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After last night's win over the Penguins at the Bell Centre, the Habs were back in action against the same Penguins.
This time, it was Jakub Dobes in net.
Here are the line-ups:
Tonight's lineup
Tonight's lineup#GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/LfLwgCoPGO
– Montreal Canadiens (@CanadiensMTL) December 21, 2025
Penguins lines vs Canadiens:
Novak – Crosby – Rust
Mantha – Rakell – Brazeau
Koivunen – Kindel – McGroarty
Dewar -Hayes -AcciariWotherspoon – Karlsson
Kulak – Letang
Shea – CliftonSilovs
SkinnerInjured: Lizotte, Hallander, Malkin, Jones
Scratched: St. Ivany, Heinen, Graves…– 32 Hockey Updates (@32HockeyUpdates) December 21, 2025
Montreal started the game on the right foot.
Oliver Kapanen completed the superb play of Juraj Slafkovsky and Ivan Demidov.
Oliver Kapanen opens the scoring! #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/T3uCLSpYAi
– RDS (@RDSca) December 22, 2025
Sidney Crosby stole the show in the first.
He first tied Mario Lemieux for the most points in Pittsburgh history.
SIDNEY CROSBY TIES MARIO LEMIEUX FOR THE MOST POINTS IN PENGUINS HISTORY!(1723)
pic.twitter.com/aoqtNGI5G7
– TSN (@TSN_Sports) December 22, 2025
Then, he beat him a few minutes later.
His teammates all jumped on the ice. What a beautiful moment!
POINT 1,724
– Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) December 22, 2025
The Slaf-Demidov-Kapanen line added more in the second.
All three earned a point on Demidov's goal this time.
2-2.
When Ivan Demidov shoots, good things happen.
Another great pass by Slafkovsky (x2).
2-2 #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/qaJXpbZSGx
– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) December 22, 2025
However, Pittsburgh regained the lead before the end of the period.
Noel Acciari had all the time in the world to give his club the lead.
#104: Noel Acciari (2) pic.twitter.com/WHX7snm0YR
– nhlpens (@nhlpens) December 22, 2025
But, as was the case earlier in the game, Montreal tied the game.
Noah Dobson scored a fine goal. Samuel Blais scored his first Habs point on the sequence.
Noah Dobson makes it 3-3 Pittsburgh#GoHabsGo vs. #LetsGoPens on RDS pic.twitter.com/qI5soqfBvj
– RDS (@RDSca) December 22, 2025
A tight game went to overtime
Despite several good chances for the visitors (three posts), shootouts were necessary to determine a winner.
Kevin Hayes GOAL
Alex Texier STOP
Sidney Crosby STOP
Cole Caufield GOAL
Rickard Rakell GOAL
Nick Suzuki STOP
Final score: 4-3 Penguins. Still, a weekend of three points out of a possible four for Martin St-Louis' team.
They'll be back in action on Tuesday against the Bruins. Phillip Danault should be back in a Habs uniform for the first time since 2021.
Extension
– That would have been nice.
Can Danault catch a flight in time for the third period?
– HFTV (@HFTVSports) December 22, 2025
– He's nonchalant at times.
Dobson absolutely must play with more bite in his territory.
It's becoming more and more of a problem.
And don't even get me started on his 5-on-5 scoring.
That's not the issue here at all.
– Anthony Martineau (@Antho_Martineau) December 22, 2025
– Crosby ranks third in history for most points with a single franchise.
Most points with one franchise
4- Mario Lemieux: 1723
3- Sidney Crosby: 1724
2- Steve Yzerman: 1755
(Crosby should join him in March 2026)
1- Gordie Howe: 1809
(Crosby should join him in December 2026)All this if Crosby doesn't get hurt
– Guillaume Villemaire (@GVillemaire13) December 22, 2025
– Ouch!
https://t.co/Z8f cx9nak8
– TVA Sports (@TVASports) December 22, 2025
– Rare dry spell for him.
Cole Caufield has zero goals in his last 5 games. He's getting his chances but he's snakebit right now.
The Habs need more from him tonight.
– /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) December 22, 2025
– It's a close call for the man with 47 lungs.
Two good scoring chances for Hutson in OT. #GoHabsGo pic.twitter.com/hQYD042Qwa
– Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) December 22, 2025
