Saturday, January 17, 2026
Final (OT)
- Expected goals, MTL–OTT
- 2.4–4.2
- all situations, empty nets out
- OTT share of xG
- 63.5%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 19–34
- MTL–OTT
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Canadiens beat the Senators 6-5 in overtime while losing the expected-goals count 2.4 to 4.2. The Canadiens came back from two goals down. Jake Sanderson had four points, one goal and three assists. Cole Caufield had three points, two goals and one assist. The Senators outshot the Canadiens 34-19.
- Jake SandersonBig night
Jake Sanderson had four points, one goal and three assists. He has 10 goals this season. The Senators lost 6-5 to the Canadiens in overtime.
- Cole CaufieldBig night
Cole Caufield had three points, two goals and one assist. He also scored the overtime winner. That was his 24th goal of the season. It finished 6-5 for the Canadiens in overtime.
- Lane HutsonBig night
Lane Hutson had three points, three assists. He has 50 points in 49 games this season. He played 26:22 and had two shots on goal. The Canadiens beat the Senators 6-5 in overtime.
- Thomas ChabotVolume
Thomas Chabot had 11 shot attempts. Two reached the net and none went in. His average this season was 4.6. The Senators lost 6-5 to the Canadiens in overtime.
- Leevi MeriläinenRough night
Leevi Meriläinen allowed 6 goals on shots worth 2.4 expected goals. That is 3.6 more than an average goalie would have given up. The Senators lost 6-5 to the Canadiens in overtime.
- Brady TkachukVolume
Brady Tkachuk put 8 shots on goal. His average this season was 4.2. He has 10 goals this season. The Senators fell 6-5 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
11 goals from 81 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 | 26:22 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.22 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| Mike Matheson D | 23:59 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 | 2 | 5 | 38 |
| Noah Dobson D | 21:54 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 39 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 21:25 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.33 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 20:00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.57 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| Cole Caufield R | 19:19 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 17:12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 15:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 19 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 15:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 5 | 0 | 42 |
| Jake Evans C | 15:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 15:07 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 14:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 13:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 3 | 1 | 59 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 12:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 61 |
| Josh Anderson R | 12:53 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.11 | 2 | 1 | 39 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 12:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| Phillip Danault C | 10:59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 7:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
Ottawa Senators
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Sanderson D | 25:39 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0.29 | 1 | 1 | 74 |
| Tim Stützle C | 22:13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| Artem Zub D | 21:45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 70 |
| Thomas Chabot D | 21:42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 | 0 | 3 | 44 |
| Shane Pinto C | 18:14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.71 | 1 | 0 | 73 |
| Nick Jensen D | 17:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 3 | 54 |
| Claude Giroux R | 17:35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 76 |
| Ridly Greig C | 17:30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 76 |
| Brady Tkachuk L | 16:14 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.29 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| Tyler Kleven D | 15:57 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.05 | 2 | 2 | 99 |
| Drake Batherson R | 14:54 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.29 | 5 | 0 | 41 |
| Jordan Spence D | 14:51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 88 |
| Michael Amadio R | 13:21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Dylan Cozens C | 13:17 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.35 | 1 | 0 | 89 |
| Nick Cousins C | 10:50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 6 | 2 | 100 |
| David Perron L | 10:37 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 66 |
| Fabian Zetterlund L | 10:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| Lars Eller C | 9:56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.12 | 2 | 0 | 99 |
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