MTL
Montréal Canadiens
48-23-10 · W1 · L10: 8-2-0
W
W
W
L
L
W
L
W
W
L
Final
4—5
2024-12-23 · Nationwide Arena
CBJ
Columbus Blue Jackets
40-29-12 · L1 · L10: 2-7-1
OT
W
L
L
OT
OT
L
W
L
L
MTL controlled xG 4.8 to 4.1 but CBJ won on execution
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEMTL xG
4.82
ACTUAL
4 — 5
CBJ xG
4.13
Scoring Timeline
0.69
HIGH xG
10
Dmitri Voronkov(9)
L · CBJ · #10
Sean Monahan (18)MTL 0 - 1 CBJ
0.84
HIGH xG
91
Kent Johnson(10)
C · CBJ · #91
Zach Werenski (22), Mathieu Olivier (6)MTL 0 - 2 CBJ
0.79
HIGH xG
58
David Savard(1)
D · MTL · #58
Cole Caufield (14), Nick Suzuki (24)MTL 1 - 2 CBJ
0.04
MED xG
22
Jordan Harris(1)
D · CBJ · #22
Sean Monahan (19), Kirill Marchenko (23)MTL 1 - 3 CBJ
0.71
HIGH xG
48
Lane Hutson(2)
D · MTL · #48
Juraj Slafkovský (15), Cole Caufield (15)MTL 2 - 3 CBJ
0.84
HIGH xG
71
Jake Evans(8)
C · MTL · #71
Emil Heineman (6), David Savard (8)MTL 3 - 3 CBJ
0.71
HIGH xG
40
Joel Armia(6)
R · MTL · #40
Jake Evans (13), Alexandre Carrier (8)MTL 4 - 3 CBJ
0.84
HIGH xG
10
Dmitri Voronkov(10)
L · CBJ · #10
Kirill Marchenko (24), Zach Werenski (23)MTL 4 - 4 CBJ
0.04
LOW xG
86
Kirill Marchenko(13)
R · CBJ · #86
Sean Monahan (20), Zach Werenski (24)MTL 4 - 5 CBJ
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
73
Jet Greaves
G · CBJ · #73
27/31 saves, .870 SV%, +1.0 GSAx
★2
35
Sam Montembeault
G · MTL · #35
27/32 saves, .843 SV%, -0.8 GSAx
★3
86
Kirill Marchenko
R · CBJ · #86
1G, 2A, 4 SOG
Team Stats
MTLCBJ
31Shots32
4.81xGF4.13
55CF%45
53FO%47
0/2PP1/3
15Hits18
15Blocks15
17Giveaways14
7Takeaways5
6PIM4
Period Breakdown
| Period | MTL SOG | CBJ SOG | MTL xG | CBJ xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 9 | 0.31 | 2.14 |
| 2nd | 7 | 7 | 2.96 | 0.59 |
| 3rd | 14 | 11 | 1.55 | 1.40 |
| Total | 27 | 27 | 4.82 | 4.13 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL2P 04:58
Dmitri Voronkovhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Nick Suzuki2P 15:44
Brendan Gallagherslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Sean Monahan2P 15:44
Brendan Gallagherabuse-of-officials (2 min)
2P 18:00
Ivan Provorovtripping (2 min)
Drawn by David Savard3P 03:09
Cole Caufieldhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Kirill Marchenko