Saturday, January 24, 2026
- Expected goals, MTL–BOS
- 2.8–3.2
- all situations, empty nets out
- BOS share of xG
- 53.4%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 25–20
- MTL–BOS
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Bruins beat the Canadiens 4-3 in a game the chances had about even, 3.2 expected goals to 2.9. Cole Caufield scored three goals. Charlie McAvoy had three points, three assists.
- Cole CaufieldHat trick
Cole Caufield scored three goals. He has now scored in 5 straight. He also had 10 shot attempts against an average of 5.5. The Canadiens fell 4-3 to the Bruins.
- Charlie McAvoyBig night
Charlie McAvoy had three points, three assists. He has 33 points in 40 games this season. He played 27:43 and had no shots on goal. The Bruins beat the Canadiens 4-3.
- David PastrnakStreak
David Pastrnak has a point in 6 straight games. He has 64 points in 47 games this season. He played 19:52 and had six shots on goal. The Bruins beat the Canadiens 4-3.
- Morgan GeekieTwo goals
Morgan Geekie had two goals. His goal stood up as the winner. He has 28 goals this season. He played 18:37 and had three shots on goal. The Bruins beat the Canadiens 4-3.
- Nick SuzukiStreak
Nick Suzuki has a point in 5 straight games. He has 59 points in 52 games this season. The Canadiens lost 4-3 to the Bruins.
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 82 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 | 26:32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Mike Matheson D | 23:37 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 21:25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Noah Dobson D | 20:58 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 19:53 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.42 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
| Cole Caufield R | 19:14 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.08 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 19:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 16:51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 16:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 16:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 61 |
| Phillip Danault C | 16:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 2 | 68 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 14:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Jake Evans C | 13:19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Josh Anderson R | 13:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 | 1 | 1 | 80 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 11:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 2 | 1 | 77 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 11:17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.16 | 3 | 1 | 74 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 9:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| Kirby Dach C | 7:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Boston Bruins
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie McAvoy D | 27:43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 70 |
| Hampus Lindholm D | 21:56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 69 |
| David Pastrnak R | 19:52 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.73 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| Pavel Zacha C | 19:38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.34 | 0 | 1 | 56 |
| Andrew Peeke D | 19:30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Elias Lindholm C | 19:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Morgan Geekie C | 18:37 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.64 | 2 | 1 | 75 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | 17:05 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Viktor Arvidsson L | 16:51 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.11 | 2 | 2 | 56 |
| Nikita Zadorov D | 16:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Mason Lohrei D | 15:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| Jonathan Aspirot D | 14:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 3 | 1 | 58 |
| Mark Kastelic C | 12:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 28 |
| Fraser Minten C | 12:23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 0 | 47 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov C | 12:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| Sean Kuraly C | 11:59 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| Tanner Jeannot L | 10:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
| Alex Steeves C | 8:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
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