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Vancouver Canucks vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Monday, January 12, 2026 · Centre Bell

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3–6

Final

SOG 23–41

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Game summary

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 on Monday, January 12, 2026 at Centre Bell. The Canadiens outshot the Canucks 41-23.

Alexandre Carrier scored twice. Elias Pettersson, Noah Dobson, Evander Kane, Max Sasson, Mike Matheson, Juraj Slafkovský and Oliver Kapanen also scored.

Jakub Dobes made 20 saves on 23 shots for the win; Nikita Tolopilo stopped 35 of 41.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Vancouver CanucksVAN120323
Montréal CanadiensMTL123641

Three stars

  1. ★1st starAlexandre CarrierMTL · 2G 0A
  2. ★2nd starJuraj SlafkovskýMTL · 1G 2A
  3. ★3rd starIvan DemidovMTL · 0G 3A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Tired legs

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

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:24

1–0 · 1st 11:53 · Pettersson. Hutson was 1:24 into his shift when it went in.

GoalVAN on iceMTL on ice

1–0 VAN

1st 11:53 · Pettersson

Long shift: Hutson 1:24

1–1 MTL

1st 18:13 · PP · Dobson

Myers 0:30

2–1 VAN

2nd 1:50 · Kane

Danault 0:38

2–2 MTL

2nd 4:31 · Carrier

Long shift: Boeser 1:02

2–3 MTL

2nd 4:51 · Carrier

Kane 0:20

3–3 VAN

2nd 9:42 · Sasson

Guhle 0:49

3–4 MTL

3rd 0:29 · Matheson

Myers 0:29

3–5 MTL

3rd 1:07 · Slafkovský

Boeser 0:38

3–6 MTL

3rd 6:05 · Kapanen

DeBrusk 0:32

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

VANMTL
23Shots on goal41
44%Faceoff %56%
0/2Power play1/1
2Penalty minutes4
12Hits26
9Blocked shots26
18Giveaways19
4Takeaways4

Penalties

  • 1st 18:09Brock Boeser · hooking2 min
  • 3rd 10:19Alexandre Carrier · cross checking2 min
  • 3rd 17:48Noah Dobson · hooking2 min

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