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2026-04-09 · Centre Bell

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MTL beat TBL 2–1. MTL also won the expected-goals battle 3.5 to 2.3: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Juraj Slafkovský scored at 18:56 of the third, moving MTL’s win probability from 50% to 96%. Jakub Dobes saved 1.3 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
18 – 21
Expected goals
2.3 – 3.5
xG share
MTL 61%
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.

TBL goalMTL goal

Expected goals

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

TBLMTL

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 +1.06
+1.25
TBL
58:15 TOI
GSAx +0.85
+0.85
MTL
0 G, 2 A · 22:25 TOI
On-ice +0.26 · Playmaking +0.29 · Penalties +0.19
+0.70

Rough nights

TBL
0 G, 0 A · 26:38 TOI
On-ice −0.09 · Finishing −0.44 · Playmaking −0.08
−0.64
TBL
0 G, 0 A · 20:56 TOI
On-ice −0.23 · Penalties −0.19
−0.45
TBL
0 G, 0 A · 20:28 TOI
On-ice −0.22 · Penalties −0.19
−0.42

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalTBL–MTLWin prob.
P2 6:30 MTLCole Caufield
from Nick Suzuki, Juraj Slafkovský
0–153% → 73%
P3 18:09 TBLDarren RaddyshPP
from Nikita Kucherov, Gage Goncalves
1–17% → 50%
P3 18:56 MTLJuraj Slafkovský
from Nick Suzuki
1–250% → 96%

Every player

Show both lineups

TBL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Darren Raddysh D13:591+0.49+0.26+0.54−0.11+0.00−0.19+0.00
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D9:12+0.44+0.07+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.39+0.00
Corey Perry R13:17+0.33+0.27−0.00−0.13+0.00+0.19+0.00
Emil Lilleberg D18:43+0.16−0.03+0.00+0.00−0.01+0.19+0.00
Declan Carlile D5:02−0.06−0.05+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nikita Kucherov R23:121−0.07+0.11−0.01−0.16−0.01+0.00+0.00
Gage Goncalves C18:191−0.10−0.05−0.03−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Paul L7:38−0.10−0.09−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.01
Zemgus Girgensons C12:25−0.11−0.10−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jakob Pelletier L7:06−0.12−0.00−0.11−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Yanni Gourde C14:05−0.13−0.11−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Ryan McDonagh D22:47−0.21−0.21−0.01−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brayden Point C21:22−0.34+0.13−0.09−0.17−0.00−0.19−0.02
Oliver Bjorkstrand R10:46−0.35−0.11−0.00−0.05+0.00−0.19+0.00
Erik Cernak D22:05−0.36−0.33−0.03+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Anthony Cirelli C20:28−0.42−0.22−0.00−0.04+0.03−0.19+0.01
J.J. Moser D20:56−0.45−0.23+0.00−0.02−0.01−0.19+0.00
Jake Guentzel C26:38−0.64−0.09−0.44−0.08−0.01+0.00−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Andrei Vasilevskiy G58:15+0.85

MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nick Suzuki C22:252+0.70+0.26−0.05+0.29−0.00+0.19+0.00
Cole Caufield R17:561+0.60+0.45+0.15+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mike Matheson D25:39+0.48+0.29+0.00+0.01−0.01+0.19+0.00
Juraj Slafkovský L21:2311+0.48+0.27+0.20+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Lane Hutson D29:17+0.32+0.24−0.08−0.03−0.01+0.19+0.00
Alex Newhook C18:56+0.05+0.05−0.16−0.04−0.00+0.19+0.01
Jake Evans C12:29−0.01−0.10−0.11−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.02
Adam Engstrom D9:12−0.07+0.00−0.06−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Oliver Kapanen C13:03−0.08+0.05−0.03−0.09−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kirby Dach C14:38−0.09−0.03−0.00−0.06−0.00+0.00+0.00
Phillip Danault C12:40−0.11−0.06−0.02−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Jayden Struble D11:09−0.13+0.04+0.00+0.03−0.00−0.19+0.00
Josh Anderson R12:32−0.14−0.05−0.00−0.08−0.00+0.00+0.00
Joe Veleno C10:44−0.14−0.10−0.00−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00
Arber Xhekaj D8:45−0.21+0.01+0.00−0.03−0.00−0.19+0.00
Noah Dobson D22:55−0.22−0.07−0.14−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alexandre Texier L9:03−0.30−0.02−0.01−0.07−0.00−0.19+0.00
Ivan Demidov R19:14−0.40+0.18−0.07−0.13+0.00−0.39+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jakub Dobes G60:00+1.25

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.