Sunday, January 4, 2026
Final (OT)
- Expected goals, MTL–DAL
- 3.4–3.5
- all situations, empty nets out
- DAL share of xG
- 51.0%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 28–27
- MTL–DAL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Canadiens beat the Stars 4-3 in overtime in a game the chances had about even, 3.4 expected goals to 3.7. Lane Hutson scored the overtime winner. Wyatt Johnston scored twice.
- Lane HutsonOvertime winner
Lane Hutson scored the overtime winner. He has 7 goals this season. He played 27:58 and had one shot on goal. The Canadiens beat the Stars 4-3 in overtime.
- Wyatt JohnstonTwo goals
Wyatt Johnston scored twice. That was his 22nd goal of the season. He played 22:48 and had three shots on goal. The Stars fell 4-3 to the Canadiens in overtime.
- Noah DobsonShot blocker
Noah Dobson got in front of 6 shots. He has 27 points in 42 games this season. It finished 4-3 for 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
7 goals from 79 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 | 27:58 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.14 | 2 | 0 | 44 |
| Mike Matheson D | 26:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 23:49 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.88 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Noah Dobson D | 23:08 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.04 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 22:14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 20:21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.62 | 1 | 0 | 21 |
| Cole Caufield R | 18:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.34 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 18:10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 17:24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| Phillip Danault C | 16:40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 15:46 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.41 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 15:45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 14:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 11:06 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 33 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 9:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| Sammy Blais L | 8:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 29 |
| Jayden Struble D | 7:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 43 |
| Owen Beck C | 7:17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
Dallas Stars
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miro Heiskanen D | 27:27 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.17 | 0 | 4 | 79 |
| Thomas Harley D | 24:24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.23 | 2 | 5 | 74 |
| Jason Robertson L | 23:18 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.38 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| Wyatt Johnston C | 22:48 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.71 | 0 | 3 | 72 |
| Mikko Rantanen R | 22:39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.26 | 1 | 2 | 85 |
| Esa Lindell D | 22:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 83 |
| Roope Hintz C | 19:03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Matt Duchene C | 17:34 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| Mavrik Bourque C | 16:23 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| Ilya Lyubushkin D | 15:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 74 |
| Alexander Petrovic D | 15:25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 58 |
| Nils Lundkvist D | 14:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Sam Steel C | 12:57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 | 50 |
| Radek Faksa C | 11:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 74 |
| Oskar Bäck C | 10:58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Justin Hryckowian C | 9:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| Adam Erne L | 8:41 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 4 | 0 | 68 |
| Jamie Benn L | 7:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
Pro: expected goals, minute by minute