Montréal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Thursday, October 9, 2025 · Little Caesars Arena

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5–1

Final

SOG 17–31

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Game summary

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Thursday, October 9, 2025 at Little Caesars Arena. The Red Wings outshot the Canadiens 31-17.

Goals came from Dylan Larkin, Zachary Bolduc, Oliver Kapanen, Mike Matheson, Alexandre Carrier and Juraj Slafkovský.

Jakub Dobes made 30 saves on 31 shots for the win; John Gibson stopped 8 of 13.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
MTL	3	2	0	5	17
DET	1	0	0	1	31

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Dylan Larkin (1)Patrick Kane (1), Moritz Seider (1)Matheson 1:33 into shift0–103:50 DET · PPG
Zachary Bolduc (2)Brendan Gallagher (2), Mike Matheson (1)1–110:14 MTL
Oliver Kapanen (2)Alex Newhook (1), Ivan Demidov (1)2–112:43 MTL
Mike Matheson (1)Nick Suzuki (1), Noah Dobson (1)Chiarot 1:02 into shift3–119:53 MTL

2nd period

Alexandre Carrier (1)Arber Xhekaj (1), Brendan Gallagher (3)Hamonic 1:23 into shift4–105:19 MTL
Juraj Slafkovský (1)Cole Caufield (1), Nick Suzuki (2)5–117:12 MTL · PPG

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:33

0–1 · 1st 3:50 · Larkin. Matheson was 1:33 into his shift when it went in.

GoalMTL on iceDET on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 DET

1st 3:50 · PP · Larkin

Stuck out there: Matheson 1:33

Stuck out thereMatheson 1:33

1–1 MTL

1st 10:14 · Bolduc

Hamonic 0:34

Fresh legsHamonic 0:34

2–1 MTL

1st 12:43 · Kapanen

Kane 0:42

NormalKane 0:42

3–1 MTL

1st 19:53 · Matheson

Long shift: Chiarot 1:02

Long shiftChiarot 1:02

4–1 MTL

2nd 5:19 · Carrier

Long shift: Hamonic 1:23

Long shiftHamonic 1:23

5–1 MTL

2nd 17:12 · PP · Slafkovský

Copp 0:07

Fresh legsCopp 0:07

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

MTLDET

17Shots on goal31

43%Faceoff %57%

1/3Power play1/4

8Penalty minutes6

25Hits34

14Blocked shots13

14Giveaways18

3Takeaways4

Penalties

1st 03:13Noah Dobson · interference2 min
1st 05:51Marco Kasper · roughing2 min
1st 13:15Brendan Gallagher · high sticking2 min
2nd 12:53Simon Edvinsson · interference2 min
2nd 17:05Moritz Seider · tripping2 min
3rd 05:32Arber Xhekaj · holding the stick2 min
3rd 16:42Brendan Gallagher · tripping2 min

Season series

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

11Brendan GallagherR	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	4	–	14:03
14Nick SuzukiC	0	2	2	+1	1	0	0	0	25	15:46
8Mike MathesonD	1	1	2	+1	3	1	2	0	–	20:22
13Cole CaufieldR	0	1	1	+1	3	2	0	0	–	14:30
15Alex NewhookC	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	57	15:50
20Juraj SlafkovskýL	1	0	1	+1	2	2	0	0	100	15:26
76Zachary BolducR	1	0	1	+2	4	0	0	0	33	14:52
91Oliver KapanenC	1	0	1	+1	1	1	1	0	–	14:40
93Ivan DemidovR	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	–	12:04
45Alexandre CarrierD	1	0	1	+2	1	0	2	0	–	17:10
53Noah DobsonD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	1	2	–	19:50
72Arber XhekajD	0	1	1	+2	0	6	2	2	–	15:37
17Josh AndersonR	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	16:15
71Jake EvansC	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	64	15:36
77Kirby DachC	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	0	25	14:10
92Patrik LaineL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	13:45
21Kaiden GuhleD	0	0	0	+1	0	5	2	0	–	20:46
48Lane HutsonD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	–	22:41

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Samuel MontembeaultG		0	0	0	–	00:00
75Jakub DobesG	W	31	30	1	.968	60:00

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters

71Dylan LarkinC	1	0	1	0	5	2	0	0	67	18:20
88Patrick KaneR	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	–	18:23
53Moritz SeiderD	0	1	1	-1	5	3	0	2	–	22:51
18Andrew CoppC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	50	16:03
22Mason AppletonC	0	0	0	-1	1	3	0	0	–	13:53
23Lucas RaymondL	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	–	17:52
27Michael RasmussenC	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	57	11:13
28Michael Brandsegg-NygårdR	0	0	0	-2	2	5	0	0	–	14:34
37J.T. CompherL	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	80	14:47
58Emmitt FinnieC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	12:22
85Elmer SoderblomL	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	0	–	10:43
92Marco KasperC	0	0	0	-2	1	5	1	2	50	14:41
93Alex DeBrincatR	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	0	–	19:02
8Ben ChiarotD	0	0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	–	16:55
20Albert JohanssonD	0	0	0	-3	1	2	3	0	–	15:04
44Axel Sandin-PellikkaD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	–	22:34
52Travis HamonicD	0	0	0	-3	2	0	0	0	–	13:33
77Simon EdvinssonD	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	2	–	23:14

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
36John GibsonG	L	13	8	5	.615	37:12
39Cam TalbotG		4	4	0	1.000	22:37