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2026-04-12 · UBS Arena

4 – 1Final

MTL beat NYI 4–1. MTL lost the expected-goals battle 2.8 to 4.0 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Nick Suzuki scored at 15:56 of the second, moving MTL’s win probability from 47% to 71%. Jacob Fowler saved 2.3 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
22 – 33
Expected goals
2.8 – 4.0
xG share
NYI 59%
Home-ice start
NYI 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 goalNYI goal

Expected goals

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

MTLNYI

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
Jacob Fowler
59:53 TOI
GSAx +2.26
+2.26
MTL
Ivan Demidov
1 G, 0 A · 11:45 TOI
On-ice +0.18 · Finishing +0.68 · Penalties +0.19
+1.07
MTL
1 G, 1 A · 13:16 TOI
Finishing +0.82
+0.87

Rough nights

NYI
56:57 TOI
GSAx −1.30
−1.30
NYI
0 G, 0 A · 28:01 TOI
On-ice +0.05 · Finishing −0.53 · Penalties −0.19
−0.67
NYI
0 G, 0 A · 20:43 TOI
On-ice −0.20 · Finishing −0.14
−0.36

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMTL–NYIWin prob.
P2 15:56 MTLNick Suzuki
from Juraj Slafkovský, Lane Hutson
1–047% → 71%
P2 16:24 MTLIvan DemidovPP
from Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson
2–072% → 87%
P2 16:51 MTLAlex Newhook
from Zachary Bolduc, David Reinbacher
3–088% → 97%
P3 8:45 NYICasey Cizikas
from Scott Mayfield, Ryan Pulock
3–11% → 5%
P3 19:45 MTLZachary Bolduc
from Alex Newhook, Kirby Dach
4–1100% → 100%

Every player

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MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Ivan Demidov R11:451+1.07+0.18+0.68+0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Alex Newhook C13:1611+0.87+0.03+0.82+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.02
Zachary Bolduc R14:1511+0.62−0.12+0.73−0.00+0.02+0.00−0.01
Nick Suzuki C18:2911+0.42+0.22+0.19+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Lane Hutson D22:512+0.23+0.22+0.00+0.04−0.04+0.00+0.00
Cole Caufield R17:12+0.13+0.15−0.21+0.02−0.03+0.19+0.00
Juraj Slafkovský L18:531+0.02+0.21−0.18+0.01−0.02+0.00−0.01
Jake Evans C17:03−0.03+0.04−0.10−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.03
Kaiden Guhle D26:05−0.03+0.00−0.02−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mike Matheson D26:16−0.05−0.00−0.02−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
David Reinbacher D11:171−0.05+0.00−0.06−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jayden Struble D18:43−0.07+0.03−0.08+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Oliver Kapanen C10:31−0.11−0.05+0.00−0.00−0.03+0.00−0.03
Josh Anderson R15:41−0.14+0.07+0.00−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Kirby Dach C11:591−0.16−0.03−0.12−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Arber Xhekaj D12:41−0.18+0.03+0.00−0.00−0.01−0.19+0.00
Alexandre Texier L9:27−0.20+0.04−0.23−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Phillip Danault C17:43−0.25+0.01−0.22−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jacob Fowler G59:53+2.26

NYI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Casey Cizikas C11:241+0.59−0.12+0.73−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Carson Soucy D12:40+0.19−0.02+0.00−0.01+0.02+0.19+0.00
Scott Mayfield D12:341−0.01+0.06−0.08+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Anthony Duclair L11:46−0.01+0.02−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Marc Gatcomb C8:57−0.03+0.02−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C16:30−0.12−0.02−0.10−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Kyle MacLean C8:45−0.14−0.03−0.11−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Tony DeAngelo D22:44−0.15+0.10−0.23+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Mathew Barzal C22:40−0.17+0.06−0.24+0.03−0.01+0.00−0.01
Adam Pelech D19:30−0.18−0.20+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Emil Heineman L13:03−0.19+0.03+0.00−0.02+0.00−0.19−0.01
Calum Ritchie C19:11−0.26−0.02−0.22−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Simon Holmstrom R16:08−0.27−0.05−0.20−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.01
Anders Lee C16:06−0.28−0.08−0.41−0.00−0.00+0.19+0.02
Ryan Pulock D17:151−0.30−0.26−0.07+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Brayden Schenn C20:38−0.36+0.05−0.44+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.02
Bo Horvat C20:43−0.36−0.20−0.14−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Matthew Schaefer D28:01−0.67+0.05−0.53+0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Ilya Sorokin G56:57−1.30

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.