Thursday, April 2, 2026
- Expected goals, MTL–NYR
- 2.5–3.1
- all situations, empty nets out
- NYR share of xG
- 55.4%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 25–24
- MTL–NYR
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Canadiens beat the Rangers 3-2 in a game the chances had about even, 2.5 expected goals to 3.0. Cole Caufield has scored in 4 straight games. Juraj Slafkovský generated 2.0 expected goals on two shots and did not score.
- Cole CaufieldStreak
Cole Caufield has scored in 4 straight games. He scored twice. He put 7 shots on goal, against an average of 3.1. It finished 3-2 for the Canadiens.
- Juraj SlafkovskýSnakebit
Juraj Slafkovský generated 2.0 expected goals on two shots and did not score. He has 67 points in 75 games this season. It finished 3-2 for the Canadiens.
- Adam FoxStreak
Adam Fox has a point in 5 straight games. That was his seventh goal of the season. He played 23:10 and had one shot on goal. The Rangers lost 3-2 to the Canadiens.
- Alexis LafrenièreVolume
Alexis Lafrenière had 9 shot attempts. Four got through to the goalie, and none went in. He came in averaging 4.1 attempts a game. The Rangers fell 3-2 to the Canadiens.
- Will CuylleVolume
Will Cuylle had 9 shot attempts. Six got through to the goalie, and one went in. He came in averaging 4.0 attempts a game. The Rangers lost 3-2 to the Canadiens.
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 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 | 25:54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.09 | 1 | 2 | 59 |
| Mike Matheson D | 23:22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| Noah Dobson D | 22:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 3 | 35 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 21:17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.04 | 1 | 1 | 77 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 20:38 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.96 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
| Jake Evans C | 19:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 18:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 4 | 4 | 67 |
| Josh Anderson R | 16:26 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.05 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| Cole Caufield R | 16:20 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Jayden Struble D | 15:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 46 |
| Phillip Danault C | 13:58 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 13:07 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 2 | 0 | 36 |
| Alex Newhook C | 12:32 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 12:30 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 11:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 10:38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 41 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 9:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 54 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 8:50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 0 | 41 |
New York Rangers
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Fox D | 23:10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.24 | 0 | 1 | 38 |
| Mika Zibanejad C | 23:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.10 | 4 | 0 | 36 |
| Vladislav Gavrikov D | 21:55 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Braden Schneider D | 20:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 2 | 54 |
| Alexis Lafrenière L | 20:17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.63 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Vincent Trocheck C | 19:13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.12 | 1 | 0 | 65 |
| J.T. Miller C | 18:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Matthew Robertson D | 17:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.02 | 2 | 1 | 52 |
| Will Cuylle L | 17:23 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0.79 | 6 | 0 | 66 |
| Will Borgen D | 16:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 40 |
| Gabe Perreault R | 16:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Conor Sheary L | 14:29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.47 | 2 | 0 | 37 |
| Drew Fortescue D | 14:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| Tye Kartye L | 13:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 0 | 39 |
| Jonny Brodzinski C | 13:27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.11 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| Noah Laba C | 12:05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 1 | 0 | 59 |
| Jaroslav Chmelar R | 8:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| Adam Sykora L | 7:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1 | 72 |
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