PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
41-24-16 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
L
L
OT
OT
L
SO
SO
W
W
L
Final
0—4
2025-12-20 · Bell Centre
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
48-23-10 · W1 · L10: 8-2-0
W
L
W
OT
W
L
L
W
W
L
MTL dominated expected goals 8.6 to 3.6
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEPIT xG
3.56
ACTUAL
0 — 4
MTL xG
8.57
Scoring Timeline
0.17
HIGH xG
20
Juraj Slafkovský(10)
L · MTL · #20
Cole Caufield (18), Nick Suzuki (30)PIT 0 - 1 MTL
0.05
MED xG
62
Owen Beck(1)
C · MTL · #62
Brendan Gallagher (10), Lane Hutson (27)PIT 0 - 2 MTL
0.21
HIGH xG
17
Josh Anderson(7)
R · MTL · #17
Oliver Kapanen (7)PIT 0 - 3 MTL
1.11
HIGH xG
17
Josh Anderson(8)
R · MTL · #17
PIT 0 - 4 MTL
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
Jacob Fowler
G · MTL
31/31 saves, .1000 SV%, +3.7 GSAx
★2
74
Stuart Skinner
G · PIT · #74
17/20 saves, .850 SV%, -0.7 GSAx
★3
17
Josh Anderson
R · MTL · #17
2G, 4 SOG, 2 HIT
Team Stats
PITMTL
31Shots21
3.56xGF8.57
59.3CF%40.7
60.9FO%39.1
0/3PP1/1
24Hits16
13Blocks16
20Giveaways8
4Takeaways5
2PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | PIT SOG | MTL SOG | PIT xG | MTL xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | 8 | 0.77 | 0.95 |
| 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0.92 | 0.85 |
| 3rd | 17 | 5 | 1.87 | 6.76 |
| Total | 31 | 17 | 3.56 | 8.56 |
Penalties
4 TOTAL1P 02:04
Arber Xhekajboarding (2 min)
Drawn by Rutger McGroarty1P 15:50
Kevin Hayestripping (2 min)
Drawn by Joe Veleno2P 11:18
Nick Suzukidelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)
3P 08:29
Lane Hutsoncross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Tommy Novak