MTL
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
48-23-10 · W1 · L10: 8-2-0
W
SO
W
SO
W
W
L
W
OT
W
Final
7—5
2026-01-01 · Lenovo Center
CAR
CAR
Carolina Hurricanes
52-22-6 · W3 · L10: 7-3-0
L
W
W
L
L
SO
W
W
W
W
MTL dominated expected goals 3.2 to 2.5

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
MTL xG
3.24
ACTUAL
7 — 5
CAR xG
2.53

Scoring Timeline

0.06
MED xG
MTL1P 03:10Even Strength
Nick Suzuki
14
Nick Suzuki(14)
C · MTL · #14
Alexandre Texier (5), Sammy Blais (4)
MTL 1 - 0 CAR
0.07
MED xG
MTL1P 04:06Even Strength
Oliver Kapanen
91
Oliver Kapanen(12)
C · MTL · #91
Ivan Demidov (24), Juraj Slafkovský (16)
MTL 2 - 0 CAR
0.07
MED xG
CAR1P 10:47Power Play
Nikolaj Ehlers
27
Nikolaj Ehlers(9)
L · CAR · #27
Alexander Nikishin (11), Sebastian Aho (22)
MTL 2 - 1 CAR
0.11
HIGH xG
CAR1P 12:19Even Strength
Sebastian Aho
20
Sebastian Aho(15)
C · CAR · #20
Joel Nystrom (8), Andrei Svechnikov (18)
MTL 2 - 2 CAR
0.16
HIGH xG
CAR1P 14:51Even Strength
Andrei Svechnikov
37
Andrei Svechnikov(11)
R · CAR · #37
Sebastian Aho (23), Nikolaj Ehlers (19)
MTL 2 - 3 CAR
0.04
MED xG
CAR2P 00:54Power Play
Alexander Nikishin
21
Alexander Nikishin(5)
D · CAR · #21
Sebastian Aho (24), Andrei Svechnikov (19)
MTL 2 - 4 CAR
0.08
MED xG
MTL2P 05:01Even Strength
Sammy Blais
27
Sammy Blais(3)
L · MTL · #27
Lane Hutson (34), Brendan Gallagher (11)
MTL 3 - 4 CAR
0.08
MED xG
MTL2P 16:23Even Strength
Cole Caufield
13
Cole Caufield(20)
R · MTL · #13
Alexandre Texier (6)
MTL 4 - 4 CAR
0.20
HIGH xG
MTL2P 16:46Even Strength
Josh Anderson
17
Josh Anderson(9)
R · MTL · #17
MTL 5 - 4 CAR
0.02
LOW xG
MTL3P 11:20Even Strength
Juraj Slafkovský
20
Juraj Slafkovský(14)
L · MTL · #20
Jayden Struble (6), Ivan Demidov (25)
MTL 6 - 4 CAR
0.34
HIGH xG
CAR3P 16:58Power Play
Sebastian Aho
20
Sebastian Aho(16)
C · CAR · #20
Nikolaj Ehlers (20), K'Andre Miller (13)
MTL 6 - 5 CAR
0.94
HIGH xG
MTL3P 18:00Power Play
Lane Hutson
48
Lane Hutson(6)
D · MTL · #48
MTL 7 - 5 CAR

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Sebastian Aho
20
Sebastian Aho
C · CAR · #20
2G, 3A, 3 SOG, 2 HIT
★2
Andrei Svechnikov
37
Andrei Svechnikov
R · CAR · #37
1G, 2A, 5 SOG, 1 HIT
★3
Nikolaj Ehlers
27
Nikolaj Ehlers
L · CAR · #27
1G, 2A, 2 SOG

Team Stats

MTLCAR
23Shots25
3.24xGF2.53
47.1CF%52.9
44.4FO%55.6
0/1PP2/3
26Hits18
15Blocks10
18Giveaways19
4Takeaways9
6PIM2

Period Breakdown

PeriodMTL SOGCAR SOGMTL xGCAR xG
1st370.590.69
2nd871.260.96
3rd561.390.88
Total16203.242.53

Penalties

4 TOTAL
1P 09:58
MTL
Alexandre Texierslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Nikolaj Ehlers
2P 00:45
MTL
Lane Hutsonholding (2 min)
Drawn by William Carrier
2P 01:47
MTL
Arber Xhekajslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Andrei Svechnikov
2P 10:12
CAR
Sebastian Ahohigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Phillip Danault