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2026-03-31 · Benchmark International Arena

4 – 1Final

MTL beat TBL 4–1. MTL lost the expected-goals battle 2.1 to 3.4 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Cole Caufield scored at 12:49 of the second, moving MTL’s win probability from 47% to 69%. Jakub Dobes saved 4.8 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
23 – 37
Expected goals
2.1 – 3.4
xG share
TBL 62%
Home-ice start
TBL 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 goalTBL goal

Expected goals

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

MTLTBL

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 +4.61
+4.81
MTL
1 G, 1 A · 17:05 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing +0.24 · Penalties +0.19
+0.49
MTL
1 G, 1 A · 19:12 TOI
Finishing +0.38 · Playmaking +0.10
+0.43

Rough nights

MTL
0 G, 0 A · 14:45 TOI
On-ice −0.26 · Finishing −0.09 · Penalties −0.19
−0.54
MTL
Kaiden Guhle
0 G, 0 A · 18:14 TOI
On-ice −0.19 · Playmaking −0.05 · Penalties −0.19
−0.44
MTL
0 G, 0 A · 14:30 TOI
On-ice −0.27 · Finishing −0.06
−0.41

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMTL–TBLWin prob.
P1 12:25 MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP
from Ivan Demidov, Cole Caufield
1–052% → 65%
P1 13:41 TBLJake Guentzel
from Zemgus Girgensons, Ryan McDonagh
1–136% → 53%
P2 12:49 MTLCole Caufield
from Juraj Slafkovský, Mike Matheson
2–147% → 69%
P3 17:54 MTLMike MathesonEN
unassisted
3–192% → 100%
P3 18:54 MTLNick SuzukiEN
unassisted
4–1100% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Cole Caufield R17:0511+0.49+0.06+0.24+0.02−0.02+0.19+0.00
Juraj Slafkovský L19:1211+0.43−0.03+0.38+0.10−0.02+0.00+0.00
Lane Hutson D26:11+0.31−0.02+0.00−0.03−0.02+0.39+0.00
Zachary Bolduc R10:37+0.01+0.06−0.00−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brendan Gallagher R8:18+0.00+0.03−0.00−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Arber Xhekaj D12:57−0.05−0.03+0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jake Evans C14:43−0.06+0.03−0.00−0.07−0.00+0.00−0.02
Joe Veleno C13:03−0.09+0.05−0.13−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Phillip Danault C14:43−0.13−0.11−0.04−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.06
Ivan Demidov R15:431−0.15−0.20−0.12+0.17+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jayden Struble D13:48−0.17+0.10−0.00−0.08−0.00−0.19+0.00
Mike Matheson D23:2811−0.17−0.23+0.00+0.07−0.02+0.00+0.00
Josh Anderson R12:31−0.29−0.10−0.17−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Noah Dobson D21:45−0.37−0.15+0.00−0.04+0.01−0.19+0.00
Nick Suzuki C20:271−0.40−0.03−0.20+0.02−0.00−0.19+0.00
Oliver Kapanen C14:30−0.41−0.27−0.06−0.01−0.02+0.00−0.04
Kaiden Guhle D18:14−0.44−0.19+0.00−0.05−0.01−0.19+0.00
Alex Newhook C14:45−0.54−0.26−0.09−0.02−0.00−0.19+0.04
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jakub Dobes G60:00+4.81

TBL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Ryan McDonagh D19:331+0.28+0.29−0.06+0.05+0.01+0.00+0.00
Pontus Holmberg R11:15+0.24+0.15−0.21−0.09+0.01+0.39+0.00
Jake Guentzel C21:061+0.21+0.10+0.30−0.18−0.00+0.00−0.01
Gage Goncalves C13:43+0.15+0.16−0.01+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01
Erik Cernak D15:58+0.10+0.27−0.07−0.10+0.00+0.00+0.00
Yanni Gourde C14:19+0.10+0.09−0.16−0.09+0.00+0.19+0.06
Anthony Cirelli C15:49+0.07+0.14−0.06−0.04+0.02+0.00+0.02
Corey Perry R9:50−0.05−0.03−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.01
Scott Sabourin R9:05−0.07−0.04−0.00−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Zemgus Girgensons C12:421−0.10+0.12−0.10−0.12+0.00+0.00+0.00
J.J. Moser D17:55−0.11−0.03−0.03−0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00
Emil Lilleberg D17:17−0.14−0.12+0.00+0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00
Nick Paul L10:47−0.16−0.08−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.05
Darren Raddysh D23:35−0.20+0.20−0.06−0.14−0.00−0.19+0.00
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D17:23−0.24−0.06+0.00+0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Brandon Hagel L22:21−0.27+0.25−0.33−0.18−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nikita Kucherov R23:10−0.37+0.07−0.29−0.14−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brayden Point C20:32−0.39+0.13−0.42−0.04−0.00+0.00−0.05
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Andrei Vasilevskiy G57:40+0.02

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.