Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Final (OT)
- Expected goals, BOS–MTL
- 3.3–4.7
- all situations, empty nets out
- MTL share of xG
- 59.3%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 28–31
- BOS–MTL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Canadiens won 3-2 in overtime and earned it, out-chancing the Bruins 4.8 to 3.2 in expected goals. Cole Caufield won it in overtime. Charlie McAvoy has a point in 8 straight games.
- Cole CaufieldOvertime winner
Cole Caufield won it in overtime. He has now scored in 3 straight. That was his 40th goal of the season. It finished 3-2 for the Canadiens in overtime.
- Charlie McAvoyStreak
Charlie McAvoy has a point in 8 straight games. He has 51 points in 56 games this season. The Bruins fell 3-2 to the Canadiens in overtime.
- David PastrnakStreak
David Pastrnak has a point in 7 straight games. He has 82 points in 63 games this season. The Bruins lost 3-2 to the Canadiens in overtime.
- Nick SuzukiStreak
Nick Suzuki has scored in 3 straight games. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 4.7. It finished 3-2 for the Canadiens in overtime.
- Pavel ZachaTwo goals
Pavel Zacha scored twice. That was his 22nd goal of the season. He played 16:22 and had four shots on goal. The Bruins lost 3-2 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
5 goals from 99 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Boston Bruins
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie McAvoy D | 26:44 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.30 | 0 | 2 | 39 |
| David Pastrnak R | 24:35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Mason Lohrei D | 21:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Hampus Lindholm D | 19:48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Fraser Minten C | 19:42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.27 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| Elias Lindholm C | 19:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 2 | 62 |
| Viktor Arvidsson L | 17:09 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.34 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
| Nikita Zadorov D | 17:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| Andrew Peeke D | 16:44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.11 | 3 | 3 | 42 |
| Casey Mittelstadt C | 16:36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 30 |
| Marat Khusnutdinov C | 16:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| Pavel Zacha C | 16:22 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.78 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| Jonathan Aspirot D | 16:21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.24 | 1 | 2 | 59 |
| Morgan Geekie C | 15:53 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.39 | 0 | 2 | 63 |
| Sean Kuraly C | 12:14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Michael Eyssimont C | 12:13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 1 | 0 | 72 |
| Tanner Jeannot L | 12:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 34 |
| Mark Kastelic C | 11:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 5 | 0 | 34 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Suzuki C | 24:18 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.58 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Noah Dobson D | 24:02 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.27 | 2 | 3 | 61 |
| Mike Matheson D | 23:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 22:22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.31 | 2 | 0 | 88 |
| Lane Hutson D | 21:41 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.24 | 1 | 0 | 73 |
| Cole Caufield R | 19:58 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.04 | 0 | 1 | 82 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 19:33 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.40 | 1 | 1 | 82 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 18:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
| Jake Evans C | 17:29 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.75 | 1 | 1 | 83 |
| Phillip Danault C | 14:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 28 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 14:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 2 | 0 | 66 |
| Jayden Struble D | 13:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1 | 0 | 58 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 13:37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 2 | 0 | 61 |
| Josh Anderson R | 13:21 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.29 | 4 | 0 | 28 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 13:20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.18 | 1 | 3 | 39 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 12:39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 10:39 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.08 | 6 | 2 | 30 |
| Alex Newhook C | 9:14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 1 | 0 | 59 |
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