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FINAL / OTAmerican Airlines Center · Jan 4

4@3

MTL rest: 0dDAL rest: 1d

Game analysis

Canadiens beat Stars 4–3 in overtime

L. Hutson scored the game-winner at 3:40 in overtime.
A back-and-forth game: the lead changed hands 2 times.
S. Montembeault stopped 24 of 27 shots (.889) for the win.
Power play: MTL 1/5, DAL 0/3.
W. Johnston led all scorers with 2 goals and 0 assists.

Three stars

1st star
J. Slafkovský
MTL · 1G 1A
2nd star
W. Johnston
DAL · 2G 0A
3rd star
O. Kapanen
MTL · 1G 0A

Scoring summary

1st

8:42MTLB. Gallagher VideoAssists: P. Danault, A. Carrier1–0
13:53DALM. Bourque VideoAssists: J. Robertson, R. Hintz1–1

2nd

10:14DALW. Johnston VideoAssists: M. Rantanen, T. Harley1–2
11:59MTLO. Kapanen VideoAssists: I. Demidov, J. Slafkovský2–2
18:39MTLJ. SlafkovskýPPVideoAssists: N. Suzuki, L. Hutson3–2

3rd

11:07DALW. Johnston VideoAssists: M. Heiskanen, M. Duchene3–3

OT

3:40MTLL. Hutson VideoAssists: P. Danault4–3

Period by Period

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Team Stats

MTLDAL

Team statistics comparison
Shots	--	--
Hits	30	15
Blocked	13	16
Power Play	1/5	0/3
Faceoff %	42.2	57.8
Corsi %	51.8	48.2
xG	3.29	3.23
Giveaways	14	15
Takeaways	3	7

Dallas Stars

Player statistics for Dallas Stars
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Wyatt JohnstonC	2	0	2	+1	3	22:48
Jason RobertsonLW	0	1	1	+2	2	23:18
Mavrik BourqueC	1	0	1	+1	5	16:23
Roope HintzC	0	1	1	+1	0	19:03
Matt DucheneC	0	1	1	+1	4	17:34
Miro HeiskanenD	0	1	1	+1	5	27:27
Thomas HarleyD	0	1	1	+1	1	24:24
Mikko RantanenRW	0	1	1	+1	1	22:39
Jamie BennLW	0	0	0	-1	0	07:46
Sam SteelC	0	0	0	-1	2	12:57
Jake OettingerG	--	--	37/41	--	.902	63:19
Rémi PoirierG	--	--	24/28	--	.857	00:00

Montréal Canadiens

Player statistics for Montréal Canadiens
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Phillip DanaultC	0	2	2	+1	2	16:40
Lane HutsonD	1	1	2	+2	1	27:58
Juraj SlafkovskýLW	1	1	2	+1	4	20:21
Brendan GallagherRW	1	0	1	0	4	15:46
Nick SuzukiC	0	1	1	-1	3	23:49
Ivan DemidovRW	0	1	1	+2	2	18:10
Alexandre CarrierD	0	1	1	0	0	22:14
Oliver KapanenC	1	0	1	0	3	17:24
Cole CaufieldRW	0	0	0	-1	1	18:33
Sammy BlaisLW	0	0	0	0	0	08:20
Samuel MontembeaultG	--	--	35/38	--	.921	63:40
Jacob FowlerG	--	--	24/27	--	.889	00:00

Lineups

MTL

Actual (from shift data)

L1

9:50

15:45

23:49

18:33

L2

9:18

20SlafkovskÃ½

20:21

17:24

18:10

L3

8:08

11:06

16:40

15:46

L4

5:21

8:20

14:41

7:17

D1

16:36

27:58

22:14

D2

15:47

26:38

23:08

D3

7:41

9:14

7:56

63:40

Starter

0:00

Backup

Injured / Scratched

Bryce Pickfordinjured-reserve · Undisclosed
Lucas Condottainjured-reserve · Undisclosed

DAL

Actual (from shift data)

L1

9:56

17:34

22:48

22:39

L2

10:00

23:18

19:03

16:23

L3

5:04

8:41

11:47

10:58

L4

5:20

7:46

12:57

9:48

D1

12:44

27:27

22:22

D2

9:06

24:24

14:05

D3

10:08

15:27

15:25

63:19

Starter

0:00

Backup

Injured / Scratched

Luke Krysinjured-reserve · Undisclosed
Kyle Capobiancoinjured-reserve · Left Leg

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