PIT@MTL: Game recap
Habs lose Thanksgiving showdown against Penguins
MONTREAL – Goals from Kaiden Guhle, Emil Heineman, and Juraj Slafkovský were unfortunately not enough to propel the Canadiens past the Pittsburgh Penguins as the team dropped a 6-3 decision at the Bell Centre on Monday.
Since it was Canadian Thanksgiving, the Habs content team asked players to say ‘thanks’ in as many languages possible, and it did not disappoint.
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Come game time, the Habs rolled with the same lines and D pairings that faced the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.
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Samuel Montembeault was in net for a second game in a row and made 25 saves. Meanwhile, former Hab Lars Eller scored a pair of goals against his former team.
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Montreal goals
P1 18:16 2-[1] Guhle (Matheson, Suzuki)
PIT@MTL: Guhle scores goal against Tristan Jarry
P2 02:51 2-[2] Slafkovský (Suzuki, Matheson) – PPG
PIT@MTL: Slafkovsky scores PPG against Tristan Jarry
P2 14:26 2-[3] Heineman (Unassisted)
PIT@MTL: Heineman scores goal against Tristan Jarry
Pittsburgh goals
P1 06:54 -0 Eller (Puljujarvi, Pettersson)
P1 16:49 -0 Rakell (Malkin, Bunting)
P2 16:23 -3 Eller (Unassisted)
P3 07:47 [4]-3 Hayes (Acciari, Karlsson)
P3 11:32 [5]-3 Letang (Malkin)
P3 11:32 -3 Letang (Malkin, Grzelcyk)
P3 18:50 [6]-3 Malkin (Grzelcyk) – EN
What’s next
Before the Canadiens host the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, the team will hold its 43rd annual Blood Drive, in partnership with Héma-Québec, at the Bell Centre on Wednesday.