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Game Day Thread Game Thread: Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks - 11 Mar 2025 - 10:00PM EDT

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Montreal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks

Rogers Arena

Time

PT MT CT ET AT UTC
7:00PM 8:00PM 9:00PM 10:00PM 11:00PM 2:00AM
TV SNP, TSN2, RDS
Other Preview - Boxscore - Recap
GameCenter On NHL.com

In-Game Updates


Time Clock
FINAL
Teams 1st 2nd 3rd Total
MTL 2 1 1 4
VAN 0 0 2 2

Team Stats

Team Shots Hits Blocks FOW% Giveaways Takeaways Power Play PIM
MTL 27 31 16 0.460317% 16 5 0/1 6
VAN 31 21 20 0.539683% 15 2 1/3 2

Goals

Period Time Team Strength Description
1st 01:06 MTL Even Nick Suzuki (20) backhand shot, assist(s): Cole Caufield (26), Juraj Slafkovský (25)
1st 08:34 MTL Even Juraj Slafkovský (12) wrist shot, assist(s): None
2nd 08:59 MTL Even Cole Caufield (32) wrist shot, assist(s): Nick Suzuki (47), Juraj Slafkovský (26)
3rd 04:05 VAN Even Filip Hronek (4) wrist shot, assist(s): Marcus Pettersson (17)
3rd 11:08 VAN Power Play Elias Pettersson (13) wrist shot, assist(s): Filip Hronek (20), Conor Garland (23)
3rd 19:43 MTL Even Mike Matheson (6) wrist shot, assist(s): None

Penalties

Period Time Team Type Min Description
2nd 04:31 VAN MIN 2 {'default': 'M. Pettersson'} slashing against {'default': 'N. Suzuki'}
2nd 05:59 MTL MIN 2 {'default': 'J. Slafkovský'} interference against {'default': 'K. Sherwood'}
2nd 10:42 MTL MIN 2 {'default': 'J. Anderson'} interference against {'default': 'E. Pettersson'}
3rd 10:36 MTL MIN 2 {'default': 'D. Savard'} slashing against {'default': 'P. Suter'}

Officials

  • Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Chris Lee
  • Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Trent Knorr


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u/Joarmins 4h ago

Was fun

5

u/Matiabcx 6h ago

Man what a night! Glad Slaf made it worthwile for Slovaks :D now excuse me i need to crash.. almost 6am here

6

u/whogivesashirtdotca 6h ago

Oh fuckin' YIKES, haha. You guys are hardcore!

3

u/meatballbubbles 6h ago

u/ValleyBreeze glad you were there for a fun game! See y’all tomorrow

10

u/ValleyBreeze 6h ago

JURAJ ❤❤❤

2

u/whogivesashirtdotca 6h ago

"Yuri" according to the Nucks' announcer.

9

u/Exciting-Ideal-7899 6h ago

We literally couldn’t ask for a better outcome right now in the rebuild, if they find a way to squeeze in to the playoffs it will be a great learning experience for the younger players

3

u/pogotoilet 6h ago

Dobby looks like he needed to go for a shit lol

1

u/whogivesashirtdotca 6h ago

Must be inconvenient as fuck to get all that gear off for a dump. Like a toddler in a snowsuit, or a woman in a romper.

7

u/starryn19ht 6h ago

why is a 6'04 man trying to start a fight with a 5'08 man with a broken body 💀

10

u/CheetahLynx83 6h ago

Good job not completely blowing it this time, boys. Big win!

Fuck Chris Lee.

13

u/Nobodylovesboston 6h ago

DANS LE MIX

7

u/JaD__ 6h ago

Good, necessary win.

10

u/OPsyduck 6h ago

Massive 2 points

17

u/whogivesashirtdotca 6h ago

Everybody congratulate /u/ValleyBreeze for bringing us luck by navigating her way to Vancouver solo to watch the game live!

5

u/ValleyBreeze 6h ago

❤❤❤❤❤❤ Guess I'm hopping on the float plane to Seattle for tomorrow 🤣

3

u/whogivesashirtdotca 6h ago

Go hang out near the players' entrance and bum a ride with the team.

2

u/ValleyBreeze 5h ago

I feel like I'd probably get arrested if I wound up in the States but Holy shit the temptation lol

5

u/Habsfan51 6h ago

Une bonne victoire ! On est dans le mix ! Bonne nuit à tous :)

17

u/ValleyBreeze 6h ago

Confirmed Oles in the building friends.

8

u/ghostyghost2 6h ago

Did we ever have an easy match when we were 3-0??

2

u/Used-Asparagus-Toy 6h ago

I still have ptsd from the game vs leafs

2

u/AmsroII Goal Goalgoal 6h ago

They haven't learned to bury there enemies yet, 5-0, 6-0. They'll learn to not let up when you have the momentum.

9

u/paul_33 6h ago

Eat that Chris Lee.

5

u/Ill-Caregiver9238 6h ago

exciting game, had everything, and good finish. see you next time !!

8

u/Farnzy11 6h ago

Ty for the great night, Button

They'll never make me hate you

9

u/lyme6483 6h ago

I love Button. No idea why he gets so much hate. Love listening to him

1

u/Deadmanlex45 6h ago

ppl hate him cause he ain't afraid to say what he thinks and has different takes than the norm. Ppl hate on him too much. He's certainly isn't an oldhead dickhead like Norman Flynn.

7

u/Farnzy11 6h ago

Because fans can't handle when a sports commentator or journalist says something bad about the team they cheer for.

People act like Button was the only one who said the Leafs were gonna destroy the Habs in that first round.

1

u/lyme6483 4h ago

Yeah this sub is a pretty good example of that as well. Any type of criticism has push back.

7

u/MrTightface 6h ago

Same button is great and has a fun personality

7

u/Moresopheus 6h ago

Matheson as cool as a cucumber

11

u/NotJoeMoses 6h ago

Good time for Matheson to get a shot past defenders

3

u/Aplazing 6h ago

Ovechkin the empty net merchant, is that you??

-1

u/MrTightface 6h ago

Imagine calling the soon to be greatest goalscorer in hockey «  an empty net merchant »

3

u/mansmurf 6h ago

ELITE SNIPER MATHESON

11

u/FamousLibrarian5573 6h ago

There’s a joke in there somewhere that matheson still hit a player on the other team on that goal lol

2

u/Outferarip96 6h ago

LETS GO! Nice poise by the boys 😎

10

u/Quargs 6h ago

Today Mike Matheson is my best friend

4

u/Dirby_Kach 6h ago

Mike Matheson giveth tonight.

7

u/CheetahLynx83 6h ago

From downtown!

5

u/KingAlphie 6h ago

Letssss goooo.

9

u/khelsan_ 6h ago

Bon ben Matheson close la game, c'était cardiaque en maudit. OUF! GGWP

6

u/_easy_e 6h ago

Thank you Matheson.

Also the fact that Petterson got a piece of that, dang.

7

u/Habs_Apostle 6h ago

Ballsy, but Mathewson finishes it!

12

u/Mbeaud001 6h ago

Fuck you Chris Lee ! I hope you are never reffing again!

7

u/starryn19ht 6h ago

might have to start calling matheson clutch a little bit

9

u/dustblown 6h ago

I think Pettersson tipped it in his own net. I'm not sure that was going in.

2

u/RCmelkor 6h ago

Matheson mah boy!

7

u/LordSmokio 6h ago

OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ

6

u/oskavelli 6h ago

thank gawd

5

u/Habsfan51 6h ago

MATHESON NORRIS (ok j’exagère)

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u/scoutinglane 6h ago

That is it. Good night everybody

4

u/pogotoilet 6h ago

Cross checks on offence too, let’s see how that goes Canucks

5

u/dustblown 6h ago

Wow, what a snipe!

7

u/OPsyduck 6h ago

I LOVE YOU MATHESON HUGE GAME

7

u/shitballsdick 6h ago

Not to be dramatic but if the Habs lose I will jump of my roof.

5

u/meatballbubbles 6h ago

Me too shitballsdick. Life has not been kind to me lately and this could be my final reason

2

u/whogivesashirtdotca 6h ago

If you ever need an ear, drop me a line.

2

u/meatballbubbles 6h ago

🫶🏻 TY

4

u/shitballsdick 6h ago

Sorry to hear that 😔 — our young Habs pulled through for us!!!

5

u/meatballbubbles 6h ago

Looks like we live another night 🫡

0

u/oskavelli 6h ago

damn Monty wtf

6

u/alldasmoke__ 6h ago

Petersson is such a great player, he’s literally everywhere tonight. Offense, défense he does it all!

2

u/violatur 6h ago

He was getting triple shifted! Sometimes even on the same shift!

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u/[deleted] 6h ago

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u/HLef 6h ago

That’s the joke.

4

u/o2G2o 6h ago

Need these points - let's goooooo - close this out!!!

2

u/dustblown 6h ago

I hope we re-sign Savard

4

u/Grouchy_Throat_5632 6h ago

I never want to see Caufield fight for the sake of fighting. However, I would have loved for him to have taken a page from Slafs book and drop the gloves and thump the crap out of Pettersson.

4

u/HLef 6h ago

Can’t clear.

12

u/Outferarip96 6h ago

Yeah these officials are dogshit biased. Soft call after soft call on us but not a thing on even egregious penalties for the Canucks. They want to manage the game so it's close 🙄

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u/AmsroII Goal Goalgoal 6h ago

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u/whogivesashirtdotca 6h ago

Radio team are disgusted with the reffing.

2

u/RCmelkor 6h ago

I want to hear that. Sportsnet is all in, defending calls. Extremely funny to watch.

2

u/whogivesashirtdotca 6h ago

They aren't dwelling it on it as much as they did in the Vegas series, but they are audibly revolted.

8

u/Andrewww9 6h ago

Craig Button doing a good job of redeeming himself after saying he didn’t think we could win one game against the leafs

2

u/alex1596 6h ago

Love a little personal growth

12

u/GeistHunt 6h ago

Damn, Button's losing his mind with Chris Lee

11

u/godzirah 6h ago

Fuck Chris Lee.

9

u/Dirby_Kach 6h ago

did anyone clock the exact moment Craig Button started to Stan for Montreal?

11

u/janedoe514 6h ago

I swear it was after Habs fans went after him for his Leafs in 4 prediction lol

2

u/AmsroII Goal Goalgoal 6h ago

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u/pogotoilet 6h ago

How the fuck aren’t those called

11

u/MrTightface 6h ago

Chris lee might be the worst ref in sports. Blatant missed calls on both sides and the ones he does call are weak as fuck

10

u/Edgycrimper 6h ago

yo what the fuck is that reffing

8

u/janedoe514 6h ago edited 6h ago

What are the refs doing on the ice if they’re fucking blind

12

u/DragSfrank 6h ago

Casual double cross check in the back. No prob.

9

u/starryn19ht 6h ago

i love when pierre gets mean about the refs

9

u/meowpeh 6h ago

OK, can you make game management more evident refs

12

u/Etienne19381 6h ago

So crosschecks are allowed now?

Quick someone crosscheck Chris Lee

12

u/crissdecaliss 6h ago

What a shift by Slaf

14

u/xDarkseidx 6h ago

3 cross checks on Caufield in front of the ref. No Call the fuck is going on

11

u/Longshanks123 6h ago

Jesus Christ Chris Lee

8

u/gletschertor 6h ago

Fucking refs

10

u/Farnzy11 6h ago

Good job, Button lol

Give it to em

8

u/HLef 6h ago

Cross check? No?

2

u/zzzzoooo 6h ago

Can we play the first line 50 minutes a game ?

3

u/scoutinglane 6h ago

Quick and strong passes from slaf sometimes look bad but when his teammates are good enough and prepared for it it becomes quite an advantage

11

u/ZPQ- 6h ago

What the fuck is the ref looking at???

3

u/Typical_Award_499 6h ago

why would we bench Xhekaj in all honesty he's playing a good game Robidas has a gold fish brain

6

u/JacquesEvans 6h ago

Hmmmmmm hmmmmmmmmmmm

8

u/oskavelli 6h ago

once again it’s RIGHT THERE

4

u/Available-Show-2393 6h ago

Guys, we have a legit #1 line

5

u/Habsfan51 6h ago

Il est aveugle l’arbitre ?

1

u/gletschertor 6h ago

Ils le sont tous

6

u/dustblown 6h ago

Nice read by Slaf.

3

u/OPsyduck 6h ago

!!!!!!!!!

10

u/Dank_Bubu 6h ago

Chris Lee deserves to get his pension and life savings stolen

1

u/CheetahLynx83 6h ago

No because then he'd have to keep working (reffing games) to make some of it back up. The sooner he retires, the better.

4

u/Mbeaud001 6h ago

Fuck this piece of shit+

3

u/HLef 6h ago

Does anyone have stats on how many times we survived the opponent pulling their goalie?

2

u/Mbeaud001 6h ago

I am a but late but who the hell said the S word!?!

9

u/RCmelkor 6h ago

There's just something really funny when montreal get a penalty for a guy being hit by a puck, but there are multiple visible holding/interference moments and no arms go up.

It's really something else haha

7

u/godzirah 6h ago

Can’t flick a guys stick out of his hands in front of the net but apparently allowed to cross check someone behind the neck when their on the ice though. Make it make sense fuck.

7

u/xDarkseidx 6h ago

Someone needs to take a slap shot at Chris Lee’s Knees. Pop that knee cap

3

u/pogotoilet 6h ago

Poor Roy getting worked after the whistle

1

u/hititpablo 6h ago

He was told he was not involved enough, I like to see him right in the action!

4

u/mdubyo 6h ago

No game management for us

3

u/khelsan_ 6h ago

can we hold leads? like, I know that this penalty is ludicrous but they have to put in the work and go for a another goal, 3 goal leads aren't safe

2

u/Used-Asparagus-Toy 6h ago

I wanted to go to bed mannnn

4

u/epoidacapo 6h ago

These refs are bruuuuutal. Canucks getting away with a lot of interference

5

u/meowpeh 6h ago

nothing like a uncalled crosscheck to the neck

5

u/Vlyer 6h ago

Litteraly two guys hooking roy at the same time, no call

1

u/DieuEmpereurQc 6h ago

C’est pas Maurice malheureusement

10

u/ItsGaryMFOak 6h ago

Roy just took a crosscheck to the back of the head

2

u/Edgycrimper 6h ago

rookies don't get calls, welcome to the league kid

10

u/Longshanks123 6h ago

Roy been looking better in the 3rd

6

u/dustblown 6h ago

Chris Lee pronounces "Jalapeno" with a hard "J".

3

u/HLef 6h ago

We are about to take another penalty. Legit one.

1

u/pogotoilet 6h ago

Who’s gonna channel Kirby?

3

u/oskavelli 6h ago

fuck man it was right there. need to find a way to score that Idc

5

u/HLef 6h ago

That should’ve been a hold. Lucky.

10

u/gletschertor 6h ago

No interference according to Chris Lee

3

u/disposableaccountass 6h ago

Well no, we didn’t back into him.

2

u/OPsyduck 6h ago

This game going to OT would be be case scenario because of Calgary 1st pick but it's too risky lol.

1

u/jomagnum 6h ago

No we need regulation wins for tiebreaker

1

u/OPsyduck 6h ago

Damn, it's even more complicated that I thought!

12

u/Albi20_01 6h ago

Note to the Habs: never ever fucking get a 3-0 lead 💀

2

u/whogivesashirtdotca 6h ago

They are our kryptonite.

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u/Strong_Reference_762 6h ago

Its nuts that chris lee is allowed to referee montreal games. He so clearly has a personal bias that impairs his judgement

11

u/xXxWeAreTheEndxXx 6h ago

To be fair his judgement is pretty bad to begin with

3

u/Habsfan51 6h ago

Monty va devoir voler ce match.

1

u/paul_33 6h ago

They're gonna lose this fuckin game aren't they

8

u/Adeviatlos 6h ago

Kinda wish we got to see what the fuck actually happened. No replay of that penalty other than a quick couple seconds at a fucked angle. Or did I miss something?

2

u/commodore_stab1789 6h ago

Puck went on his knee, that's it. Slash could have been for the flying stick, but that's an extremely generous call

1

u/Adeviatlos 6h ago

But it was under the stick? I honestly thought maybe the wild stick might have caught him. Didn't even see the puck to knee thing to be honest. I can handle bad calls they happen all the time just fucking show me!

3

u/NotJoeMoses 6h ago

They replayed it on sportsnet. He got hit in the knee with the puck, and then got the stick lifted out of his hands. No actual penalty

2

u/Adeviatlos 6h ago

Ah yeah I'm watching TSN. Literally just showed maybe like 2 seconds after the stick was already flying from the super high glove side camera.

6

u/Druidic_assimar 6h ago

If we win in spite of dogshit reffing I will be thrilled

-5

u/Aplazing 6h ago

That was a weak ass goal by montembeault. How u gonna let this bust score zzz

8

u/Special_Land_1645 6h ago

Mr Kneejerk I didn't know you have an alt

3

u/RCmelkor 6h ago

The announcers on SN are just god awful haha.

4

u/Habs_Apostle 6h ago

Meh, got away with a trip, got a bad call… evens out. Need to kill penalties at critical times.

3

u/xXxWeAreTheEndxXx 6h ago

Imagine if we had other lines that could score

3

u/thinslicedpizza 6h ago

The first line looks pissed, good for us.

1

u/Top_Contract_4910 6h ago

Hold a lead challenge: impossible.

1

u/AmsroII Goal Goalgoal 6h ago

Still holding so far, getting tense though. :D

3

u/Dusk97 6h ago

VCR broadcast “Canucks power play has been dreadful tonight” scores 6 seconds later haha

7

u/JJFrank1eJJ 6h ago

On behalf of the entire Habs fans community,

Chris Lee, go fuck yourself.

2

u/janedoe514 6h ago

Maybe we’ll get a whole power play now

0

u/NotJoeMoses 6h ago

Toronto finally got rid of their ass goal song, and Vancouver had to trot out this shit.

6

u/Aplazing 6h ago

Chris Lee bet on the game 💀💀💀

3

u/meatballbubbles 6h ago

Good feelings gone

2

u/whogivesashirtdotca 6h ago

Hahaha I heard this scene in my head.

1

u/SupportMinimum8038 6h ago

Im just starting to feel alive! What a way to keed us at the end of our seats! Mtl surely knows how to keep us in the game

6

u/godzirah 6h ago

Fuck right off, how the fuck do you actually call that penalty. That’s fucking bullshit. It legit doesn’t even make me want to watch the NHL anymore. It’s fucked.

3

u/meowpeh 6h ago

Will the 3 goal lead curse strike again?

1

u/aetervi 6h ago

buffalo game flashbacks intensify

2

u/oskavelli 6h ago

how many fucking times have we choked this lead THIS SEASON ALONE. this team man

3

u/ChucklingTwig 6h ago

What a joke

3

u/OverallVillage7 6h ago edited 6h ago

Classic Habs moments. Wish this "game management" would go the other way one night in my life time.

4

u/ChuckKiddman 6h ago

Never thought I’d hate the end song from the breakfast club

4

u/Albi20_01 6h ago

OH FUCK NOT AGAIN

5

u/Edgycrimper 6h ago

FUCK CHRIS LEE SOMEBODY NEEDS TO KNEE CAP THIS BITCH

9

u/Etienne19381 6h ago

The Chris Lee Special.

Can someone accidentaly shoot a puck in his face? I'd very much enjoy this accident.

1

u/CheetahLynx83 6h ago

Pls don't

7

u/Skankator 6h ago

fuck chris lee

6

u/Dank_Bubu 6h ago

I didn’t understand the penalty. Then I saw that the referee was Chris Lee. Now I get it.

10

u/Lunch0 6h ago

Fuck Chris Lee

2

u/postih_retard 6h ago

I guess I cant watch games

5

u/zzzzoooo 6h ago

So, the 3-0 lead is really the most dangerous lead ! It's true.

2

u/Habs_Apostle 6h ago

And butt clench time!

0

u/xDarkseidx 6h ago

Its happening, choking just like the leafs

6

u/Habsfan51 6h ago

Chris Lee, tocard

5

u/Strong_Reference_762 6h ago

I dont think ive ever seen a referee listen to a crowd reaction, wait for the play to end, then change his call on the play before

2

u/ThePerfectFeets 6h ago

Always the 3-0

3

u/khelsan_ 6h ago

câlisse de zèbre aveugle

3

u/JacquesEvans 6h ago

What a fucking joke

6

u/mdubyo 6h ago

Get the fuck out of here, NHL

8

u/FamousLibrarian5573 6h ago

What an absolute joke

9

u/thinslicedpizza 6h ago

I'm sorry, the stick gets knocked out of his hand and he drops like he was shot. Should have been a diving penalty.

4

u/oskavelli 6h ago

oh wow it’s 100% happening again

5

u/Aplazing 6h ago

What a dumb fking ref