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NHL, round 5

Saturday, October 31, 2026Centre BellAll Gainesville sports
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PIT2114
MTL2305
Final

Canadiens edge Penguins 5-4

The Montreal Canadiens held off the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 on Saturday at Bell Centre.

The second period made the difference: the Canadiens outscored the Penguins 3-1.

The Canadiens had 27 shots to 29.

For the Canadiens, Josh Anderson (RW): 2. For the Penguins, Sidney Crosby (C): 1.

The Canadiens improve to 9-3-2. The Penguins fall to 5-7-2.

Attendance: 20,962.

Full recap at ESPN: Canadiens beat the Penguins 5-4 for their 5th straight victory

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#87
PIT · GoalsSidney Crosby C1
#87
PIT · AssistsSidney Crosby C2
#87
PIT · PointsSidney Crosby C3
#17
MTL · GoalsJosh Anderson RW2
#48
MTL · AssistsLane Hutson D2
#17
MTL · PointsJosh Anderson RW3
ForwardsBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
E. Chinakhov RW000-214:221:530:0012:2918020240000.0000
S. Crosby C000320:233:080:0017:1525142220121054.5012
C. Dewar C111-112:300:043:408:4617020000010.0100
B. Kindel C210-116:481:370:5414:17210303202625.0000
V. Koivunen RW200-213:163:070:0410:0515020000010.0012
A. Kuzmenko LW010-210:001:340:008:2613000100000.0000
H. Lapierre C010-210:340:040:0010:30140200103633.3100
B. Lizotte C030-112:550:003:578:58160000006842.9015
E. Malkin C000-117:541:520:0016:0221060100000.0112
T. Novak C002217:582:500:0015:082314132010100.0300
R. Rakell RW010321:582:511:5517:1228141210000.0200
N. Robertson LW100-19:590:041:268:2914060000000.0100
DefensesBSHTTK+/-TOIPPTOISHTOIESTOISHFTGYTDGASSMSOGFWFLFO%GVPNPIM
D. Carlile D100-318:440:003:2415:2017030100000.0000
S. Girard D010-121:010:042:3018:2725010220000.0000
E. Karlsson D001123:373:072:5817:3224132410000.0300
K. Korczak D130-118:210:042:0916:0823000120000.0112
K. Letang D110-118:441:360:5716:1123000220000.0000
S. Stastney D000115:160:000:0615:1019000500000.0200
GoaliesGASASOSSOSASVSV%ESSVPPSVSHSVTOIYTDGPIM
S. Murashov G5270022.815174157:4000

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