MTL
Montréal Canadiens
22-12-6 · W2 · L10: 6-1-3
W
SO
W
SO
W
W
L
W
OT
W
Final
7—5
2026-01-01 · Lenovo Center
CAR
Carolina Hurricanes
24-13-3 · L2 · L10: 5-4-1
L
W
W
L
L
SO
W
W
W
W
CAR controlled xG 3.2 to 3.0 but MTL won on execution · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEMTL xG
3.00
ACTUAL
7 — 5
CAR xG
3.19
Scoring Timeline
0.07
MED xG
1P 03:10Even Strength
14
Nick Suzuki(14)
C · MTL · #14
Alexandre Texier (5), Sammy Blais (4)MTL 1 - 0 CAR
0.11
HIGH xG
1P 04:06Even Strength
91
Oliver Kapanen(12)
C · MTL · #91
Ivan Demidov (24), Juraj Slafkovský (16)MTL 2 - 0 CAR
0.07
MED xG
1P 10:47Power Play
27
Nikolaj Ehlers(9)
L · CAR · #27
Alexander Nikishin (11), Sebastian Aho (22)MTL 2 - 1 CAR
0.08
MED xG
1P 12:19Even Strength
20
Sebastian Aho(15)
C · CAR · #20
Joel Nystrom (8), Andrei Svechnikov (18)MTL 2 - 2 CAR
0.19
HIGH xG
1P 14:51Even Strength
37
Andrei Svechnikov(11)
R · CAR · #37
Sebastian Aho (23), Nikolaj Ehlers (19)MTL 2 - 3 CAR
0.05
MED xG
2P 00:54Power Play
21
Alexander Nikishin(5)
D · CAR · #21
Sebastian Aho (24), Andrei Svechnikov (19)MTL 2 - 4 CAR
0.14
HIGH xG
2P 05:01Even Strength
79
Sammy Blais(3)
L · MTL · #79
Lane Hutson (34), Brendan Gallagher (11)MTL 3 - 4 CAR
0.13
HIGH xG
2P 16:23Even Strength
13
Cole Caufield(20)
R · MTL · #13
Alexandre Texier (6)MTL 4 - 4 CAR
0.16
HIGH xG
2P 16:46Even Strength
17
Josh Anderson(9)
R · MTL · #17
MTL 5 - 4 CAR
0.03
LOW xG
3P 11:20Even Strength
20
Juraj Slafkovský(14)
L · MTL · #20
Jayden Struble (6), Ivan Demidov (25)MTL 6 - 4 CAR
0.26
HIGH xG
3P 16:58Power Play20
Sebastian Aho(16)
C · CAR · #20
Nikolaj Ehlers (20), K'Andre Miller (13)MTL 6 - 5 CAR
0.38
HIGH xG
3P 18:00Power PlayEN
48
Lane Hutson(6)
D · MTL · #48
MTL 7 - 5 CAR
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
20
Sebastian Aho
C · CAR · #20
2G, 3A, 3 SOG, 2 HIT
★2
37
Andrei Svechnikov
R · CAR · #37
1G, 2A, 5 SOG, 1 HIT
★3
27
Nikolaj Ehlers
L · CAR · #27
1G, 2A, 2 SOG
Team Stats
MTLCAR
23Shots25
3.00xGF3.19
47.1CF%52.9
44.4FO%55.6
0/1PP2/3
26Hits18
15Blocks10
18Giveaways19
4Takeaways9
6PIM2
Period Breakdown
| Period | MTL SOG | CAR SOG | MTL xG | CAR xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | 7 | 0.45 | 0.85 |
| 2nd | 8 | 7 | 1.65 | 1.04 |
| 3rd | 5 | 6 | 0.90 | 1.29 |
| Total | 16 | 20 | 3.00 | 3.18 |
Penalties
4 TOTAL1P 09:58
Alexandre Texierslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Nikolaj Ehlers2P 00:45
Lane Hutsonholding (2 min)
Drawn by William Carrier2P 01:47
Arber Xhekajslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Andrei Svechnikov2P 10:12
Sebastian Ahohigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Phillip Danault