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2026-10-06 ·

6 – 4Final

CAR beat MTL 6–4. CAR also won the expected-goals battle 3.5 to 2.0: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Mark Jankowski scored at 13:24 of the second, moving CAR’s win probability from 47% to 70%. Jakub Dobes allowed 1.2 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
34 – 20
Expected goals
3.5 – 2.0
xG share
CAR 64%
Model before the game
CAR 52%

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, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

CAR
1 G, 2 A · 19:56 TOI
On-ice +0.15 · Finishing +0.33 · Penalties +0.19
+0.69
CAR
1 G, 1 A · 8:03 TOI
On-ice +0.08 · Finishing +0.37 · Playmaking +0.20
+0.65
MTL
2 G, 0 A · 14:07 TOI
Finishing +0.69
+0.61

Rough nights

MTL
57:13 TOI
GSAx −1.35
−1.16
CAR
60:00 TOI
GSAx −0.95
−0.76
MTL
0 G, 1 A · 13:50 TOI
On-ice +0.05 · Finishing −0.70 · Playmaking +0.20
−0.42

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalCAR–MTLWin prob.
P1 2:25 CARTaylor Hall
from Jackson Blake
1–047% → 62%
P1 3:23 MTLZachary Bolduc
from Phillip Danault, Alexandre Texier
1–138% → 53%
P1 4:27 MTLNick Suzuki
from Chris Kreider, Lane Hutson
1–253% → 69%
P1 9:22 CAREric Robinson
from Jalen Chatfield, Mark Jankowski
2–230% → 47%
P1 12:54 MTLZachary BolducPP
from Alex Newhook, Alexandre Texier
2–354% → 70%
P2 3:56 CARSebastian AhoPP
from Nikolaj Ehlers, Shayne Gostisbehere
3–328% → 47%
P2 13:24 CARMark Jankowski
from Eric Robinson
4–347% → 70%
P3 12:21 CARTaylor Hall
from Jaccob Slavin, Sebastian Aho
5–383% → 97%
P3 16:57 MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP
from Chris Kreider, Nick Suzuki
5–41% → 10%
P3 18:45 CARAndrei SvechnikovEN
from Sebastian Aho, Jaccob Slavin
6–494% → 100%

Every player

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CAR

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Sebastian Aho C19:5612+0.69+0.15+0.33−0.00−0.01+0.19+0.04
Eric Robinson L8:0311+0.65+0.08+0.37+0.20−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mark Jankowski L12:3711+0.53+0.19+0.33+0.03+0.01+0.00−0.03
Taylor Hall L13:072+0.49+0.05+0.63−0.00−0.00−0.19+0.00
Jaccob Slavin D21:172+0.48+0.30−0.07+0.24+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jalen Chatfield D22:021+0.24+0.31−0.29+0.22−0.01+0.00+0.00
Shayne Gostisbehere D17:391+0.21+0.16−0.01+0.05−0.00+0.00+0.00
Andrei Svechnikov R17:091+0.19+0.06−0.06−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Mike Reilly D10:22+0.18+0.15−0.03+0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nikolaj Ehlers L15:531+0.11−0.10−0.15+0.17−0.00+0.19+0.00
K'Andre Miller D22:08+0.08+0.28−0.12−0.06−0.02+0.00+0.00
William Carrier L12:10+0.06+0.11−0.07+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jordan Staal C16:49+0.04+0.20−0.11−0.07−0.01+0.00+0.03
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C6:53+0.03−0.16−0.00+0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Logan Stankoven C17:42−0.13+0.14−0.03−0.04−0.01−0.19+0.00
Jackson Blake R15:451−0.14+0.02−0.19+0.21−0.00−0.19+0.00
Sean Walker D20:20−0.15+0.17−0.02−0.09−0.03−0.19+0.00
Jordan Martinook L16:55−0.27+0.29−0.30−0.08−0.01−0.19+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Brandon Bussi G60:00−0.76

MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Zachary Bolduc R14:072+0.61−0.03+0.69−0.04+0.01+0.00−0.01
Lane Hutson D29:211+0.20−0.22−0.03+0.11−0.02+0.37+0.00
Alexandre Carrier D18:11+0.15+0.10−0.01+0.05+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alexandre Texier L11:502+0.13−0.02−0.00+0.16−0.00+0.00+0.00
Noah Dobson D24:17−0.02−0.23−0.03+0.04+0.01+0.19+0.00
Juraj Slafkovský L19:431−0.04−0.35+0.57−0.06−0.02−0.19+0.00
Alex Newhook C16:381−0.07−0.25−0.00+0.17−0.00+0.00+0.01
Nick Suzuki C21:4911−0.10−0.25+0.41−0.04−0.00−0.19−0.02
Chris Kreider L14:302−0.11−0.20−0.08+0.17+0.00+0.00+0.00
Kirby Dach C9:38−0.16−0.16−0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jake Evans C14:19−0.16−0.07−0.00−0.05+0.00+0.00−0.04
Josh Anderson R12:30−0.17−0.10−0.00−0.06−0.01+0.00+0.00
Florian Xhekaj L8:48−0.22−0.14−0.05−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.01
Jayden Struble D9:05−0.29−0.25−0.00−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00
Cole Caufield R21:45−0.35−0.30−0.04+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Arber Xhekaj D9:12−0.36−0.15−0.00−0.00−0.02−0.19+0.00
Mike Matheson D22:32−0.39−0.11−0.07−0.01−0.02−0.19+0.00
Phillip Danault C13:501−0.42+0.05−0.70+0.20+0.00+0.00+0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jakub Dobes G57:13−1.16

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.