Saturday, May 23, 2026
Final (OT)
- Expected goals, MTL–CAR
- 1.7–2.9
- all situations, empty nets out
- CAR share of xG
- 63.1%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 12–26
- MTL–CAR
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Hurricanes beat the Canadiens 3-2 in overtime, and the chances agreed: 2.9 expected goals to 1.7. Jordan Staal finished 10 checks, the most in the league that night. Nikolaj Ehlers won it in overtime.
- Jordan StaalPhysical
Jordan Staal finished 10 checks, the most in the league that night. He has 40 points in 85 games this season. It finished 3-2 for the Hurricanes in overtime.
- Nikolaj EhlersOvertime winner
Nikolaj Ehlers won it in overtime. He scored twice. He has 30 goals this season. He played 18:39 and had five shots on goal. The Hurricanes beat the Canadiens 3-2 in overtime.
- Josh AndersonTwo goals
Josh Anderson had two goals. He has 19 goals this season. He played 14:33 and had two shots on goal. The Canadiens fell 3-2 to the Hurricanes in overtime.
- Seth JarvisVolume
Seth Jarvis had 9 shot attempts, more than any other skater that night. Four reached the net and none went in. He came in averaging 5.1 attempts a game. It finished 3-2 for the Hurricanes in overtime.
Shot data shows up once the overnight job loads this game.
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Hutson D | 24:52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 48 |
| Noah Dobson D | 24:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 22:14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.18 | 2 | 4 | 65 |
| Mike Matheson D | 20:50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Jake Evans C | 19:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | 61 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 19:45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.19 | 3 | 0 | 43 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 19:23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| Alex Newhook C | 19:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 18:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 31 |
| Cole Caufield R | 17:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
| Ivan Demidov R | 15:42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
| Phillip Danault C | 14:33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.16 | 2 | 2 | 57 |
| Josh Anderson R | 14:33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.42 | 0 | 1 | 65 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 13:01 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 | 2 | 1 | 59 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 12:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.13 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Jayden Struble D | 11:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 1 | 51 |
| Kirby Dach C | 11:22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 10:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Chatfield D | 23:22 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.01 | 1 | 2 | 76 |
| K'Andre Miller D | 23:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0 | 41 |
| Jaccob Slavin D | 22:21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 77 |
| Sebastian Aho C | 20:35 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.13 | 5 | 0 | 55 |
| Sean Walker D | 20:32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 1 | 3 | 40 |
| Seth Jarvis C | 20:29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.44 | 2 | 2 | 43 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere D | 18:45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 | 0 | 2 | 38 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers L | 18:39 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0.31 | 2 | 0 | 69 |
| Andrei Svechnikov R | 17:57 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.39 | 6 | 2 | 50 |
| Jackson Blake R | 17:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 | 42 |
| Jordan Staal C | 16:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.60 | 10 | 1 | 72 |
| Logan Stankoven C | 16:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| Jordan Martinook L | 16:10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.18 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
| Taylor Hall L | 15:33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 2 | 0 | 42 |
| Alexander Nikishin D | 13:36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
| Mark Jankowski L | 12:08 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.22 | 1 | 0 | 54 |
| Eric Robinson L | 10:12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| William Carrier L | 9:39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 | 4 | 1 | 48 |
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