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

FINAL/SO | Game 28, Home Game 14 | Monday December 12, 2022
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC

CANADIENS

Montreal

2-1

FLAMES

Calgary

Kirby Dach, Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Vitor Munhoz/NHLI via Getty Images)

Canadiens Lineup

Forward lines

Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Kirby Dach

Juraj Slafkovsky – Jake Evans – Josh Anderson

Evgenii Dadonov – Christian Dvorak – Mike Hoffman

Michael Pezzetta – Rem Pitlick – Joel Armia

Defence pairings

Joel Edmundson – Kaiden Guhle

Jordan Harris – Johnathan Kovacevic

Arber Xhekaj – Chris Wideman

Goaltenders

Jake Allen – Sam Montembeault

Scratches

none

Injuries

Carey Price (knee), Paul Byron (hip), Mike Matheson (lower-body), Jonathan Drouin (upper-body), Brendan Gallagher (lower-body), David Savard (upper-body), Sean Monahan (lower-body)

Game Report

Two teams met in this game with significant players out of each of their lineups. The Canadiens were missing Mike Matheson, Brendan Gallagher, David Savard and Sean Monahan. The Flames were without Elias Lindholm and Mackenzie Weegar.

As the game progressed, Chris Tanev and Nick Suzuki was lost to Calgary and Montreal respectfully.

With the exception of the middle frame where Calgary held the upper hand, it was an evenly played match. Jake Allen had a very strong game with 34 saves. At the other end of the ice, Jacob Markstrom was outstanding particularly with the Canadiens on a four minute, 4-on-3 power-play in overtime. Former Canadiens forward Tyler Toffoli was assessed a double minor for high-sticking in the five minute extra period.

Juraj Slafkovsky had one of his best games of his short NHL career. Slafkovsky had the primary assist on the Canadiens only goal and led the team with four hits in 15:22 of ice-time. The rookie forward was also credited with three shots on goal. 

After the game, Slafkovsky said “My mom texted me. She told me to shoot more.”

Up Next

Early in the second period, Cole Caufield accidentally collided with Flames forward Trevor Lewis. Caufield did not return to the game.

The Canadiens have a one game road trip to Ottawa to play the Senators on Wednesday night.

Plus

▲  Josh Anderson, Juraj Slafkovsky, Jordan Harris, Johnathan Kovacevic, Jake Evans, Kaiden Guhle, Jake Allen

Minus

▼  Chris Wideman, Arber Xhekaj, Rem Pitlick, Michael Pezzetta, Joel Armia, Evgeni Dadonov

Game Preview

Check out the game preview here: Edmundson Bobblehead Night | PREVIEW: CGY @ MTL

The Numbers

Game Statistics
CANADIENS   FLAMES
38 Shots 35
51 Face-off % 49
0-for-7 Power Play 1-for-6
19 Penalty Minutes 21
25 Hits 25
41 Corsi For 42
Scoring Summary
FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
Canadiens (14-12-2) 0 0 1 0 1 2
Flames (13-11-5) 0 1 0 0 0 1
Scorers Goalies
  • MTL: Anderson (8); game-deciding goal: Dach
  • CGY: Huberdeau (8)-PPG
  • MTL: Allen (L) (9-10-0)
  • CGY: Markstrom (W) (8-7-3)

Stars of the Game

Official NHL Three Stars
  1. Jake Allen  MTL
  2. Jacob Markstrom  CGY
  3. Kirby Dach  MTL

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Video Highlights

What Did They Say?

Post-game Quotes

Marty St. Louis

  • “It’s a good team victory. It wasn’t perfect, but it was one of our best games for 60 minutes.”

Jake Allen

  • “I often played against (Jacob) Markstrom because we are the same age. It’s always fun to play against the best goalies in the league and I think he’s in that group.”

Quotes courtesy of NHL.com

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