Final · December 11, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : MTL 29 — PIT 38 · PPG Paints Arena
Three stars
- 1★
J. FowlerMTL · G · 94.7 % - 2★
O. KapanenMTL · C · 1B 0A - 3★
B. RustPIT · R · 1B 1A
MTLGame statsPIT 
- 29Shots on goal38
- 41 %Faceoff win %59 %
- 1/4Power play1/6
- 12Penalty minutes8
- 12Hits25
- 24Blocked shots19
- 12Giveaways14
- 1Takeaways9
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 9 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
| PIT | 4 | 16 | 18 | 38 |
Season seriesMTL 2 – 1 PIT
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← MTL 4 / 29 / 402 / 38 / 54 PIT →
Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Alexandre TexierMTL · 02:541 – 0▶ Watch
2nd period
Brendan GallagherMTL · 04:37Assists : Lane Hutson, Juraj Slafkovský2 – 0▶ Watch
Cole CaufieldMTL · 10:18 · PPAssists : Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson3 – 0▶ Watch
3rd period
- Bryan RustPIT · 00:44Assists : Sidney Crosby, Tommy Novak3 – 1▶ Watch
- Oliver KapanenMTL · 00:59Assists : Juraj Slafkovský, Ivan Demidov4 – 1▶ Watch
Erik KarlssonPIT · 15:07 · PPAssists : Kris Letang, Bryan Rust4 – 2▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 09:16MTLAlexandre Carrier — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Justin Brazeau
- 13:48PITJustin Brazeau — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Jayden Struble
2nd period
- 04:58MTLNoah Dobson — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Rutger McGroarty
- 09:29PITVille Koivunen — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Adam Engstrom
- 10:32MTLJared Davidson — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Sidney Crosby
3rd period
- 02:15PITDanton Heinen — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Josh Anderson
- 04:11MTLIvan Demidov — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Ryan Shea
- 05:46MTLAlexandre Carrier — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Ben Kindel
- 14:50MTLAdam Engstrom — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Rutger McGroarty
- 19:41PITKris Letang — Hooking (2 min) · drawn by Noah Dobson
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. GallagherR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 09:57 |
| C. CaufieldR | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 18:12 |
| N. SuzukiC | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 23:02 |
| J. AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16:29 |
| J. SlafkovskýL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:06 |
| J. DavidsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 05:44 |
| O. BeckC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 09:08 |
| Z. BolducR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 16:26 |
| A. TexierL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:32 |
| J. VelenoC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 |
| O. KapanenC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 19:03 |
| I. DemidovR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:43 |
| M. MathesonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 25:47 |
| A. EngstromD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:30 |
| A. CarrierD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 21:40 |
| J. StrubleD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:20 |
| L. HutsonD | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22:15 |
| N. DobsonD | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21:38 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Fowler(W) | 36/38 | 94.7 % | 59:51 |
| S. Montembeault | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. McGroartyR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 10:24 |
| K. HayesR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 11:53 |
| J. BrazeauR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 10:11 |
| B. RustR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25:35 |
| T. NovakC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:24 |
| C. DewarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:20 |
| A. ManthaR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 18:36 |
| V. KoivunenR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:25 |
| D. HeinenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:10 |
| N. AcciariC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:11 |
| B. KindelC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 21:24 |
| S. CrosbyC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 24:29 |
| R. SheaD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 16:25 |
| R. GravesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:59 |
| P. WotherspoonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:59 |
| K. LetangD | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 21:59 |
| E. KarlssonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 27:22 |
| C. CliftonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13:06 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry(L) | 25/29 | 86.2 % | 56:00 |
| A. Silovs | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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