Wednesday, April 29, 2026
- Expected goals, MTL–TBL
- 2.6–2.7
- all situations, empty nets out
- TBL share of xG
- 51.3%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 24–40
- MTL–TBL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Canadiens edged the Lightning 3-2. Expected goals had it close, 2.5 to 2.7. Jake Guentzel has a point in 7 straight games. Nikita Kucherov had 8 shots on goal. The Lightning outshot the Canadiens 40-24.
- Jake GuentzelStreak
Jake Guentzel has a point in 7 straight games. That was his 40th goal of the season. He played 22:11 and had four shots on goal. The Lightning lost 3-2 to the Canadiens.
- Nikita KucherovVolume
Nikita Kucherov had 8 shots on goal. His average this season was 3.0. He has 136 points in 82 games this season. The Lightning fell 3-2 to the Canadiens.
- Lane HutsonStreak
Lane Hutson has a point in 5 straight games. He has 83 points in 87 games this season. He played 23:31 and had one shot on goal. It finished 3-2 for the Canadiens.
Shot data shows up once the overnight job loads this game.
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Matheson D | 27:54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 4 | 26 |
| Lane Hutson D | 23:31 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 | 1 | 1 | 71 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 23:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 4 | 29 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 21:41 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.13 | 4 | 0 | 65 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 20:42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.14 | 3 | 0 | 42 |
| Phillip Danault C | 19:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 59 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 19:27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.21 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| Josh Anderson R | 15:32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 4 | 0 | 48 |
| Jake Evans C | 15:14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.56 | 2 | 2 | 68 |
| Alex Newhook C | 14:35 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 | 1 | 70 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 13:40 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 13:26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
| Cole Caufield R | 13:13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| Kirby Dach C | 11:46 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 3 | 2 | 47 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 11:07 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.27 | 2 | 0 | 58 |
| Jayden Struble D | 10:23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 4 | 0 | 61 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 9:54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| Brendan Gallagher R | 6:48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.47 | 3 | 0 | 86 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Raddysh D | 25:26 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.34 | 5 | 1 | 59 |
| Brandon Hagel L | 23:12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.30 | 3 | 1 | 86 |
| Jake Guentzel C | 22:11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.41 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
| Nikita Kucherov R | 21:44 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.38 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
| Brayden Point C | 21:17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Anthony Cirelli C | 20:49 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.33 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| J.J. Moser D | 20:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 5 | 49 |
| Max Crozier D | 17:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Ryan McDonagh D | 16:23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 2 | 42 |
| Erik Cernak D | 15:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 2 | 33 |
| Emil Lilleberg D | 15:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 46 |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand R | 14:47 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 2 | 3 | 65 |
| Yanni Gourde C | 14:23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
| Gage Goncalves C | 13:51 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 | 1 | 0 | 43 |
| Dominic James C | 13:14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.17 | 1 | 2 | 45 |
| Zemgus Girgensons C | 7:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| Corey Perry R | 6:55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Conor Geekie C | 5:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 3 | 0 | 25 |
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