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RecapThis page was the preview until puck drop.Saturday 3 October · PPG Paints Arena · Meeting No. 253
FINAL/OTWinner at 01:33 of overtime
By period
123OTT
Montréal11305
Pittsburgh14016
Pre-game favouriteMTL 53.7%Lost
First starT. Novak2 G · 1 A
Game stats
25Shots30
2.9Expected goals3.3
0/2Power play2/4
28Hits9
12Blocks20
Full box score ↓
Recap · data desk

Novak ends it in overtime as Pittsburgh beat Montréal 6-5

Pittsburgh out-shot Montréal 30-25 in a game with 1 lead change. The pre-game price had MTL at 53.7%.

Pucks & Stats Data Desk 3 Oct

1st period: C. Caufield (MTL), E. Malkin (PIT). 2nd period: D. Carlile (PIT), S. Girard (PIT), T. Novak (PIT), B. Kindel (PIT), N. Suzuki (MTL). 3rd period: C. Caufield (MTL), C. Kreider (MTL), I. Demidov (MTL). Overtime: T. Novak (PIT).

Tommy Novak led Pittsburgh with 2 goals and 1 assist. Arturs Silovs stopped 20 of 25 shots. On expected goals it was Pittsburgh 3.3, Montréal 2.9. On the power play Pittsburgh went 2 for 4 and Montréal 0 for 2.

Shots30-25Pittsburgh first
Power play2/4Pittsburgh
Lead changes1
DecidedOvertimeWinner at 01:33

How it turned

1st period
03:49Cole Caufield (goal 1)Assists: N. Suzuki, L. HutsonEV1-0
14:07Evgeni Malkin (goal 2)Assists: K. Letang, H. LapierrePP1-1
2nd period
00:32Declan Carlile (goal 1)Assists: R. Rakell, E. KarlssonEV1-2
07:59Samuel Girard (goal 1)Assists: S. Crosby, K. KorczakEV1-3
14:01Tommy Novak (goal 1)Assists: E. Chinakhov, E. MalkinEV1-4
15:32Ben Kindel (goal 1)Assists: E. Karlsson, T. NovakPP1-5
18:46Nick Suzuki (goal 1)Assists: L. Hutson, N. DobsonEV2-5
3rd period
03:31Cole Caufield (goal 2)Assists: C. KreiderEV3-5
18:52Chris Kreider (goal 1)Assists: N. Suzuki, I. DemidovEV4-5
19:16Ivan Demidov (goal 1)Assists: N. Suzuki, L. HutsonEV5-5
Overtime
01:33Tommy Novak (goal 2)Assists: E. Malkin, K. LetangOT · GWG5-6

Where the goals came from

Montréal attacking leftPittsburgh attacking right
GoalOn goalMissedBlocked

How the chances built

Montréal 2.85 xGPittsburgh 3.26 xGDots are goals · hover for the shot
00.511.522.533.542nd3rdOT1st

Running total of expected goals for each team, regulation and overtime. A steep climb is a spell of good chances; a goal dot above the other line came against the run of play.

The upset

Market, pre-game53.7% MTLMissed
Last season's table51.7% MTLMissed
Total goals11Over 6.5
How each market settled ↓

What’s next

Montréal host Nashville on Thursday 8 October. Pittsburgh visit Washington on Wednesday 7 October.

Montréal CanadiensPittsburgh Penguins
Full game data

Box score

Pittsburgh

#SkaterGAPSOG+/-FO%TOI
18Tommy Novak2133+216.7%14:42
71Evgeni Malkin1231+2100.0%19:41
65Erik Karlsson0220+2—19:38
58Kris Letang0223+1—19:30
49Samuel Girard1013−3—21:11
72Declan Carlile1013+1—20:32
81Ben Kindel1015−340.0%14:18
87Sidney Crosby0112+151.7%19:53
67Rickard Rakell0112+1—18:26
59Egor Chinakhov01120—17:59
6Kaedan Korczak0111−3—17:39
22Hendrix Lapierre0110−228.6%11:22
57Trevor van Riemsdyk0001−1—18:08
46Blake Lizotte0000−141.7%14:49
19Connor Dewar0001−250.0%13:54
14Nick Robertson0001+1—13:35
62Andrei Kuzmenko0002−2—11:43
11Filip Hallander000000.0%9:39

Montréal

#SkaterGAPSOG+/-FO%TOI
14Nick Suzuki1344+445.5%22:43
48Lane Hutson0333+1—29:06
13Cole Caufield2023+3—22:50
93Ivan Demidov1123+1—16:03
22Chris Kreider1121+1—14:57
53Noah Dobson0111−1—23:04
8Mike Matheson0002−2—26:24
20Juraj Slafkovský0001+250.0%18:12
47Jayden Struble0000+2—16:09
15Alex Newhook0002−163.6%15:43
71Jake Evans0001068.8%14:36
72Arber Xhekaj0000+1—13:43
17Josh Anderson00030100.0%12:10
77Kirby Dach0000−20.0%11:40
76Zachary Bolduc00000—11:31
24Phillip Danault0000061.5%11:24
85Alexandre Texier0001−1—9:14
45Alexandre Carrier00000—8:32
Markets

How each market settled

Market · closing priceMarketKalshiKalshiPolymarketPolyProphetXProphetXSettled
Pittsburgh to winMoneyline47¢47¢47¢100¢
Montréal to winMoneyline54¢54¢54¢0¢

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Updated after every final · Closing 2 Oct, 4:03 PM ET