UTA@MTL: Game recap

MONTREAL – Alex Newhook put the Habs up 2-1 in the third period, but Utah tied the game and ultimately won 3-2 in overtime at the Bell Centre on Tuesday.

Country Night at the Bell Centre

The Canadiens hosted Country Night presented by Coca-Cola for their final home game of November. For the occasion, players shared which 2025 Lasso MTL headliner (Bailey Zimmerman or Jelly Roll) is on their playlist.

Roster

Head coach Martin St-Louis deployed new line formations against Utah. Prior to warmups, the team announced that Mike Matheson was not available for the game due to a lower-body injury. Jayden Struble suited up and was paired with Justin Barron.

Samuel Montembeault made 26 saves. For more stats, check out the Gamecenter summary here.

Montreal goals 

P2 08:05 1-[1] Struble (Caufield, Savard)

P3 00:46 1-[2] Newhook (Dvorak, Xhekaj)

Utah goals

P2 06:23 [1]-0 Guenther (Keller, Schmaltz) 

P3 04:17 [2]-2 McBain (Cooley, Guenther) 

OT 04:33 [3]-2 Sergachev (Schmaltz, Hayton)

What’s next 

The Canadiens will fly immediately to Columbus for the first of three games on the road. Following Tuesday’s game, St-Louis confirmed that Patrik Laine will travel with the team. Puck drop for Wednesday’s game against the Blue Jackets is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET. Following stops in New York City and Boston, the team will return to the Bell Centre next week to host the New York Islanders on Tuesday, Dec. 3. For tickets, click here.