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2026-03-07 · Crypto.com Arena

4 – 3Final

MTL beat LAK 4–3. MTL lost the expected-goals battle 2.3 to 4.7 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Nick Suzuki scored at 15:27 of the third, moving MTL’s win probability from 49% to 88%. Jakub Dobes saved 1.4 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
23 – 39
Expected goals
2.3 – 4.7
xG share
LAK 67%
Home-ice start
LAK 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 goalLAK goal

Expected goals

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

MTLLAK

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
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.40
+1.40
MTL
2 G, 1 A · 16:38 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +1.28
+1.35
LAK
1 G, 0 A · 15:08 TOI
On-ice +0.12 · Finishing +0.81 · Faceoffs +0.05
+0.97

Rough nights

LAK
58:37 TOI
GSAx −1.29
−1.29
MTL
Oliver Kapanen
0 G, 0 A · 18:34 TOI
On-ice −0.43 · Finishing −0.34 · Suppression −0.05
−0.83
MTL
Kaiden Guhle
0 G, 0 A · 24:26 TOI
On-ice −0.30 · Penalties −0.19
−0.51

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMTL–LAKWin prob.
P1 14:12 LAKAnze Kopitar
from Adrian Kempe, Artemi Panarin
0–153% → 71%
P2 3:09 MTLJake Evans
from Kirby Dach, Zachary Bolduc
1–128% → 47%
P2 15:41 MTLJuraj Slafkovský
from Nick Suzuki, Alexandre Carrier
2–147% → 70%
P2 17:31 LAKScott Laughton
from Jared Wright, Brandt Clarke
2–229% → 53%
P3 6:44 LAKAlex Laferriere
from Brandt Clarke, Trevor Moore
2–352% → 81%
P3 14:38 MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP
from Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki
3–313% → 49%
P3 15:27 MTLNick Suzuki
from Juraj Slafkovský, Cole Caufield
4–349% → 88%

Every player

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MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Juraj Slafkovský L16:3821+1.35+0.07+1.28+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jake Evans C17:031+0.73−0.13+0.87−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Suzuki C17:1412+0.36+0.15+0.38+0.01−0.00−0.19+0.02
Noah Dobson D21:31+0.17−0.00−0.03−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.00
Brendan Gallagher R9:51+0.12+0.15−0.03+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Phillip Danault C15:18+0.06+0.05+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.03
Lane Hutson D21:551−0.01+0.26−0.29+0.05−0.04+0.00+0.00
Zachary Bolduc R13:391−0.05−0.06+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Cole Caufield R13:161−0.06+0.13−0.19+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Alexandre Carrier D18:311−0.12−0.12+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ivan Demidov R11:30−0.17−0.17+0.00+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kirby Dach C13:481−0.19−0.12−0.05−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Arber Xhekaj D9:10−0.32−0.11+0.00−0.00−0.01−0.19+0.00
Mike Matheson D24:25−0.35−0.29−0.03−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Josh Anderson R13:53−0.40+0.09−0.48−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Newhook C13:18−0.44−0.39+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.04
Kaiden Guhle D24:26−0.51−0.30+0.00−0.00−0.02−0.19+0.00
Oliver Kapanen C18:34−0.83−0.43−0.34−0.01−0.05+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jakub Dobes G60:00+1.40

LAK

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Scott Laughton C15:081+0.97+0.12+0.81−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.05
Anze Kopitar C22:531+0.64+0.23+0.35+0.05+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Laferriere R20:481+0.47+0.01+0.32−0.02+0.01+0.19−0.05
Joel Edmundson D18:02+0.11+0.21−0.10−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Turcotte C10:56+0.06+0.09+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.01
Brandt Clarke D24:382+0.03+0.25−0.23+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Cody Ceci D12:59+0.02+0.07−0.05−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jeff Malott L6:42+0.01+0.03−0.20−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Taylor Ward R8:04−0.05+0.11−0.16−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mikey Anderson D19:50−0.07−0.10+0.00−0.01+0.04+0.00+0.00
Drew Doughty D23:04−0.09−0.03−0.06−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brian Dumoulin D14:31−0.10+0.07−0.15−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jared Wright R10:441−0.14+0.08−0.21−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Adrian Kempe R22:101−0.17+0.20−0.39+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Artemi Panarin L23:461−0.18+0.26−0.56+0.13−0.01+0.00+0.00
Quinton Byfield R21:26−0.19−0.10−0.31+0.00+0.02+0.19−0.01
Samuel Helenius C7:08−0.26+0.13−0.40−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Trevor Moore L18:051−0.50−0.09−0.23−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Darcy Kuemper G58:37−1.29

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.