PIT 6–5 MTL Final / OT · W
Penguins/Schedule/Recap Sat, Oct 3, 2026 · 2026-27 regular season
Pittsburgh Penguins
PIT · 2-0-0
6–5
Final / OTW
Montreal Canadiens
MTL · 1-0-1
1ST2ND3RDOTT PIT 194150511630 MTL 181731000525 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Penguins lead the season series 1–0 ·Next: Mon, Oct 5 vs WPG
PIT 2-0-0 · MTL 1-0-1 · First meeting this season — the Penguins lead the season series 1–0 · Next: Mon vs WPG

Penguins beat the Canadiens

The Penguins were outchanced (4.4 to 3.6 expected goals) but won it in overtime on Novak's goal anyway. Jakub Dobes allowed 2.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

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★ NHL first starTommy Novak PIT · C · #18 2 G · 1 A · 3 P

Who had the better chances

The Canadiens created the better chances: 4.4 expected goals to 3.6, on 25 and 30 shots on goal.

PIT 3.6 xG · 30 shots MTL 4.4 xG · 25 shots
0
1
2
3
4
5
1st 1.3 · 0.8
2nd 1.4 · 0.9
3rd · the swing 0.8 · 2.5
OT 0.2 · 0.2
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Penguins win 40.
PIT 40%MTL 60%

Goals and penalties

11 goals · 10 penalties
← Penguins shoot this way Canadiens shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
03:49 Cole Caufield
Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
0–1 ▶ Watch ↗
PEN
13:38 Mike Matheson· Interference
Malkin scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
2
14:07 Evgeni Malkin PP
Kris Letang, Hendrix Lapierre · Power play (Matheson, interference) · backhand shot, a good chance (18%)
1–1 ▶ Watch ↗
PEN
15:54 Rickard Rakell· Interference goalkeeper
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
3
00:32 Declan Carlile
Rickard Rakell, Erik Karlsson · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
2–1 ▶ Watch ↗
PEN
04:17 Noah Dobson· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
4
07:59 Samuel Girard
Sidney Crosby, Kaedan Korczak · wrist shot, a good chance (13%)
3–1 ▶ Watch ↗
5
14:01 Tommy Novak GWG
Egor Chinakhov, Evgeni Malkin · wrist shot, a good chance (17%)
4–1 ▶ Watch ↗
PEN
14:54 Bench· Too many men on the ice
Kindel scored on this power play
2 min
Bench minor
6
15:32 Ben Kindel PP
Erik Karlsson, Tommy Novak · Power play (too many men on the ice) · tip in shot, a good chance (12%)
5–1 ▶ Watch ↗
PEN
17:16 Trevor van Riemsdyk· Slashing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
17:16 Kirby Dach· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
7
18:46 Nick Suzuki
Lane Hutson, Noah Dobson · backhand shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
5–2 ▶ Watch ↗
PEN
20:00 Evgeni Malkin· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
20:00 Noah Dobson· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
3rd period
8
03:31 Cole Caufield
Chris Kreider · wrist shot, a good chance (17%)
5–3 ▶ Watch ↗
PEN
09:05 Josh Anderson· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
16:19 Egor Chinakhov· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
9
18:52 Chris Kreider EXTRA ATTACKER
Nick Suzuki, Ivan Demidov · wrist shot, a great chance (53%)
5–4 ▶ Watch ↗
10
19:16 Ivan Demidov EXTRA ATTACKER
Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson · snap shot, a good chance (21%)
5–5 ▶ Watch ↗
Overtime
11
01:33 Tommy Novak GWG
Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang · wrist shot, a good chance (22%)
6–5 ▶ Watch ↗

NHL three stars

the league's pick
★ 1st star Tommy Novak PIT · C · #18 2 G · 1 A · 3 P2G 1A ★ 2nd star Nick Suzuki MTL · C · #14 1 G · 3 A · 4 P1G 3A ★ 3rd star Evgeni Malkin PIT · C · #71 1 G · 2 A · 3 P1G 2A
Goaltending
−1.6
vs expected
20/25 saves · 5 GA · 3.4 xGA Allowed 1.6 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
−2.2
vs expected
24/30 saves · 6 GA · 3.8 xGA Allowed 2.2 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team PITMTL
Shots on goal
30
25
Expected goals
3.6
4.4
Hits
9
28
Blocks
20
12
Faceoffs
44%
56%
Power play
2/4
0/2
Penalty minutes
8
10
The Penguins went 2-for-4 on the power play and killed all 2 Canadiens power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers
ForwardsGAP+/−PIMSHitsBlkTOIShiftsFO%PPGGVTKxG
87Sidney CrosbyS. CrosbyC011+1021019:532552%0100.2
71Evgeni MalkinE. MalkinC123+2210119:4123100%1100.2
67Rickard RakellR. RakellRW011+1222118:2623—0110.4
59Egor ChinakhovE. ChinakhovRW0110221117:5924—0010.2
46Blake LizotteB. LizotteC000−1000114:492142%0100.0
18Tommy NovakT. NovakC213+2030114:422117%0100.6
81Ben KindelB. KindelC101−3052014:181840%1110.9
19Connor DewarC. DewarC000−2011113:542250%0020.0
14Nick RobertsonN. RobertsonLW000+1010113:3519—0100.2
62Andrei KuzmenkoA. KuzmenkoLW000−2020011:4316—0000.1
22Hendrix LapierreH. LapierreC011−2000011:221729%0000.0
11Filip HallanderF. HallanderC0000000109:3917—0000.0
DefenseGAP+/−PIMSHitsBlkTOIShiftsFO%PPGGVTKxG
49Samuel GirardS. GirardD101−3031121:1123—0100.3
72Declan CarlileD. CarlileD101+1030320:3224—0000.1
65Erik KarlssonE. KarlssonD022+2000119:3826—0000.2
58Kris LetangK. LetangD022+1030119:3023—0300.2
57Trevor van RiemsdykT. van RiemsdykD000−1211218:0821—0000.0
6Kaedan KorczakK. KorczakD011−3010417:3923—0100.0
GoaliesSavesSAGASv%EVPPSHTOIGSGSAx
37Arturs SilovsA. SilovsG20255.80018/232/20/061:33✓−1.6
EV / PP / SH = saves on shots at even strength, on the opponent's power play, and shorthanded. GS = started. A dash means the stat isn't on file for that player or game. Showing the short set. Tap "All columns" to scroll through every stat inside this card.

Last night's Cap Challenge

3 squads played
RO
PointsRyan Otto
4 pts · $33.0M
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HitsRyan Otto
13 hits · $25.2M
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GoaliesRyan Otto
51 saves · $7.5M
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