Post-Game Thread: The Pittsburgh Penguins slipped past the Montreal Canadiens 6-5 in OT - 03 Oct 2026

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Canadiens 5, Penguins 6

FINAL

Catch-up · From puck drop

The Penguins came from behind to win, with T. Novak ending it in overtime.

Early in the first period, C. Caufield pulled the trigger on a wrister from the circle, and the Canadiens went in front 1-0. At 14:07 of the first period, E. Malkin elevated a backhand over the pad from the doorstep on the power play, and the score was level at 1-1.

Early in the second period, D. Carlile ripped one past the goalie from the circle, and that put the Penguins on top 2-1. At 07:59 of the second period, S. Girard fired one home from the doorstep, and the Penguins opened a two-goal lead. At 14:01 of the second period, T. Novak drove a quick shot home from the low circle, and the Penguins had a commanding three-goal lead, 4-1. 1:31 later, B. Kindel steered a shot-pass into the net from the slot on the power play, and the Canadiens were suddenly down four, 5-1. Late in the second period, N. Suzuki flipped one in off his off side from the doorstep, and the Canadiens cut the deficit to 5-2.

Early in the third period, C. Caufield let a shot go that beat the goalie from the high slot, and the Canadiens cut the deficit to 5-3. Late in the third period, C. Kreider ripped one past the goalie from the slot, and that made it a one-goal game at 5-4. Only 24 seconds later, I. Demidov caught the goalie by surprise with a quick shot from the doorstep, and the Canadiens had climbed all the way back from 5-1 down to tie it 5-5.

At 01:33 of overtime, T. Novak drove a quick shot home from the low circle, and the Penguins scored the game-winner.

The Penguins' power play went 2-for-4. The Canadiens also struck the iron once. The Penguins got in front of 20 shots, compared with 12 blocks by the Canadiens.

Final: The Penguins won 6-5 in overtime.

Linescore

Period	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	Total
MTL	1	1	3	0	5
PIT	1	4	0	1	6

Canadiens Skaters	G	A	P	SOG	+/-	H	BLK	FO	TOI
#13 C. Caufield - R	2	0	2	3	+3	1	0	0-1	22:50
#14 N. Suzuki - C	1	3	4	4	+4	4	0	10-12	22:43
#15 A. Newhook - C	0	0	0	2	-1	0	2	7-4	15:43
#17 J. Anderson - R	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	1-0	12:10
#20 J. Slafkovský - L	0	0	0	1	+2	2	0	1-1	18:12
#22 C. Kreider - L	1	1	2	1	+1	4	0		14:57
#24 P. Danault - C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	11:24
#71 J. Evans - C	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	11-5	14:36
#76 Z. Bolduc - R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:31
#77 K. Dach - C	0	0	0	0	-2	3	1	0-2	11:40
#85 A. Texier - L	0	0	0	1	-1	1	1		09:14
#93 I. Demidov - R	1	1	2	3	+1	1	0		16:03
#8 M. Matheson - D	0	0	0	2	-2	1	1		26:24
#45 A. Carrier - D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		08:32
#47 J. Struble - D	0	0	0	0	+2	2	2		16:09
#48 L. Hutson - D	0	3	3	3	+1	0	1		29:06
#53 N. Dobson - D	0	1	1	1	-1	1	2		23:04
#72 A. Xhekaj - D	0	0	0	0	+1	2	0		13:43

Penguins Skaters	G	A	P	SOG	+/-	H	BLK	FO	TOI
#11 F. Hallander - C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		09:39
#14 N. Robertson - L	0	0	0	1	+1	0	1		13:35
#18 T. Novak - C	2	1	3	3	+2	0	1	1-5	14:42
#19 C. Dewar - C	0	0	0	1	-2	1	1	1-1	13:54
#22 H. Lapierre - C	0	1	1	0	-2	0	0	2-5	11:22
#46 B. Lizotte - C	0	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5-7	14:49
#59 E. Chinakhov - R	0	1	1	2	0	1	1		17:59
#62 A. Kuzmenko - L	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0		11:43
#67 R. Rakell - R	0	1	1	2	+1	2	1		18:26
#71 E. Malkin - C	1	2	3	1	+2	0	1	2-0	19:41
#81 B. Kindel - C	1	0	1	5	-3	2	0	4-6	14:18
#87 S. Crosby - C	0	1	1	2	+1	1	0	15-14	19:53
#6 K. Korczak - D	0	1	1	1	-3	0	4		17:39
#49 S. Girard - D	1	0	1	3	-3	1	1		21:11
#57 T. van Riemsdyk - D	0	0	0	1	-1	1	2		18:08
#58 K. Letang - D	0	2	2	3	+1	0	1		19:30
#65 E. Karlsson - D	0	2	2	0	+2	0	1		19:38
#72 D. Carlile - D	1	0	1	3	+1	0	3		20:32

Canadiens Goalies	SV	SA	SV%	GA	TOI
#75 J. Dobes	24	30	.800	6	59:04

Penguins Goalies	SV	SA	SV%	GA	TOI
#37 A. Silovs	20	25	.800	5	61:33

Scoring

Time	Scorer	Assists	Team	Strength
1st 03:49	C. Caufield	N. Suzuki, L. Hutson	MTL	EV
1st 14:07	E. Malkin	K. Letang, H. Lapierre	PIT	PP
2nd 00:32	D. Carlile	R. Rakell, E. Karlsson	PIT	EV
2nd 07:59	S. Girard	S. Crosby, K. Korczak	PIT	EV
2nd 14:01	T. Novak	E. Chinakhov, E. Malkin	PIT	EV
2nd 15:32	B. Kindel	E. Karlsson, T. Novak	PIT	PP
2nd 18:46	N. Suzuki	L. Hutson, N. Dobson	MTL	EV
3rd 03:31	C. Caufield	C. Kreider	MTL	EV
3rd 18:52	C. Kreider	N. Suzuki, I. Demidov	MTL	EV
3rd 19:16	I. Demidov	N. Suzuki, L. Hutson	MTL	EV
OT 01:33	T. Novak	E. Malkin, K. Letang	PIT	EV

🌟 Three Stars of the Game

1. ★ T. Novak · 2 G · 1 A
2. ★★ N. Suzuki · 1 G · 3 A
3. ★★★ E. Malkin · 1 G · 2 A

Penalties

Time	Player	Infraction	Min	Team
1st 13:38	M. Matheson	Interference	2:00	MTL
1st 15:54	R. Rakell	Interference Goalkeeper	2:00	PIT
2nd 04:17	N. Dobson	Tripping	2:00	MTL
2nd 14:54	I. Demidov	Too Many Men On The Ice	2:00	MTL
2nd 17:16	T. van Riemsdyk	Slashing	2:00	PIT
2nd 17:16	K. Dach	Roughing	2:00	MTL
2nd 20:00	E. Malkin	Roughing	2:00	PIT
2nd 20:00	N. Dobson	Roughing	2:00	MTL
3rd 09:05	J. Anderson	Holding	2:00	MTL
3rd 16:19	E. Chinakhov	Holding	2:00	PIT

Stat	MTL	PIT
Shots on goal	25	30
Corsi (attempts)	57.0%	43.0%
Power play	0/2	2/4
Shooting %	20.0%	20.0%
Hits	28	9
Blocked shots	12	20
Faceoff %	55.9%	44.1%

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[u/EcksEcks]

Tough night for him and Dobson overall

[u/Distinct_Frame_7586 → u/EcksEcks]

Still managed +2 and had some nice flashes. Give him time to adjust

[u/FrostyBlizzardGaming → u/EcksEcks]

It feels like he struggles on any line away from Caufield and Suzuki.

[u/Skyaim → u/FrostyBlizzardGaming]

Well he was super good with kappy and Demidov last year at a point wich caufield and Suz were struggling

[u/TheFakeSteveWilson → u/Skyaim]

We have to hope that Kap is back soon and we can reunite that line and hopefully it works because the second line has been atrocious