Montreal Canadiens vs Anaheim Ducks: Second-Period Surge Meets Ducks’ Even-Strength Reply

The Montreal Canadiens entered at 36-20 with 3 overtime losses and left the Bell Centre with a 4-3 loss to the the Ducks, who came in at 37-27 with 3 overtime losses and moved to 4 points while the Habs sat on 3 points. The Montreal Canadiens vs Anaheim Ducks match summary started with a Ducks period-by-period line of 1, 2, and 1 against a Habs line of 0, 3, and 0, in front of an attendance of 20962.

First period

The Ducks opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while the Canadiens scored 0, even as the Habs finished the night with 30 shots to Anaheim’s 28. The Canadiens also landed 14 hits to the Ducks’ 17, and Montreal won the faceoff count with 30 faceoffs won on 57 draws for a 53 percent faceoff win rate.

Second period

The Canadiens’ offense arrived in the second period with 3 goals, and Montreal generated those goals at even strength where the Habs finished with 3 even-strength goals on 25 even-strength shots. Nick Suzuki produced 2 points on 1 goal and 1 assist, and Cole Caufield scored 1 goal on 4 shots for a 25 percent shooting rate. The Ducks answered with 2 second-period goals at even strength, part of an Anaheim night that ended with 4 even-strength goals on 27 even-strength shots.

Third period

The Ducks scored 1 third-period goal while the Canadiens scored 0, and Anaheim’s goaltender closed with 27 saves on 30 shots against as the credited winner. Montreal’s goaltending line finished with 24 saves on 28 shots against in the losing decision, and the Habs’ night included 19 giveaways alongside 7 takeaways. The Canadiens also went 0-for-4 on the power play with 5 power-play shots, while the Ducks went 0-for-1 with 1 power-play shot, a swing that shaped this post game analysis and frames a Montreal Canadiens vs Anaheim Ducks result analysis.

Game notes and stars

Anaheim recorded 22 blocked shot attempts with 15 credited blocked shots, while Montreal posted 17 blocked shot attempts with 20 credited blocked shots in the official team totals. The game’s 3 stars listed Leo Carlsson first for the Ducks, Ivan Demidov second for the Canadiens, and Troy Terry third for Anaheim, as this post-game report Montreal Canadiens filed from the Bell Centre.

The Canadiens return home again on 3/17/2026 at 7:00 PM EDT against the the Boston Bruins at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, with broadcasts listed on ESPN+ and NESN. Catch the next one, then share this article with fellow Habs fans and keep the recap conversation going.