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Conference final, Game 3 · CAR leads 2–1 · 2026-05-25 · Centre Bell

3 – 2Final/OT

CAR beat MTL 3–2 in overtime. CAR also won the expected-goals battle 4.3 to 1.7: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Andrei Svechnikov scored at 14:06 of overtime, moving CAR’s win probability from 48% to 100%. Jakub Dobes saved 2.1 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
39 – 13
Expected goals
4.3 – 1.7
xG share
CAR 71%
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.

CAR goalMTL goal

Expected goals

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

CARMTL

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
74:06 TOI
GSAx +1.92
+2.11
CAR
1 G, 0 A · 21:25 TOI
On-ice +0.30 · Finishing +0.35 · Penalties +0.39
+1.03
MTL
1 G, 0 A · 28:55 TOI
On-ice +0.06 · Finishing +0.74 · Penalties +0.19
+0.99

Rough nights

MTL
0 G, 0 A · 22:23 TOI
On-ice −0.32 · Penalties −0.39
−0.70
CAR
73:58 TOI
GSAx −0.61
−0.61
MTL
0 G, 0 A · 24:59 TOI
On-ice −0.44
−0.44

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalCAR–MTLWin prob.
P1 8:24 CARShayne Gostisbehere
from Mark Jankowski, Eric Robinson
1–047% → 63%
P1 15:28 MTLMike Matheson
from Ivan Demidov, Jake Evans
1–135% → 53%
P1 16:22 CARTaylor Hall
from K'Andre Miller, Jackson Blake
2–147% → 65%
P2 4:43 MTLLane HutsonPP
from Cole Caufield, Jakub Dobes
2–234% → 53%
OT 14:06 CARAndrei Svechnikov
from Seth Jarvis
3–248% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

CAR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPenaltiesFaceoffs
Andrei Svechnikov R21:251+1.03+0.30+0.35+0.39+0.00
Shayne Gostisbehere D20:561+0.76+0.13+0.64+0.00+0.00
Jordan Staal C18:36+0.26+0.09−0.02+0.19+0.00
Taylor Hall L20:061+0.23+0.26−0.03+0.00+0.00
Sebastian Aho C21:49+0.09+0.41−0.34+0.00+0.02
Logan Stankoven C20:03+0.08+0.28−0.18+0.00−0.02
Seth Jarvis R20:561+0.08+0.33−0.25+0.00+0.00
Sean Walker D27:26+0.06+0.25−0.19+0.00+0.00
William Carrier L11:37−0.04−0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mark Jankowski L13:171−0.06−0.10+0.00+0.00+0.04
Eric Robinson L12:521−0.06−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00
K'Andre Miller D30:071−0.08+0.37−0.45+0.00+0.00
Alexander Nikishin D16:45−0.08+0.01−0.08+0.00+0.00
Jordan Martinook L17:33−0.10+0.10+0.00−0.19−0.01
Jaccob Slavin D24:38−0.13+0.14−0.27+0.00+0.00
Jackson Blake R22:251−0.17+0.28−0.44+0.00+0.00
Nikolaj Ehlers L22:48−0.21+0.12−0.33+0.00+0.00
Jalen Chatfield D22:54−0.23+0.14−0.18−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Frederik Andersen G73:58−0.61

MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPenaltiesFaceoffs
Lane Hutson D28:551+0.99+0.06+0.74+0.19+0.00
Mike Matheson D29:231+0.42−0.43+0.85+0.00+0.00
Alexandre Texier L16:01−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kirby Dach C8:03−0.05−0.04+0.00+0.00−0.01
Joe Veleno C8:26−0.08−0.07+0.00+0.00−0.01
Nick Suzuki C25:37−0.09+0.05−0.08+0.00−0.06
Phillip Danault C20:01−0.13−0.18+0.00+0.00+0.05
Josh Anderson R20:04−0.14−0.14+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jayden Struble D15:28−0.21−0.05−0.16+0.00+0.00
Zachary Bolduc R10:44−0.24+0.01−0.25+0.00+0.00
Juraj Slafkovský L21:35−0.27−0.01−0.26+0.00+0.00
Cole Caufield R19:331−0.28−0.08−0.21+0.00+0.00
Ivan Demidov R22:231−0.29−0.29+0.00+0.00+0.00
Noah Dobson D25:34−0.40−0.08−0.12−0.19+0.00
Alex Newhook C21:42−0.41−0.40−0.04+0.00+0.03
Jake Evans C21:391−0.42−0.39+0.00+0.00−0.03
Alexandre Carrier D24:59−0.44−0.44+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kaiden Guhle D22:23−0.70−0.32+0.00−0.39+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jakub Dobes G74:06+2.11

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.