GRIT & GF

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Carolina Hurricanes

Montreal Canadiens

Expected goals, CAR–MTL
3.6–1.8
all situations, empty nets out
MTL share of xG
33.4%
50% is even
Shots on goal
33–20
CAR–MTL
Pre-game model
–
no projection stored

The story

The Hurricanes won 6-4 and earned it, out-chancing the Canadiens 3.7 to 1.8 in expected goals. It was back and forth: two lead changes. Both power plays scored, one for the Hurricanes and one for the Canadiens. One of the goals went into an empty net. Three points for Sebastian Aho: one goal and two assists. Taylor Hall had two goals.

  • Sebastian AhoBig night

    Three points for Sebastian Aho: one goal and two assists. He has now scored in 3 straight. He has 4 goals this season. The Hurricanes beat the Canadiens 6-4.

  • Taylor HallTwo goals

    Taylor Hall had two goals. His goal stood up as the winner. That was his second goal of the season. It finished 6-4 for the Hurricanes.

  • Zachary Bolduc scored twice. That was his third goal of the season. He played 14:07 and had three shots on goal. The Canadiens lost 6-4 to the Hurricanes.

Shot attempts

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

CARMTL

Where the shots came from

10 goals from 78 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.

GoalShot or miss
← CAR shootingMTL shooting →

Carolina Hurricanes

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
K'Andre Miller D22:080030.201186
Jalen Chatfield D22:020130.251165
Jaccob Slavin D21:170210.141372
Sean Walker D20:200010.071268
Sebastian Aho C19:561230.332090
Logan Stankoven C17:420010.300283
Shayne Gostisbehere D17:390110.281082
Andrei Svechnikov R17:091030.924089
Jordan Martinook L16:550030.224076
Jordan Staal C16:490011.034064
Nikolaj Ehlers L15:530120.140067
Jackson Blake R15:450120.250086
Taylor Hall L13:072040.673280
Mark Jankowski L12:371120.210074
William Carrier L12:100010.144080
Mike Reilly D10:220010.041084
Eric Robinson L8:031110.121069
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C6:530000.002151

Montreal Canadiens

SkaterTOIGASOGixGHitsBlkxGF%
Lane Hutson D29:210120.070153
Noah Dobson D24:170020.073020
Mike Matheson D22:320020.061420
Nick Suzuki C21:491120.102017
Cole Caufield R21:450010.051123
Juraj Slafkovský L19:431020.26111
Alexandre Carrier D18:110010.110153
Alex Newhook C16:380100.06008
Chris Kreider L14:300210.120116
Jake Evans C14:190000.000123
Zachary Bolduc R14:072030.302150
Phillip Danault C13:500130.470069
Josh Anderson R12:300000.061027
Alexandre Texier L11:500200.022073
Kirby Dach C9:380000.00137
Arber Xhekaj D9:120000.00314
Jayden Struble D9:050000.00013
Florian Xhekaj L8:480010.053013

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.