VAN
Vancouver Canucks
16-24-5 · L4 · L10: 1-7-2
L
L
L
OT
SO
L
W
L
L
W
Final
3—6
2026-01-12 · Bell Centre
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
26-14-6 · W1 · L10: 7-2-1
L
W
W
W
L
W
W
SO
W
SO
MTL dominated expected goals 4.6 to 3.1 · MTL controlled 58.6% of 5v5 shot attempts
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEVAN xG
3.09
ACTUAL
3 — 6
MTL xG
4.64
Scoring Timeline
0.33
HIGH xG
1P 11:53Even Strength
40
Elias Pettersson(12)
C · VAN · #40
Linus Karlsson (10), Filip Hronek (24)VAN 1 - 0 MTL
0.10
MED xG
1P 18:13Power Play
8
Noah Dobson(9)
D · MTL · #8
Nick Suzuki (35)VAN 1 - 1 MTL
0.24
HIGH xG
2P 01:50Even Strength
91
Evander Kane(7)
L · VAN · #91
Aatu Raty (9)VAN 2 - 1 MTL
0.14
HIGH xG
2P 04:31Even Strength
45
Alexandre Carrier(2)
D · MTL · #45
Nick Suzuki (36), Alexandre Texier (9)VAN 2 - 2 MTL
0.22
HIGH xG
2P 04:51Even Strength45
Alexandre Carrier(3)
D · MTL · #45
Juraj Slafkovský (20), Ivan Demidov (27)VAN 2 - 3 MTL
0.21
HIGH xG
2P 09:42Even Strength
63
Max Sasson(9)
C · VAN · #63
Drew O'Connor (7), P.O Joseph (2)VAN 3 - 3 MTL
0.04
LOW xG
3P 00:29Even Strength
8
Mike Matheson(5)
D · MTL · #8
Cole Caufield (22), Alexandre Texier (10)VAN 3 - 4 MTL
0.08
MED xG
3P 01:07Even Strength
20
Juraj Slafkovský(17)
L · MTL · #20
Ivan Demidov (28), Lane Hutson (37)VAN 3 - 5 MTL
0.12
HIGH xG
3P 06:05Even Strength
91
Oliver Kapanen(16)
C · MTL · #91
Ivan Demidov (29), Juraj Slafkovský (21)VAN 3 - 6 MTL
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
75
Jakub Dobes
G · MTL · #75
20/23 saves, .869 SV%, +0.3 GSAx
★2
60
Nikita Tolopilo
G · VAN · #60
35/41 saves, .853 SV%, -0.9 GSAx
★3
20
Juraj Slafkovský
L · MTL · #20
1G, 2A, 1 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
VANMTL
23Shots41
3.09xGF4.63
41.4CF%58.6
44.2FO%55.8
0/2PP1/1
12Hits26
9Blocks26
18Giveaways19
4Takeaways4
2PIM4
Period Breakdown
| Period | VAN SOG | MTL SOG | VAN xG | MTL xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 12 | 0.75 | 1.51 |
| 2nd | 5 | 12 | 0.98 | 1.94 |
| 3rd | 9 | 11 | 1.36 | 1.19 |
| Total | 20 | 35 | 3.09 | 4.64 |
Penalties
3 TOTAL1P 18:09
Brock Boeserhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Phillip Danault3P 10:19
Alexandre Carriercross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Liam Ohgren3P 17:48
Noah Dobsonhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Nils Hoglander