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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Columbus 4, Montreal 3
When: 2:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 2, 2020
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Jesse Marquis
Attendance: 21302
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Columbus 1214
Montreal 0123
Periods:
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  • 3
1
Columbus   Montreal
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 0:00  
  0:16 Shea Weber blocks shot from Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Seth Jones shoots Saved by Carey Price. 0:37  
  0:45 Giveaway by Nick Suzuki.
  1:26 Jeff Petry shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  1:42 Victor Mete blocks shot from Emil Bemstrom.
Giveaway by Zach Werenski. 2:17  
  2:25 Brett Kulak shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  2:47 Jeff Petry hits Eric Robinson.
David Savard blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. 3:09  
Oliver Bjorkstrand hits Tomas Tatar. 3:14  
Shot by Nick Foligno misses the net 3:35  
  4:11 Ilya Kovalchuk shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  4:18 Jeff Petry shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  4:45 Giveaway by Nick Cousins.
Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 4:54  
  5:06 Victor Mete blocks shot from Eric Robinson.
  5:43 Ryan Poehling hits David Savard.
Nick Foligno hits Victor Mete. 5:54  
  6:03 Shot by Phillip Danault misses the net
  6:07 Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net
  6:09 Phillip Danault hits Oliver Bjorkstrand.
  6:24 Ben Chiarot hits Oliver Bjorkstrand.
  7:22 Max Domi shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  7:27 Artturi Lehkonen hits Scott Harrington.
  7:32 Max Domi hits Boone Jenner.
David Savard blocks shot from Nick Cousins. 7:49  
  8:01 Giveaway by Marco Scandella.
  8:05 Nate Thompson hits David Savard.
  8:07 Dale Weise hits Sonny Milano.
  8:12 Dale Weise blocks shot from David Savard.
  8:19 Dale Weise shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  8:20 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Riley Nash.
  8:27 Nick Cousins hits Nathan Gerbe.
  8:32 Nick Cousins shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Carey Price. 8:41  
  8:47 Nick Cousins hits Eric Robinson.
  9:12 Giveaway by Victor Mete.
David Savard hits Tomas Tatar. 9:21  
  9:30 Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net
  9:33 Tomas Tatar hits David Savard.
  10:07 Ben Chiarot shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Giveaway by David Savard. 10:17  
David Savard blocks shot from Joel Armia. 10:17  
David Savard blocks shot from Nick Suzuki. 10:25  
Markus Nutivaara blocks shot from Joel Armia. 10:42  
Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Carey Price. 10:53  
  10:56 Brett Kulak hits Scott Harrington.
  11:00 Giveaway by Jeff Petry.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 11:04  
  11:08 Victor Mete blocks shot from Zach Werenski.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Nate Thompson. 11:11  
Shot by Boone Jenner misses the net 11:11  
Emil Bemstrom shoots Saved by Carey Price. 11:11  
Boone Jenner hits Victor Mete. 11:18  
Seth Jones shoots Saved by Carey Price. 11:51  
  11:57 Nick Cousins shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  11:58 Nate Thompson wins the faceoff against Riley Nash.
  12:16 Dale Weise hits Eric Robinson.
  12:25 Ryan Poehling shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Takeaway by Pierre-Luc Dubois. 12:41  
Vladislav Gavrikov scores. Assisted by Oliver Bjorkstrand and Pierre-Luc Dubois. 12:45  
  12:45 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Alexander Wennberg.
  12:59 Shea Weber hits Alexander Wennberg.
Gustav Nyquist hits Phillip Danault. 13:01  
David Savard blocks shot from Ben Chiarot. 13:21  
  13:31 Phillip Danault blocks shot from Alexander Wennberg.
Zach Werenski blocks shot from Nick Suzuki. 13:53  
Nick Foligno hits Victor Mete. 14:21  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 14:58  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Nick Cousins. 15:04  
Sonny Milano shoots Saved by Carey Price. 15:31  
Eric Robinson hits Marco Scandella. 15:45  
  15:48 Dale Weise penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by David Savard.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 15:48  
  16:18 Artturi Lehkonen hits Zach Werenski.
  16:26 Giveaway by Carey Price.
  16:51 Nate Thompson wins the faceoff against Alexander Wennberg.
Cam Atkinson shoots Saved by Carey Price. 17:09  
  17:10 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Alexander Wennberg.
Nick Foligno shoots Saved by Carey Price. 17:32  
Alexander Wennberg wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 17:33  
  17:59 Dale Weise blocks shot from Cam Atkinson.
  18:16 Giveaway by Tomas Tatar.
David Savard shoots Saved by Carey Price. 18:25  
  18:26 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Riley Nash.
Takeaway by Sonny Milano. 18:28  
  18:35 Ben Chiarot blocks shot from Riley Nash.
  19:20 Ben Chiarot blocks shot from Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Gustav Nyquist wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 19:28  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 19:41  
Giveaway by Seth Jones. 19:47  
2
Columbus   Montreal
  0:00 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Nick Foligno hits Tomas Tatar. 0:13  
  0:29 Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net
Alexander Wennberg wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 0:31  
  0:36 Nick Suzuki hits Vladislav Gavrikov.
  0:55 Joel Armia hits David Savard.
  0:59 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Alexander Wennberg.
  1:06 Shot by Nick Suzuki misses the net
Scott Harrington hits Joel Armia. 1:31  
Emil Bemstrom hits Nick Cousins. 1:57  
Markus Nutivaara blocks shot from Artturi Lehkonen. 2:11  
Markus Nutivaara blocks shot from Marco Scandella. 2:24  
  2:33 Shot by Artturi Lehkonen misses the net
  2:48 Ryan Poehling hits Riley Nash.
Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Nate Thompson. 2:58  
  3:10 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Pierre-Luc Dubois.
Pierre-Luc Dubois scores. Assisted by Nick Foligno and Zach Werenski. 3:31  
  3:31 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Alexander Wennberg.
  3:38 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  3:46 Shot by Ben Chiarot misses the net
  3:48 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Alexander Wennberg.
  3:55 Shea Weber shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Giveaway by Vladislav Gavrikov. 4:12  
  4:16 Shot by Shea Weber misses the net
Giveaway by Cam Atkinson. 4:26  
  4:36 Shea Weber shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  5:15 Max Domi shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Scott Harrington blocks shot from Nick Cousins. 5:20  
Markus Nutivaara blocks shot from Max Domi. 5:29  
Giveaway by Scott Harrington. 5:32  
  5:38 Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  5:42 Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net
Boone Jenner blocks shot from Victor Mete. 5:55  
Nathan Gerbe hits Dale Weise. 6:17  
  6:43 Giveaway by Nate Thompson.
Shot by Nathan Gerbe misses the net 6:45  
  6:55 Takeaway by Tomas Tatar.
  7:00 Tomas Tatar penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Seth Jones.
Alexander Wennberg wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 7:00  
  7:51 Shea Weber blocks shot from Alexander Wennberg.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Nate Thompson. 8:17  
  8:31 Nate Thompson blocks shot from Boone Jenner.
Oliver Bjorkstrand shoots Saved by Carey Price. 8:43  
  8:57 Giveaway by Carey Price.
  9:17 Takeaway by Nick Suzuki.
  9:18 Tomas Tatar scores. Assisted by Brendan Gallagher and Nick Suzuki.
Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 9:18  
Nathan Gerbe hits Nick Suzuki. 9:53  
  10:02 Nick Suzuki hits Riley Nash.
  10:21 Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  10:22 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Alexander Wennberg.
Giveaway by Boone Jenner. 11:32  
  11:42 Tomas Tatar hits Emil Bemstrom.
  11:44 Brendan Gallagher hits Emil Bemstrom.
  11:53 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Giveaway by Elvis Merzlikins. 11:55  
  11:59 Victor Mete shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Sonny Milano penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Phillip Danault. 12:13  
  12:13 Phillip Danault penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sonny Milano.
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 12:13  
Oliver Bjorkstrand hits Ben Chiarot. 12:17  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Carey Price. 12:49  
  12:50 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Alexander Wennberg.
  13:23 Shot by Ilya Kovalchuk misses the net
  13:31 Tomas Tatar wins the faceoff against Alexander Wennberg.
  13:37 Shot by Shea Weber misses the net
Vladislav Gavrikov blocks shot from Shea Weber. 13:44  
Cam Atkinson shoots Saved by Carey Price. 14:15  
  14:33 Shot by Nick Suzuki misses the net
  14:49 Shot by Jeff Petry misses the net
Takeaway by Boone Jenner. 14:54  
Markus Nutivaara blocks shot from Jeff Petry. 15:44  
  15:54 Nate Thompson shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  16:00 Shot by Nate Thompson misses the net
Markus Nutivaara blocks shot from Marco Scandella. 16:06  
Scott Harrington hits Ryan Poehling. 16:13  
Nathan Gerbe shoots Saved by Carey Price. 16:38  
  16:39 Ben Chiarot hits Nathan Gerbe.
Riley Nash hits Nate Thompson. 16:47  
Vladislav Gavrikov blocks shot from Shea Weber. 17:00  
Nathan Gerbe hits Ben Chiarot. 17:01  
  17:01 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
  17:06 Shot by Shea Weber misses the net
Nick Foligno shoots Saved by Carey Price. 17:17  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Carey Price. 17:43  
Pierre-Luc Dubois scores. 17:52  
Alexander Wennberg wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 17:52  
  18:18 Joel Armia hits Gustav Nyquist.
Vladislav Gavrikov blocks shot from Ilya Kovalchuk. 18:29  
  18:54 Nick Cousins hits David Savard.
  19:03 Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
David Savard penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Cousins. 19:06  
  19:06 Phillip Danault wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
Nick Foligno blocks shot from Nick Suzuki. 19:13  
Nick Foligno hits Nick Suzuki. 19:28  
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Carey Price. 19:54  
3
Columbus   Montreal
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 0:00  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 0:20  
Shot by Gustav Nyquist misses the net 1:29  
  2:09 Nate Thompson hits Eric Robinson.
  2:19 Giveaway by Dale Weise.
  2:50 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  2:55 Phillip Danault hits Sonny Milano.
  3:19 Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 3:20  
Giveaway by David Savard. 3:44  
Eric Robinson hits Brett Kulak. 4:42  
Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Carey Price. 4:52  
Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Nate Thompson. 4:54  
Shot by Nathan Gerbe misses the net 4:56  
Eric Robinson hits Marco Scandella. 5:00  
  5:12 Dale Weise hits Scott Harrington.
  5:15 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Boone Jenner.
Seth Jones blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. 6:23  
  6:33 Shea Weber shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  6:48 Takeaway by Phillip Danault.
Zach Werenski shoots Saved by Carey Price. 7:02  
  7:20 Max Domi shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  7:22 Max Domi wins the faceoff against Riley Nash.
  7:25 Brett Kulak shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Riley Nash blocks shot from Jeff Petry. 7:33  
  8:01 Shot by Jeff Petry misses the net
Sonny Milano shoots Saved by Carey Price. 9:05  
Riley Nash wins the faceoff against Nate Thompson. 9:06  
Nathan Gerbe shoots Saved by Carey Price. 9:08  
  9:09 Nate Thompson wins the faceoff against Riley Nash.
Eric Robinson hits Victor Mete. 9:16  
  10:14 Jeff Petry blocks shot from Gustav Nyquist.
  10:27 Brett Kulak blocks shot from David Savard.
  10:30 Artturi Lehkonen hits Gustav Nyquist.
Oliver Bjorkstrand hits Ben Chiarot. 10:46  
  10:52 Shot by Tomas Tatar misses the net
Giveaway by Nick Foligno. 11:20  
Nick Foligno hits Ben Chiarot. 11:28  
  12:01 Takeaway by Marco Scandella.
Takeaway by Riley Nash. 12:05  
Shot by Markus Nutivaara misses the net 12:28  
  12:33 Giveaway by Marco Scandella.
Scott Harrington shoots Saved by Carey Price. 12:33  
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 12:35  
David Savard blocks shot from Tomas Tatar. 13:10  
Oliver Bjorkstrand penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tomas Tatar. 13:13  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Max Domi. 13:13  
Giveaway by Nick Foligno. 13:41  
  14:04 Shot by Ilya Kovalchuk misses the net
  14:13 Ilya Kovalchuk hits Riley Nash.
Gustav Nyquist shoots Saved by Carey Price. 14:42  
Boone Jenner shoots Saved by Carey Price. 15:08  
Vladislav Gavrikov blocks shot from Shea Weber. 15:40  
  15:52 Max Domi scores. Assisted by Ben Chiarot and Nick Cousins.
  15:52 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Riley Nash.
  16:03 Ilya Kovalchuk hits Seth Jones.
Takeaway by Zach Werenski. 16:17  
  16:32 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
  16:37 Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Elvis Merzlikins.
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 16:38  
Giveaway by David Savard. 16:57  
Giveaway by Zach Werenski. 17:55  
  17:58 Giveaway by Tomas Tatar.
  18:03 Giveaway by Shea Weber.
Gustav Nyquist scores on an empty net. Assisted by Seth Jones. 18:07  
Boone Jenner wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 18:07  
Vladislav Gavrikov blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. 18:24  
David Savard blocks shot from Max Domi. 18:35  
  18:59 Shea Weber scores. Assisted by Ilya Kovalchuk and Tomas Tatar.
Pierre-Luc Dubois wins the faceoff against Phillip Danault. 18:59  
Giveaway by Zach Werenski. 19:17  
  19:42 Ilya Kovalchuk blocks shot from Seth Jones.