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First round, Game 1 · MTL leads 1–0 · 2026-04-19 · Benchmark International Arena

4 – 3Final/OT

MTL beat TBL 4–3 in overtime. MTL also won the expected-goals battle 2.7 to 2.3: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Juraj Slafkovský scored on the power play at 1:22 of overtime, moving MTL’s win probability from 50% to 100%.

Shots on goal
19 – 23
Expected goals
2.7 – 2.3
xG share
MTL 54%
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, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

MTL
3 G, 0 A · 21:11 TOI
On-ice +0.27 · Finishing +1.54
+1.81
TBL
2 G, 0 A · 25:27 TOI
On-ice +0.21 · Finishing +1.47 · Penalties −0.19
+1.49
MTL
1 G, 0 A · 14:47 TOI
On-ice −0.12 · Finishing +0.76 · Penalties −0.19
+0.45

Rough nights

TBL
61:22 TOI
GSAx −0.89
−0.89
MTL
0 G, 0 A · 16:23 TOI
On-ice −0.10 · Finishing −0.21 · Penalties −0.19
−0.54
MTL
61:13 TOI
GSAx −0.52
−0.52

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMTL–TBLWin prob.
P1 13:24 MTLJosh Anderson
from Alexandre Carrier, Mike Matheson
1–047% → 64%
P2 12:15 TBLDarren RaddyshPP
from Nikita Kucherov, Jake Guentzel
1–132% → 53%
P2 12:44 TBLBrandon Hagel
from Jake Guentzel, Ryan McDonagh
1–253% → 75%
P2 19:36 MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP
from Ivan Demidov, Cole Caufield
2–224% → 48%
P3 5:56 MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP
from Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki
3–249% → 76%
P3 8:58 TBLBrandon HagelPP
from Jake Guentzel, Nikita Kucherov
3–322% → 52%
OT 1:22 MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP
from Lane Hutson, Nick Suzuki
4–350% → 100%

Every player

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MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPenaltiesFaceoffs
Juraj Slafkovský L21:113+1.81+0.27+1.54+0.00+0.00
Josh Anderson R14:471+0.45−0.12+0.76−0.19+0.00
Kaiden Guhle D21:21+0.37−0.02+0.00+0.39+0.00
Nick Suzuki C22:582+0.36+0.27+0.00+0.00+0.09
Lane Hutson D29:001+0.28+0.37−0.28+0.19+0.00
Ivan Demidov R16:341+0.19+0.41−0.22+0.00+0.00
Jayden Struble D12:33+0.10+0.10+0.00+0.00+0.00
Arber Xhekaj D10:59+0.07+0.10−0.03+0.00+0.00
Oliver Kapanen C8:25+0.06+0.11−0.06+0.00+0.01
Kirby Dach C10:58+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alexandre Carrier D18:361−0.06−0.25+0.00+0.19+0.00
Zachary Bolduc R9:10−0.08+0.11+0.00−0.19+0.00
Phillip Danault C13:19−0.10+0.04−0.14+0.00+0.01
Alexandre Texier L10:32−0.12+0.02−0.16+0.00+0.02
Cole Caufield R21:112−0.13+0.26−0.39+0.00+0.00
Jake Evans C15:16−0.15−0.18+0.00+0.00+0.03
Mike Matheson D22:561−0.30−0.30+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alex Newhook C16:23−0.54−0.10−0.21−0.19−0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jakub Dobes G61:13−0.52

TBL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPenaltiesFaceoffs
Brandon Hagel L25:272+1.49+0.21+1.47−0.19+0.00
Darren Raddysh D23:551+0.26+0.09+0.17+0.00+0.00
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D9:35+0.18−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.00
Emil Lilleberg D17:27+0.17−0.02+0.00+0.19+0.00
Brayden Point C18:30+0.06+0.09+0.00+0.00−0.03
Conor Geekie C8:12+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dominic James C7:18−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00−0.02
Ryan McDonagh D21:191−0.05−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Corey Perry R8:42−0.09−0.00−0.08+0.00+0.00
Gage Goncalves C10:43−0.09−0.09+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Paul L13:47−0.12−0.09−0.04+0.00+0.01
J.J. Moser D22:12−0.20−0.39+0.00+0.19+0.00
Anthony Cirelli C17:35−0.25+0.06−0.09−0.19−0.03
Zemgus Girgensons C12:42−0.30−0.30+0.00+0.00+0.00
Yanni Gourde C17:35−0.33−0.28−0.02+0.00−0.02
Erik Cernak D20:53−0.40−0.18−0.21+0.00+0.00
Nikita Kucherov R17:382−0.42+0.06−0.29−0.19+0.00
Jake Guentzel C22:573−0.51+0.34−0.62−0.19−0.04
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Andrei Vasilevskiy G61:22−0.89

Playoff recaps: the playoff ledgers have no per-game split of playmaking and suppression, so those credits stay inside the on-ice and finishing columns.

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.