Montréal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
Sat, Oct 3, 2026 · PPG Paints Arena · 2026–27 Regular Season
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montréal Canadiens 6–5 in overtime on Sat, Oct 3, 2026 at PPG Paints Arena. Cole Caufield scored twice; Tommy Novak scored twice. Arturs Silovs made 20 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 25–30.
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 25 |
| PIT | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 30 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 03:49 | MTL | EV | Cole Caufield (1) · wrist | Nick Suzuki (1), Lane Hutson (1) | 1–0 |
| 1st | 14:07 | PIT | PP | Evgeni Malkin (2) · backhand | Kris Letang (2), Hendrix Lapierre (2) | 1–1 |
| 2nd | 00:32 | PIT | EV | Declan Carlile (1) · wrist | Rickard Rakell (2), Erik Karlsson (2) | 1–2 |
| 2nd | 07:59 | PIT | EV | Samuel Girard (1) · wrist | Sidney Crosby (2), Kaedan Korczak (3) | 1–3 |
| 2nd | 14:01 | PIT | EV | Tommy Novak (1) · wrist | Egor Chinakhov (1), Evgeni Malkin (1) | 1–4 |
| 2nd | 15:32 | PIT | PP | Ben Kindel (1) · tip-in | Erik Karlsson (3), Tommy Novak (2) | 1–5 |
| 2nd | 18:46 | MTL | EV | Nick Suzuki (1) · backhand | Lane Hutson (2), Noah Dobson (1) | 2–5 |
| 3rd | 03:31 | MTL | EV | Cole Caufield (2) · wrist | Chris Kreider (1) | 3–5 |
| 3rd | 18:52 | MTL | PP | Chris Kreider (1) · wrist | Nick Suzuki (2), Ivan Demidov (1) | 4–5 |
| 3rd | 19:16 | MTL | PP | Ivan Demidov (1) · snap | Nick Suzuki (3), Lane Hutson (3) | 5–5 |
| OT | 01:33 | PIT | EV | Tommy Novak (2) · wrist | Evgeni Malkin (2), Kris Letang (3) | 5–6 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13:38 | MTL | Mike Matheson | interference | 2 |
| 1st | 15:54 | PIT | Rickard Rakell | interference goalkeeper | 2 |
| 2nd | 04:17 | MTL | Noah Dobson | tripping | 2 |
| 2nd | 14:54 | MTL | Bench | too many men on the ice | 2 |
| 2nd | 17:16 | PIT | Trevor van Riemsdyk | slashing | 2 |
| 2nd | 17:16 | MTL | Kirby Dach | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 20:00 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin | roughing | 2 |
| 2nd | 20:00 | MTL | Noah Dobson | roughing | 2 |
| 3rd | 09:05 | MTL | Josh Anderson | holding | 2 |
| 3rd | 16:19 | PIT | Egor Chinakhov | holding | 2 |
Shot map
Expected goals: MTL 2.78 · PIT 3.84 · xG% MTL 42.0
Montréal Canadiens
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Nick Suzuki | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 45.5 | 22:43 | 25 |
| 48 | Lane Hutson | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 29:06 | 29 | |
| 13 | Cole Caufield | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22:50 | 24 | |
| 93 | Ivan Demidov | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16:03 | 20 | |
| 22 | Chris Kreider | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14:57 | 18 | |
| 53 | Noah Dobson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23:04 | 28 | |
| 8 | Mike Matheson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26:24 | 28 | |
| 20 | Juraj Slafkovský | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 18:12 | 22 |
| 47 | Jayden Struble | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16:09 | 17 | |
| 15 | Alex Newhook | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 63.6 | 15:43 | 22 |
| 71 | Jake Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 68.8 | 14:36 | 19 |
| 72 | Arber Xhekaj | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:43 | 18 | |
| 17 | Josh Anderson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 12:10 | 18 |
| 77 | Kirby Dach | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11:40 | 15 | |
| 76 | Zachary Bolduc | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:31 | 13 | |
| 24 | Phillip Danault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61.5 | 11:24 | 19 |
| 85 | Alexandre Texier | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9:14 | 12 | |
| 45 | Alexandre Carrier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:32 | 10 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Jakub Dobes | OTL | 30 | 24 | 6 | .800 | 59:04 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 19:41 | 23 |
| 18 | Tommy Novak | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 | 14:42 | 21 |
| 65 | Erik Karlsson | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:38 | 26 | |
| 58 | Kris Letang | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19:30 | 23 | |
| 49 | Samuel Girard | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21:11 | 23 | |
| 72 | Declan Carlile | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20:32 | 24 | |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 51.7 | 19:53 | 25 |
| 67 | Rickard Rakell | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18:26 | 23 | |
| 59 | Egor Chinakhov | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17:59 | 24 | |
| 6 | Kaedan Korczak | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17:39 | 23 | |
| 81 | Ben Kindel | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 40.0 | 14:18 | 18 |
| 22 | Hendrix Lapierre | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.6 | 11:22 | 17 |
| 57 | Trevor van Riemsdyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18:08 | 21 | |
| 46 | Blake Lizotte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41.7 | 14:49 | 21 |
| 19 | Connor Dewar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 13:54 | 22 |
| 14 | Nick Robertson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:35 | 19 | |
| 62 | Andrei Kuzmenko | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:43 | 16 | |
| 11 | Filip Hallander | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:39 | 17 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Arturs Silovs | W | 25 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 61:33 |