Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Montreal Canadiens 5: final score and stats
Montreal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins, Pittsburgh Penguins 4 to Montreal Canadiens 5, on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at Bell Centre, Montreal, QC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins.
NHLSaturday, October 31, 2026
DateOct 31, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueBell Centre, Montreal, QC
TVESPN+
Attendance20,962
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Pittsburgh PenguinsMontreal Canadiens
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
5-7-2Record9-3-2
7th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding2nd in Atlantic Division
2-8Road record / home record5-4
LWLLLLast 5WWLWW
L1StreakW2
Team stats
Pittsburgh PenguinsMontreal Canadiens
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Elmer Soderblom LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBryan Rust RW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveTrevor van Riemsdyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveRyan Graves D · Knee
Injured ReserveVille Koivunen RW · Lower Body - Not Specified
Day-To-DayMontreal Canadiens
Ivan Demidov RW · Ankle - Fracture
Injured ReserveMike Matheson D · Lower Body
OutSam Montembeault G · Lower Body
Injured ReserveBryce Pickford D · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveLucas Condotta LW · Undisclosed
Injured ReserveBox score
Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egor Chinakhov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:22 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 12:29 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney Crosby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:23 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 17:15 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 54.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Connor Dewar | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 12:30 | 0:04 | 3:40 | 8:46 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kindel | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:48 | 1:37 | 0:54 | 14:17 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ville Koivunen | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 13:16 | 3:07 | 0:04 | 10:05 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andrei Kuzmenko | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 10:00 | 1:34 | 0:00 | 8:26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 10:34 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 10:30 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Lizotte | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 12:55 | 0:00 | 3:57 | 8:58 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:54 | 1:52 | 0:00 | 16:02 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tommy Novak | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17:58 | 2:50 | 0:00 | 15:08 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickard Rakell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21:58 | 2:51 | 1:55 | 17:12 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:59 | 0:04 | 1:26 | 8:29 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declan Carlile | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 18:44 | 0:00 | 3:24 | 15:20 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Girard | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:01 | 0:04 | 2:30 | 18:27 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:37 | 3:07 | 2:58 | 17:32 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaedan Korczak | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 18:21 | 0:04 | 2:09 | 16:08 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kris Letang | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:44 | 1:36 | 0:57 | 16:11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Stastney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:16 | 0:00 | 0:06 | 15:10 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergei Murashov | 5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .815 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 57:40 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:58 | 0:02 | 2:17 | 12:39 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owen Beck | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8:51 | 0:00 | 0:01 | 8:50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Zack Bolduc | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:36 | 3:58 | 0:00 | 12:38 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 18:56 | 5:32 | 0:00 | 13:24 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Danault | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 19:57 | 0:09 | 2:42 | 17:06 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 53.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Evans | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17:40 | 0:00 | 2:23 | 15:17 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 68.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Kapanen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:04 | 2:01 | 0:00 | 9:03 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Kreider | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12:10 | 1:55 | 0:00 | 10:15 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Newhook | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:54 | 3:42 | 2:07 | 13:05 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 60.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:23 | 3:55 | 0:04 | 13:24 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexandre Texier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:32 | 2:16 | 0:00 | 12:16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Florian Xhekaj | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:34 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Montreal Canadiens Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Carrier | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 21:19 | 0:00 | 2:13 | 19:06 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Dobson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:49 | 1:48 | 2:02 | 16:59 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Adam Engstrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:58 | 0:00 | 0:05 | 10:53 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Guhle | 3 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 24:05 | 0:30 | 2:45 | 20:50 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23:47 | 4:12 | 0:07 | 19:28 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:40 | 0:00 | 2:22 | 11:18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Fowler | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .862 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Series tied 1-1
Jan 9, 2027PIT 0, MTL 0
Oct 31, 2026PIT 4, MTL 5
Oct 3, 2026MTL 5, PIT 6
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens?
Montreal Canadiens won, 5-4, on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
What was the final score of Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens?
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Montreal Canadiens 5.
Who were the top performers?
Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby (1 goals). Montreal Canadiens: Josh Anderson (2 goals).
Where is Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens played?
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC.
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