Canadiens 2, Jets 1 — October 25, 2026: recap and analysis

MTLMTL
Montréal Canadiens
5-3-2 · W1 · L10: 5-3-2
W
OT
W
L
W
W
L
L
OT
W
Final
2—1
Oct 25, 2026 · Princess Auto Stadium
WPGWPG
Winnipeg Jets
4-3-3 · OT1 · L10: 4-3-3
OT
L
L
OT
W
L
W
W
W
OT

Final score: Montréal Canadiens 2, Winnipeg Jets 1. Canadiens won with fewer expected goals, 3.37 to 4.13. PuckLab's first star: Jacob Fowler (33/34 saves, .971 SV%, +2.4 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Canadiens, 68% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
MTL xG
3.37
ACTUAL
2 — 1
WPG xG
4.13

Scoring Timeline

0.12
HIGH xG
MTL2P 07:19Even Strength
MTL 1 - 0 WPG
0.01
LOW xG
MTL2P 11:04Even Strength
MTL 2 - 0 WPG
0.13
HIGH xG
WPG3P 15:24Even Strength
MTL 2 - 1 WPG

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Jacob Fowler
Jacob Fowler
G · MTL
33/34 saves, .971 SV%, +2.4 GSAX
★2
Stuart Skinner
74
Stuart Skinner
G · WPG · #74
19/21 saves, .905 SV%, +0.2 GSAX
★3
Cole Caufield
13
Cole Caufield
R · MTL · #13
2A, 1 HIT

Team Stats

MTLWPG
21Shots34
3.37xGF4.13
48.65v5 CF%51.4
50.8FO%49.2
0/0PP0/4
31Hits29
18Blocks14
21Giveaways18
3Takeaways6
8PIM0

Period Breakdown

PeriodMTL SOGWPG SOGMTL xGWPG xG
1st8100.761.67
2nd7111.440.68
3rd6131.171.79
Total21343.374.13

Penalties

4 TOTAL
1P 16:14
MTL
Alexandre CarrierInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Viggo Björck
2P 12:53
MTL
Alex NewhookHigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Isak Rosen
3P 05:08
MTL
Alex NewhookTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Adam Lowry
3P 18:28
MTL
Josh AndersonTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Mark Scheifele

Lineups