Thursday, January 8, 2026
- Expected goals, FLA–MTL
- 3.6–2.1
- all situations, empty nets out
- MTL share of xG
- 36.7%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 27–20
- FLA–MTL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Panthers created more, 3.7 expected goals to 2.1, and lost 6-2 to the Canadiens. Alexandre Texier scored three goals. Anton Lundell had 11 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24.
- Alexandre TexierHat trick
Alexandre Texier scored three goals. His goal stood up as the winner. He also had 7 shot attempts against an average of 2.6. It finished 6-2 for the Canadiens.
- Anton LundellVolume
Anton Lundell had 11 shot attempts, his most in a game since 2023-24. Five reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.4. The Panthers fell 6-2 to the Canadiens.
- Oliver KapanenBig night
Oliver Kapanen had three points, one goal and two assists. He has now scored in 3 straight. That was his 15th goal of the season. It finished 6-2 for the Canadiens.
- Sam BennettTwo goals
Sam Bennett had two goals. That was his 16th goal of the season. He played 20:16 and had four shots on goal. The Panthers lost 6-2 to the Canadiens.
- Sergei BobrovskyRough night
Sergei Bobrovsky allowed 5 goals on shots worth 2.1 expected goals. That is 2.9 more than an average goalie would have given up. The Panthers fell 6-2 to the Canadiens.
- Alexandre CarrierShot blocker
Alexandre Carrier got in front of 6 shots. He has 12 points in 44 games this season. He played 21:47 and had no shots on goal. It finished 6-2 for 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
8 goals from 76 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Florida Panthers
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Reinhart C | 24:16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 2 | 1 | 63 |
| Gustav Forsling D | 23:46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 3 | 1 | 66 |
| Aaron Ekblad D | 23:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 94 |
| Niko Mikkola D | 21:02 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Sam Bennett C | 20:16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.36 | 1 | 0 | 76 |
| Anton Lundell C | 19:55 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Eetu Luostarinen C | 19:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 3 | 1 | 71 |
| Uvis Balinskis D | 18:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 2 | 40 |
| Carter Verhaeghe C | 18:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Evan Rodrigues C | 17:30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| Jeff Petry D | 16:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 2 | 65 |
| Mackie Samoskevich R | 11:43 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| Jesper Boqvist C | 11:24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.23 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| A.J. Greer L | 11:19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.46 | 2 | 0 | 68 |
| Donovan Sebrango D | 11:08 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 76 |
| Luke Kunin C | 9:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Studnicka C | 6:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Noah Gregor L | 5:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Matheson D | 25:50 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| Lane Hutson D | 24:07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Noah Dobson D | 22:43 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.10 | 0 | 3 | 36 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 21:51 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 59 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 21:47 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 6 | 40 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 18:51 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.86 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| Phillip Danault C | 18:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 17:19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 4 | 15 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 17:15 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0.85 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| Cole Caufield R | 16:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 15:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 15:25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 12:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 10:40 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.14 | 2 | 0 | 96 |
| Jayden Struble D | 9:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 8:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 6 | 0 | 32 |
| Sammy Blais L | 7:36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 | 5 | 0 | 100 |
| Owen Beck C | 7:09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 97 |
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