National Hockey League
Montreal 3, Pittsburgh 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, October 17, 2022
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Francis Charron, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Trent Knorr
Attendance: 21105

Kirby Dach scored a power-play goal in overtime as the host Montreal Canadiens rallied for a 3-2 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday.

With former Canadiens defenseman Jeff Petry in the box, Dach scored at 3:09 off a feed from Sean Monahan at the side of the net.

Kaiden Guhle earned his first two NHL points with a pair of assists for the Canadiens, who overcame a 2-0 deficit. Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield scored, and Sam Montembeault made 26 saves for the win.

Caufield tied it 2-2 at 17:40 of the third period on a one-timer from the bottom of the left circle.

Evgeni Malkin scored twice and Bryan Rust had two assists for Pittsburgh. Casey DeSmith made 36 saves.

The Penguins thought they had a 1-0 lead nearly two minutes into the first period on a short-side shot from Danton Heinen from the bottom of the left circle that went off the bar and appeared to go in behind Montembeault. The call on the ice was overturned after video review confirmed the puck hit the far post and never crossed the goal line.

Montreal seemed to find some life soon after, creating pressure and getting zone time while building up a 9-2 shot advantage just over 12 minutes into the period but couldn't get one past DeSmith.

Malkin gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead that counted at 3:52 of the second period. Rust intercepted Christian Dvorak's pass attempt inside the right circle and sent it over to Marcus Pettersson at the left point, and the defenseman fed Malkin for the one-timer from the right circle.

The veteran center made it 2-0 at 7:56 of the middle period. Rust sent a backhand pass behind his back from the top of the left circle through the legs of defenseman Johnathan Kovacevic. Montembeault made a stick save but directed the puck right in front to Malkin for the tap-in.

Suzuki cut the gap to 2-1 at 1:10 of the third period. DeSmith thought he had control of Suzuki's hard shot from the left circle, but the puck went through his pads to the other side of the crease, and the Montreal captain skated around the net before sweeping in the loose puck on his backhand.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Pittsburgh   Montreal
Evgeni Malkin 2 Points Nick Suzuki 2
Evgeni Malkin 2 Goals Nick Suzuki 1
Bryan Rust 2 Assists Kaiden Guhle 2
N/A Power Play Goals Kirby Dach 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Casey DeSmith .923 Save Percentage Sam Montembeault .929
Casey DeSmith 36 Saves Sam Montembeault 26
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Pittsburgh 28 2 0-3 2-3 6 28
Montreal 39 3 1-3 3-3 6 26
Upcoming Games
  • Montreal will play their next game at home against Arizona. The Canadiens have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .667 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Los Angeles. The Penguins have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .000 after a loss.