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Sam Montembeault27 SA24 SV3 GA.889
Jake OettingerScoring
- 3:40OTLane Hutson Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Phillip Danault (7)
- 11:073rdWyatt Johnston Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Miro Heiskanen (29), Matt Duchene (5)
- 18:392ndJuraj Slafkovský Goal (15) Slap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (32), Lane Hutson (35)
- 11:592ndOliver Kapanen Goal (13) Slap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (26), Juraj Slafkovský (17)
- 10:142ndWyatt Johnston Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (41), Thomas Harley (13)
- 13:531stMavrik Bourque Goal (7) Wrap-around, assists: Jason Robertson (25), Roope Hintz (20)
- 8:421stBrendan Gallagher Goal (3) Deflected, assists: Phillip Danault (6), Alexandre Carrier (9)
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alexandre CarrierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:14 | 0:01 | 3:26 | 18:47 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Noah DobsonD | 6 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 23:08 | 2:33 | 1:45 | 18:50 | 26 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lane HutsonD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27:58 | 5:11 | 0:00 | 22:47 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike MathesonD | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 26:38 | 1:01 | 5:11 | 20:26 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jayden StrubleD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7:56 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:56 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Arber XhekajD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:14 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thomas HarleyD | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24:24 | 1:13 | 2:48 | 20:23 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Miro HeiskanenD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27:27 | 3:58 | 5:31 | 17:58 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Esa LindellD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:22 | 0:19 | 4:45 | 17:18 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Nils LundkvistD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:05 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ilya LyubushkinD | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 15:27 | 0:00 | 1:41 | 13:46 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Alexander PetrovicD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:25 | 0:00 | 0:35 | 14:50 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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2:00 PM, January 4, 2026
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