Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Final (OT)
- Expected goals, MTL–FLA
- 3.7–3.4
- all situations, empty nets out
- FLA share of xG
- 47.9%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 29–30
- MTL–FLA
- Pre-game model
- –
- no projection stored
The story
The Canadiens edged the Panthers 3-2 in overtime. Expected goals had it close, 3.6 to 3.4. The Canadiens trailed by two at one point. Nick Suzuki had 11 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Brad Marchand has a point in 9 straight games.
- Nick SuzukiVolume
Nick Suzuki had 11 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Seven reached the net and two went in. His average this season was 4.6. He also scored the overtime winner. It finished 3-2 for the Canadiens in overtime.
- Brad MarchandStreak
Brad Marchand has a point in 9 straight games. He has now scored in 3 straight. The Panthers lost 3-2 to the Canadiens in overtime.
- Sam BennettStreak
Sam Bennett has a point in 7 straight games. He has 29 points in 39 games this season. The Panthers lost 3-2 to the Canadiens in overtime.
- Sam ReinhartStreak
Sam Reinhart has a point in 6 straight games. He has 22 goals this season. He played 23:42 and had five shots on goal. The Panthers lost 3-2 to the Canadiens in overtime.
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 86 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Matheson D | 27:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
| Noah Dobson D | 24:32 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.19 | 1 | 5 | 65 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 22:33 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1.34 | 1 | 0 | 84 |
| Lane Hutson D | 22:29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 21:18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 5 | 56 |
| Cole Caufield R | 20:20 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 19:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 | 1 | 3 | 83 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 18:31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 18:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| Phillip Danault C | 17:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 16:41 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.25 | 1 | 1 | 78 |
| Josh Anderson R | 14:52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 11:38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 11:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| Adam Engstrom D | 11:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 10:08 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 9:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| Sammy Blais L | 8:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 55 |
Florida Panthers
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Jones D | 25:03 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Aaron Ekblad D | 24:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| Sam Reinhart C | 23:42 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.46 | 2 | 1 | 44 |
| Niko Mikkola D | 22:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| Anton Lundell C | 21:43 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.24 | 2 | 0 | 35 |
| Gustav Forsling D | 21:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 2 | 46 |
| Sam Bennett C | 20:59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.24 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Brad Marchand L | 19:09 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.77 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Evan Rodrigues C | 18:45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.12 | 2 | 0 | 77 |
| Eetu Luostarinen C | 17:32 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.19 | 3 | 1 | 32 |
| Carter Verhaeghe C | 15:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Uvis Balinskis D | 14:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 62 |
| A.J. Greer L | 13:26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 5 | 0 | 52 |
| Mackie Samoskevich R | 12:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 3 | 1 | 69 |
| Jeff Petry D | 12:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 90 |
| Luke Kunin C | 8:45 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.74 | 2 | 0 | 69 |
| Jesper Boqvist C | 6:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
| Jack Studnicka C | 6:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 72 |
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