GRIT & GF

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Tampa Bay Lightning

Montreal Canadiens

Expected goals, TBL–MTL
2.1–3.3
all situations, empty nets out
MTL share of xG
60.9%
50% is even
Shots on goal
18–21
TBL–MTL
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Canadiens beat the Lightning 2-1, and the chances agreed: 3.2 expected goals to 2.0. Nick Suzuki generated 1.3 expected goals on one shots and did not score. Cole Caufield had 10 shot attempts.

  • Nick SuzukiSnakebit

    Nick Suzuki generated 1.3 expected goals on one shots and did not score. He has 98 points in 79 games this season. It finished 2-1 for the Canadiens.

  • Cole Caufield had 10 shot attempts. Five reached the net and one went in. He came in averaging 5.6 attempts a game. The Canadiens beat the Lightning 2-1.

  • Juraj Slafkovský had 10 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and one went in. His average this season was 4.7. His goal with under five minutes left was the winner. It finished 2-1 for the Canadiens.

  • Nikita Kucherov has a point in 5 straight games. He has 128 points in 74 games this season. The Lightning fell 2-1 to the Canadiens.

  • Jake Guentzel played 26:38, about 6 minutes more than his average this season. He has 86 points in 79 games this season. The Lightning fell 2-1 to the Canadiens.

Shot attempts

Running count of unblocked attempts (shots on goal plus misses). Dots are goals. Hover to read any moment.

TBLMTL

Where the shots came from

3 goals from 70 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← TBL shootingMTL shooting →

Tampa Bay Lightning

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Jake Guentzel C26:380040.690030
Nikita Kucherov R23:120110.251039
Ryan McDonagh D22:470010.01128
Erik Cernak D22:050010.03426
Brayden Point C21:220010.160030
J.J. Moser D20:560000.032041
Anthony Cirelli C20:280010.003229
Emil Lilleberg D18:430000.004165
Gage Goncalves C18:190120.031140
Yanni Gourde C14:050010.116024
Darren Raddysh D13:591050.290176
Corey Perry R13:170000.300075
Zemgus Girgensons C12:250000.001110
Oliver Bjorkstrand R10:460000.003011
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D9:120000.100048
Nick Paul L7:380000.003112
Jakob Pelletier L7:060010.13010
Declan Carlile D5:020000.000129

Montreal Canadiens

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Lane Hutson D29:170010.141285
Mike Matheson D25:390000.000171
Noah Dobson D22:550020.064130
Nick Suzuki C22:250211.351284
Juraj Slafkovský L21:231130.832084
Ivan Demidov R19:140010.180074
Alex Newhook C18:560020.221078
Cole Caufield R17:561050.651084
Kirby Dach C14:380000.005122
Oliver Kapanen C13:030010.191069
Phillip Danault C12:400010.161014
Josh Anderson R12:320010.001174
Jake Evans C12:290011.011051
Jayden Struble D11:090000.015391
Joseph Veleno C10:440000.044049
Adam Engstrom D9:120010.071158
Alexandre Texier L9:030010.101034
Arber Xhekaj D8:450000.004065

The minute-by-minute expected goals flow is part of Pro

The game measured in chance quality, minute by minute, which shows when it tilted and toward whom.