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2025-11-17 · Nationwide Arena

3 – 4Final/SO

CBJ beat MTL 4–3 in a shootout. CBJ lost the expected-goals battle 2.1 to 3.7 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Lane Hutson scored on the power play at 18:41 of the third, moving MTL’s win probability from 6% to 50%. Jakub Dobes allowed 2.4 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
32 – 23
Expected goals
3.7 – 2.1
xG share
MTL 64%
Home-ice start
CBJ 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 goalCBJ goal

Expected goals

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

MTLCBJ

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
1 G, 1 A · 26:51 TOI
On-ice +0.43 · Finishing +0.68 · Playmaking +0.05
+1.15
MTL
0 G, 1 A · 21:45 TOI
On-ice +0.55 · Finishing −0.43 · Shootout +0.79
+0.90
CBJ
65:00 TOI
GSAx +0.82
+0.82

Rough nights

MTL
74:12 TOI
GSAx −2.44
−2.44
MTL
Ivan Demidov
0 G, 1 A · 19:24 TOI
On-ice +0.20 · Finishing −0.34 · Shootout −0.49
−0.61
CBJ
0 G, 0 A · 27:16 TOI
On-ice −0.43
−0.47

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMTL–CBJWin prob.
P1 6:58 CBJZach Werenski
from Mathieu Olivier, Charlie Coyle
0–153% → 70%
P2 4:47 MTLOliver Kapanen
from Mike Matheson, Ivan Demidov
1–127% → 47%
P2 9:47 CBJAdam Fantilli
from Kirill Marchenko, Dmitri Voronkov
1–253% → 74%
P2 13:32 CBJDmitri VoronkovPP
from Kirill Marchenko, Zach Werenski
1–379% → 89%
P3 8:28 MTLJosh Anderson
from Lane Hutson, Jake Evans
2–34% → 18%
P3 18:41 MTLLane HutsonPP
from Noah Dobson, Cole Caufield
3–36% → 50%

Every player

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MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Lane Hutson D26:5111+1.15+0.43+0.68+0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cole Caufield R21:451+0.90+0.55−0.43+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.79
Oliver Kapanen C17:301+0.77+0.05+0.73−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.01−0.00
Josh Anderson R16:111+0.75+0.06+0.68−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.02−0.00
Jayden Struble D17:19+0.11+0.13−0.03+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brendan Gallagher R12:03+0.07+0.07+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Joshua Roy R11:30+0.04+0.09−0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Arber Xhekaj D11:37+0.02+0.05−0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Joe Veleno C10:27+0.01+0.02+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.01−0.00
Mike Matheson D30:261+0.00+0.10−0.07−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alexandre Carrier D18:14−0.05−0.05+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Juraj Slafkovský L18:47−0.10+0.17−0.28+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00
Noah Dobson D26:451−0.24+0.31−0.56−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Suzuki C23:12−0.26+0.37−0.20+0.02−0.00−0.19+0.08−0.32
Jake Evans C17:251−0.28+0.15−0.39−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.03−0.00
Jared Davidson C10:27−0.37+0.02−0.19−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00−0.00
Zachary Bolduc R15:05−0.37−0.02−0.36−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Ivan Demidov R19:241−0.61+0.20−0.34+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.49
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jakub Dobes G74:12−2.44

CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Kirill Marchenko R23:192+0.80−0.20+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01+1.01
Zach Werenski D31:2011+0.42−0.36+0.77+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dmitri Voronkov L16:4711+0.31−0.03+0.34−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Damon Severson D19:21+0.21+0.05+0.00−0.02−0.02+0.19+0.00+0.00
Adam Fantilli C22:341+0.18−0.32+0.74−0.00−0.02+0.00−0.01−0.20
Kent Johnson C14:20+0.03−0.37−0.25+0.00−0.01+0.00−0.01+0.66
Jake Christiansen D12:01+0.00+0.01−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mathieu Olivier R14:591−0.05+0.03−0.07−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Zachary Aston-Reese C12:57−0.07−0.07−0.02−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00−0.00
Denton Mateychuk D19:56−0.08−0.07−0.02−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Charlie Coyle C16:151−0.08+0.04+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.12−0.00
Dante Fabbro D15:23−0.11−0.11+0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Egor Chinakhov R13:03−0.11−0.10+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Sean Monahan C19:05−0.13−0.14+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.01−0.00
Miles Wood L12:24−0.16−0.14+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Cole Sillinger C16:36−0.39+0.01−0.56−0.01−0.01+0.19+0.00−0.00
Isac Lundeström C12:25−0.39−0.31−0.12−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.04−0.00
Ivan Provorov D27:16−0.47−0.43−0.03−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jet Greaves G65:00+0.82

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.