:37		Goalie Stopped	0	0
12:37		Mavrik Bourque faceoff won against Alex Newhook	0	0
12:53		Giveaway by Sam Steel	0	0
13:08		Mathew Dumba shot blocked by David Savard	0	0
13:10		Takeaway by Sam Steel	0	0
14:09		Miro Heiskanen shot blocked by Brendan Gallagher	0	0
14:23		Christian Dvorak shot blocked by Miro Heiskanen	0	0
14:26		Joel Armia Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
14:46		Giveaway by Emil Heineman	0	0
15:07		Giveaway by Jason Robertson	0	0
15:07		Jake Evans hit Jason Robertson	0	0
15:14		Joel Armia shot blocked by Nils Lundkvist	0	0
16:01		Kaiden Guhle hit Matt Duchene	0	0
16:05		Mathew Dumba shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovsky	0	0
16:12		Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger	0	0
16:26		Mavrik Bourque Wrap-around saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
16:45		Logan Stankoven Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
16:54		Off-side	0	0
16:54		Oskar Bäck faceoff won against Kirby Dach	0	0
17:02		Arttu Hyry Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
17:22		Colin Blackwell shot blocked by Arttu Hyry	0	0
17:43		Mike Matheson Slap Shot saved by Jake Oettinger	0	0
17:45		Goalie Stopped	0	0
17:45		Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Roope Hintz	0	0
17:47		Mike Matheson shot blocked by Jason Robertson	0	0
17:49		Puck in Netting	0	0
17:49		Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Roope Hintz	0	0
17:53		Mike Matheson shot blocked by Jason Robertson	0	0
17:55		Puck in Netting	0	0
17:55		Matt Duchene faceoff won against Nick Suzuki	0	0
18:11		Esa Lindell Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault	0	0
18:12		Goalie Stopped	0	0
18:12		Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Matt Duchene	0	0
18:24		Off-side	0	0
18:24		Roope Hintz faceoff won against Christian Dvorak	0	0
18:47		Kaiden Guhle Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	0
19:10		Alexandre Carrier hit Evgenii Dadonov	0	0
20:00		End of 1st Period	0	0

Sam Montembeault makes big-time save vs. Stars

0:20

Jamie Benn scores goal for Stars

0:56

Patrik Laine notches goal on the power play

0:56

Regular Season Series

DAL leads 1-0

Stars
2
Canadiens
1

Game 1

1/11

Canadiens
Stars

Game 2

1/16

ESPN+

Bell Centre

7:00 PM, January 11, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Montreal, QC

Line: DAL -225

Over/Under: 5.5

Attendance: 21,105

Referees:
Wes McCauley
Stephen Hiff

Linesmen:
Michel Cormier
James Tobias

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	29	12	3	61
Minnesota	27	12	4	58
Dallas	27	13	1	55
Colorado	26	17	1	53
St. Louis	20	20	4	44
Utah	18	17	7	43
Nashville	13	22	7	33
Chicago	14	27	2	30

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	27	15	2	56
Florida	25	15	3	53
Tampa Bay	22	15	3	47
Boston	21	19	5	47
Montreal	20	18	4	44
Ottawa	20	18	3	43
Detroit	19	18	4	42
Buffalo	16	22	5	37

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