MTL
MTL
Montréal Canadiens
33-18-10 · OT1 · L10: 5-2-3
L
W
OT
W
OT
W
W
W
L
L
Final/SO
5—6
2026-03-06 · Honda Center
ANA
ANA
Anaheim Ducks
35-24-3 · W2 · L10: 7-3-0
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
W
MTL controlled xG 4.0 to 3.8 but ANA won on execution · Decided in a shootout

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RDOT
MTL xG
3.98
ACTUAL
5 — 6
ANA xG
3.82

Scoring Timeline

0.16
HIGH xG
ANA1P 00:39Even Strength
Cutter Gauthier
61
Cutter Gauthier(32)
L · ANA · #61
Leo Carlsson (31), Chris Kreider (16)
MTL 0 - 1 ANA
0.11
HIGH xG
MTL1P 01:01Even Strength
Nick Suzuki
14
Nick Suzuki(20)
C · MTL · #14
Cole Caufield (26), Juraj Slafkovský (27)
MTL 1 - 1 ANA
0.06
MED xG
MTL1P 03:33Power Play
Lane Hutson
48
Lane Hutson(11)
D · MTL · #48
Juraj Slafkovský (28), Nick Suzuki (51)
MTL 2 - 1 ANA
0.01
LOW xG
ANA1P 11:56Even Strength
Radko Gudas
7
Radko Gudas(2)
D · ANA · #7
Frank Vatrano (4), Ryan Poehling (18)
MTL 2 - 2 ANA
0.05
MED xG
ANA2P 12:15Power Play
Jackson LaCombe
2
Jackson LaCombe(7)
D · ANA · #2
Cutter Gauthier (25), Chris Kreider (17)
MTL 2 - 3 ANA
0.12
HIGH xG
ANA3P 00:35Even Strength
Leo Carlsson
91
Leo Carlsson(21)
C · ANA · #91
Chris Kreider (18), Jacob Trouba (19)
MTL 2 - 4 ANA
0.17
HIGH xG
MTL3P 08:41Even Strength
Cole Caufield
13
Cole Caufield(36)
R · MTL · #13
Noah Dobson (29), Lane Hutson (51)
MTL 3 - 4 ANA
0.07
MED xG
MTL3P 11:47Even Strength
Alexandre Carrier
45
Alexandre Carrier(7)
D · MTL · #45
Jake Evans (9), Zack Bolduc (15)
MTL 4 - 4 ANA
0.08
MED xG
MTL3P 13:04Even Strength
Cole Caufield
13
Cole Caufield(37)
R · MTL · #13
Noah Dobson (30), Lane Hutson (52)
MTL 5 - 4 ANA
0.10
MED xG
ANA3P 19:18Power Play
Chris Kreider
20
Chris Kreider(21)
C · ANA · #20
Jacob Trouba (20), Jackson LaCombe (36)
MTL 5 - 5 ANA

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Chris Kreider
20
Chris Kreider
C · ANA · #20
1G, 3A, 4 SOG
★2
Cole Caufield
13
Cole Caufield
R · MTL · #13
2G, 1A, 4 SOG
★3
Lukas Dostal
1
Lukas Dostal
G · ANA · #1
23/28 saves, .821 SV%, -1.1 GSAx

Team Stats

MTLANA
28Shots33
3.98xGF3.82
50.5CF%49.5
55FO%45
1/4PP1/2
21Hits17
15Blocks12
17Giveaways15
3Takeaways4
4PIM8

Period Breakdown

PeriodMTL SOGANA SOGMTL xGANA xG
1st2100.671.54
2nd14121.931.67
3rd360.400.61
OT400.970.00
Total23283.973.82

Penalties

6 TOTAL
1P 02:53
ANA
Leo Carlssontripping (2 min)
Drawn by Kaiden Guhle
1P 08:37
MTL
Alexandre Carrierhooking (2 min)
Drawn by Jansen Harkins
2P 03:43
ANA
Radko Gudasinterference (2 min)
Drawn by Kirby Dach
2P 06:54
ANA
Jacob Troubacross-checking (2 min)
Drawn by Jake Evans
2P 12:03
MTL
Josh Andersoninterference (2 min)
Drawn by Radko Gudas
OT 02:59
ANA
Olen Zellwegertripping (2 min)
Drawn by Lane Hutson