Thursday, October 16, 2025
Final (OT)
- Expected goals, NSH–MTL
- 2.8–3.8
- all situations, empty nets out
- MTL share of xG
- 57.2%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 19–30
- NSH–MTL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Canadiens won 3-2 in overtime and earned it, out-chancing the Predators 3.8 to 2.9 in expected goals. Cole Caufield won it in overtime. Lane Hutson had two assists. Jakub Dobes made 17 saves for the Canadiens.
- Cole CaufieldOvertime winner
Cole Caufield won it in overtime. He has now scored in 3 straight. He scored twice. He has 5 goals this season. It finished 3-2 for the Canadiens in overtime.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
NSHMTL
0204060
NSH 34MTL 44
1st2nd3rdOT
Where the shots came from
5 goals from 78 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
GoalShot or miss
← NSH shootingMTL shooting →
Nashville Predators
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Josi D | 28:13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Brady Skjei D | 23:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Nick Perbix D | 22:00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| Adam Wilsby D | 20:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 40 |
| Ryan O'Reilly C | 20:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| Filip Forsberg L | 19:09 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 | 3 | 0 | 47 |
| Steven Stamkos C | 18:14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.26 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
| Jonathan Marchessault R | 17:26 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.32 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Erik Haula L | 17:05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Luke Evangelista R | 14:51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.20 | 0 | 2 | 50 |
| Michael McCarron C | 14:45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 4 | 2 | 71 |
| Michael Bunting L | 14:35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| Tyson Jost C | 14:31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Justin Barron D | 14:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 60 |
| Cole Smith R | 14:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.23 | 2 | 0 | 55 |
| Spencer Stastney D | 13:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Fedor Svechkov C | 12:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 49 |
| Ozzy Wiesblatt C | 10:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 61 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Matheson D | 26:21 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.26 | 2 | 4 | 47 |
| Lane Hutson D | 24:42 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 2 | 64 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 22:54 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.74 | 0 | 1 | 74 |
| Noah Dobson D | 21:37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Cole Caufield R | 20:54 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.70 | 1 | 1 | 77 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 19:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 17:13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 16:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3 | 61 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 16:10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Kirby Dach C | 16:03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 15:49 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.26 | 3 | 2 | 45 |
| Josh Anderson R | 14:43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 53 |
| Alex Newhook C | 14:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Jake Evans C | 13:58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| Jayden Struble D | 13:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 78 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 13:49 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.48 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| Patrik Laine L | 12:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 11:59 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.39 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
Pro: expected goals, minute by minute
The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro
The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.