Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens — Match Details

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Match Summary

Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Montreal Canadiens 4:1. The match was played in NHL 2023. Goals were scored by M. Matheson 9′, K. Letang 11′, B. Rust 11′, D. O'Connor 11′, K. Letang 18′. League standings: Pittsburgh Penguins #1, Montreal Canadiens #5.

Match Events

Key match events between Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens — 5 goals and 7 cards recorded during the match.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Montreal Canadiens

Period 1

9′

M. Matheson

K. Letang

D. O'Connor

11′

Period 2

B. Rust

Tripping

3′

11′

B. Gallagher

Holding

B. Rust

Power-play

11′

D. O'Connor

E. Karlsson

11′

13′

A. Xhekaj

Tripping

Period 3

R. Rakell

Tripping

3′

B. Rust

Tripping

7′

M. Pettersson

Roughing

11′

J. Anderson

Roughing

K. Letang

Empty net

18′

Rivalry since 2011

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Montreal Canadiens Head to Head Results· 50

Pittsburgh Penguins and Montreal Canadiens have met 50 times — Pittsburgh Penguins won 29, Montreal Canadiens won 21, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2011. Pittsburgh Penguins leads the head-to-head with 29 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 307 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 6.14 per match (166 for the home side, 141 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 43 matches (86%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 48 games (96%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 6–7 in 2013.

Pittsburgh Penguins

wins

Drawn

Montreal Canadiens

wins

Total goals

307 · 6.1/match

Both scored

43/50 · 86%

Over 2.5

48/50 · 96%

Recent Meetings

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22/12/25NHL

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21/12/25Montreal Canadiens4–0Pittsburgh PenguinsNHLMatch Details

Montreal Canadiens4–0Pittsburgh Penguins

21/12/25NHL

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12/12/25Pittsburgh Penguins2–4Montreal CanadiensNHLMatch Details

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12/12/25NHL

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23/09/25Montreal Canadiens2–1Pittsburgh PenguinsNHLMatch Details

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23/09/25NHL

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13/12/24Montreal Canadiens2–9Pittsburgh PenguinsNHLMatch Details

Montreal Canadiens2–9Pittsburgh Penguins

13/12/24NHL

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02/11/24Pittsburgh Penguins3–1Montreal CanadiensNHLMatch Details

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02/11/24NHL

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15/10/24Montreal Canadiens3–6Pittsburgh PenguinsNHLMatch Details

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15/10/24NHL

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28/01/24Pittsburgh Penguins3–2Montreal CanadiensNHLMatch Details

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28/01/24NHL

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14/12/23Montreal Canadiens3–4Pittsburgh PenguinsNHLMatch Details

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14/12/23NHL

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14/03/23Pittsburgh Penguins4–6Montreal CanadiensNHLMatch Details

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14/03/23NHL

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Highest-scoring game: 6–7 v 2013

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Standings

Pittsburgh Penguins sit #1 and Montreal Canadiens are #5 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Atlantic

1Detroit Red Wings0

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2Boston Bruins0

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3Buffalo Sabres0

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4Florida Panthers0

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5Montreal Canadiens0

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6Ottawa Senators0

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7Tampa Bay Lightning0

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8Toronto Maple Leafs0

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#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Detroit Red Wings	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#2	Boston Bruins	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#3	Buffalo Sabres	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#4	Florida Panthers	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#5	Montreal Canadiens	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#6	Ottawa Senators	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#7	Tampa Bay Lightning	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#8	Toronto Maple Leafs	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0

Central

1Winnipeg Jets0

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2Chicago Blackhawks0

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3Colorado Avalanche0

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4Dallas Stars0

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5Minnesota Wild0

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6Nashville Predators0

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7St. Louis Blues0

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8Utah0

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#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Winnipeg Jets	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#2	Chicago Blackhawks	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#3	Colorado Avalanche	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#4	Dallas Stars	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#5	Minnesota Wild	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#6	Nashville Predators	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#7	St. Louis Blues	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#8	Utah	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0

Pacific

1Anaheim Ducks0

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2Calgary Flames0

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3Edmonton Oilers0

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4Los Angeles Kings0

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5San Jose Sharks0

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6Vancouver Canucks0

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7Vegas Golden Knights0

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8Seattle Kraken0

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#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Anaheim Ducks	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#2	Calgary Flames	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#3	Edmonton Oilers	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#4	Los Angeles Kings	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#5	San Jose Sharks	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#6	Vancouver Canucks	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#7	Vegas Golden Knights	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#8	Seattle Kraken	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0

Metropolitan

1Pittsburgh Penguins0

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2Carolina Hurricanes0

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3Columbus Blue Jackets0

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4New Jersey Devils0

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5New York Islanders0

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6Philadelphia Flyers0

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7Washington Capitals0

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8New York Rangers0

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#		GP	Won	Lost	Pts
#1	Pittsburgh Penguins	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#2	Carolina Hurricanes	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#3	Columbus Blue Jackets	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#4	New Jersey Devils	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#5	New York Islanders	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#6	Philadelphia Flyers	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#7	Washington Capitals	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0
#8	New York Rangers	GP0	Won0	Lost0	Pts0

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 15 May 2026