Match Summary

Detroit Red Wings defeated Montreal Canadiens 4:3. The match was played in NHL 2019. League standings: Detroit Red Wings #16, Montreal Canadiens #12.

Detroit Red Wings vs Montreal Canadiens Head to Head Results

Detroit Red Wings and Montreal Canadiens have met 50 times — Detroit Red Wings won 21, Montreal Canadiens won 29, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Montreal Canadiens leads the head-to-head with 29 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 289 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.78 per match (123 for the home side, 166 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 43 matches (86%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 48 games (96%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 10–1 in 2017.

Detroit Red Wings

Drawn

Montreal Canadiens

Goals: 123Goals: 166

Recent Meetings (50)

19 Mar 2026Detroit Red Wings3 – 1Montreal CanadiensNHL

11 Jan 2026Montreal Canadiens0 – 4Detroit Red WingsNHL

9 Oct 2025Detroit Red Wings1 – 5Montreal CanadiensNHL

8 Apr 2025Montreal Canadiens4 – 1Detroit Red WingsNHL

24 Jan 2025Detroit Red Wings4 – 2Montreal CanadiensNHL

22 Dec 2024Montreal Canadiens5 – 1Detroit Red WingsNHL

21 Dec 2024Detroit Red Wings3 – 4Montreal CanadiensNHL

16 Apr 2024Montreal Canadiens4 – 5Detroit Red WingsNHL

15 Apr 2024Detroit Red Wings5 – 4Montreal CanadiensNHL

3 Dec 2023Montreal Canadiens4 – 5Detroit Red WingsNHL

More results

Standings

Detroit Red Wings sit #16 and Montreal Canadiens are #12 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Western Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1St. Louis Blues	71	33	19	94
2Colorado Avalanche	70	37	20	92
3Vegas Golden Knights	71	30	24	86
4Edmonton Oilers	71	31	25	83
5Dallas Stars	69	26	24	82
6Winnipeg Jets	71	30	28	80
7Calgary Flames	70	25	27	79
8Vancouver Canucks	69	27	27	78
9Nashville Predators	69	28	26	78
10Minnesota Wild	69	30	27	77
11Arizona Coyotes	70	26	29	74
12Chicago Blackhawks	70	23	30	72
13Anaheim Ducks	71	20	33	67
14Los Angeles Kings	70	21	35	64
15San Jose Sharks	70	22	36	63

Eastern Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Boston Bruins	70	38	14	100
2Tampa Bay Lightning	70	35	21	92
3Washington Capitals	69	31	20	90
4Philadelphia Flyers	69	31	21	89
5Pittsburgh Penguins	69	29	23	86
6Carolina Hurricanes	68	27	25	81
7Toronto Maple Leafs	70	28	25	81
8Columbus Blue Jackets	70	25	22	81
9New York Islanders	68	24	23	80
10New York Rangers	70	31	28	79
11Florida Panthers	69	30	26	78
12Montreal Canadiens	71	19	31	71
13Buffalo Sabres	69	22	31	68
14New Jersey Devils	69	22	29	68
15Ottawa Senators	71	18	34	62
16Detroit Red Wings	71	13	49	39

Atlantic

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Boston Bruins	70	38	14	100
2Tampa Bay Lightning	70	35	21	92
3Toronto Maple Leafs	70	28	25	81
4Florida Panthers	69	30	26	78
5Montreal Canadiens	71	19	31	71
6Buffalo Sabres	69	22	31	68
7Ottawa Senators	71	18	34	62
8Detroit Red Wings	71	13	49	39

Central

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1St. Louis Blues	71	33	19	94
2Colorado Avalanche	70	37	20	92
3Dallas Stars	69	26	24	82
4Winnipeg Jets	71	30	28	80
5Nashville Predators	69	28	26	78
6Minnesota Wild	69	30	27	77
7Chicago Blackhawks	70	23	30	72

Pacific

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Vegas Golden Knights	71	30	24	86
2Edmonton Oilers	71	31	25	83
3Calgary Flames	70	25	27	79
4Vancouver Canucks	69	27	27	78
5Arizona Coyotes	70	26	29	74
6Anaheim Ducks	71	20	33	67
7Los Angeles Kings	70	21	35	64
8San Jose Sharks	70	22	36	63

Metropolitan

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Washington Capitals	69	31	20	90
2Philadelphia Flyers	69	31	21	89
3Pittsburgh Penguins	69	29	23	86
4Carolina Hurricanes	68	27	25	81
5Columbus Blue Jackets	70	25	22	81
6New York Islanders	68	24	23	80
7New York Rangers	70	31	28	79
8New Jersey Devils	69	22	29	68

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 17 Apr 2026