GRIT & GF

Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Tampa Bay Lightning

Montreal Canadiens

Expected goals, TBL–MTL
3.2–3.3
all situations, empty nets out
MTL share of xG
50.8%
50% is even
Shots on goal
27–27
TBL–MTL
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Lightning beat the Canadiens 6-1. Expected goals had it close, 2.9 to 3.3. Pontus Holmberg had 10 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Darren Raddysh had two goals.

  • Pontus Holmberg had 10 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Two got through to the goalie, and one went in. It was his first goal in 19 games. His goal stood up as the winner. It finished 6-1 for the Lightning.

  • Darren Raddysh had two goals. He has 5 goals this season. He played 24:26 and had three shots on goal. It finished 6-1 for the Lightning.

  • Emil Lilleberg played 23:45, about 7 minutes more than his average this season. He has 6 points in 30 games this season. The Lightning beat the Canadiens 6-1.

Shot attempts

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

TBLMTL

Where the shots came from

7 goals from 82 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← TBL shootingMTL shooting →

Tampa Bay Lightning

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Darren Raddysh D24:262030.153163
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D23:461050.221080
Emil Lilleberg D23:450010.035457
J.J. Moser D22:130000.100158
Jake Guentzel C19:280110.220231
Brayden Point C17:441120.340042
Nikita Kucherov R17:431120.190146
Brandon Hagel L16:540000.020057
Oliver Bjorkstrand R15:590110.062233
Yanni Gourde C15:440010.381096
Max Crozier D15:180120.020373
Zemgus Girgensons C14:580060.763196
Anthony Cirelli C14:440100.073056
Pontus Holmberg R12:341020.511185
Nick Paul L12:220000.003117
Curtis Douglas C9:490000.033155
Scott Sabourin R8:260000.002255
Victor Hedman D6:140010.070034

Montreal Canadiens

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Mike Matheson D22:040020.050360
Alexandre Carrier D20:520020.031223
Lane Hutson D20:140030.180126
Nick Suzuki C19:450140.571039
Noah Dobson D19:240030.210346
Cole Caufield R18:020020.520039
Juraj Slafkovský L16:410020.381142
Oliver Kapanen C16:241030.690119
Arber Xhekaj D16:010010.045125
Ivan Demidov R15:480110.020012
Zachary Bolduc R15:470000.063145
Jayden Struble D14:490000.001139
Alexandre Texier L14:380010.061251
Jake Evans C14:080010.103038
Joseph Veleno C12:590000.004135
Brendan Gallagher R12:460000.011218
Josh Anderson R12:320010.222138
Jared Davidson C12:150010.141026

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.