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2025-10-23 · Rogers Place

5 – 6Final

EDM beat MTL 6–5. EDM lost the expected-goals battle 3.3 to 4.0 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Vasily Podkolzin scored at 18:51 of the third, moving EDM’s win probability from 50% to 96%. Samuel Montembeault allowed 2.8 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
27 – 29
Expected goals
4.0 – 3.3
xG share
MTL 54%
Home-ice start
EDM 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

MTL goalEDM goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

MTLEDM

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

MTL
2 G, 0 A · 18:53 TOI
On-ice +0.25 · Finishing +1.16
+1.43
MTL
2 G, 0 A · 13:32 TOI
On-ice −0.14 · Finishing +1.30 · Penalties +0.19
+1.34
EDM
David Tomasek
1 G, 0 A · 14:54 TOI
On-ice +0.13 · Finishing +0.89
+1.01

Rough nights

MTL
59:33 TOI
GSAx −2.76
−2.76
EDM
60:00 TOI
GSAx −1.55
−1.55
MTL
0 G, 0 A · 25:11 TOI
Finishing −0.18 · Penalties −0.39
−0.59

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalMTL–EDMWin prob.
P1 7:28 MTLAlex Newhook
from Lane Hutson, Oliver Kapanen
1–047% → 64%
P1 16:12 EDMDavid Tomasek
from Vasily Podkolzin, Noah Philp
1–135% → 53%
P2 10:37 EDMAdam Henrique
from Jake Walman, Mattias Ekholm
1–253% → 74%
P2 13:28 EDMAndrew Mangiapane
from Darnell Nurse, Connor McDavid
1–375% → 89%
P2 16:57 MTLJosh Anderson
from Brendan Gallagher, Jake Evans
2–39% → 24%
P2 18:00 MTLCole Caufield
from Noah Dobson, Lane Hutson
3–324% → 47%
P2 18:49 MTLCole Caufield
from Nick Suzuki, Alexandre Carrier
4–347% → 72%
P3 2:10 MTLAlex Newhook
from Oliver Kapanen, Jayden Struble
5–374% → 91%
P3 11:19 EDMLeon DraisaitlPP
from Connor McDavid, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
5–44% → 19%
P3 12:17 EDMRyan Nugent-HopkinsPP
from Connor McDavid, Evan Bouchard
5–518% → 51%
P3 18:51 EDMVasily Podkolzin
from Darnell Nurse, Jake Walman
5–650% → 96%

Every player

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MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Cole Caufield R18:532+1.43+0.25+1.16+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Newhook C13:322+1.34−0.14+1.30+0.00−0.00+0.19−0.01
Josh Anderson R16:221+0.47−0.01+0.70−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Jayden Struble D14:481+0.11+0.11+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Juraj Slafkovský L18:47+0.05+0.24−0.01+0.02−0.01−0.19+0.00
Brendan Gallagher R13:361+0.04+0.08−0.05+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ivan Demidov R12:06+0.01+0.07−0.08+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Zachary Bolduc R10:11+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jake Evans C18:291−0.06+0.10−0.13−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Joe Veleno C9:31−0.06−0.05+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Arber Xhekaj D8:49−0.07−0.04−0.01−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Kirby Dach C10:28−0.09−0.05+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.03
Noah Dobson D25:161−0.10−0.12+0.00+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Alexandre Carrier D23:031−0.12+0.26−0.18−0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00
Oliver Kapanen C13:102−0.14−0.13+0.00−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.01
Lane Hutson D21:022−0.15+0.16−0.33+0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00
Nick Suzuki C19:371−0.54+0.29−0.74+0.02−0.00+0.00−0.10
Mike Matheson D25:11−0.59+0.01−0.18−0.01−0.02−0.39+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Samuel Montembeault G59:33−2.76

EDM

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
David Tomasek R14:541+1.01+0.13+0.89−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C19:3711+0.86+0.08+0.75+0.05−0.00+0.00−0.01
Andrew Mangiapane L13:501+0.83+0.03+0.61−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Adam Henrique C12:511+0.59+0.02+0.53+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.02
Vasily Podkolzin R13:2611+0.51−0.23+0.76−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Leon Draisaitl C22:231+0.44+0.04+0.23+0.06−0.02+0.00+0.12
Ty Emberson D16:44+0.15−0.02−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.19+0.00
Isaac Howard L10:54+0.10−0.02−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Jake Walman D19:512−0.04−0.01−0.01+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Darnell Nurse D19:362−0.11−0.05−0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brett Kulak D17:21−0.13−0.09−0.01−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Connor McDavid C22:353−0.16+0.14−0.62+0.13−0.01+0.19+0.01
Noah Philp C12:251−0.18−0.18+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Matt Savoie C15:43−0.20−0.19+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jack Roslovic C15:12−0.21+0.00−0.20+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Trent Frederic C10:55−0.21−0.13−0.10−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.01
Mattias Ekholm D17:561−0.32−0.25−0.09+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Evan Bouchard D21:471−0.44−0.05−0.19+0.02−0.03−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Calvin Pickard G60:00−1.55

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.