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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Montreal 3, Calgary 2
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, December 22, 2017
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees: Graham Skilliter, Marc Joannette
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Trent Knorr
Attendance: 19289
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Montreal 1113
Calgary 0022
Periods:
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1
Montreal   Calgary
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Mikael Backlund. 0:00  
  0:36 Mikael Backlund shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  0:40 TJ Brodie shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  0:41 Shot by TJ Brodie misses the net
  0:53 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Paul Byron.
Jeff Petry shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 1:20  
  1:34 Dougie Hamilton hits Jonathan Drouin.
Shot by Paul Byron misses the net 1:35  
  1:46 Dougie Hamilton blocks shot from Max Pacioretty.
  1:59 Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Phillip Danault shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 2:15  
  2:15 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Andrew Shaw.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Mikael Backlund. 3:31  
  3:40 Matthew Tkachuk hits Joe Morrow.
Brendan Gallagher hits Brett Kulak. 3:48  
  3:52 Matt Bartkowski hits Tomas Plekanec.
Shot by Joe Morrow misses the net 3:58  
  4:01 Takeaway by Matt Bartkowski.
  5:18 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  5:28 Sam Bennett shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  5:35 Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net
Giveaway by Karl Alzner. 5:39  
  5:47 Micheal Ferland wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  5:50 TJ Brodie shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 6:22  
Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 6:49  
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Matt Stajan. 6:49  
  6:53 Michael Stone blocks shot from Alex Galchenyuk.
Joe Morrow hits Freddie Hamilton. 7:02  
  7:11 Shot by Michael Stone misses the net
  7:56 Mikael Backlund wins the faceoff against Byron Froese.
Daniel Carr blocks shot from Brett Kulak. 8:01  
Paul Byron shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 8:36  
Shot by Tomas Plekanec misses the net 8:58  
  9:13 Garnet Hathaway hits Jeff Petry.
Takeaway by Tomas Plekanec. 9:21  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 9:27  
Jakub Jerabek shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 9:32  
  9:55 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Daniel Carr.
  10:07 Micheal Ferland hits Karl Alzner.
  10:45 Matt Stajan wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
Byron Froese scores. Assisted by Jordie Benn and Alex Galchenyuk. 10:45  
  10:52 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
  11:00 Sam Bennett hits David Schlemko.
Giveaway by Andrew Shaw. 11:16  
  11:19 Sam Bennett shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  11:19 Mark Jankowski shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 11:20  
  11:35 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  11:45 Micheal Ferland hits Karl Alzner.
Giveaway by Jeff Petry. 11:52  
Takeaway by Jeff Petry. 11:54  
  12:20 Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net
  12:34 Giveaway by Mike Smith.
Takeaway by Max Pacioretty. 12:49  
  12:52 Mikael Backlund hits Max Pacioretty.
Jakub Jerabek blocks shot from Matthew Tkachuk. 13:01  
  13:07 Shot by Mark Giordano misses the net
Daniel Carr hits Dougie Hamilton. 13:22  
  13:56 Michael Stone hits Daniel Carr.
Andrew Shaw penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mike Smith. 14:35  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 14:35  
  14:45 Mark Giordano shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Tomas Plekanec blocks shot from Mark Giordano. 15:10  
Jeff Petry blocks shot from Johnny Gaudreau. 15:17  
Byron Froese blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton. 16:03  
Jeff Petry blocks shot from Sam Bennett. 16:21  
  16:21 Troy Brouwer wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
Jordie Benn blocks shot from Troy Brouwer. 16:28  
Paul Byron shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 16:36  
  16:50 Matt Stajan hits Jakub Jerabek.
  17:05 Matthew Tkachuk hits Phillip Danault.
Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin. 17:13  
  17:19 Dougie Hamilton blocks shot from Max Pacioretty.
  17:28 Mikael Backlund shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  17:33 Takeaway by Michael Frolik.
Andrew Shaw wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 17:57  
Takeaway by Brendan Gallagher. 18:27  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 18:34  
Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 18:35  
  18:52 Garnet Hathaway hits Karl Alzner.
  19:24 Giveaway by Johnny Gaudreau.
  19:34 Johnny Gaudreau shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Giveaway by Paul Byron. 19:39  
2
Montreal   Calgary
  0:00 Mikael Backlund wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  0:08 Giveaway by Matthew Tkachuk.
David Schlemko shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 0:29  
  0:32 Giveaway by Michael Frolik.
Giveaway by David Schlemko. 0:43  
Shot by Max Pacioretty misses the net 1:05  
  1:35 Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton.
Shot by Andrew Shaw misses the net 1:38  
  2:04 Micheal Ferland shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  2:23 Shot by Sam Bennett misses the net
  2:40 Brett Kulak hits Daniel Carr.
  3:04 Sam Bennett shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  3:05 Troy Brouwer wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  3:12 Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net
Giveaway by Jeff Petry. 3:15  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Mikael Backlund. 3:55  
  4:05 Micheal Ferland hits Nicolas Deslauriers.
Byron Froese shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 4:10  
Shot by Artturi Lehkonen misses the net 4:13  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 4:18  
  4:28 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Byron Froese.
  4:36 Michael Frolik shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Nicolas Deslauriers shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 4:46  
Andrew Shaw wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 5:16  
  5:37 Mark Jankowski blocks shot from David Schlemko.
  5:52 Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net
Takeaway by Jonathan Drouin. 6:26  
  6:34 Troy Brouwer shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Paul Byron blocks shot from Mark Giordano. 6:37  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Mikael Backlund. 6:38  
  6:44 Matthew Tkachuk hits Jeff Petry.
Takeaway by Brendan Gallagher. 6:55  
  7:05 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
David Schlemko hits Sean Monahan. 7:34  
Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 7:51  
Nicolas Deslauriers shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 8:06  
Shot by Joe Morrow misses the net 8:14  
Byron Froese shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 8:44  
Nicolas Deslauriers scores. Assisted by Byron Froese and Daniel Carr. 8:44  
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Matt Stajan. 8:44  
  9:01 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
  9:30 Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton.
  10:52 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Byron Froese.
Byron Froese blocks shot from Brett Kulak. 11:08  
Nicolas Deslauriers blocks shot from Matt Bartkowski. 11:16  
  11:47 Michael Stone shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Byron Froese blocks shot from Garnet Hathaway. 11:54  
  11:57 Giveaway by Johnny Gaudreau.
  12:46 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Brendan Gallagher.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 12:55  
  12:58 Sam Bennett hits Jeff Petry.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 13:01  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 13:12  
Giveaway by Jordie Benn. 13:52  
  13:57 Mikael Backlund shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Giveaway by Daniel Carr. 14:46  
  14:48 Mikael Backlund shoots Saved by Carey Price.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Matt Stajan. 14:48  
  14:56 Matt Stajan wins the faceoff against Byron Froese.
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 15:19  
Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 15:31  
  15:36 Micheal Ferland hits Jeff Petry.
Takeaway by Phillip Danault. 15:41  
  15:44 Takeaway by Sam Bennett.
  15:56 TJ Brodie blocks shot from Phillip Danault.
  16:02 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Paul Byron hits Mark Giordano. 16:40  
  17:09 Takeaway by Matthew Tkachuk.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 17:22  
Shot by Artturi Lehkonen misses the net 18:00  
Phillip Danault shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 18:19  
Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 18:33  
  18:41 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  18:45 Giveaway by Brett Kulak.
  19:13 Mikael Backlund hits Jonathan Drouin.
David Schlemko shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 19:16  
  19:26 Team penalty for Calgary too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Matthew Tkachuk.
Andrew Shaw wins the faceoff against Mikael Backlund. 19:26  
3
Montreal   Calgary
  0:00 Mikael Backlund wins the faceoff against Andrew Shaw.
Max Pacioretty shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 0:44  
Shot by Paul Byron misses the net 0:52  
Alex Galchenyuk wins the faceoff against Matt Stajan. 0:59  
Joe Morrow shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 1:14  
  1:21 Takeaway by Matt Stajan.
  1:31 Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton.
Shot by Alex Galchenyuk misses the net 1:32  
Giveaway by Byron Froese. 1:43  
Daniel Carr shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 1:57  
Byron Froese shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 1:58  
Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 2:03  
  2:09 Giveaway by TJ Brodie.
Byron Froese shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 2:13  
Nicolas Deslauriers shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 2:35  
  3:05 Giveaway by Michael Stone.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 3:09  
Brendan Gallagher scores. Assisted by Artturi Lehkonen and Tomas Plekanec. 3:10  
  3:10 Mikael Backlund wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Karl Alzner blocks shot from Mikael Backlund. 3:45  
Andrew Shaw wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 3:45  
  3:56 Takeaway by Sean Monahan.
  3:58 Shot by Sean Monahan misses the net
Byron Froese wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 3:58  
  4:13 Shot by Micheal Ferland misses the net
  4:21 Shot by Sean Monahan misses the net
  4:22 Troy Brouwer wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  4:52 Shot by Brett Kulak misses the net
  5:04 Troy Brouwer hits Artturi Lehkonen.
  5:14 Giveaway by Matt Bartkowski.
  5:27 Sam Bennett shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  5:27 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault.
Jonathan Drouin blocks shot from Mark Giordano. 5:33  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 5:33  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 5:44  
  5:48 Sam Bennett blocks shot from Max Pacioretty.
  6:10 Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton.
Nicolas Deslauriers shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 6:34  
Byron Froese wins the faceoff against Mikael Backlund. 6:34  
Takeaway by Brendan Gallagher. 7:55  
Artturi Lehkonen shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 7:59  
  7:59 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Andrew Shaw.
  8:13 Shot by Garnet Hathaway misses the net
  8:19 Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  8:42 Shot by Mark Jankowski misses the net
Phillip Danault blocks shot from Mark Giordano. 8:42  
  8:54 Shot by Mark Giordano misses the net
  9:09 Micheal Ferland hits Paul Byron.
Paul Byron blocks shot from Michael Stone. 9:16  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 9:16  
  9:34 Micheal Ferland hits Artturi Lehkonen.
  9:41 Michael Frolik shoots misses the net
  9:42 Micheal Ferland scores. Assisted by Michael Frolik and Sean Monahan.
  9:42 Matt Stajan wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  10:23 Shot by Matt Stajan misses the net
  10:40 Dougie Hamilton hits Max Pacioretty.
  10:50 Takeaway by TJ Brodie.
Byron Froese wins the faceoff against Mikael Backlund. 11:03  
Giveaway by Daniel Carr. 11:21  
Nicolas Deslauriers blocks shot from Mikael Backlund. 11:29  
Giveaway by Jordie Benn. 11:31  
Jordie Benn blocks shot from Matthew Tkachuk. 11:35  
Byron Froese wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 11:46  
Shot by David Schlemko misses the net 11:56  
  12:03 Sam Bennett hits Nicolas Deslauriers.
Byron Froese wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 12:06  
  12:38 TJ Brodie hits Phillip Danault.
  12:39 TJ Brodie blocks shot from Phillip Danault.
Takeaway by Phillip Danault. 12:45  
Andrew Shaw shoots Saved by Mike Smith. 12:50  
  12:51 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Tomas Plekanec.
  12:56 Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton.
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Mikael Backlund. 13:27  
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Mikael Backlund. 13:58  
  14:09 Mikael Backlund wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
Shot by Jonathan Drouin misses the net 14:23  
Giveaway by Carey Price. 15:18  
  16:22 Giveaway by Garnet Hathaway.
  16:37 Shot by Michael Frolik misses the net
  16:47 Michael Stone hits Artturi Lehkonen.
Jeff Petry blocks shot from Mark Giordano. 17:15  
  17:27 Shot by Johnny Gaudreau misses the net
Paul Byron penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Johnny Gaudreau. 17:28  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 17:28  
  17:49 Shot by Mark Jankowski misses the net
  18:00 Johnny Gaudreau shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  18:04 Sean Monahan shoots misses the net
  18:07 Matthew Tkachuk scores a power play goal. Assisted by Mikael Backlund and Johnny Gaudreau.
Jonathan Drouin wins the faceoff against Mikael Backlund. 18:07  
  18:19 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Jonathan Drouin.
  18:40 Mark Giordano shoots Saved by Carey Price.
  18:49 Shot by Sam Bennett misses the net
David Schlemko blocks shot from Mikael Backlund. 18:58  
Shot by Max Pacioretty misses the net 19:02  
Tomas Plekanec wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 19:04  
David Schlemko blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton. 19:20  
Artturi Lehkonen blocks shot from Mikael Backlund. 19:58  
  19:59 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Artturi Lehkonen.
Andrew Shaw penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Johnny Gaudreau. 20:00