MTL
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
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

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
MTL xG
3.45
ACTUAL
4 — 3
DET xG
3.63

Scoring Timeline

0.01
LOW xG
MTL1P 07:09Even Strength
Emil Heineman
51
Emil Heineman(7)
L · MTL · #51
Jake Evans (12), Mike Matheson (15)
MTL 1 - 0 DET
0.62
HIGH xG
DET1P 13:27Even Strength
Patrick Kane
88
Patrick Kane(5)
R · DET · #88
Andrew Copp (7), Alex DeBrincat (12)
MTL 1 - 1 DET
0.12
HIGH xG
MTL1P 18:31Power Play
Jake Evans
71
Jake Evans(6)
C · MTL · #71
MTL 2 - 1 DET
0.79
HIGH xG
DET1P 19:27Even Strength
Joe Veleno
Joe Veleno(3)
C · DET
Jeff Petry (5), Michael Rasmussen (5)
MTL 2 - 2 DET
0.71
HIGH xG
DET3P 01:40Even Strength
Tyler Motte
14
Tyler Motte(2)
C · DET · #14
Michael Rasmussen (6)
MTL 2 - 3 DET
0.57
HIGH xG
MTL3P 08:42Even Strength
Arber Xhekaj
72
Arber Xhekaj(1)
D · MTL · #72
Joel Armia (9), Emil Heineman (5)
MTL 3 - 3 DET
0.79
HIGH xG
MTL3P 12:02Power Play
Patrik Laine
92
Patrik Laine(7)
R · MTL · #92
Lane Hutson (22), Cole Caufield (13)
MTL 4 - 3 DET

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Sam Montembeault
35
Sam Montembeault
G · MTL · #35
25/28 saves, .892 SV%, +0.7 GSAx
★2
Cam Talbot
39
Cam Talbot
G · DET · #39
29/33 saves, .878 SV%, -0.5 GSAx
★3
Jake Evans
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

PeriodMTL SOGDET SOGMTL xGDET xG
1st12110.841.93
2nd1050.480.34
3rd792.131.35
Total29253.453.62

Penalties

6 TOTAL
1P 17:04
MTL
Kirby Dachhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Ben Chiarot
2P 02:55
MTL
Patrik Lainehooking (2 min)
Drawn by Moritz Seider
2P 10:45
MTL
Juraj Slafkovskýcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Moritz Seider
2P 15:59
DET
Christian Fischercross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Brendan Gallagher
3P 10:33
DET
Joe Velenoholding (2 min)
Drawn by Lane Hutson
3P 16:07
MTL
Kaiden Guhleholding (2 min)
Drawn by Lucas Raymond