MTL
Montréal Canadiens
48-23-10 · W1 · L10: 8-2-0
SO
W
SO
W
W
L
W
OT
W
L
Final/OT
3—2
2025-12-30 · Amerant Bank Arena
FLA
Florida Panthers
38-38-4 · W1 · L10: 3-6-1
W
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
MTL dominated expected goals 3.0 to 2.8 · MTL controlled 56% of 5v5 shot attempts · Decided in overtime
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEMTL xG
3.04
ACTUAL
3 — 2
FLA xG
2.79
Scoring Timeline
0.05
MED xG
63
Brad Marchand(23)
C · FLA · #63
Sam Bennett (16), Seth Jones (18)MTL 0 - 1 FLA
0.01
LOW xG
13
Sam Reinhart(22)
C · FLA · #13
Eetu Luostarinen (14), Anton Lundell (18)MTL 0 - 2 FLA
0.07
MED xG
13
Cole Caufield(19)
R · MTL · #13
Lane Hutson (32), Noah Dobson (19)MTL 1 - 2 FLA
0.03
LOW xG
14
Nick Suzuki(12)
C · MTL · #14
Ivan Demidov (23), Cole Caufield (20)MTL 2 - 2 FLA
0.20
HIGH xG
14
Nick Suzuki(13)
C · MTL · #14
Lane Hutson (33), Noah Dobson (20)MTL 3 - 2 FLA
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
35
Sam Montembeault
G · MTL · #35
28/30 saves, .933 SV%, +0.9 GSAx
★2
40
Daniil Tarasov
G · FLA · #40
26/29 saves, .896 SV%, +1.0 GSAx
★3
14
Nick Suzuki
C · MTL · #14
2G, 7 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
MTLFLA
29Shots30
3.04xGF2.79
56CF%44
55.7FO%44.3
1/4PP1/4
16Hits30
18Blocks11
13Giveaways9
7Takeaways1
8PIM8
Period Breakdown
| Period | MTL SOG | FLA SOG | MTL xG | FLA xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | 9 | 0.78 | 0.49 |
| 2nd | 10 | 8 | 0.79 | 0.94 |
| 3rd | 8 | 9 | 1.01 | 1.16 |
| OT | 1 | 2 | 0.45 | 0.20 |
| Total | 26 | 28 | 3.03 | 2.79 |
Penalties
8 TOTAL1P 04:51
Uvis Balinskishigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Zack Bolduc2P 05:01
Aaron Ekbladcross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Ivan Demidov2P 13:15
Lane Hutsoncross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Anton Lundell2P 15:37
Nick Suzukihooking (2 min)
Drawn by Mackie Samoskevich3P 01:40
Adam Engstrominterference (2 min)
Drawn by A.J. Greer3P 04:17
Gustav Forslingtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Cole Caufield3P 09:55
Juraj Slafkovskýtripping (2 min)
Drawn by Mackie SamoskevichOT 01:27
Brad Marchandroughing (2 min)
Drawn by Mike Matheson