MTL @ PIT Gameday Thread
MTL @ PIT
Venue: PPG Paints Arena
Puck drop: Sat Oct 3, 2026 7:00pm EDT
Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.
Game Preview
MTL
- Record 7-3-0
- Streak W1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 2.8 · 2.5
- Power play 5/36 (13.9%)
- Last game W vs TOR (3–2)
PIT
- Record 6-4-0
- Streak W1
- GF/GP · GA/GP 5 · 3.4
- Power play 7/27 (25.9%)
- Last game W vs PHI (7–0)
Recent meetings:
- 2025-12-21 MTL 3 @ PIT 4 OT/SO
- 2025-12-20 PIT 0 @ MTL 4
- 2025-12-11 MTL 4 @ PIT 2
Players to watch (last 5 team games):
MTL
- Nick Suzuki 5 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG
- Juraj Slafkovsky 4 pts · 1 G · 10 SOG
- Josh Anderson 3 pts · 2 G · 5 SOG
- Zachary Bolduc 3 pts · 2 G · 4 SOG
PIT
- Yegor Chinakhov 4 pts · 2 G · 10 SOG
- Ryan Shea 4 pts · 0 G · 3 SOG
- Evgeni Malkin 3 pts · 2 G · 6 SOG
- Anthony Mantha 3 pts · 2 G · 6 SOG
Prediction:
Expected goals: MTL 3.07 · PIT 4.07 · Win odds: MTL 34.4% · PIT 65.6% · OT/SO chance: 14.9%
- 3-4 35.4%
- 3-3 33.6%
- 2-3 31%
Box Score
MTL 5
Final
PIT 6
2026-10-03
| Stat | MTL | PIT |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 5 | 6 |
| Shots | 25 | 30 |
| Power Play | 0/2 (0.0%) | 2/4 (50.0%) |
| PIM | 12 | 8 |
| Faceoffs | 38 / 30 | 30 / 38 |
| Blocks | 12 | 20 |
| Saves | 24 | 20 |
| MTL Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Cole Caufield | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Suzuki | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Chris Kreider | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivan Demidov | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lane Hutson | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Noah Dobson | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| PIT Scorers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| G | A | PTS | |
| Tommy Novak | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ben Kindel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Declan Carlile | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Samuel Girard | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Erik Karlsson | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Kris Letang | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Egor Chinakhov | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hendrix Lapierre | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kaedan Korczak | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rickard Rakell | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sidney Crosby | 0 | 1 | 1 |