22 December 2024 at 00:00

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Detroit Red Wings

NHL · Season 2024

Match Events

Key match events between Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings — 6 goals and 9 cards recorded during the match.

Montreal Canadiens

Detroit Red Wings

Period 1

M. Matheson

Slashing

4′

🏒

6′

J. Veleno

M. Seider

10′

J. Petry

Interference

J. Slafkovsky

L. Hutson

14′

🏒

J. Evans

A. Carrier

15′

🏒

18′

D. Larkin

Interference

P. Laine

N. Suzuki

19′

🏒

Period 2

E. Heineman

2′

🏒

4′

M. Rasmussen

Tripping

K. Guhle

Tripping

7′

B. Gallagher

D. Savard

13′

🏒

E. Heineman

Holding

17′

Period 3

6′

W. Lagesson

Hooking

K. Dach

Hooking

14′

16′

M. Rasmussen

Hooking

Match Summary

Montreal Canadiens defeated Detroit Red Wings 5:1. The match was played in NHL 2024. Goals were scored by J. Veleno 6′, J. Slafkovsky 14′, J. Evans 15′, P. Laine 19′, E. Heineman 2′, B. Gallagher 13′. League standings: Montreal Canadiens #8, Detroit Red Wings #10.

Montreal Canadiens vs Detroit Red Wings Head to Head Results

Montreal Canadiens and Detroit Red Wings have met 50 times — Montreal Canadiens won 28, Detroit Red Wings won 22, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2008. Montreal Canadiens leads the head-to-head with 28 victories from 50 meetings. A combined 290 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 5.80 per match (164 for the home side, 126 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.

Montreal Canadiens

Drawn

Detroit Red Wings

Goals: 164Goals: 126

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

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

10 Nov 2023Detroit Red Wings2 – 3Montreal CanadiensNHL

More results

Standings

Montreal Canadiens sit #8 and Detroit Red Wings are #10 in the NHL table heading into this match.

Western Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Winnipeg Jets	82	43	22	116
2Vegas Golden Knights	82	46	22	110
3Dallas Stars	82	41	26	106
4Los Angeles Kings	82	43	25	105
5Colorado Avalanche	82	40	29	102
6Edmonton Oilers	82	36	29	101
7Minnesota Wild	82	33	30	97
8St. Louis Blues	82	32	30	96
9Calgary Flames	82	31	27	96
10Vancouver Canucks	82	28	30	90
11Utah Mammoth	82	30	31	89
12Anaheim Ducks	82	24	37	80
13Seattle Kraken	82	28	41	76
14Nashville Predators	82	24	44	68
15Chicago Blackhawks	82	20	46	61
16San Jose Sharks	82	14	50	52

Eastern Conference

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Washington Capitals	82	43	22	111
2Toronto Maple Leafs	82	41	26	108
3Tampa Bay Lightning	82	41	27	102
4Carolina Hurricanes	82	42	30	99
5Florida Panthers	82	37	31	98
6Ottawa Senators	82	35	30	97
7New Jersey Devils	82	36	33	91
8Montreal Canadiens	82	30	31	91
9Columbus Blue Jackets	82	30	33	89
10Detroit Red Wings	82	30	35	86
11New York Rangers	82	35	36	85
12New York Islanders	82	28	35	82
13Pittsburgh Penguins	82	24	36	80
14Buffalo Sabres	82	29	39	79
15Boston Bruins	82	26	39	76
16Philadelphia Flyers	82	21	39	76

Atlantic Division

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Toronto Maple Leafs	82	41	26	108
2Tampa Bay Lightning	82	41	27	102
3Florida Panthers	82	37	31	98
4Ottawa Senators	82	35	30	97
5Montreal Canadiens	82	30	31	91
6Detroit Red Wings	82	30	35	86
7Buffalo Sabres	82	29	39	79
8Boston Bruins	82	26	39	76

Central Division

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Winnipeg Jets	82	43	22	116
2Dallas Stars	82	41	26	106
3Colorado Avalanche	82	40	29	102
4Minnesota Wild	82	33	30	97
5St. Louis Blues	82	32	30	96
6Utah Mammoth	82	30	31	89
7Nashville Predators	82	24	44	68
8Chicago Blackhawks	82	20	46	61

Pacific Division

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Vegas Golden Knights	82	46	22	110
2Los Angeles Kings	82	43	25	105
3Edmonton Oilers	82	36	29	101
4Calgary Flames	82	31	27	96
5Vancouver Canucks	82	28	30	90
6Anaheim Ducks	82	24	37	80
7Seattle Kraken	82	28	41	76
8San Jose Sharks	82	14	50	52

Metropolitan Division

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Washington Capitals	82	43	22	111
2Carolina Hurricanes	82	42	30	99
3New Jersey Devils	82	36	33	91
4Columbus Blue Jackets	82	30	33	89
5New York Rangers	82	35	36	85
6New York Islanders	82	28	35	82
7Pittsburgh Penguins	82	24	36	80
8Philadelphia Flyers	82	21	39	76

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

API data: 17 Apr 2026