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Canadiens vs Red Wings

Final · Thu Mar 19 · 7:00 PM ET · Little Caesars Arena

Montreal CanadiensCanadiens37-21-10
1
FinalMar 19, 2026
Detroit Red WingsRed Wings38-23-8
3
TVFanDuel SN DETStreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
MTL−115
DET−105
Puck line
MTL −1.5+220
DET +1.5−270
Total O/U
Over 6.5+105
Under 6.5−125
  • Puck line: Red Wings +1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: under 6.5 (4 goals).

Recap

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Mar 19, 2026 to move to 38-23-8.

The go-ahead score came with 16:35 left in the third period: Alex DeBrincat Goal (34) Backhand, assists: none. The Red Wings won despite being outshot 33-28. They scored 3 unanswered goals in the third period.

Score by period

Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings, score by period
Team123T
MTL0101
DET0033

W: Gibson · L: Dobes

Scoring plays

Second Period

  1. MTLGoal · 17:45Juraj Slafkovský Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (29), Nick Suzuki (57)1-0

Third Period

  1. DETGoal · 2:14J.T. Compher Goal (10) Deflected, assists: Patrick Kane (29), Alex DeBrincat (37)1-1
  2. DETGoal · 16:35Alex DeBrincat Goal (34) Backhand, assists: none1-2
  3. DETGoal · 19:43Andrew Copp Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex DeBrincat (38)1-3

Team stats

MTLDET
Shots
33
28
Power Play Goals
1
0
Faceoff Win Percent
55.4
44.6
Hits
27
35
Blocked Shots
14
12
Penalty Minutes
8
8

Top performers

Montreal CanadiensDetroit Red Wings

Goals

Juraj Slafkovsky1
Alex DeBrincat1

Assists

Nick Suzuki1
Alex DeBrincat2

Points

Juraj Slafkovsky1
Alex DeBrincat3

Player stats

Canadiens · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zack Bolduc RW100015:4400400.00
Cole Caufield RW030-218:4801300.00
Phillip Danault C010-114:03001063.60
Ivan Demidov RW000-211:5900000.00
Jake Evans C011017:52003054.50
Brendan Gallagher RW040011:2500200.00
Oliver Kapanen C000-19:3300000.00
Alex Newhook C100-19:34001040.00
Juraj Slafkovsky LW120-219:5210500.00
Nick Suzuki C010-221:24010060.00
Alexandre Texier LW130013:4600200.00
Joe Veleno C140011:14002050.00

Canadiens · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Alexandre Carrier D120020:1500000.02
Noah Dobson D421-223:0100300.00
Kaiden Guhle D040-116:3300100.02
Lane Hutson D100-123:5900300.02
Mike Matheson D200-121:4100300.00
Jayden Struble D100012:5200000.02

Canadiens · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Jakub Dobes G22725.92658:250

Red Wings · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Mason Appleton C040014:3000200.00
J.T. Compher LW100322:08101042.10
Andrew Copp C100118:19102041.20
Alex DeBrincat RW132319:1112400.00
Sheldon Dries C00003:53000033.30
Emmitt Finnie C221016:51000061.50
Patrick Kane RW021217:2701300.00
Marco Kasper C180016:580030100.00
David Perron LW022015:1100100.00
Lucas Raymond LW010018:4500100.00
Dominik Shine RW00105:1400000.00
James van Riemsdyk LW00008:4600200.02

Red Wings · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Jacob Bernard-Docker D000011:4300000.00
Ben Chiarot D260019:3600100.02
Simon Edvinsson D140326:4100000.00
Justin Faulk D211020:2600200.00
Albert Johansson D010013:2900200.00
Moritz Seider D110324:3900400.04

Red Wings · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
John Gibson G13332.97060:000

Three stars

  1. Alex DeBrincat (DET)
  2. J.T. Compher (DET)
  3. Juraj Slafkovsky (MTL)

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