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Montréal CanadiensMTL 4–2 Final Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT

Thursday, December 11, 2025

Final 1st2nd3rd T SOG
Montréal CanadiensMTL 121 4 29
Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT 002 2 38

No impact calculated for this game. Impacts are calculated for games in the next 7 days.

Highlights

Scoring

1st Period
2:54 MTL Alexandre Texier (1) Unassisted · snap xG 0.11 1–0 ▶
2nd Period
4:37 MTL Brendan Gallagher (2) Lane Hutson (18), Juraj Slafkovský (8) · wrist xG 0.10 2–0 ▶
10:18 MTL Cole Caufield (17)PP Nick Suzuki (26), Lane Hutson (19) · wrist xG 0.07 3–0 ▶
3rd Period
0:44 PIT Bryan Rust (9) Sidney Crosby (14), Tommy Novak (10) · wrist xG 0.16 3–1 ▶
0:59 MTL Oliver Kapanen (10) Juraj Slafkovský (9), Ivan Demidov (18) · wrist xG 0.12 4–1 ▶
15:07 PIT Erik Karlsson (2)PP Kris Letang (12), Bryan Rust (14) · snap xG 0.05 4–2 ▶

Score away–home after each goal; season totals in parentheses.

Shot quality

Expected goals (xG) rate every unblocked shot by how often shots like it go in, from where it was taken, the shot type, the strength and what happened just before it. How it works

MTL 41%Deserve to win59% PIT
MTLPIT
2.74Expected goals3.31
4Goals (no shootout)2
2.51Expected goals, 5 on 51.27
60Shot attempts81
40Unblocked attempts54
29Shots on goal38

Game notes

What stood out as the game went on, from the play-by-play and the shifts. Time on the bench is counted in 5-on-5 play outside the penalty box; the note says the player sat, not why. Goals saved are against the shots' expected goals (xG).

3rd Period
14:50 PIT Pulled goalie Pulled goalie · Pulled Jarry, down 4–1
With 5:10 left; PIT scored at 15:07 of the 3rd (4–2)
19:14 PIT Deserve to win Deserve to win · PIT takes the lead, 60–40%
MTL had led since 2:54 of the 1st, by as much as 67%

Shot map

MTL shoots ←Bigger circle: higher xG; filled: goal→ PIT shoots
Nick Suzuki: wrist, 17 ft, xG 0.13 (P1 0:15) Jared Davidson: tip-in, 15 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 1:58) Kris Letang: slap, 55 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 4:55) Lane Hutson: wrist, 90 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 7:08) Ryan Graves: snap, 55 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 7:47) Alexandre Texier: tip-in, 27 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 9:04) Anthony Mantha: tip-in, 9 ft, xG 0.11 (P1 9:48) Anthony Mantha: backhand, 7 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 9:49) Justin Brazeau: wrist, 13 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 11:04) Mike Matheson: wrist, 21 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 11:20) Noel Acciari: tip-in, 21 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 11:33) Rutger McGroarty: wrist, 15 ft, xG 0.11 (P1 12:53) Connor Dewar: wrist, 54 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 15:55) Sidney Crosby: wrist, 22 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 16:08) Tommy Novak: wrist, 23 ft, xG 0.09 (P1 16:10) Zachary Bolduc: wrist, 14 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 16:45) Josh Anderson: deflected, 75 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 17:05) Brendan Gallagher: wrist, 20 ft, xG 0.12 (P1 18:09) Oliver Kapanen: wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.13 (P1 18:31) Noah Dobson: slap, 58 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 18:57) Cole Caufield: wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.12 (P1 19:37) Zachary Bolduc: wrist, 38 ft, xG 0.07 (P1 19:46) Cole Caufield: backhand, 12 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 19:47) Nick Suzuki: wrist, 16 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 19:56) Sidney Crosby: wrist, 40 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 0:18) Alexandre Carrier: wrist, 44 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 0:35) Oliver Kapanen: tip-in, 17 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 0:43) Jayden Struble: wrist, 44 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 1:53) Ben Kindel: wrist, 58 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 3:02) Erik Karlsson: slap, 58 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 3:58) Erik Karlsson: wrist, 45 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 4:27) Sidney Crosby: wrist, 23 ft, xG 0.12 (P2 5:02) Nick Suzuki: wrist, 13 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 5:15) Anthony Mantha: wrist, 17 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 5:44) Bryan Rust: backhand, 8 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 6:35) Ben Kindel: wrist, 38 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 6:36) Nick Suzuki: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 7:00) Lane Hutson: wrist, 35 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 7:16) Nick Suzuki: wrist, 22 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 8:46) Ryan Graves: wrist, 163 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 8:56) Ben Kindel: tip-in, 15 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 10:46) Ben Kindel: wrist, 23 ft, xG 0.12 (P2 11:25) Erik Karlsson: wrist, 17 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 11:26) Erik Karlsson: slap, 56 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 11:44) Sidney Crosby: slap, 34 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 11:53) Justin Brazeau: tip-in, 12 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 12:22) Kevin Hayes: wrist, 54 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 12:22) Oliver Kapanen: slap, 28 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 13:59) Noah Dobson: wrist, 28 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 14:09) Cole Caufield: wrist, 26 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 14:48) Zachary Bolduc: wrist, 32 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 15:14) Jared Davidson: wrist, 26 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 15:29) Ben Kindel: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 15:39) Owen Beck: backhand, 16 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 17:35) Kevin Hayes: wrist, 12 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 17:52) Ryan Graves: wrist, 68 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 18:15) Rutger McGroarty: wrist, 29 ft, xG 0.11 (P2 18:30) Bryan Rust: wrist, 28 ft, xG 0.12 (P2 18:47) Parker Wotherspoon: slap, 47 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 18:50) Tommy Novak: wrist, 36 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 19:02) Erik Karlsson: wrist, 160 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 19:27) Nick Suzuki: wrist, 34 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 3:19) Bryan Rust: wrist, 19 ft, xG 0.12 (P3 5:18) Sidney Crosby: wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.22 (P3 5:44) Sidney Crosby: tip-in, 8 ft, xG 0.11 (P3 7:09) Tommy Novak: wrist, 18 ft, xG 0.12 (P3 7:36) Kevin Hayes: wrist, 28 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 7:48) Zachary Bolduc: wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 9:09) Owen Beck: wrist, 15 ft, xG 0.15 (P3 11:08) Josh Anderson: tip-in, 21 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 11:25) Owen Beck: wrist, 10 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 11:26) Rutger McGroarty: wrist, 62 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 12:13) Ben Kindel: wrist, 31 ft, xG 0.14 (P3 12:19) Nick Suzuki: wrist, 14 ft, xG 0.17 (P3 13:15) Kris Letang: wrist, 43 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 13:44) Oliver Kapanen: tip-in, 24 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 14:33) Rutger McGroarty: wrist, 21 ft, xG 0.11 (P3 14:47) Cole Caufield: wrist, 54 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 15:13) Sidney Crosby: wrist, 72 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 16:37) Bryan Rust: wrist, 20 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 17:22) Ben Kindel: wrist, 13 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 17:23) Anthony Mantha: wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 17:24) Sidney Crosby: wrist, 25 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 17:40) Sidney Crosby: snap, 30 ft, xG 0.09 (P3 18:13) Erik Karlsson: slap, 56 ft, xG 0.06 (P3 19:11) Bryan Rust: wrist, 21 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 19:12) Anthony Mantha: wrist, 8 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 19:14) Mike Matheson: wrist, 42 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 19:47) Alexandre Texier: GOAL, snap, 35 ft, xG 0.11 (P1 2:54) Brendan Gallagher: GOAL, wrist, 29 ft, xG 0.10 (P2 4:37) Cole Caufield: GOAL, wrist, 11 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 10:18) Bryan Rust: GOAL, wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.16 (P3 0:44) Oliver Kapanen: GOAL, wrist, 15 ft, xG 0.12 (P3 0:59) Erik Karlsson: GOAL, snap, 53 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 15:07)
About these numbers

xG comes from hockeystats.io's own model, a gradient-boosted tree model trained on every unblocked shot from the 2021-22 to 2025-26 regular seasons using the NHL's public play-by-play. Each shot's value is the share of similar shots that became goals. A team's xG is the sum over its shots; "deserve to win" asks how often the team would outscore its opponent if every shot went in at exactly that rate. Blocked shots count as attempts but have no xG (the NHL records where they were blocked, not where they were taken), so the map leaves them out.

Box score

Montréal Canadiens

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
14 Nick Suzuki 011 -1 90.55 0223:02
91 Oliver Kapanen 101 +1 70.43 0219:03
13 Cole Caufield 101 -1 70.32 1118:12
20 Juraj Slafkovský 022 +2 10.00 1018:06
17 Josh Anderson 000 +1 20.06 2316:29
76 Zachary Bolduc 000 -1 50.26 2016:26
93 Ivan Demidov 011 +1 10.00 0012:43
85 Alexandre Texier 101 +1 20.12 0012:32
90 Joseph Veleno 000 +1 00.00 0012:20
7 Brendan Gallagher 101 +1 30.22 0009:57
62 Owen Beck 000 +1 50.23 2109:08
Defense
8 Mike Matheson 000 -1 30.15 0525:47
48 Lane Hutson 022 +3 30.07 0422:15
45 Alexandre Carrier 000 -1 20.03 0121:40
53 Noah Dobson 000 +3 50.06 0421:38
3 Jayden Struble 000 0 20.04 4013:20
42 Adam Engstrom 000 0 00.00 0011:30
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Jacob Fowler 38236 .947 3.31 +1.31

Pittsburgh Penguins

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
17 Bryan Rust 112 0 90.54 0025:35
87 Sidney Crosby 011 0 110.81 2024:29
81 Ben Kindel 000 -1 80.50 1221:24
39 Anthony Mantha 000 -1 70.29 0218:36
18 Tommy Novak 011 0 30.25 0115:24
41 Ville Koivunen 000 -1 10.00 0013:25
19 Connor Dewar 000 0 30.02 1013:20
52 Noel Acciari 000 0 10.05 3113:11
13 Kevin Hayes 000 -1 50.09 1111:53
2 Rutger McGroarty 000 -1 40.33 0110:24
16 Justin Brazeau 000 -1 20.10 3010:11
58 Danton Heinen 000 0 00.00 1110:10
Defense
65 Erik Karlsson 101 0 150.24 1227:22
58 Kris Letang 011 -2 30.03 0121:59
29 Parker Wotherspoon 000 0 10.04 2318:59
6 Ryan Shea 000 -2 10.00 2116:25
75 Connor Clifton 000 0 20.00 7113:06
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Tristan Jarry 29425 .862 2.74 -1.26

Skaters by time on ice. Goalie lines count shots with the goalie in net, from the NHL play-by-play.

Player ratings

What each player added to the result, in goals, from most to least. Hover a number for what it's made of.

Montréal Canadiens

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
48 Lane Hutson D +3.19 +1.25 +0.04 +1.70 0.00 0.00 +0.20 — 22:15
20 Juraj Slafkovský L +2.03 +1.25 0.00 +0.80 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 18:06
14 Nick Suzuki C +1.69 +0.70 +0.36 +0.65 0.00 -0.14 +0.12 — 23:02
91 Oliver Kapanen C +1.65 +0.75 +0.28 +0.48 0.00 +0.04 +0.10 — 19:03
53 Noah Dobson D +1.61 0.00 +0.04 +1.37 0.00 0.00 +0.20 — 21:38
85 Alexandre Texier L +1.42 +0.75 +0.08 +0.61 0.00 -0.01 0.00 — 12:32
32 Jacob Fowler G +1.31 0.00 — — 0.00 — — +1.31 59:51
13 Cole Caufield R +1.26 +0.75 +0.21 +0.25 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 18:12
93 Ivan Demidov R +0.97 +0.55 0.00 +0.57 -0.15 0.00 0.00 — 12:43
17 Josh Anderson R +0.90 0.00 +0.04 +0.56 +0.15 +0.01 +0.13 — 16:29
11 Brendan Gallagher R +0.86 +0.75 +0.14 -0.01 0.00 -0.01 -0.02 — 9:57
76 Zachary Bolduc R +0.71 0.00 +0.17 +0.55 0.00 +0.01 -0.02 — 16:26
62 Owen Beck C +0.62 0.00 +0.15 +0.41 0.00 +0.01 +0.05 — 9:08
8 Mike Matheson D +0.51 0.00 +0.10 +0.18 0.00 0.00 +0.23 — 25:47
47 Jayden Struble D +0.12 0.00 +0.03 0.00 +0.15 0.00 -0.06 — 13:20
90 Joseph Veleno C +0.08 0.00 0.00 +0.12 0.00 -0.02 -0.02 — 12:20
45 Alexandre Carrier D +0.01 0.00 +0.02 +0.24 -0.30 0.00 +0.05 — 21:40
42 Adam Engstrom D -0.06 0.00 0.00 -0.04 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 11:30
49 Jared Davidson C -0.14 0.00 +0.12 -0.13 -0.15 0.00 +0.03 — 5:44

Pittsburgh Penguins

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
87 Sidney Crosby C +1.36 +0.70 +0.52 -0.20 +0.15 +0.18 0.00 — 24:29
17 Bryan Rust R +0.94 +1.30 +0.35 -0.68 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 25:35
65 Erik Karlsson D +0.78 +0.75 +0.15 -0.22 0.00 0.00 +0.10 — 27:22
27 Ryan Graves D +0.41 0.00 +0.01 +0.28 0.00 0.00 +0.12 — 12:59
2 Rutger McGroarty R +0.39 0.00 +0.22 -0.17 +0.30 -0.01 +0.05 — 10:24
75 Connor Clifton D +0.31 0.00 0.00 +0.28 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 13:06
18 Tommy Novak C +0.28 +0.55 +0.16 -0.48 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 15:24
81 Ben Kindel C +0.18 0.00 +0.32 -0.37 +0.15 -0.02 +0.10 — 21:24
55 Noel Acciari C -0.27 0.00 +0.03 -0.35 0.00 +0.02 +0.03 — 13:11
16 Justin Brazeau R -0.35 0.00 +0.07 -0.42 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 10:11
39 Anthony Mantha R -0.35 0.00 +0.19 -0.61 0.00 -0.01 +0.08 — 18:36
19 Connor Dewar C -0.39 0.00 +0.02 -0.37 0.00 0.00 -0.04 — 13:20
43 Danton Heinen L -0.45 0.00 0.00 -0.35 -0.15 -0.02 +0.07 — 10:10
41 Ville Koivunen R -0.50 0.00 0.00 -0.35 -0.15 0.00 0.00 — 13:25
28 Parker Wotherspoon D -0.54 0.00 +0.03 -0.70 0.00 0.00 +0.13 — 18:59
13 Kevin Hayes R -0.66 0.00 +0.06 -0.74 0.00 -0.03 +0.05 — 11:53
58 Kris Letang D -0.91 +0.70 +0.02 -1.49 -0.15 0.00 +0.01 — 21:59
5 Ryan Shea D -1.12 0.00 0.00 -1.36 +0.15 0.00 +0.09 — 16:25
35 Tristan Jarry G -1.26 0.00 — — 0.00 — — -1.26 56:00

An expected-goals take on Dom Luszczyszyn's Game Score: goals and assists, the quality of a player's own shots, shot quality for and against while they were on the ice at 5v5, penalties, faceoffs and puck plays, all in goals; goalies by goals saved above expected. From the NHL play-by-play and shift charts.