GRIT & GF

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Montreal Canadiens

Edmonton Oilers

Expected goals, MTL–EDM
4.0–3.3
all situations, empty nets out
EDM share of xG
44.9%
50% is even
Shots on goal
27–29
MTL–EDM
Pre-game model
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no projection stored

The story

The Canadiens created more, 4.1 expected goals to 3.3, and lost 6-5 to the Oilers. The Oilers trailed by two at one point. Three points for Connor McDavid: three assists. Nick Suzuki has a point in 8 straight games.

  • Three points for Connor McDavid: three assists. He has 11 points in 8 games this season. He played 22:35 and had three shots on goal. The Oilers beat the Canadiens 6-5.

  • Nick Suzuki has a point in 8 straight games. He has 12 points in 9 games this season. The Canadiens lost 6-5 to the Oilers.

  • Cole CaufieldTwo goals

    Cole Caufield had two goals. He also had 10 shot attempts against an average of 4.9. That was his seventh goal of the season. The Canadiens fell 6-5 to the Oilers.

  • Alex NewhookTwo goals

    Alex Newhook had two goals. That was his third goal of the season. He played 13:32 and had three shots on goal. The Canadiens lost 6-5 to the Oilers.

  • Samuel Montembeault allowed 6 goals on shots worth 3.3 expected goals. That is 2.7 more than an average goalie would have given up. The Canadiens fell 6-5 to the Oilers.

  • Josh AndersonDrought over

    Josh Anderson scored for the first time in 17 games. That was his first goal of the season. The Canadiens lost 6-5 to the Oilers.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

MTLEDM

Where the shots came from

11 goals from 87 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← MTL shootingEDM shooting →

Montreal Canadiens

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Noah Dobson D25:160100.001361
Mike Matheson D25:110020.101066
Alexandre Carrier D23:030120.261369
Lane Hutson D21:020230.230268
Nick Suzuki C19:370160.771183
Cole Caufield R18:532050.410079
Juraj Slafkovský L18:470010.490378
Jake Evans C18:290110.271261
Josh Anderson R16:221010.210048
Jayden Struble D14:480100.003081
Brendan Gallagher R13:360110.022063
Alex Newhook C13:322030.482074
Oliver Kapanen C13:100200.000068
Ivan Demidov R12:060010.230076
Kirby Dach C10:280000.180144
Zachary Bolduc R10:110000.362158
Joseph Veleno C9:310000.001044
Arber Xhekaj D8:490010.010044

Edmonton Oilers

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Connor McDavid C22:350330.530053
Leon Draisaitl C22:231040.760039
Evan Bouchard D21:470120.241322
Jake Walman D19:510210.200345
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C19:371110.151029
Darnell Nurse D19:360210.151238
Mattias Ekholm D17:560110.040324
Brett Kulak D17:210020.020333
Ty Emberson D16:440010.014141
Matt Savoie C15:430000.020127
Jack Roslovic C15:120030.220044
David Tomasek R14:541010.052034
Andrew Mangiapane L13:501020.251151
Vasily Podkolzin R13:261110.172116
Adam Henrique C12:511040.260244
Noah Philp C12:250100.00007
Trent Frederic C10:550010.063025
Isaac Howard L10:540010.170043

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.