Canadiens fall to Penguins 3–5 | HabsMetrics

FinalL

MTL · Away

3

PIT · Home

5

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 · PPG Paints Arena

Game analysis

Canadiens fall to Penguins 3–5

D. Brassard scored the game-winner on the power play at 2:38 of the third.
A back-and-forth game: the lead changed hands 2 times.
C. DeSmith stopped 27 of 30 shots (.900) for the win.
The Penguins controlled play, outshooting the Canadiens 39–30.
Power play: PIT 2/3, MTL 0/3.
J. Guentzel led all scorers with 1 goal and 2 assists.

Three stars

1st star
J. Guentzel
PIT · 1G 2A
2nd star
S. Crosby
PIT · 1G 1A
3rd star
D. Brassard
PIT · 1G 0A

Scoring summary

1st

9:53PITE. MalkinAssists: C. Hagelin0–1
17:31PITP. HornqvistPPAssists: E. Malkin, P. Kessel0–2
19:30MTLJ. DrouinAssists: P. Byron, J. Benn1–2

2nd

8:19MTLN. ScherbakSHAssists: C. Hudon, B. Lernout2–2
14:24MTLJ. de la RoseAssists: B. Gallagher3–2
15:02PITS. CrosbyAssists: J. Guentzel, B. Rust3–3

3rd

2:38PITD. BrassardPPAssists: J. Guentzel, O. Maatta3–4
18:27PITJ. GuentzelAssists: P. Kessel, S. Crosby3–5

Team stats

Team stats comparison
MTL	Stat	PIT
30	Shots	39
46.6%	Faceoff %	53.4%
0/3	Power Play	2/3
11	PIM	11
41	Hits	23
15	Blocked	18
6	Giveaways	10
7	Takeaways	5

Canadiens at Penguins recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.

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