Thursday, December 18, 2025
- Expected goals, CHI–MTL
- 1.9–3.6
- all situations, empty nets out
- MTL share of xG
- 65.2%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 15–35
- CHI–MTL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Canadiens beat the Blackhawks 4-1, and the chances agreed: 3.6 expected goals to 1.9. Three points for Lane Hutson: three assists. Juraj Slafkovský generated 1.4 expected goals on five shots and did not score. The Canadiens outshot the Blackhawks 35-15.
- Lane HutsonBig night
Three points for Lane Hutson: three assists. He has 31 points in 34 games this season. He played 26:19 and had one shot on goal. It finished 4-1 for the Canadiens.
- Juraj SlafkovskýSnakebit
Juraj Slafkovský generated 1.4 expected goals on five shots and did not score. He has 20 points in 34 games this season. It finished 4-1 for the Canadiens.
- Zachary BolducTwo goals
Zachary Bolduc had two goals. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his ninth goal of the season. It finished 4-1 for the Canadiens.
- Frank NazarDrought over
Frank Nazar scored for the first time in 21 games. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 4.1. The Blackhawks fell 4-1 to 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 87 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Chicago Blackhawks
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artyom Levshunov D | 21:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 0 | 43 |
| Matt Grzelcyk D | 21:12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| Alex Vlasic D | 20:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| Jason Dickinson C | 19:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Teuvo Teravainen C | 18:24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Louis Crevier D | 18:07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| Tyler Bertuzzi L | 17:47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| Andre Burakovsky L | 17:42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Wyatt Kaiser D | 17:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Connor Murphy D | 16:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| Frank Nazar C | 16:25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.41 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
| Ilya Mikheyev R | 16:12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.26 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| Ryan Greene C | 15:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Ryan Donato C | 13:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| Nick Lardis L | 13:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Colton Dach C | 12:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| Oliver Moore C | 11:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Dominic Toninato C | 8:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 | 39 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Hutson D | 26:19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 24:58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 73 |
| Noah Dobson D | 22:32 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 0 | 2 | 53 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 17:23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.03 | 0 | 3 | 66 |
| Jake Evans C | 16:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 16:23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.34 | 2 | 0 | 60 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 16:23 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.36 | 1 | 0 | 81 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 16:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 | 3 | 3 | 72 |
| Cole Caufield R | 16:16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.61 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 16:16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.45 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
| Adam Engstrom D | 16:13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 15:34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.32 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
| Josh Anderson R | 14:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 14:06 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.27 | 4 | 2 | 68 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 14:04 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | 37 |
| Owen Beck C | 11:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 70 |
| Jayden Struble D | 10:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 47 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 10:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 3 | 62 |
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