Thursday, October 8, 2026
- Expected goals, NSH–MTL
- 2.0–3.4
- all situations, empty nets out
- MTL share of xG
- 62.2%
- 50% is even
- Shots on goal
- 20–33
- NSH–MTL
- Pre-game model
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- no projection stored
The story
The Canadiens created more, 3.3 expected goals to 2.0, and lost 5-2 to the Predators. The Predators scored five straight at one stage. It was tied 2-2 going into the third. Two of the Predators' goals came on the power play. Two of the goals went into an empty net. The Predators came back from two goals down. Nick Suzuki has scored in 3 straight games. Adam Edstrom had two goals.
- Nick SuzukiStreak
Nick Suzuki has scored in 3 straight games. He has 3 goals this season. He played 21:01 and had one shot on goal. The Canadiens fell 5-2 to the Predators.
- Adam EdstromTwo goals
Adam Edstrom had two goals. His 1.8 expected goals say the goals were no fluke. He has 2 goals this season. The Predators beat the Canadiens 5-2.
- Filip ForsbergVolume
Filip Forsberg had 9 shot attempts. Three got through to the goalie, and none went in. His average this season was 4.3. The Predators beat the Canadiens 5-2.
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
7 goals from 84 unblocked attempts. Shots from a team's own half are left off.
Nashville Predators
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Josi D | 27:49 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.09 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| Ryan O'Reilly C | 23:04 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.22 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Brady Skjei D | 21:29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| Nick Perbix D | 20:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.12 | 0 | 2 | 37 |
| Steven Stamkos C | 20:46 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.27 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Wilsby D | 20:41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
| Filip Forsberg L | 19:48 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.28 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| Nicolas Hague D | 18:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.03 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| Jonathan Marchessault R | 18:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Jack Drury C | 16:41 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.11 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| Alexander Kerfoot C | 14:46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 | 0 | 1 | 34 |
| Matthew Wood R | 13:29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Nils Hoglander L | 12:48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.07 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Ross Colton C | 12:15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.16 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
| Adam Edstrom C | 10:19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.79 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
| Reid Schaefer L | 9:36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
| Mavrik Bourque C | 8:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| William Trudeau D | 4:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Skater | TOI | G | A | SOG | ixG | Hits | Blk | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Hutson D | 24:43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
| Mike Matheson D | 23:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| Alexandre Carrier D | 21:57 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.04 | 2 | 1 | 68 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 21:01 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.24 | 0 | 1 | 74 |
| Noah Dobson D | 20:44 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.04 | 0 | 1 | 75 |
| Phillip Danault C | 18:38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.11 | 1 | 0 | 89 |
| Cole Caufield R | 18:00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | 81 |
| Juraj Slafkovský L | 17:24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 74 |
| Alex Newhook C | 17:02 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.32 | 4 | 0 | 80 |
| Zachary Bolduc R | 15:51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.30 | 0 | 1 | 78 |
| Chris Kreider L | 14:59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 2 | 1 | 75 |
| Josh Anderson R | 14:24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.57 | 3 | 0 | 95 |
| Alexandre Texier L | 13:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0 | 88 |
| Jake Evans C | 12:38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.28 | 0 | 1 | 69 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 11:59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 2 | 1 | 87 |
| Adam Engstrom D | 11:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| Kirby Dach C | 7:42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| Florian Xhekaj L | 6:24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.01 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
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