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2026-04-07 · Centre Bell

3 – 4Final/SO

MTL beat FLA 4–3 in a shootout. MTL lost the expected-goals battle 3.7 to 4.5 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Nick Suzuki scored on the power play at 19:39 of the third, moving MTL’s win probability from 4% to 51%. Jakub Dobes saved 2.6 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
33 – 32
Expected goals
4.5 – 3.7
xG share
FLA 55%
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.

FLA goalMTL goal

Expected goals

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

FLAMTL

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
63:28 TOI
GSAx +2.64
+2.64
MTL
Ivan Demidov
1 G, 0 A · 20:19 TOI
Finishing +0.44 · Penalties +0.39
+0.86
FLA
1 G, 0 A · 21:54 TOI
On-ice +0.16 · Finishing +0.59
+0.74

Rough nights

FLA
0 G, 0 A · 20:04 TOI
On-ice +0.30 · Finishing −1.04
−0.76
MTL
0 G, 2 A · 19:36 TOI
On-ice +0.15 · Finishing −0.85
−0.69
FLA
Cole Schwindt
0 G, 0 A · 13:58 TOI
On-ice −0.17 · Finishing −0.35
−0.53

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalFLA–MTLWin prob.
P1 9:23 FLACarter Verhaeghe
from Donovan Sebrango
1–047% → 63%
P2 0:54 MTLIvan DemidovPP
from Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovský
1–135% → 53%
P2 13:43 FLACole Reinhardt
from Luke Kunin, Seth Jones
2–147% → 70%
P3 6:22 MTLPhillip DanaultPP
from Noah Dobson, Adam Engstrom
2–223% → 52%
P3 7:49 FLAEetu Luostarinen
from Gustav Forsling, Jesper Boqvist
3–248% → 78%
P3 19:39 MTLNick SuzukiPP
from Lane Hutson, Juraj Slafkovský
3–34% → 51%

Every player

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FLA

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Carter Verhaeghe C21:541+0.74+0.16+0.59−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Cole Reinhardt L9:591+0.55−0.02+0.59−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Eetu Luostarinen C20:231+0.52+0.23+0.64−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.02−0.32
Gustav Forsling D26:241+0.32+0.33−0.01+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mike Benning D15:29+0.16+0.46−0.28−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Vinnie Hinostroza C10:40−0.02−0.02+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Luke Kunin C11:001−0.08−0.03+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.03−0.00
Seth Jones D29:271−0.16−0.21−0.11−0.03−0.01+0.19+0.00+0.00
Jesper Boqvist C16:291−0.16+0.14−0.30−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Tomas Nosek L14:44−0.18+0.01+0.00−0.01−0.00−0.19+0.01−0.00
Donovan Sebrango D19:241−0.25−0.00−0.04+0.00−0.01−0.19+0.00+0.00
Sam Bennett C20:48−0.29+0.18−0.33−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.02−0.11
Dmitry Kulikov D15:53−0.36−0.02−0.14−0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00+0.00
Tobias Bjornfot D16:44−0.38−0.17+0.00−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00+0.00
Noah Gregor L11:29−0.39−0.14−0.23−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
A.J. Greer L15:42−0.42+0.39−0.99−0.00+0.00+0.19−0.01−0.00
Cole Schwindt C13:58−0.53−0.17−0.35−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.02−0.00
Mackie Samoskevich R20:04−0.76+0.30−1.04−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Daniil Tarasov G65:00+0.49

MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Ivan Demidov R20:191+0.86+0.01+0.44+0.02+0.00+0.39+0.00−0.00
Nick Suzuki C19:271+0.55+0.13+0.37+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.02−0.00
Phillip Danault C14:101+0.36+0.01+0.37−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01−0.00
Alexandre Texier L16:18+0.36+0.09−0.14−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.41
Cole Caufield R19:091+0.35−0.01−0.30+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.66
Oliver Kapanen C11:26−0.03+0.12−0.15−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00
Alex Newhook C17:15−0.06−0.13+0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.06−0.00
Lane Hutson D25:441−0.10−0.26−0.05+0.03−0.02+0.19+0.00+0.00
Adam Engstrom D15:501−0.12+0.22−0.14−0.00+0.00−0.19+0.00+0.00
Mike Matheson D22:49−0.15+0.06−0.19−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Zachary Bolduc R15:06−0.18−0.19+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Kirby Dach C13:51−0.23−0.23+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.01−0.00
Jayden Struble D17:02−0.24−0.11−0.13−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Josh Anderson R13:19−0.25−0.01−0.23−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Arber Xhekaj D11:36−0.26−0.20−0.03−0.00−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Noah Dobson D25:521−0.34−0.14−0.22−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jake Evans C15:37−0.35−0.35+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Juraj Slafkovský L19:362−0.69+0.15−0.85+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jakub Dobes G63:28+2.64

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.