MTL
Montréal Canadiens
48-23-10 · W1 · L10: 8-2-0
W
L
L
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
Final
4—3
2024-12-20 · Little Caesars Arena
DET
Detroit Red Wings
41-30-9 · L1 · L10: 3-6-1
W
W
L
W
L
L
OT
OT
L
W
DET controlled xG 3.6 to 3.5 but MTL won on execution · MTL controlled 61.7% of 5v5 shot attempts
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEMTL xG
3.45
ACTUAL
4 — 3
DET xG
3.63
Scoring Timeline
0.01
LOW xG
51
Emil Heineman(7)
L · MTL · #51
Jake Evans (12), Mike Matheson (15)MTL 1 - 0 DET
0.62
HIGH xG
88
Patrick Kane(5)
R · DET · #88
Andrew Copp (7), Alex DeBrincat (12)MTL 1 - 1 DET
0.12
HIGH xG
71
Jake Evans(6)
C · MTL · #71
MTL 2 - 1 DET
0.79
HIGH xG
Joe Veleno(3)
C · DET
Jeff Petry (5), Michael Rasmussen (5)MTL 2 - 2 DET
0.71
HIGH xG
14
Tyler Motte(2)
C · DET · #14
Michael Rasmussen (6)MTL 2 - 3 DET
0.57
HIGH xG
72
Arber Xhekaj(1)
D · MTL · #72
Joel Armia (9), Emil Heineman (5)MTL 3 - 3 DET
0.79
HIGH xG
92
Patrik Laine(7)
R · MTL · #92
Lane Hutson (22), Cole Caufield (13)MTL 4 - 3 DET
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
35
Sam Montembeault
G · MTL · #35
25/28 saves, .892 SV%, +0.7 GSAx
★2
39
Cam Talbot
G · DET · #39
29/33 saves, .878 SV%, -0.5 GSAx
★3
71
Jake Evans
C · MTL · #71
1G, 1A, 2 SOG, 2 HIT
Team Stats
MTLDET
33Shots28
3.45xGF3.63
61.7CF%38.3
50FO%50
1/2PP0/4
12Hits12
9Blocks13
15Giveaways15
4Takeaways2
8PIM4
Period Breakdown
| Period | MTL SOG | DET SOG | MTL xG | DET xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | 11 | 0.84 | 1.93 |
| 2nd | 10 | 5 | 0.48 | 0.34 |
| 3rd | 7 | 9 | 2.13 | 1.35 |
| Total | 29 | 25 | 3.45 | 3.62 |
Penalties
6 TOTAL1P 17:04
Kirby Dachhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Ben Chiarot2P 02:55
Patrik Lainehooking (2 min)
Drawn by Moritz Seider2P 10:45
Juraj Slafkovskýcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Moritz Seider2P 15:59
Christian Fischercross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Brendan Gallagher3P 10:33
Joe Velenoholding (2 min)
Drawn by Lane Hutson3P 16:07
Kaiden Guhleholding (2 min)
Drawn by Lucas Raymond