Thursday, March 26, 2026
- Expected goals, CBJ–MTL
- 3.3–2.0
- all situations, empty nets out
- MTL share of xG
- 38.1%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 26–20
- CBJ–MTL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Canadiens beat the Blue Jackets 2-1 while losing the expected-goals count 2.0 to 3.3. Jayden Struble scored for the first time in 89 games. Adam Fantilli finished 8 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24.
- Jayden StrubleDrought over
Jayden Struble scored for the first time in 89 games. He has 1 goal this season. He played 12:05 and had two shots on goal. It finished 2-1 for the Canadiens.
- Adam FantilliPhysical
Adam Fantilli finished 8 checks, his most in a game since 2023-24. He has 53 points in 72 games this season. The Blue Jackets fell 2-1 to the Canadiens.
- Zachary BolducDrought over
Zachary Bolduc scored for the first time in 31 games. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his 11th goal of the season. The Canadiens beat the Blue Jackets 2-1.
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
3 goals from 75 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Werenski D | 27:21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 0 | 1 | 76 |
| Ivan Provorov D | 21:34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 3 | 63 |
| Damon Severson D | 21:23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| Erik Gudbranson D | 20:36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.09 | 3 | 0 | 93 |
| Kirill Marchenko R | 18:47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.35 | 0 | 1 | 82 |
| Sean Monahan C | 18:45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.29 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
| Mason Marchment L | 18:36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 | 0 | 87 |
| Adam Fantilli C | 18:35 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.41 | 8 | 0 | 88 |
| Charlie Coyle C | 15:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Dante Fabbro D | 15:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 42 |
| Conor Garland R | 14:43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 63 |
| Boone Jenner C | 13:53 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.24 | 3 | 0 | 61 |
| Mathieu Olivier R | 12:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.26 | 2 | 0 | 74 |
| Denton Mateychuk D | 12:37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 88 |
| Danton Heinen L | 12:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 35 |
| Isac Lundeström C | 12:12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
| Cole Sillinger C | 11:49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 67 |
| Miles Wood L | 8:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 3 | 1 | 63 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Dobson D | 24:45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 3 | 18 |
| Mike Matheson D | 21:24 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.06 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 20:50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
| Lane Hutson D | 19:45 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.17 | 0 | 3 | 32 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 19:38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 19:24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| Jake Evans C | 18:56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
| Cole Caufield R | 17:48 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.80 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 17:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 17:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| Alex Newhook C | 16:32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.16 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Josh Anderson R | 16:12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 3 | 1 | 46 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 15:22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 13:51 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.18 | 3 | 1 | 59 |
| Jayden Struble D | 12:05 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
| Phillip Danault C | 9:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 8:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
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