PIT@MTL: Game recap

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.

ROSTER

Come game time, the Habs rolled with the same lines and D pairings that faced the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

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.

For more stats, check out the Gamecenter summary here.

Montreal goals

P1 18:16 2-[1] Guhle (Matheson, Suzuki)

P2 02:51 2-[2] Slafkovský (Suzuki, Matheson) – PPG

P2 14:26 2-[3] Heineman (Unassisted)

Pittsburgh goals

P1 06:54 [1]-0 Eller (Puljujarvi, Pettersson)

P1 16:49 [2]-0 Rakell (Malkin, Bunting)

P2 16:23 [3]-3 Eller (Unassisted)

P3 07:47 [4]-3 Hayes (Acciari, Karlsson)

P3 11:32 [5]-3 Letang (Malkin)

P3 11:32 [5]-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 at 7:00 p.m. ET, the team will hold its 43rd annual Blood Drive, in partnership with Héma-Québec, at the Bell Centre on Wednesday.