NHL

Montreal 5, at Pittsburgh 6

Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Final · OT

1 2 3 4 G

Montreal Canadiens

3-4 · L1 · #8 (1338 ELO -4)

1 1 3 0 5

Pittsburgh Penguins

3-4 · L1 · #17 (1288 ELO +4)

1 4 0 1 6

PPG Paints Arena · Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 18,382

Novak lifts Penguins past Canadiens in overtime thriller

PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Tommy Novak scored his second goal of the game in overtime, and the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Montreal Canadiens 6-5 on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena. Novak converted a 2-on-1 rush from Evgeni Malkin, with Kris Letang also credited with an assist. The Penguins recovered after allowing a four-goal lead to slip away in the second period. Pittsburgh improved to 2-0-0, while Montreal fell to 1-1-0. Attendance was 18,382. Montreal nearly completed a dramatic comeback after trailing 5-1. Nick Suzuki sparked the Canadiens with one goal and three assists. Cole Caufield scored twice, Lane Hutson added three… Read more...

Top Statlines

Nick Suzuki MON 1g 3a 4sog
Thomas Novak PIT 2g 1a 3sog 1hit
Cole Caufield MON 2g 3sog

Forecasting

ELO Probability MON 54.4%

Spread MON -1.5

Projected Score PIT 4 MON 3

Money Line PIT -110/MON -110

Over/Under 6.5 (Over)