MTL
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
23-13-6 · W1 · L10: 6-2-2
L
W
W
SO
W
SO
W
W
L
W
Final/OT
4—3
2026-01-04 · American Airlines Center
DAL
DAL
Dallas Stars
25-9-8 · OT1 · L10: 4-3-3
L
L
SO
OT
W
W
W
W
L
L
DAL controlled xG 3.8 to 3.5 but MTL won on execution · Decided in overtime

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RDOT
MTL xG
3.53
ACTUAL
4 — 3
DAL xG
3.79

Scoring Timeline

0.08
MED xG
MTL1P 08:42Even Strength
Brendan Gallagher
11
Brendan Gallagher(3)
R · MTL · #11
Phillip Danault (6), Alexandre Carrier (9)
MTL 1 - 0 DAL
0.03
LOW xG
DAL1P 13:53Even Strength
Mavrik Bourque
22
Mavrik Bourque(7)
C · DAL · #22
Jason Robertson (25), Roope Hintz (20)
MTL 1 - 1 DAL
0.10
HIGH xG
DAL2P 10:14Even Strength
Wyatt Johnston
53
Wyatt Johnston(21)
C · DAL · #53
Mikko Rantanen (41), Thomas Harley (13)
MTL 1 - 2 DAL
0.09
MED xG
MTL2P 11:59Even Strength
Oliver Kapanen
91
Oliver Kapanen(13)
C · MTL · #91
Ivan Demidov (26), Juraj Slafkovský (17)
MTL 2 - 2 DAL
0.12
HIGH xG
MTL2P 18:39Power Play
Juraj Slafkovský
20
Juraj Slafkovský(15)
L · MTL · #20
Nick Suzuki (32), Lane Hutson (35)
MTL 3 - 2 DAL
0.41
HIGH xG
DAL3P 11:07Even Strength
Wyatt Johnston
53
Wyatt Johnston(22)
C · DAL · #53
Miro Heiskanen (29), Matt Duchene (5)
MTL 3 - 3 DAL
0.17
HIGH xG
MTLOT 03:403 on 3
Lane Hutson
48
Lane Hutson(7)
D · MTL · #48
Phillip Danault (7)
MTL 4 - 3 DAL

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Sam Montembeault
35
Sam Montembeault
G · MTL · #35
24/27 saves, .888 SV%, +1.0 GSAx
★2
Jake Oettinger
29
Jake Oettinger
G · DAL · #29
24/28 saves, .857 SV%, -0.9 GSAx
★3
Wyatt Johnston
53
Wyatt Johnston
C · DAL · #53
2G, 3 SOG

Team Stats

MTLDAL
28Shots27
3.53xGF3.79
43.8CF%56.2
42.2FO%57.8
1/5PP0/3
30Hits15
13Blocks16
14Giveaways15
3Takeaways7
6PIM10

Period Breakdown

PeriodMTL SOGDAL SOGMTL xGDAL xG
1st570.780.97
2nd1172.000.60
3rd580.181.74
OT320.580.49
Total24243.543.80

Penalties

8 TOTAL
1P 16:18
MTL
Ivan Demidovholding (2 min)
Drawn by Matt Duchene
1P 19:33
DAL
Jamie Benntripping (2 min)
Drawn by Lane Hutson
2P 01:36
DAL
Ilya Lyubushkinhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Zack Bolduc
2P 08:13
MTL
Teamtoo-many-men-on-the-ice (2 min)
2P 14:00
DAL
Esa Lindellslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Sammy Blais
2P 18:10
DAL
Sam Steelslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Lane Hutson
3P 14:49
MTL
Phillip Danaulthooking (2 min)
Drawn by Mikko Rantanen
3P 16:00
DAL
Wyatt Johnstonhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Noah Dobson