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Canucks vs Canadiens

Final · Mon Jan 12 · 7:30 PM ET · Bell Centre

Vancouver CanucksCanucks16-24-5
3
FinalJan 12, 2026
Montreal CanadiensCanadiens26-14-6
6
StreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
VAN+160
MTL−192
Puck line
VAN +1.5−148
MTL −1.5+124
Total O/U
Over 6.5+100
Under 6.5−120
  • Puck line: Canadiens −1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 6.5 (9 goals).

Recap

The Montreal Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 at Bell Centre in Montreal on Jan 12, 2026 to move to 26-14-6.

They scored 3 unanswered goals in the third period.

Score by period

Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadiens, score by period
Team123T
VAN1203
MTL1236

W: Dobes · L: Tolopilo

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. VANGoal · 11:53Elias Pettersson Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Linus Karlsson (10), Filip Hronek (24)1-0
  2. MTLGoal · 18:13Noah Dobson Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (35)1-1

Second Period

  1. VANGoal · 1:50Evander Kane Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Aatu Raty (9)2-1
  2. MTLGoal · 4:31Alexandre Carrier Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (36), Alexandre Texier (9)2-2
  3. MTLGoal · 4:51Alexandre Carrier Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (20), Ivan Demidov (27)2-3
  4. VANGoal · 9:42Max Sasson Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Drew O'Connor (7), Pierre-Olivier Joseph (2)3-3

Third Period

  1. MTLGoal · 0:29Mike Matheson Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (22), Alexandre Texier (10)3-4
  2. MTLGoal · 1:07Juraj Slafkovský Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (28), Lane Hutson (37)3-5
  3. MTLGoal · 6:05Oliver Kapanen Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (29), Juraj Slafkovský (21)3-6

Team stats

VANMTL
Shots
23
41
Power Play Goals
0
1
Faceoff Win Percent
44.2
55.8
Hits
12
26
Blocked Shots
9
26
Penalty Minutes
2
4

Top performers

Vancouver CanucksMontreal Canadiens

Goals

Evander Kane1
Alexandre Carrier2

Assists

Drew O'Connor1
Ivan Demidov3

Points

Evander Kane1
Juraj Slafkovsky3

Player stats

Canucks · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Brock Boeser RW100-221:4100300.02
Jake DeBrusk LW101-114:5100200.00
Conor Garland RW000-218:3300100.00
Nils Hoglander LW000011:2200100.00
David Kampf C021-216:45001054.50
Evander Kane LW000114:3310100.00
Linus Karlsson C010-115:340110100.00
Drew O'Connor LW000113:4001000.00
Liam Ohgren LW010011:3700000.00
Elias Pettersson C200-116:41104038.10
Aatu Raty C040012:25011028.60
Max Sasson C010114:31101060.00

Canucks · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Filip Hronek D000-121:1601300.00
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D112017:1501000.00
Victor Mancini D100018:0800000.00
Tyler Myers D000-119:4700200.00
Marcus Pettersson D320022:4500100.00
Tom Willander D000-218:3200100.00

Canucks · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Nikita Tolopilo G64135.85460:000

Canadiens · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Owen Beck C111011:03000050.00
Sammy Blais LW240011:0600000.00
Zack Bolduc RW140-213:29001033.30
Cole Caufield RW021216:1601400.00
Phillip Danault C400-216:34006046.20
Ivan Demidov RW000314:2703300.00
Brendan Gallagher RW001-213:3900300.00
Oliver Kapanen C100216:21105070.00
Juraj Slafkovsky LW210214:4412100.00
Nick Suzuki C110217:06021061.10
Alexandre Texier LW110118:2102200.00
Joe Veleno C030012:400010100.00

Canadiens · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Alexandre Carrier D300320:0120300.02
Noah Dobson D411222:1810400.02
Kaiden Guhle D100-219:5600200.00
Lane Hutson D100120:0101200.00
Mike Matheson D220323:0410200.00
Arber Xhekaj D260-314:5400100.00

Canadiens · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Jakub Dobes G32320.87060:000

Three stars

  1. Alexandre Carrier (MTL)
  2. Juraj Slafkovsky (MTL)
  3. Ivan Demidov (MTL)

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