Saturday, April 4, 2026
Final (SO)
- Expected goals, MTL–NJD
- 3.9–4.2
- all situations, empty nets out
- NJD share of xG
- 51.5%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 29–38
- MTL–NJD
- Pre-game model
- –
- no projection stored
The story
The Canadiens edged the Devils 4-3 in a shootout. Expected goals had it close, 4.0 to 4.1. Nico Hischier has a point in 7 straight games. Nick Suzuki has a point in 5 straight games.
- Nico HischierStreak
Nico Hischier has a point in 7 straight games. He has 62 points in 76 games this season. The Devils fell 4-3 to the Canadiens in a shootout.
- Nick SuzukiStreak
Nick Suzuki has a point in 5 straight games. He has 95 points in 76 games this season. The Canadiens beat the Devils 4-3 in a shootout.
- Cole CaufieldStreak
Cole Caufield has a point in 5 straight games. He has 85 points in 75 games this season. The Canadiens beat the Devils 4-3 in a shootout.
- Ivan DemidovStreak
Ivan Demidov has a point in 5 straight games. He also had 9 shot attempts against an average of 3.3. He played 20:40, about 5 minutes over his average. The Canadiens beat the Devils 4-3 in a shootout.
- Lane HutsonIce time
Lane Hutson played 29:47, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. That was his 12th goal of the season. The Canadiens beat the Devils 4-3 in a shootout.
- Timo MeierVolume
Timo Meier had 7 shots on goal. His average this season was 3.5. That was his 23rd goal of the season. The Devils fell 4-3 to the Canadiens 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
6 goals from 98 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 | 29:47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| Mike Matheson D | 24:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 52 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 23:55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.18 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 22:46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Cole Caufield R | 22:15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.70 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Noah Dobson D | 22:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 20:40 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 16:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| Jayden Struble D | 15:28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 3 | 1 | 94 |
| Alex Newhook C | 15:15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.29 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 15:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| Jake Evans C | 14:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.16 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 14:33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Josh Anderson R | 14:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Phillip Danault C | 12:11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| Joseph Veleno C | 10:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 76 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 10:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 61 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 9:48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.51 | 2 | 0 | 84 |
New Jersey Devils
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Hughes D | 27:43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| Jack Hughes C | 26:26 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0.85 | 0 | 3 | 48 |
| Nico Hischier C | 23:47 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.36 | 1 | 1 | 76 |
| Dougie Hamilton D | 22:54 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.05 | 3 | 3 | 40 |
| Connor Brown R | 22:17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.77 | 2 | 0 | 53 |
| Dawson Mercer C | 21:47 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.26 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| Johnathan Kovacevic D | 21:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 66 |
| Jesper Bratt L | 20:24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.47 | 2 | 0 | 50 |
| Timo Meier R | 20:06 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.69 | 5 | 1 | 77 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler D | 18:55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 24 |
| Simon Nemec D | 18:23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Brenden Dillon D | 15:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Cody Glass C | 12:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Lenni Hameenaho R | 9:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Nick Bjugstad C | 9:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Paul Cotter L | 6:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
| Brian Halonen L | 5:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Marc McLaughlin C | 4:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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