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Hoffman: OT Hero | RECAP: PIT @ MTL

Rick Stephens

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

FINAL/OT | Game 15, Home Game 8 | Saturday November 12, 2022
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC

CANADIENS

Montreal

5-4

PENGUINS

Pittsburgh
Montreal Canadiens celebrate overtime win (Photo by Vitor Munhoz/NHLI via Getty Images)

Canadiens Lineup

Forward lines

Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Kirby Dach

Mike Hoffman – Christian Dvorak – Brendan Gallagher

Evgenii Dadonov – Sean Monahan – Josh Anderson

Jonathan Drouin – Jake Evans – Joel Armia

Defence pairings

Kaiden Guhle – David Savard

Joel Edmundson – Arber Xhekaj

Jordan Harris – Johnathan Kovacevic

Goaltenders

Jake Allen – Sam Montembeault

Scratches

Chris Wideman, Michael Pezzetta, Juraj Slafkovsky (suspension)

Injuries

Carey Price (knee), Paul Byron (hip), Emil Heineman (finger), Mike Matheson (abdominal strain)

Game Report

Be patient. That was our message when fans were calling for the head of Mike Hoffman on a platter. Despite his apparent slow start in the goals column, his underlying numbers were all good. Hoffman was creating scoring chances, it was only a matter of time.

Fast forward to tonight: Hoffman now has four goals in the last three games including the game-winner in overtime against the Penguins. Hoffman was set up by Kirby Dach who has at least one point in seven of his last eight games.

The Canadiens have won three games in a row.

Montreal took advantage of one of the worst defensive clubs in the league firing 42 shots, 19 alone in the second period.

Up Next

The Canadiens will next host the New Jersey Devils at the Bell Centre on Tuesday night.

Plus

▲  Kaiden Guhle, Kirby Dach, Nick Suzuki, Mike Hoffman, Jordan Harris, Cole Caufield, Sean Monahan, Josh Anderson

Minus

▼  Arber Xhekaj, Jake Evans, Jonathan Drouin, Joel Edmundson, Christian Dvorak, Jake Allen

Game Preview

Check out the game preview here: Seeking Third Straight Win | PREVIEW: PIT @ MTL

The Numbers

Game Statistics
CANADIENS   PENGUINS
42 Shots 24
46 Face-off % 54
1-for-5 Power Play 1-for-3
8 Penalty Minutes 12
15 Hits 20
51 Corsi For 35
Scoring Summary
FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
Canadiens (7-6-1) 1 0 3 1 – 5
Penguins (6-6-2) 0 2 2 0 – 4
Scorers Goalies
  • MTL: Anderson (4), Caufield (9), Suzuki (10), Monahan (3)-PPG, Hoffman (5)
  • PIT: Petry (3)-PPG, Rakell (6), Malkin (7), McGinn (4)
  • MTL: Allen (W) (5-5-0)
  • PIT: Jarry (L) (4-3-2)

Stars of the Game

Official NHL Three Stars
  1. Nick Suzuki  MTL
  2. Jason Zucker  PIT
  3. Mike Hoffman  MTL

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Video Highlights

What Did They Say?

Post-game Quotes

Marty St. Louis

  • “It’s a great atmosphere and it’s our responsibility to keep that atmosphere. You have to pay attention to the results. It brings a lot of enthusiasm, but when you don’t have the results, you have to keep this atmosphere. We will correct the mistakes and we must keep this mentality.”
  • “(Kirby) Dach plays the game. Not his game, the game, the game. It is a sign of intelligence. He absorbs and applies and we show him. It’s our job. He has no pressure to win faceoffs. He plays freely.”

Nick Suzuki

  • “[Kirby Dach] is an incredible player and person. We get along well off the ice, we spend a lot of time together. With [Cole Caufield], we constantly talk on the bench and in the dressing room about what more we could do.”

Quotes courtesy of NHL.com

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