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Thursday, January 1, 2026
7:00 PM ET
Lenovo Center (FDSNSO)
MTL
Montreal Canadiens
7 – 5
Final
Carolina Hurricanes
 CAR
51% xGF%
49% xGF%
MTL was expected to score 2.64 goals CAR was expected to score 2.57 goals
P1 P2 P3 0 1 2 2 2 Cumulative xG MTL CAR Dots represent goals
Shot Map (xG Shots Only) Shot Goal
xG by State Montreal Canadiens Carolina Hurricanes
Strength State Time xG G Time xG G
Power Play 2:00 0.25 0 4:51 0.60 3
Even Strength 53:09 2.39 6 53:09 1.97 2
Penalty Kill 4:51 0.00 0 2:00 0.00 0
Score State Time xG G Time xG G
Up 2+ 14:19 0.52 0 4:07 0.27 0
Up 1 18:04 0.53 2 17:25 0.82 1
Tied 6:05 0.26 2 6:05 0.33 1
Down 1 17:25 0.84 1 18:04 0.45 1
Down 2+ 4:07 0.48 1 14:19 0.70 2
  • ► Nick Suzuki scores at 3:10 in the 1st period 0.04 xG (1-0)
  • ► Oliver Kapanen scores at 4:06 in the 1st period 0.07 xG (2-0)
  • ► Nikolaj Ehlers scores at 10:47 in the 1st period 0.07 xG (2-1)
  • ► Sebastian Aho scores at 12:19 in the 1st period 0.13 xG (2-2)
  • ► Andrei Svechnikov scores at 14:51 in the 1st period 0.14 xG (2-3)
  • ► Alexander Nikishin scores at 0:54 in the 2nd period 0.04 xG (2-4)
  • ► Sammy Blais scores at 5:01 in the 2nd period 0.14 xG (3-4)
  • ► Cole Caufield scores at 16:23 in the 2nd period 0.10 xG (4-4)
  • ► Josh Anderson scores at 16:46 in the 2nd period 0.10 xG (5-4)
  • ► Juraj Slafkovský scores at 11:20 in the 3rd period 0.02 xG (6-4)
  • ► Sebastian Aho scores at 16:58 in the 3rd period 0.26 xG (6-5)
  • ► Lane Hutson scores at 18:00 in the 3rd period (7-5)
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MTL MTL xWin%
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Synthesized xGF% & GF% Analysis
Forwards
Team Player xG G A Pts Shifts TOI SOG +/- PIM PPG PPP SHG GWG
MTL Cole Caufield (R) 0.59 1 0 1 21 15:57 3 +1 0 0 0 0 0
CAR Andrei Svechnikov (R) 0.56 1 2 3 23 17:14 5 +1 0 0 0 0 0
CAR Sebastian Aho (C) 0.49 2 3 5 23 16:50 3 +1 2 0 0 0 0
CAR William Carrier (L) 0.31 0 0 0 18 14:00 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0
CAR Nikolaj Ehlers (L) 0.29 1 2 3 23 16:54 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
MTL Ivan Demidov (R) 0.28 0 2 2 17 14:25 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0
MTL Sammy Blais (L) 0.28 1 1 2 14 10:05 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0
MTL Oliver Kapanen (C) 0.26 1 0 1 21 18:07 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MTL Juraj Slafkovský (L) 0.23 1 1 2 23 19:06 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0
MTL Nick Suzuki (C) 0.20 1 0 1 25 19:08 3 +3 0 0 0 0 0
CAR Jesperi Kotkaniemi (C) 0.20 0 0 0 15 10:23 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0
MTL Joe Veleno (C) 0.19 0 0 0 20 14:11 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0
MTL Alexandre Texier (L) 0.16 0 2 2 22 15:08 2 +2 2 0 0 0 0
CAR Mark Jankowski (L) 0.13 0 0 0 15 10:56 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
MTL Zachary Bolduc (R) 0.13 0 0 0 16 12:28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAR Logan Stankoven (C) 0.11 0 0 0 18 16:55 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0
CAR Taylor Hall (L) 0.11 0 0 0 18 16:19 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0
MTL Brendan Gallagher (R) 0.11 0 1 1 19 14:21 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0
MTL Josh Anderson (R) 0.10 1 0 1 14 09:36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAR Jordan Martinook (L) 0.08 0 0 0 21 15:34 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
CAR Eric Robinson (L) 0.05 0 0 0 16 11:28 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
MTL Phillip Danault (C) 0.03 0 0 0 23 15:45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAR Jordan Staal (C) 0.00 0 0 0 24 17:35 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
CAR Jackson Blake (R) 0.00 0 0 0 20 18:36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defensemen
Team Player xG G A Pts Shifts TOI SOG +/- PIM PPG PPP SHG GWG
CAR Alexander Nikishin (D) 0.08 1 1 2 26 21:08 2 -1 0 1 0 0 0
MTL Lane Hutson (D) 0.08 1 1 2 28 24:33 2 +3 2 0 0 0 0
CAR Jalen Chatfield (D) 0.06 0 0 0 29 21:53 3 -2 0 0 0 0 0
CAR K'Andre Miller (D) 0.06 0 1 1 31 25:18 3 -1 0 0 0 0 0
CAR Joel Nystrom (D) 0.03 0 1 1 21 14:59 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
MTL Noah Dobson (D) 0.01 0 0 0 29 24:49 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAR Sean Walker (D) 0.01 0 0 0 26 20:34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MTL Adam Engstrom (D) 0.00 0 0 0 19 13:04 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0
MTL Alexandre Carrier (D) 0.00 0 0 0 29 23:08 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MTL Jayden Struble (D) 0.00 0 1 1 23 19:17 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0
MTL Arber Xhekaj (D) 0.00 0 0 0 18 13:54 0 +1 2 0 0 0 0
CAR Mike Reilly (D) 0.00 0 0 0 19 13:17 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0
Goalies
Team Player SV%Ax SV% GSAx GA Saves TOI SA Dec SO
MTL Jakub Dobes (G) -9.72% 0.800 -2.4 5 20 60:00 25 W 0
CAR Brandon Bussi (G) -15.29% 0.727 -3.4 6 16 58:20 22 L 0