Friday, March 6, 2026
Final (SO)
- Expected goals, MTL–ANA
- 3.6–3.4
- all situations, empty nets out
- ANA share of xG
- 48.1%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 28–33
- MTL–ANA
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Ducks edged the Canadiens 6-5 in a shootout. Expected goals had it close, 3.3 to 3.6. Four points for Chris Kreider: one goal and three assists. Three points for Cole Caufield: two goals and one assist.
- Chris KreiderBig night
Four points for Chris Kreider: one goal and three assists. That was his 21st goal of the season. It finished 6-5 for the Ducks in a shootout.
- Cole CaufieldBig night
Three points for Cole Caufield: two goals and one assist. He has 37 goals this season. The Canadiens fell 6-5 to the Ducks in a shootout.
- Cutter GauthierStreak
Cutter Gauthier has scored in 4 straight games. He has 32 goals this season. He played 18:04 and had five shots on goal. It finished 6-5 for the Ducks in a shootout.
- Lane HutsonBig night
Lane Hutson had three points, one goal and two assists. He has 11 goals this season. The Canadiens lost 6-5 to the Ducks in a shootout.
- Radko GudasDrought over
Radko Gudas scored for the first time in 39 games. He has 2 goals this season. It finished 6-5 for the Ducks in a shootout.
- Jackson LaCombeDrought over
Jackson LaCombe scored for the first time in 27 games. That was his seventh goal of the season. The Ducks beat the Canadiens 6-5 in a shootout.
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
10 goals from 97 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 | 25:51 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| Noah Dobson D | 24:56 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.17 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| Mike Matheson D | 23:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 23:08 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 21:13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.57 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
| Cole Caufield R | 19:48 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 19:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 5 | 22 |
| Jake Evans C | 17:14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 1 | 80 |
| Kirby Dach C | 16:58 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.34 | 0 | 2 | 69 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 16:13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 58 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 15:54 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.33 | 5 | 1 | 71 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 15:11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.54 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Alex Newhook C | 14:38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| Phillip Danault C | 13:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| Josh Anderson R | 12:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 12:18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.23 | 2 | 0 | 62 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 11:06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 3 | 0 | 36 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 10:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Anaheim Ducks
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Trouba D | 28:36 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Jackson LaCombe D | 27:07 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.30 | 1 | 1 | 69 |
| Ryan Poehling C | 22:25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| Alex Killorn L | 20:10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.19 | 1 | 1 | 52 |
| Beckett Sennecke R | 19:41 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.65 | 2 | 1 | 55 |
| Radko Gudas D | 19:11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
| Olen Zellweger D | 18:26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.04 | 0 | 3 | 43 |
| Cutter Gauthier L | 18:04 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| Chris Kreider L | 17:40 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Leo Carlsson C | 17:30 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| Pavel Mintyukov D | 16:45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 0 | 1 | 33 |
| Ian Moore D | 16:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
| Tim Washe C | 14:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
| Jeffrey Viel L | 12:36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Frank Vatrano R | 11:11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
| Ross Johnston L | 10:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 42 |
| Mason McTavish C | 10:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Jansen Harkins C | 10:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
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