Friday, November 28, 2025
- Expected goals, MTL–VGK
- 2.7–3.4
- all situations, empty nets out
- VGK share of xG
- 56.1%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 19–31
- MTL–VGK
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Canadiens beat the Golden Knights 4-1 while losing the expected-goals count 2.6 to 3.4. Tomas Hertl had 14 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Mark Stone has a point in 8 straight games.
- Tomas HertlVolume
Tomas Hertl had 14 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Seven got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 5.0 attempts a game. The Golden Knights fell 4-1 to the Canadiens.
- Mark StoneStreak
Mark Stone has a point in 8 straight games. He has now scored in 3 straight. That was his fourth goal of the season. The Golden Knights fell 4-1 to the Canadiens.
- Cole CaufieldStreak
Cole Caufield has a point in 6 straight games. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his 14th goal of the season. It finished 4-1 for the Canadiens.
- Jack EichelVolume
Jack Eichel put 7 shots on goal. He came in averaging 4.1 shots on goal a game. The Golden Knights lost 4-1 to the Canadiens.
- Noah DobsonShot blocker
Noah Dobson blocked 6 shots. He has 16 points in 23 games this season. He played 25:01 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-1 for the Canadiens.
Shot attempts
Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.
Where the shots came from
5 goals from 83 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Hutson D | 25:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
| Noah Dobson D | 25:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 6 | 26 |
| Mike Matheson D | 23:54 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 3 | 40 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 19:29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Jayden Struble D | 17:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 2 | 1 | 70 |
| Cole Caufield R | 17:04 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | 1 | 67 |
| Jake Evans C | 17:03 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.38 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 16:59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 49 |
| Josh Anderson R | 15:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 40 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 15:28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.85 | 2 | 0 | 53 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 15:01 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 13:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 | 1 | 1 | 52 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 13:41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 13:23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 12:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 5 | 0 | 41 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 12:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 | 53 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 11:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| Florian Xhekaj L | 11:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shea Theodore D | 24:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
| Noah Hanifin D | 23:54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 1 | 62 |
| Jack Eichel C | 20:00 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 38 |
| Brayden McNabb D | 18:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | 28 |
| Mark Stone R | 17:46 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| Braeden Bowman R | 17:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Kaedan Korczak D | 17:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
| Ivan Barbashev L | 17:11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.27 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
| Mitch Marner R | 16:24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 76 |
| Tomas Hertl C | 16:01 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.91 | 4 | 0 | 52 |
| Zach Whitecloud D | 16:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 3 | 0 | 57 |
| Brett Howden C | 15:09 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 | 72 |
| Pavel Dorofeyev R | 15:08 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Ben Hutton D | 14:31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| Colton Sissons C | 12:30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.31 | 1 | 0 | 59 |
| Brandon Saad L | 11:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| Reilly Smith R | 11:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Keegan Kolesar R | 11:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
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