MTL
Montréal Canadiens
19-12-5 · OT1 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
L
W
OT
W
L
L
W
W
Final/SO
3—4
2025-12-21 · PPG Paints Arena
PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
15-11-9 · W1 · L10: 2-4-4
L
L
L
OT
OT
L
SO
SO
W
W
PIT dominated expected goals 4.2 to 3.3 · PIT controlled 59.6% of 5v5 shot attempts · Decided in a shootout
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEMTL xG
3.27
ACTUAL
3 — 4
PIT xG
4.17
Scoring Timeline
0.11
HIGH xG
1P 07:31Even Strength
91
Oliver Kapanen(11)
C · MTL · #91
Juraj Slafkovský (12), Ivan Demidov (20)MTL 1 - 0 PIT
0.37
HIGH xG
1P 07:58Even Strength
87
Sidney Crosby(20)
C · PIT · #87
Erik Karlsson (23), Rickard Rakell (8)MTL 1 - 1 PIT
0.47
HIGH xG
1P 12:40Power Play
67
Rickard Rakell(4)
R · PIT · #67
Bryan Rust (17), Sidney Crosby (17)MTL 1 - 2 PIT
0.03
LOW xG
2P 03:54Even Strength
93
Ivan Demidov(8)
R · MTL · #93
Juraj Slafkovský (13), Oliver Kapanen (8)MTL 2 - 2 PIT
0.09
MED xG
2P 11:51Even Strength
55
Noel Acciari(2)
C · PIT · #55
Kris Letang (15), Arturs Silovs (1)MTL 2 - 3 PIT
0.19
HIGH xG
3P 04:04Even Strength
8
Noah Dobson(6)
D · MTL · #8
Sammy Blais (3), Mike Matheson (13)MTL 3 - 3 PIT
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
75
Jakub Dobes
G · MTL · #75
28/31 saves, .903 SV%, +0.8 GSAx
★2
31
Arturs Silovs
G · PIT · #31
22/25 saves, .880 SV%, +0.1 GSAx
★3
91
Oliver Kapanen
C · MTL · #91
1G, 1A, 7 SOG
Team Stats
MTLPIT
25Shots31
3.27xGF4.17
40.4CF%59.6
48.1FO%51.9
0/2PP1/3
25Hits30
18Blocks11
19Giveaways16
5Takeaways4
8PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | MTL SOG | PIT SOG | MTL xG | PIT xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | 12 | 1.21 | 1.69 |
| 2nd | 7 | 13 | 0.45 | 1.57 |
| 3rd | 5 | 2 | 0.56 | 0.81 |
| OT | 3 | 1 | 1.04 | 0.11 |
| Total | 22 | 28 | 3.26 | 4.18 |
Penalties
7 TOTAL1P 04:32
Noah Dobsondelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)
1P 09:19
Kris Letangtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Arber Xhekaj1P 12:02
Adam Engstromtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Rutger McGroarty2P 14:21
Ryan Shearoughing (2 min)
Drawn by Sammy Blais2P 14:21
Sammy Blaisroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Ryan Shea3P 06:43
Tommy Novakslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Owen Beck3P 11:23
Owen Beckhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Justin Brazeau