Canadiens 5, Stars 2 — October 29, 2026: recap and analysis

MTLMTL
Montréal Canadiens
7-3-2 · W3 · L10: 6-3-1
W
W
W
OT
W
L
W
W
L
L
Final
5—2
Oct 29, 2026 · American Airlines Center
DALDAL
Dallas Stars
7-4-1 · L1 · L10: 7-2-1
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
SO
W
W

Final score: Montréal Canadiens 5, Dallas Stars 2. Canadiens dominated expected goals 2.75 to 1.90. Canadiens controlled 55.2% of 5v5 shot attempts. 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin. PuckLab's first star: Jakub Dobes (17/19 saves, .895 SV%, 0.0 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Stars, 60% (lost).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
01231ST2ND3RD
MTL xG
2.75
ACTUAL
5 — 2
DAL xG
1.90
Empty-net goals are marked but add no xG.

Scoring Timeline

0.08
MED xG
MTL1P 07:24Even Strength
MTL 1 - 0 DAL
0.16
HIGH xG
DAL1P 12:53Power Play
MTL 1 - 1 DAL
0.15
HIGH xG
MTL1P 16:05Even Strength
MTL 2 - 1 DAL
0.18
HIGH xG
MTL1P 16:32Even Strength
MTL 3 - 1 DAL
0.36
HIGH xG
MTL2P 06:11Even Strength
MTL 4 - 1 DAL
0.12
HIGH xG
DAL2P 08:52Even Strength
MTL 4 - 2 DAL
MTL3P 19:12Even StrengthEN
Phillip Danault
24
MTL 5 - 2 DAL

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Jakub Dobes
75
Jakub Dobes
G · MTL · #75
17/19 saves, .895 SV%, 0.0 GSAX
★2
Jake Oettinger
29
Jake Oettinger
G · DAL · #29
16/20 saves, .800 SV%, −1.3 GSAX
★3
Cole Caufield
13
Cole Caufield
R · MTL · #13
2G, 3 SOG

Team Stats

MTLDAL
21Shots19
2.75xGF1.90
55.25v5 CF%44.8
35.7FO%64.3
0/4PP1/3
13Hits16
9Blocks10
20Giveaways17
4Takeaways4
6PIM8

Period Breakdown

PeriodMTL SOGDAL SOGMTL xGDAL xG
1st1071.090.73
2nd670.620.81
3rd551.040.36
Total21192.751.90

Penalties

7 TOTAL
1P 08:35
DAL
Mikko RantanenTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Lane Hutson
1P 11:54
MTL
Josh AndersonHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Mikko Rantanen
2P 04:05
DAL
Sam SteelTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Florian Xhekaj
2P 12:10
MTL
Alexandre CarrierHolding the stick (2 min)
Drawn by Jamie Benn
3P 05:41
MTL
Arber XhekajInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Colin Blackwell
3P 08:46
DAL
Thomas HarleyInterference (2 min)
Drawn by Cole Caufield
3P 13:47
DAL
Lian BichselSlashing (2 min)
Drawn by Chris Kreider

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