National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 6, Montreal 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Where: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Tony Sericolo
Attendance: 18626


Penguins 6, Canadiens 4: Brenden Morrow and Brandon Sutter scored two goals apiece as host Pittsburgh coasted past reeling Montreal to extend its winning streak to five games.

Jarome Iginla had a goal and an assist to surpass 1,100 career points and defenseman Douglas Murray scored for the first time in over 28 months as the Penguins sent the Canadiens to their season-worst third straight defeat. Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves as Pittsburgh improved to 20-2-0 in its last 22 games.

Captain Brian Gionta, defenseman Andrei Markov and rookies Alex Galchenyuk and Gabriel Dumont scored for Montreal, which has been outscored 18-8 during its skid. The Canadiens fell even in points with Boston atop the Northeast Division after the Bruins' 3-2 shootout loss to Buffalo on Wednesday. Boston is technically in first place based on games played.

Sutter and Morrow scored 2:06 apart before Iginla struck on the power play with 21 seconds left in the first period for a 3-0 lead, ending the night for Canadiens goaltender Peter Budaj. Morrow made it 4-0 at 4:07 of the middle session for his second straight two-goal performance and assisted on Sutter's second goal after Gionta got Montreal on the board.

Galchenyuk scored with 2:25 left in the second and Dumont's first career goal at 4:09 of the third cut the deficit to 5-3, but Murray answered 75 seconds later with his first tally since Dec. 9, 2010. Markov capped the scoring with only 11 seconds left.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Canadiens D Ryan White received a five-game suspension for his shoulder-to-chin hit on Philadelphia Flyers D Kent Huskins in Monday's game. ... Iginla became the 58th player in history to reach 1,100 points. ... Budaj made only six saves before he was relieved by Carey Price, who was pulled in the previous two games. Price turned aside 17 of 20 shots.

Top Game Performances
 
Montreal   Pittsburgh
David Desharnais 2 Points Brenden Morrow 3
Gabriel Dumont 1 Goals Brenden Morrow 2
David Desharnais 2 Assists Kris Letang 3
N/A Power Play Goals Brandon Sutter 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Carey Price .850 Save Percentage Marc-Andre Fleury .886
Carey Price 17 Saves Marc-Andre Fleury 31
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Montreal 35 4 0-3 5-7 31 33
Pittsburgh 29 6 2-7 3-3 13 28
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Penguins have a W/L % of .812 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Montreal will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Canadiens have a W/L % of .577 after a win and .688 after a loss.