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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Montreal 3, Dallas 1
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 16, 2025
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Mike Sullivan
Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Mitch Hunt
Attendance: 18532
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Montreal 1023
Dallas 1001
Periods:
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1
Montreal   Dallas
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene. 0:00  
Shot by Christian Dvorak misses the net 0:12  
Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net 0:18  
Takeaway by Christian Dvorak. 0:31  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 0:39  
Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net 1:00  
  1:00 Ilya Lyubushkin hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
Takeaway by Lane Hutson. 1:08  
Giveaway by Alex Newhook. 1:35  
  1:38 Giveaway by Esa Lindell.
Kirby Dach hits Esa Lindell. 2:07  
  2:15 Matej Blumel shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Oskar Back. 2:17  
Joel Armia hits Thomas Harley. 2:31  
  2:39 Thomas Harley blocks shot from Jake Evans.
Giveaway by Jake Evans. 2:40  
Joel Armia hits Colin Blackwell. 2:49  
  3:08 Thomas Harley shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  3:12 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
Brendan Gallagher blocks shot from Miro Heiskanen. 3:14  
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 3:30  
  3:32 Wyatt Johnston wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  3:41 Shot by Wyatt Johnston misses the net
  3:48 Evgenii Dadonov shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  3:50 Jason Robertson scores. Assisted by Evgenii Dadonov and Wyatt Johnston.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Logan Stankoven. 3:50  
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 4:04  
  4:06 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Juraj Slafkovsky scores. Assisted by Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki. 4:37  
  4:37 Mavrik Bourque wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
  5:10 Sam Steel wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Matej Blumel. 5:25  
Joel Armia shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 6:11  
Michael Pezzetta hits Evgenii Dadonov. 6:27  
Joel Armia hits Nils Lundkvist. 6:30  
Shot by Kaiden Guhle misses the net 6:45  
  6:50 Evgenii Dadonov shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Brendan Gallagher blocks shot from Jason Robertson. 6:56  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Jamie Benn. 6:58  
  7:01 Shot by Jamie Benn misses the net
Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier. 7:01  
  7:04 Logan Stankoven hits Alexandre Carrier.
Giveaway by Alexandre Carrier. 7:42  
  7:54 Matt Duchene hits Kaiden Guhle.
Kirby Dach shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 8:05  
Giveaway by Mike Matheson. 8:23  
  9:02 Giveaway by Ilya Lyubushkin.
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 9:04  
David Savard shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 9:10  
  9:24 Giveaway by Mathew Dumba.
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 9:26  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Wyatt Johnston. 9:28  
David Savard shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 9:42  
  9:48 Logan Stankoven wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Michael Pezzetta hits Logan Stankoven. 9:55  
Michael Pezzetta penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Logan Stankoven. 10:09  
  10:09 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Jamie Benn. 10:29  
  10:39 Jason Robertson shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  11:25 Jason Robertson hits Joel Armia.
Michael Pezzetta blocks shot from Thomas Harley. 12:19  
Arber Xhekaj blocks shot from Matej Blumel. 12:33  
Alex Newhook blocks shot from Mathew Dumba. 12:43  
  12:45 Oskar Back wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
Giveaway by Lane Hutson. 12:49  
Shot by Kirby Dach misses the net 13:04  
  13:06 Wyatt Johnston wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Arber Xhekaj hits Jason Robertson. 13:19  
Shot by Lane Hutson misses the net 13:30  
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 13:34  
  13:34 Wyatt Johnston hits Juraj Slafkovsky.
Takeaway by Josh Anderson. 14:03  
Shot by Kaiden Guhle misses the net 14:09  
  14:59 Sam Steel hits Patrik Laine.
Giveaway by Lane Hutson. 15:05  
Michael Pezzetta hits Miro Heiskanen. 15:28  
  15:40 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Shot by Joel Armia misses the net 15:46  
Michael Pezzetta hits Ilya Lyubushkin. 16:08  
Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net 16:21  
Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 16:43  
  16:44 Wyatt Johnston wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  16:55 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  16:58 Shot by Jamie Benn misses the net
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Matt Duchene. 17:16  
  17:26 Giveaway by Miro Heiskanen.
Giveaway by Josh Anderson. 17:28  
  17:50 Jamie Benn shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  18:29 Mathew Dumba hits Kirby Dach.
Shot by Patrik Laine misses the net 18:32  
  18:43 Mathew Dumba hits Kirby Dach.
  19:18 Colin Blackwell hits Arber Xhekaj.
Jake Evans hits Esa Lindell. 19:28  
Joel Armia hits Ilya Lyubushkin. 19:29  
  19:38 Justin Hryckowian hits Mike Matheson.
  19:42 Esa Lindell blocks shot from Lane Hutson.
Lane Hutson shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 19:52  
  19:54 Wyatt Johnston wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
2
Montreal   Dallas
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene. 0:00  
  0:10 Wyatt Johnston wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Evgenii Dadonov. 0:17  
  0:37 Evgenii Dadonov shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Shot by Alex Newhook misses the net 1:05  
  1:12 Miro Heiskanen blocks shot from Lane Hutson.
  1:48 Giveaway by Mathew Dumba.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Sam Steel. 1:50  
Josh Anderson hits Ilya Lyubushkin. 1:55  
  1:58 Mavrik Bourque wins the faceoff against Josh Anderson.
Christian Dvorak hits Ilya Lyubushkin. 2:03  
  2:05 Giveaway by Ilya Lyubushkin.
  2:26 Matej Blumel shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  3:13 Justin Hryckowian shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Michael Pezzetta shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 3:22  
  3:23 Wyatt Johnston wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Jason Robertson. 4:11  
  4:26 Matt Duchene blocks shot from Joel Armia.
  5:01 Nils Lundkvist shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Joel Armia hits Jamie Benn. 5:18  
  5:22 Thomas Harley shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  5:49 Takeaway by Mathew Dumba.
Giveaway by Patrik Laine. 6:00  
  6:05 Shot by Mathew Dumba misses the net
Alex Newhook penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mavrik Bourque. 6:35  
  6:35 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  6:45 Shot by Miro Heiskanen misses the net
  7:00 Shot by Wyatt Johnston misses the net
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Miro Heiskanen. 7:39  
Giveaway by Josh Anderson. 7:43  
  7:46 Wyatt Johnston blocks shot from Jamie Benn.
  7:47 Wyatt Johnston shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  7:57 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Jake Evans shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 8:05  
  8:30 Miro Heiskanen shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  8:51 Logan Stankoven shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Lane Hutson blocks shot from Logan Stankoven. 8:53  
Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net 9:07  
Lane Hutson hits Logan Stankoven. 9:10  
Nick Suzuki hits Mavrik Bourque. 9:25  
Cole Caufield blocks shot from Evgenii Dadonov. 9:40  
  9:51 Team penalty for Dallas too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Matej Blumel.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Colin Blackwell. 9:51  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 10:04  
Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Sam Steel. 10:06  
Christian Dvorak shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 10:56  
  11:08 Wyatt Johnston shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Wyatt Johnston. 11:14  
  11:26 Esa Lindell shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  11:36 Jamie Benn hits Lane Hutson.
  12:05 Matej Blumel shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  12:08 Giveaway by Matej Blumel.
  12:10 Takeaway by Thomas Harley.
  12:15 Matt Duchene shoots misses the net
  12:21 Shot by Matej Blumel misses the net
  12:44 Matt Duchene shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Nick Suzuki hits Matt Duchene. 12:47  
  12:49 Giveaway by Logan Stankoven.
Nick Suzuki hits Wyatt Johnston. 13:01  
  13:32 Jason Robertson hits Kaiden Guhle.
  14:20 Sam Steel shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Arber Xhekaj hits Sam Steel. 14:21  
Alex Newhook hits Nils Lundkvist. 14:29  
  14:56 Shot by Mathew Dumba misses the net
  15:03 Thomas Harley shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
David Savard blocks shot from Thomas Harley. 15:03  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Oskar Back. 15:06  
  15:09 Shot by Thomas Harley misses the net
  15:31 Colin Blackwell hits Alexandre Carrier.
Patrik Laine blocks shot from Oskar Back. 15:42  
Joel Armia hits Thomas Harley. 15:52  
Giveaway by Joel Armia. 15:54  
Joel Armia hits Colin Blackwell. 16:04  
  16:24 Esa Lindell blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Wyatt Johnston. 16:26  
  17:01 Wyatt Johnston shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Logan Stankoven. 17:03  
  17:20 Logan Stankoven hits Kaiden Guhle.
  17:31 Matej Blumel hits Josh Anderson.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 17:45  
Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 18:00  
Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 18:18  
  18:20 Mathew Dumba penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Anderson.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Sam Steel. 18:20  
Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 18:39  
  18:57 Oskar Back wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  19:43 Esa Lindell blocks shot from Patrik Laine.
  19:45 Wyatt Johnston wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 19:53  
  19:56 Esa Lindell blocks shot from Kirby Dach.
  19:58 Esa Lindell blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher.
3
Montreal   Dallas
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Colin Blackwell. 0:00  
Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 0:20  
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Esa Lindell. 0:22  
  0:32 Sam Steel shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  0:35 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
  0:40 Logan Stankoven shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene. 0:42  
  0:54 Jamie Benn hits Joel Armia.
  1:16 Thomas Harley blocks shot from Joel Armia.
  1:40 Giveaway by Evgenii Dadonov.
  1:53 Mathew Dumba shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  3:09 Nils Lundkvist penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Sam Steel. 3:09  
Lane Hutson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Esa Lindell. 3:20  
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene. 3:20  
  3:23 Takeaway by Logan Stankoven.
Kaiden Guhle hits Matt Duchene. 4:24  
Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle. 4:24  
Kirby Dach blocks shot from Jamie Benn. 5:14  
Team penalty for Montreal too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Patrik Laine. 5:17  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene. 5:17  
Christian Dvorak blocks shot from Sam Steel. 6:26  
  7:35 Nils Lundkvist shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Colin Blackwell. 7:37  
Giveaway by Kirby Dach. 7:51  
  7:57 Matej Blumel shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  8:00 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  8:03 Shot by Jamie Benn misses the net
Kaiden Guhle hits Logan Stankoven. 8:18  
  8:24 Miro Heiskanen shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene. 8:25  
Juraj Slafkovsky blocks shot from Miro Heiskanen. 8:34  
  8:36 Miro Heiskanen shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Wyatt Johnston. 8:37  
  8:59 Evgenii Dadonov hits Alexandre Carrier.
Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Wyatt Johnston. 9:11  
Alex Newhook scores. Assisted by Lane Hutson. 9:15  
  9:15 Mavrik Bourque wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Josh Anderson hits Ilya Lyubushkin. 9:29  
Takeaway by Arber Xhekaj. 9:53  
  10:02 Takeaway by Nils Lundkvist.
  10:24 Thomas Harley hits Nick Suzuki.
  10:27 Thomas Harley hits Nick Suzuki.
David Savard blocks shot from Colin Blackwell. 10:37  
  10:50 Shot by Oskar Back misses the net
Shot by Christian Dvorak misses the net 11:09  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene. 11:17  
Christian Dvorak shoots Saved by Jake Oettinger. 11:23  
  11:24 Wyatt Johnston wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook.
  11:37 Wyatt Johnston hits Alex Newhook.
Shot by Kaiden Guhle misses the net 11:43  
Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Mavrik Bourque. 11:45  
Alex Newhook blocks shot from Lane Hutson. 11:47  
Takeaway by Patrik Laine. 12:17  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Wyatt Johnston. 12:52  
  12:59 Wyatt Johnston wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak.
  13:03 Miro Heiskanen shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Kaiden Guhle blocks shot from Jason Robertson. 13:06  
  13:31 Evgenii Dadonov shoots misses the net
  13:33 Shot by Wyatt Johnston misses the net
Juraj Slafkovsky hits Thomas Harley. 14:02  
Joel Armia hits Mavrik Bourque. 15:01  
Arber Xhekaj hits Colin Blackwell. 15:13  
David Savard blocks shot from Sam Steel. 15:18  
Arber Xhekaj blocks shot from Colin Blackwell. 15:22  
Alexandre Carrier hits Colin Blackwell. 15:33  
Giveaway by Kirby Dach. 15:52  
  15:52 Miro Heiskanen hits Kirby Dach.
Alexandre Carrier hits Jamie Benn. 16:04  
  16:14 Shot by Matt Duchene misses the net
Takeaway by Alexandre Carrier. 16:26  
Giveaway by Christian Dvorak. 16:40  
  16:42 Shot by Logan Stankoven misses the net
Alexandre Carrier blocks shot from Miro Heiskanen. 16:44  
  16:47 Mathew Dumba blocks shot from Wyatt Johnston.
  16:58 Mathew Dumba hits Josh Anderson.
  17:07 Evgenii Dadonov hits Mike Matheson.
  17:11 Shot by Nils Lundkvist misses the net
  17:23 Jason Robertson shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene. 17:25  
Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Matt Duchene. 17:30  
  17:35 Matt Duchene hits Nick Suzuki.
  17:49 Logan Stankoven shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  17:55 Jamie Benn hits Joel Armia.
Joel Armia blocks shot from Matt Duchene. 18:01  
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 18:15  
  18:19 Wyatt Johnston wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki.
  18:48 Jason Robertson shoots Saved by Jakub Dobes.
  18:50 Matt Duchene wins the faceoff against Jake Evans.
Jake Evans hits Jason Robertson. 19:08  
Joel Armia scores on an empty net. 19:43  
Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Oskar Back. 19:43