MTL @ BOS 6–2 · 2025-12-23

Team	1	2	3	SOG
MTL	1	1	4	29
BOS	2	0	0	28

Story

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Result MTL 6–2Call No lean · BOS 53%xG 2.91–2.47 · deserved MTL 58%Swing Bolduc +34 3rd 7:04Method

Goals and penalties with BOS win probability
Time	Event	BOS win before	BOS win after
1st 0:03	MTL penalty · J. Anderson · fighting · 5 min
1st 0:03	BOS penalty · T. Jeannot · fighting · 5 min
1st 0:29	BOS penalty · H. Lindholm · holding · 2 min
1st 8:28	BOS penalty · N. Zadorov · fighting · 5 min
1st 8:28	MTL penalty · A. Xhekaj · fighting · 5 min
1st 8:31	MTL penalty · J. Slafkovský · interference · 2 min
1st 11:08	Goal MTL · S. Blais	53%	33%
1st 12:25	Goal BOS · M. Khusnutdinov	33%	53%
1st 13:41	MTL penalty · B. Gallagher · slashing · 2 min
1st 15:56	BOS penalty · V. Arvidsson · slashing · 2 min
1st 17:58	MTL penalty · I. Demidov · hooking · 2 min
1st 19:42	Goal BOS · A. Steeves (PP)	53%	74%
2nd 1:58	Goal MTL · I. Demidov	74%	53%
2nd 4:15	MTL penalty · J. Anderson · slashing · 2 min
2nd 14:37	BOS penalty · A. Steeves · high sticking double minor · 4 min
2nd 19:55	BOS penalty · N. Zadorov · roughing · 2 min
2nd 19:55	MTL penalty · J. Slafkovský · roughing · 2 min
3rd 7:04	Goal MTL · Z. Bolduc	52%	18%
3rd 7:04	BOS penalty · V. Arvidsson · delaying game unsuccessful challenge · 2 min
3rd 8:24	BOS penalty · T. Jeannot · cross checking · 2 min
3rd 8:43	Goal MTL · C. Caufield (PP)	16%	3%
3rd 8:58	BOS penalty · H. Lindholm · tripping · 2 min
3rd 10:09	Goal MTL · N. Suzuki (PP)	3%	0%
3rd 12:22	Goal MTL · J. Slafkovský	0%	0%
3rd 18:52	MTL penalty · J. Slafkovský · holding · 2 min
3rd 18:52	MTL penalty · J. Slafkovský · misconduct · 10 min
3rd 18:52	BOS penalty · N. Zadorov · misconduct · 10 min

On ice · final horn

MTL4 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
91O. KapanenC	0:29	17:01	27	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	7-3
17J. AndersonR	0:31	14:03	22	0	0	0	3	6	7	0	0	2-0
53N. DobsonD	0:45	24:04	30	0	3	3	0	3	0	0	2	–
72A. XhekajD	0:49	7:42	11	0	0	0	2	2	5	2	0	–
32J. FowlerG		59:37	SA28GA2SV%.929xGA2.47GSAx+0.47

BOS5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
11C. MittelstadtC	1:08	14:36	17	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0-2
21A. SteevesC	1:08	10:44	15	1	0	1	2	3	4	3	0	1-0
93F. MintenC	1:08	15:10	20	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	5-4
71V. ArvidssonL	1:08	14:34	17	0	1	1	2	2	4	1	0	–
6M. LohreiD	1:08	16:56	20	0	1	1	1	3	0	1	1	–
1J. SwaymanG		60:00	SA29GA6SV%.793xGA2.91GSAx−3.09

Goals

1st
Sammy Blais(1)
L. Hutson (1), N. Dobson (1)
xG 0.06wristClip(opens nhl.com)
1–0 MTL1st 11:08+19.967%
Marat Khusnutdinov(1)
M. Lohrei (1)
xG 0.15wristClip(opens nhl.com)
1–1 Tied1st 12:25+20.153%
Alex Steeves(1)PP
D. Pastrnak (1), V. Arvidsson (1)
xG 0.12snapClip(opens nhl.com)
1–2 BOS1st 19:42+21.074%
2nd
Ivan Demidov(1)
Unassisted
xG 0.14wristClip(opens nhl.com)
2–2 Tied2nd 01:58+21.547%
3rd
Zachary Bolduc(1)
N. Suzuki (1), L. Hutson (2)
xG 0.10wristClip(opens nhl.com)
3–2 MTL3rd 07:04+34.182%
Cole Caufield(1)PP
N. Dobson (2), I. Demidov (1)
xG 0.32wristClip(opens nhl.com)
4–2 MTL3rd 08:43+13.097%
Nick Suzuki(1)PP
J. Slafkovský (1), N. Dobson (3)
xG 0.07batClip(opens nhl.com)
5–2 MTL3rd 10:09+2.1100%
Juraj Slafkovský(1)
L. Hutson (3)
xG 0.09slapClip(opens nhl.com)
6–2 MTL3rd 12:22+0.0100%

Shots

MTL2.91 xG43 unblocked · 16 blocked43 unblocked · 16 blocked

BOS2.47 xG35 unblocked · 18 blocked35 unblocked · 18 blocked

GoalSavedMissedBlockedSize = xG

xG breakdown

GoalIronSaveMissEVPPEASHSize = pony xG · blocked attempts carry none

Team stats

MTLBOS6Goals22.91xG2.4729Shots2843Unblocked3559Attempts532High danger42/7Power play1/527Faceoffs3023Hits2718Blocks163Takeaways711Giveaways2032PIM36

Skaters

Player

Player
53N. DobsonNoah DobsonD	24:04	0	3	3	0	3	0.18	−0.18	0	2	0	1	—	0	0
8M. MathesonMike MathesonD	23:34	0	0	0	3	5	0.15	−0.15	0	7	0	2	—	0	-1
14N. SuzukiNick SuzukiC	23:26	1	1	2	2	4	0.35	+0.65	1	2	0	0	56%	0	+1
48L. HutsonLane HutsonD	22:44	0	3	3	2	4	0.14	−0.14	0	0	0	0	—	0	+4
45A. CarrierAlexandre CarrierD	20:07	0	0	0	1	4	0.02	−0.02	2	2	0	0	—	0	+2
13C. CaufieldCole CaufieldR	18:51	1	0	1	5	7	0.76	+0.24	1	0	0	1	—	0	+1
20J. SlafkovskýJuraj SlafkovskýL	18:19	1	1	2	2	4	0.17	+0.83	2	0	0	0	33%	16	+1
76Z. BolducZachary BolducR	17:49	1	0	1	2	3	0.23	+0.77	3	0	1	2	0%	0	+1
91O. KapanenOliver KapanenC	17:01	0	0	0	2	2	0.10	−0.10	0	2	0	0	70%	0	+1
24P. DanaultPhillip DanaultC	15:29	0	0	0	1	2	0.02	−0.02	2	0	0	0	33%	0	0
11B. GallagherBrendan GallagherR	15:24	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	−0.07	3	0	1	0	—	2	+1
93I. DemidovIvan DemidovR	14:07	1	1	2	1	2	0.14	+0.86	0	1	0	4	—	2	+1
17J. AndersonJosh AndersonR	14:03	0	0	0	3	6	0.13	−0.13	0	0	1	0	100%	7	0
90J. VelenoJoseph VelenoC	12:36	0	0	0	1	1	0.04	−0.04	1	0	0	0	33%	0	0
47J. StrubleJayden StrubleD	10:44	0	0	0	0	3	0.08	−0.08	3	0	0	1	—	0	+1
27S. BlaisSammy BlaisL	9:10	1	0	1	1	2	0.23	+0.77	3	1	0	0	—	0	+1
72A. XhekajArber XhekajD	7:42	0	0	0	2	2	0.05	−0.05	2	0	0	0	—	5	0
85A. TexierAlexandre TexierL	4:20	0	0	0	1	2	0.04	−0.04	0	1	0	0	0%	0	+1
MTL total		6	9	15	29	59	2.91	+3.09	23	18	3	11	47%	32

Pony score

Cool = offence · warm = defenceProductionPlay drivingSpecial teamsUsageMethod

Forwards

Suzuki+1.06

Slafkovský+0.61

Blais+0.60

Demidov+0.57

Bolduc+0.53

Caufield+0.47

Texier+0.22

Kapanen−0.04

Veleno−0.26

Danault−0.41

Anderson−0.51

Gallagher−0.56

Defence

Dobson+0.96

Hutson+0.74

Matheson+0.60

Xhekaj0.00

Carrier−0.01

Struble−0.12

Goalie

Fowler+0.48

Units

5v5

Lines

Lines
Suzuki·Caufield·Bolduc	9:21	12	6	4	60.0%	2	3	1	0	0.46	0.13	77.9%	+0.33	3	1	75%
Slafkovský·Kapanen·Demidov	6:34	14	8	9	47.1%	6	7	2	1	0.43	0.32	57.4%	+0.11	3	0	100%
Blais·Veleno·Gallagher	5:41	9	4	4	50.0%	2	2	0	0	0.12	0.32	28.3%	−0.19	3	1	75%
Occasional · 11 groups
Texier·Danault·Anderson	2:15	4	3	3	50.0%	1	2	0	0	0.10	0.12	46.5%	−0.01	0	0	—
Danault·Gallagher·Anderson	1:17	3	4	0	100.0%	1	0	0	0	0.03	0.00	100.0%	+0.03	0	1	0%
Blais·Danault·Anderson	1:15	3	2	0	100.0%	0	0	0	0	0.17	0.00	100.0%	+0.17	0	0	—
Danault·Anderson·Bolduc	1:08	2	0	3	0.0%	0	2	0	0	0.00	0.05	0.0%	−0.05	0	0	—
Slafkovský·Suzuki·Demidov	0:59	4	2	0	100.0%	2	0	0	0	0.17	0.00	100.0%	+0.17	0	0	—
Blais·Texier·Gallagher	0:49	2	3	1	75.0%	1	0	1	0	0.06	0.00	100.0%	+0.06	0	0	—
Slafkovský·Danault·Anderson	0:46	3	4	0	100.0%	1	0	0	0	0.01	0.00	100.0%	+0.01	1	0	100%
Blais·Danault·Veleno	0:39	1	2	0	100.0%	1	0	0	0	0.04	0.00	100.0%	+0.04	0	0	—
Slafkovský·Danault·Gallagher	0:37	1	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.03	0.0%	−0.03	0	0	—
Slafkovský·Suzuki·Caufield	0:36	1	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Texier·Danault·Gallagher	0:31	3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
MTL 5v5	36:50		46	33	58.2%	21	18	4	1	1.87	1.21	60.8%	+0.66

Goalies

Jacob Fowler

MTL · 59:37

Saves: 26/28
SV%: .929
xGA: 2.47
GSAx: +0.47

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	17/18	.944	1.21	+0.21
Power play	6/7	.857	0.96	−0.04
Shorthanded	3/3	1.000	0.30	+0.30
High danger	3/4	.750	0.78	−0.22

Jeremy Swayman

BOS · 60:00

Saves: 23/29
SV%: .793
xGA: 2.91
GSAx: −3.09

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	18/22	.818	1.90	−2.10
Power play	5/7	.714	1.01	−0.99
Shorthanded	0/0	—	0.00	0.00
High danger	0/1	.000	0.49	−0.51

Lines

His goal Primary assist Goal for Goal against Time together ES PP PK minutes

Montréal Canadiens

Minutes

24:04Dobson
23:34Matheson
22:44Hutson
20:07Carrier
10:44Struble
7:42Xhekaj

23:26Suzuki
18:51Caufield
18:19Slafkovský
17:49Bolduc
17:01Kapanen
15:29Danault
15:24Gallagher
14:07Demidov
14:03Anderson
12:36Veleno
9:10Blais
4:20Texier

Matchups

5v5Size = time head to headSplit = xG shareMTLBOS

Zone starts

DZD zoneNZ · flyNeutral · flyOZO zone

HutsonD0 O5
DobsonD2 O6
XhekajD0 O0
StrubleD1 O0
MathesonD6 O3
CarrierD5 O1
SlafkovskýD0 O8
CaufieldD0 O7
DemidovD0 O6
BolducD1 O5
KapanenD2 O5
BlaisD1 O3
GallagherD2 O3
TexierD0 O0
SuzukiD3 O2
VelenoD4 O3
AndersonD4 O2
DanaultD8 O1

Shift starts · darker = later period