MargusMontreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
- 7:00 PM EDT
- PPG Paints Arena
- NHL
Closing odds
Line history →Closing market chance to win, from the best moneylines with the margin removed
- MTL 51%
- PIT 49%
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Box score
| MTL | Team stats | PIT |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | SOG | 30 |
| 5 | G | 6 |
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPG | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22:43 |
| Lane Hutson | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29:06 |
| Cole Caufield | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:50 |
| Chris Kreider | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14:57 |
| Ivan Demidov | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:03 |
| Noah Dobson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23:04 |
| Alex Newhook | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:43 |
| Josh Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12:10 |
| Juraj Slafkovský | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:12 |
| Phillip Danault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:24 |
| Jake Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:36 |
| Zachary Bolduc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:31 |
| Kirby Dach | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11:40 |
| Alexandre Texier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9:14 |
| Player | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | 30 | 24 | 6 | .800 | 59:04 |
| Samuel Montembeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0:00 |
| Player | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | PPG | PIM | HIT | BLK | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Novak | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:42 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:41 |
| Kris Letang | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:30 |
| Erik Karlsson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:38 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:22 |
| Egor Chinakhov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17:59 |
| Rickard Rakell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18:26 |
| Ben Kindel | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:18 |
| Sidney Crosby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:53 |
| Kaedan Korczak | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:39 |
| Samuel Girard | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:11 |
| Declan Carlile | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:32 |
| Filip Hallander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:39 |
| Nick Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:35 |
| Player | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturs Silovs | 25 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 61:33 |
| Sergei Murashov | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0:00 |
Recent form
League table
Full table →| # | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boston Bruins | 12-4-1 |
| 2 |  Montreal Canadiens | 11-3-3 |
| 3 |  Tampa Bay Lightning | 11-3-2 |
| 4 |  Ottawa Senators | 11-6-1 |
| 5 |  Florida Panthers | 9-6-2 |
| 6 |  Buffalo Sabres | 8-5-3 |
| 7 |  Toronto Maple Leafs | 8-8-2 |
| 8 |  Detroit Red Wings | 7-8-3 |
| # | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carolina Hurricanes | 14-3-2 |
| 2 |  New Jersey Devils | 12-5-0 |
| 3 |  New York Rangers | 10-7-1 |
| 4 |  Washington Capitals | 9-6-0 |
| 5 |  New York Islanders | 7-6-3 |
| 6 |  Columbus Blue Jackets | 7-8-0 |
| 7 |  Pittsburgh Penguins | 6-9-2 |
| 8 |  Philadelphia Flyers | 4-10-4 |
About this match
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montreal Canadiens 6-5 at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, October 3, 2026 in the NHL.
Recent form: Montreal Canadiens have won 4 of their last 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 of their last 5.
Lane Hutson leads Montreal Canadiens in points (17 P).
Erik Karlsson leads Pittsburgh Penguins in points (17 P).