Hoffman OT Hero | RECAP: MTL @ ARI

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Mike Hoffman, Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images)

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

FINAL/OT | Game 32, Away Game 16 | Monday December 19, 2022
Mullett Arena, Tempe, AZ

CANADIENS

Montreal

3-2

 Arizona Coyotes logo

COYOTES

Arizona
Mike Hoffman, Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via Getty Images)

Canadiens Lineup

Forward lines

Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Josh Anderson

Juraj Slafkovsky – Kirby Dach – Jonathan Drouin

Evgenii Dadonov – Christian Dvorak – Mike Hoffman

Anthony Richard – Jake Evans – Joel Armia

Defence pairings

Joel Edmundson – Kaiden Guhle

Jordan Harris – Johnathan Kovacevic

Arber Xhekaj – Chris Wideman

Goaltenders

Sam Montembeault – Jake Allen

Scratches

Michael Pezzetta

Injuries

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

Game Report

Staying up late proved to be worthwhile for Habs fans in the Eastern time zone. After a game that was territorially dominated by Arizona, the Canadiens left Tempe with a 3-2 win. Mike Hoffman ended the contest just over a minute into overtime.

Following a scoreless first period, Cole Caufield scored just 49 seconds into the second frame. Montreal’s lead was short-lived as Clayton Keller evened the score just 35 seconds later.

Three minutes later, Christian Dvorak scored against his former team as he redirected an Arber Xhekaj point shot. Another three minutes went by until Matias Maccelli used his speed to tie the score once again.

And that’s the way the scoreboard remained until Hoffman delivered the Canadiens 15th win of the season.

Up Next

The Canadiens head to Denver to face the Avalanche on Wednesday night. 

Plus

▲  Mike Hoffman, Cole Caufield, Christian Dvorak, Kaiden Guhle, Joel Edmundson, Sam Montembeault

Minus

▼  Juraj Slafkovsky, Jonathan Drouin, Chris Wideman, Arber Xhekaj, Kirby Dach

Game Preview

Check out the game preview here: Habs Debut for Richard | PREVIEW: MTL @ ARI

The Numbers

Game Statistics
CANADIENS   COYOTES
26 Shots 39
57 Face-off % 43
0-for-2 Power Play 0-for-2
4 Penalty Minutes 4
19 Hits 20
40 Corsi For 52
Scoring Summary
FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
Canadiens (15-15-2) 0 2 0 1 – 3
Coyotes (10-15-5) 0 2 0 0 – 2
Scorers Goalies
  • MTL: Caufield (19), Dvorak (7), Hoffman (7)
  • ARI: Schmaltz (5), Maccelli (3)
  • MTL: Montembeault (W) (6-3-2)
  • ARI: Vejmelka (L) (9-8-4)

Stars of the Game

Official NHL Three Stars
NHL3stars
  1. Mike Hoffman  MTL
  2. Sam Montembeault  MTL
  3. Nick Schmaltz  ARI

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Video Highlights

What Did They Say?

Post-game Quotes

Marty St. Louis 

  • “For sure it wasn’t a perfect game for us. I felt we got better as the game went on.  We’ll have to keep improving on it.”

Mike Hoffman

  • “It’s great to be able to start this journey on a positive note. Hopefully we can take advantage of this start and continue to get better.”

Quotes courtesy of NHL.com

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1 COMMENT

  1. holy smoke,
    take the 2 and get out of dodge,,,
    wanted for larceny/grand-theft
    arizona’s got some good youngsters
    they can fly.really impressed.
    have a good coach too.coach tourigny.
    if he sticks around they will go places,,,
    next stop,stanley cup holders
    a bientot
    familleCH

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