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2025-11-01 · Centre Bell

3 – 4Final/OT

MTL beat OTT 4–3 in overtime. MTL also won the expected-goals battle 3.5 to 2.0: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Alex Newhook scored at 1:40 of overtime, moving MTL’s win probability from 52% to 100%. Samuel Montembeault allowed 1.5 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
17 – 27
Expected goals
2.0 – 3.5
xG share
MTL 64%
Home-ice start
MTL 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.

OTT goalMTL goal

Expected goals

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

OTTMTL

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
Ivan Demidov
1 G, 0 A · 16:03 TOI
On-ice +0.34 · Finishing +0.56
+0.92
OTT
1 G, 0 A · 19:31 TOI
Finishing +0.78
+0.70
OTT
1 G, 0 A · 16:08 TOI
Finishing +0.66
+0.68

Rough nights

MTL
61:40 TOI
GSAx −1.48
−1.48
OTT
61:40 TOI
GSAx −0.43
−0.43
OTT
0 G, 0 A · 20:42 TOI
On-ice −0.14 · Finishing −0.13 · Penalties −0.19
−0.43

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalOTT–MTLWin prob.
P1 7:05 MTLCole Caufield
from Nick Suzuki
0–153% → 70%
P1 9:25 MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP
from Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield
0–270% → 83%
P2 11:53 OTTDrake Batherson
unassisted
1–211% → 26%
P2 19:49 OTTMichael Amadio
from Shane Pinto, Artem Zub
2–223% → 48%
P3 12:27 OTTTim Stützle
from Drake Batherson, Tyler Kleven
3–249% → 83%
P3 17:37 MTLIvan Demidov
from Lane Hutson, Mike Matheson
3–38% → 51%
OT 1:40 MTLAlex Newhook
unassisted
3–452% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

OTT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Tim Stützle C19:311+0.70−0.05+0.78+0.01−0.02+0.00−0.03
Michael Amadio R16:081+0.68+0.01+0.66−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Drake Batherson R17:4011+0.25−0.05+0.49−0.00+0.01−0.19+0.00
Nick Cousins C8:01+0.12−0.06+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.19−0.01
Nikolas Matinpalo D11:29+0.04+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Artem Zub D22:451+0.02+0.03−0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Tyler Kleven D11:481+0.02−0.09−0.08−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00
Claude Giroux R16:17−0.00−0.05−0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.04
Jake Sanderson D26:08−0.01+0.03−0.03−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Fabian Zetterlund L12:10−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Lars Eller C13:51−0.05+0.08−0.12−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.01
David Perron L15:01−0.08−0.08+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Shane Pinto C21:011−0.15−0.08−0.28−0.02+0.01+0.19+0.03
Nick Jensen D20:53−0.17−0.19−0.00+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Dylan Cozens C19:52−0.19−0.17+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kurtis MacDermid L2:04−0.23−0.03+0.00−0.01−0.00−0.19+0.00
Thomas Chabot D25:05−0.26−0.26+0.00+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Ridly Greig C20:42−0.43−0.14−0.13−0.01−0.00−0.19+0.04
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Linus Ullmark G61:40−0.43

MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Ivan Demidov R16:031+0.92+0.34+0.56+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Newhook C16:511+0.57+0.27+0.31+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
Cole Caufield R17:5511+0.54+0.06+0.50+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Juraj Slafkovský L18:511+0.45−0.01+0.68+0.01−0.02−0.19−0.01
Jayden Struble D15:44+0.18+0.20−0.02+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Lane Hutson D22:471+0.17+0.28−0.33+0.04−0.01+0.19+0.00
Josh Anderson R10:41+0.12−0.06+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.19+0.00
Mike Matheson D25:021+0.02+0.15−0.10−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jake Evans C12:01−0.03−0.05+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.02
Oliver Kapanen C15:31−0.06+0.10−0.16−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.01
Nick Suzuki C19:062−0.07+0.05−0.07+0.02−0.00+0.00−0.07
Zachary Bolduc R15:28−0.08+0.01−0.29−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.00
Arber Xhekaj D14:32−0.12−0.02−0.09−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Alexandre Carrier D19:53−0.15+0.09−0.05−0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00
Brendan Gallagher R10:14−0.21+0.04−0.25+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kirby Dach C15:03−0.22+0.02−0.23+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Joe Veleno C12:00−0.26−0.02+0.00−0.02−0.00−0.19−0.02
Noah Dobson D21:18−0.26−0.23−0.04−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Samuel Montembeault G61:40−1.48

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.