Saturday, January 3, 2026
- Expected goals, MTL–STL
- 3.4–2.4
- all situations, empty nets out
- STL share of xG
- 41.3%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 26–19
- MTL–STL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Canadiens created more, 3.3 expected goals to 2.4, and lost 2-0 to the Blues. Jordan Binnington made 26 saves and allowed nothing. Brayden Schenn had 2.1 expected goals and nothing to show for it.
- Jordan BinningtonShutout
Jordan Binnington made 26 saves and allowed nothing. The shots he faced were worth 3.3 goals to an average goalie. The Blues beat the Canadiens 2-0.
- Brayden SchennSnakebit
Brayden Schenn had 2.1 expected goals and nothing to show for it. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 2.8. The Blues beat the Canadiens 2-0.
- Noah DobsonVolume
Noah Dobson had 11 shot attempts. Three reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.2. The Canadiens lost 2-0 to the Blues.
- Colton ParaykoShot blocker
Colton Parayko blocked 7 shots. He has 11 points in 43 games this season. He played 22:31 and had no shots on goal. It finished 2-0 for the Blues.
- Brendan GallagherVolume
Brendan Gallagher had 9 shot attempts. Seven reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 3.0 attempts a game. The Canadiens lost 2-0 to the Blues.
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
2 goals from 76 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 | 28:03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 0 | 3 | 51 |
| Noah Dobson D | 27:23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 24:21 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.60 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| Cole Caufield R | 21:54 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Mike Matheson D | 21:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 42 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 20:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 20:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 56 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 19:38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.23 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 15:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 15:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| Phillip Danault C | 15:22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.27 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 14:19 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.64 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 14:03 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 2 | 0 | 71 |
| Jayden Struble D | 9:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 9:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Owen Beck C | 8:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 7:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| Sammy Blais L | 6:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
St Louis Blues
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philip Broberg D | 24:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Robert Thomas C | 22:33 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Colton Parayko D | 22:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7 | 15 |
| Justin Faulk D | 20:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 72 |
| Cam Fowler D | 18:22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| Brayden Schenn C | 17:30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.15 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
| Jake Neighbours L | 17:11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.28 | 4 | 1 | 51 |
| Jimmy Snuggerud R | 16:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Tyler Tucker D | 15:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 67 |
| Pavel Buchnevich L | 15:13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
| Alexey Toropchenko R | 14:33 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.17 | 3 | 1 | 66 |
| Jordan Kyrou R | 14:06 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.26 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| Otto Stenberg C | 13:43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 84 |
| Logan Mailloux D | 13:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Dalibor Dvorsky R | 11:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 2 | 1 | 81 |
| Mathieu Joseph R | 11:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 85 |
| Jonatan Berggren R | 11:21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 88 |
| Robby Fabbri C | 10:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
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