MTL
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
48-23-10 · W1 · L10: 8-2-0
W
W
L
W
OT
W
L
L
W
W
Final/SO
3—4
2025-12-21 · PPG Paints Arena
PIT
PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
41-24-16 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
L
L
L
OT
OT
L
SO
SO
W
W
PIT dominated expected goals 3.8 to 3.6 · PIT controlled 59.6% of 5v5 shot attempts · Decided in a shootout

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RDOT
MTL xG
3.56
ACTUAL
3 — 4
PIT xG
3.77

Scoring Timeline

0.06
MED xG
MTL1P 07:31Even Strength
Oliver Kapanen
91
Oliver Kapanen(11)
C · MTL · #91
Juraj Slafkovský (12), Ivan Demidov (20)
MTL 1 - 0 PIT
0.25
HIGH xG
PIT1P 07:58Even Strength
Sidney Crosby
87
Sidney Crosby(20)
C · PIT · #87
Erik Karlsson (23), Rickard Rakell (8)
MTL 1 - 1 PIT
0.34
HIGH xG
PIT1P 12:40Power Play
Rickard Rakell
67
Rickard Rakell(4)
R · PIT · #67
Bryan Rust (17), Sidney Crosby (17)
MTL 1 - 2 PIT
0.01
LOW xG
MTL2P 03:54Even Strength
Ivan Demidov
93
Ivan Demidov(8)
R · MTL · #93
Juraj Slafkovský (13), Oliver Kapanen (8)
MTL 2 - 2 PIT
0.05
MED xG
PIT2P 11:51Even Strength
Noel Acciari
55
Noel Acciari(2)
C · PIT · #55
Kris Letang (15), Arturs Silovs (1)
MTL 2 - 3 PIT
1.04
HIGH xG
MTL3P 04:04Even Strength
Noah Dobson
8
Noah Dobson(6)
D · MTL · #8
Sammy Blais (3), Mike Matheson (13)
MTL 3 - 3 PIT

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Jakub Dobes
75
Jakub Dobes
G · MTL · #75
28/31 saves, .903 SV%, +0.9 GSAx
★2
Arturs Silovs
31
Arturs Silovs
G · PIT · #31
22/25 saves, .880 SV%, +0.7 GSAx
★3
Oliver Kapanen
91
Oliver Kapanen
C · MTL · #91
1G, 1A, 7 SOG

Team Stats

MTLPIT
25Shots31
3.56xGF3.77
40.4CF%59.6
48.1FO%51.9
0/2PP1/3
25Hits30
18Blocks11
19Giveaways16
5Takeaways4
8PIM6

Period Breakdown

PeriodMTL SOGPIT SOGMTL xGPIT xG
1st7120.951.52
2nd7130.421.57
3rd521.350.55
OT310.850.13
Total22283.573.77

Penalties

7 TOTAL
1P 04:32
MTL
Noah Dobsondelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)
1P 09:19
PIT
Kris Letangtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Arber Xhekaj
1P 12:02
MTL
Adam Engstromtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Rutger McGroarty
2P 14:21
PIT
Ryan Shearoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Sammy Blais
2P 14:21
MTL
Sammy Blaisroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Ryan Shea
3P 06:43
PIT
Tommy Novakslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Owen Beck
3P 11:23
MTL
Owen Beckhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Justin Brazeau