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Comeback Win | RECAP: MTL @ SJS

GAME RECAP | Montreal Canadiens vs San Jose Sharks: Habs, Line-up, Score, Statistics, Highlights, Post-game, Interviews, NHL, Three-Stars

FINAL | Game 60, Away Game 30 | Tuesday February 28, 2023
SAP Center, San Jose, CA

CANADIENS

Montreal

3-1

SHARKS

San Jose

Jesse Ylonen, Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Canadiens Lineup

Forward lines

Mike Hoffman – Nick Suzuki – Denis Gurianov

Harvey-Pinard – Jonathan Drouin – Josh Anderson

Rem Pitlick – Christian Dvorak – Jesse Ylonen

Michael Pezzetta – Chris Tierney – Alex Belzile

Defence pairings

Kaiden Guhle – David Savard

Mike Matheson – Justin Barron

Jordan Harris – Johnathan Kovacevic

Goaltenders

Jake Allen – Sam Montembeault

Scratches Injuries

Carey Price (knee), Paul Byron (hip), Sean Monahan (lower-body), Brendan Gallagher (lower-body), Jake Evans (lower-body), Juraj Slafkovsky (lower-body), Cole Caufield (shoulder), Joel Edmundson (upper-body), Arber Xhekaj (upper-body), Kirby Dach (lower-body), Chris Wideman (upper-body), Joel Armia (illness)

Game Report

The Canadiens welcomed back Kaiden Guhle into the lineup. The Habs defenceman had missed the last 23 games after suffering a knee injury against the Florida Panthers. Guhle was excellent in his return, scoring the Canadiens first goal in the third period.

Making his debut for Montreal was Denis Gurianov, obtained in a trade from the Dallas Stars on Sunday for Evgenii Dadonov. Gurianov had the luxury of being slotted on the Canadiens top line with Nick Suzuki and Mike Hoffman. Gurianov made a good first impression on Marty St. Louis leading the team with six shots on goal in just over 17 minutes of ice time.

Jesse Ylonen continues his strong play at the NHL level. Ylonen scored the game-winning goal against the Sharks just 1:52 after Guhle’s blast.

Christian Dvorak added an empty-net goal to finish off the Sharks.

Jake Allen was the game’s first star making 38 saves.

Up Next

The Canadiens play their final game before the trade deadline on Thursday night against the Kings in Los Angeles.

Plus

▲  Jake Allen, Jesse Ylonen, Kaiden Guhle, Christian Dvorak, Denis Gurianov

Minus

▼  Alex Belzile, Michael Pezzetta, Chris Tierney, Mike Matheson, Jonathan Drouin, David Savard

Game Preview

Check out the game preview here: Habs Debut for Gurianov | PREVIEW: MTL @ SJS

The Numbers

Game Statistics
CANADIENS   SHARKS
32 Shots 39
48 Face-off % 52
0-for-3 Power Play 0-for-2
6 Penalty Minutes 8
18 Hits 18
37 Corsi For 59
Scoring Summary
FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
Canadiens (26-30-4) 0 0 3 3
Sharks (18-31-12) 1 0 0 1
Scorers Goalies
  • MTL: Guhle (3), Ylonen (2), Dvoark (10)
  • SJS: MacDonald (1)
  • MTL: Allen (W) (14-18-2)
  • SJS: Kahkonen (L) (8-13-5)

Stars of the Game

NHL Three Stars
  1. Jake Allen  MTL
  2. Kaapo Kahkonen  SJS
  3. Jesse Ylonen  MTL

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What Did They Say?

Post-game Quotes

Marty St. Louis

  • “Guys stuck with it; we didn’t have to cheat for it. We stayed patient and just trusted the style and brand that we play to put us through.”

Jake Allen on Kaiden Guhle

  • “He’s naturally gifted, he’s a really good player, he’s going to be a horse for this team for a long time.”

Quotes courtesy of NHL.com

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