MTL @ BOS 3–4 · 2026-01-24

Team	1	2	3	SOG
MTL	1	2	0	25
BOS	0	2	2	20

Story

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Result BOS 4–3Call No lean · BOS 53%xG 2.81–3.41 · deserved BOS 60%Swing Minten +40 3rd 13:55Method

Goals and penalties with BOS win probability
Time	Event	BOS win before	BOS win after
1st 6:36	Goal MTL · C. Caufield	52%	35%
1st 9:28	MTL penalty · Z. Bolduc · tripping · 2 min
1st 15:33	MTL penalty · K. Dach · fighting · 5 min
1st 15:33	BOS penalty · J. Aspirot · fighting · 5 min
2nd 0:25	MTL penalty · N. Dobson · interference · 2 min
2nd 1:45	Goal BOS · V. Arvidsson (PP)	31%	52%
2nd 6:30	BOS penalty · P. Zacha · tripping · 2 min
2nd 7:37	Goal MTL · C. Caufield (PP)	52%	30%
2nd 9:02	MTL penalty · K. Guhle · high sticking · 2 min
2nd 9:46	Goal BOS · M. Geekie (PP)	29%	52%
2nd 12:09	BOS penalty · D. Pastrnak · interference · 2 min
2nd 13:29	Goal MTL · C. Caufield (PP)	52%	27%
3rd 8:14	BOS penalty · A. Peeke · roughing · 2 min
3rd 13:55	Goal BOS · F. Minten	11%	51%
3rd 14:03	MTL penalty · A. Carrier · holding · 2 min
3rd 14:07	Goal BOS · M. Geekie (PP)	51%	90%

On ice · final horn

MTL6 skaters · net empty

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	Hit	Blk	FO
14N. SuzukiC	0:36	21:25	25	0	2	2	1	3	0	1	9-7
24P. DanaultC	0:36	16:11	23	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	10-12
20J. SlafkovskýL	0:36	19:53	18	0	1	1	4	7	1	0	0-2
13C. CaufieldR	0:36	19:14	23	3	0	3	6	10	0	0	1-0
93I. DemidovR	0:36	19:11	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–
48L. HutsonD	0:36	26:32	25	0	1	1	0	4	1	1	–

BOS5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
11C. MittelstadtC	1:24	17:05	21	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	2-2
18P. ZachaC	1:31	19:38	22	0	1	1	2	4	2	0	1	5-7
71V. ArvidssonL	1:29	16:51	20	1	0	1	4	8	0	2	2	–
26A. PeekeD	1:36	19:30	26	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	0	–
91N. ZadorovD	1:32	16:35	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
1J. SwaymanG		59:36	SA25GA3SV%.880xGA2.81GSAx−0.19

Goals

1st
Cole Caufield(1)
M. Matheson (1), J. Evans (1)
xG 0.20snapClip(opens nhl.com)
1–0 MTL1st 06:36+17.865%
2nd
Viktor Arvidsson(1)PP
F. Minten (1), C. Mittelstadt (1)
xG 0.08snapClip(opens nhl.com)
1–1 Tied2nd 01:45+20.852%
Cole Caufield(2)PP
N. Suzuki (1), J. Slafkovský (1)
xG 0.08slapClip(opens nhl.com)
2–1 MTL2nd 07:37+22.470%
Morgan Geekie(1)PP
D. Pastrnak (1), C. McAvoy (1)
xG 0.23snapClip(opens nhl.com)
2–2 Tied2nd 09:46+23.152%
Cole Caufield(3)PP
N. Suzuki (2), L. Hutson (1)
xG 0.04wristClip(opens nhl.com)
3–2 MTL2nd 13:29+24.573%
3rd
Fraser Minten(1)
H. Lindholm (1), C. McAvoy (2)
xG 0.04backhandClip(opens nhl.com)
3–3 Tied3rd 13:55+39.951%
Morgan Geekie(2)PP
C. McAvoy (3), P. Zacha (1)
xG 0.06slapClip(opens nhl.com)
3–4 BOS3rd 14:07+38.890%

Shots

MTL2.81 xG42 unblocked · 15 blocked42 unblocked · 15 blocked

BOS3.41 xG40 unblocked · 11 blocked40 unblocked · 11 blocked

GoalSavedMissedBlockedSize = xG

xG breakdown

GoalIronSaveMissEVPPEASHSize = pony xG · blocked attempts carry none

Team stats

MTLBOS3Goals42.81xG3.4125Shots2042Unblocked4057Attempts515High danger52/3Power play3/431Faceoffs3216Hits2111Blocks156Takeaways218Giveaways1713PIM11

Skaters

Player

Player
48L. HutsonLane HutsonD	26:32	0	1	1	0	4	0.09	−0.09	1	1	1	0	—	0	0
8M. MathesonMike MathesonD	23:37	0	1	1	2	5	0.07	−0.07	0	0	1	2	—	0	+1
14N. SuzukiNick SuzukiC	21:25	0	2	2	1	3	0.19	−0.19	0	1	1	0	56%	0	+1
53N. DobsonNoah DobsonD	20:58	0	0	0	4	6	0.08	−0.08	0	0	1	3	—	2	+1
20J. SlafkovskýJuraj SlafkovskýL	19:53	0	1	1	4	7	0.26	−0.26	1	0	0	2	0%	0	0
13C. CaufieldCole CaufieldR	19:14	3	0	3	6	10	1.11	+1.89	0	0	0	1	100%	0	+1
93I. DemidovIvan DemidovR	19:11	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	0	0	1	2	—	0	0
85A. TexierAlexandre TexierL	16:51	0	0	0	2	4	0.15	−0.15	3	0	0	0	—	0	+1
45A. CarrierAlexandre CarrierD	16:47	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	1	1	0	0	—	2	-1
21K. GuhleKaiden GuhleD	16:27	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	1	1	1	0	—	2	-1
24P. DanaultPhillip DanaultC	16:11	0	0	0	1	2	0.14	−0.14	1	2	0	0	45%	0	-1
91O. KapanenOliver KapanenC	14:43	0	0	0	1	1	0.04	−0.04	0	0	0	1	29%	0	0
71J. EvansJake EvansC	13:19	0	1	1	0	1	0.17	−0.17	0	0	0	2	57%	0	0
17J. AndersonJosh AndersonR	13:05	0	0	0	0	3	0.08	−0.08	1	1	0	3	100%	0	0
11B. GallagherBrendan GallagherR	11:42	0	0	0	1	2	0.15	−0.15	2	1	0	1	—	0	0
76Z. BolducZachary BolducR	11:17	0	0	0	3	5	0.26	−0.26	3	1	0	1	—	2	-1
72A. XhekajArber XhekajD	9:19	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	2	1	0	0	—	0	0
77K. DachKirby DachC	7:57	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	−0.01	0	0	0	0	—	5	-1
MTL total		3	6	9	25	57	2.81	+0.19	16	10	6	18	49%	13

Pony score

Cool = offence · warm = defenceProductionPlay drivingSpecial teamsUsageMethod

Forwards

Caufield+1.86

Suzuki+0.83

Gallagher+0.05

Evans−0.07

Slafkovský−0.11

Dach−0.17

Anderson−0.18

Bolduc−0.27

Danault−0.34

Kapanen−0.36

Texier−0.40

Demidov−0.42

Defence

Matheson+0.01

Hutson−0.07

Xhekaj−0.11

Guhle−0.30

Dobson−0.42

Carrier−0.43

Goalie

Montembeault−1.10

Units

5v5

Lines

Lines
Texier·Suzuki·Caufield	12:57	18	10	11	47.6%	3	5	1	0	0.58	0.84	40.8%	−0.26	5	2	71%
Slafkovský·Kapanen·Demidov	11:44	15	9	9	50.0%	5	3	0	0	0.24	0.37	39.0%	−0.13	2	0	100%
Danault·Gallagher·Anderson	8:00	13	7	3	70.0%	2	1	0	0	0.28	0.12	70.2%	+0.16	3	1	75%
Evans·Dach·Bolduc	5:52	12	5	3	62.5%	2	1	0	0	0.09	0.04	68.7%	+0.05	2	0	100%
Occasional · 6 groups
Evans·Gallagher·Bolduc	1:13	3	1	2	33.3%	1	0	0	0	0.01	0.01	63.3%	+0.01	1	0	100%
Evans·Dach·Anderson	0:54	2	0	2	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.01	0.0%	−0.01	0	0	—
Evans·Anderson·Bolduc	0:49	2	3	0	100.0%	2	0	0	0	0.35	0.00	100.0%	+0.35	0	0	—
Suzuki·Danault·Anderson	0:48	1	3	0	100.0%	0	0	0	0	0.07	0.00	100.0%	+0.07	0	0	—
Texier·Evans·Bolduc	0:43	3	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Slafkovský·Texier·Suzuki	0:33	5	2	0	100.0%	1	0	0	0	0.03	0.00	100.0%	+0.03	0	0	—
MTL 5v5	48:25		42	36	53.8%	17	12	1	1	1.75	1.61	52.0%	+0.14

Goalies

Samuel Montembeault

MTL · 57:24

Saves: 16/20
SV%: .800
xGA: 2.88
GSAx: −1.12

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	11/12	.917	1.61	+0.61
Power play	4/7	.571	1.25	−1.75
Shorthanded	1/1	1.000	0.03	+0.03
High danger	1/2	.500	0.81	−0.19

Jeremy Swayman

BOS · 59:36

Saves: 22/25
SV%: .880
xGA: 2.81
GSAx: −0.19

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	19/20	.950	2.09	+1.09
Power play	3/5	.600	0.72	−1.28
Shorthanded	0/0	—	0.00	0.00
High danger	2/3	.667	0.86	−0.14

Lines

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

Montréal Canadiens

Minutes

26:32Hutson
23:37Matheson
20:58Dobson
16:47Carrier
16:27Guhle
9:19Xhekaj

21:25Suzuki
19:53Slafkovský
19:14Caufield
19:11Demidov
16:51Texier
16:11Danault
14:43Kapanen
13:19Evans
13:05Anderson
11:42Gallagher
11:17Bolduc
7:57Dach

Matchups

5v5Size = time head to headSplit = xG shareMTLBOS

Zone starts

DZD zoneNZ · flyNeutral · flyOZO zone

HutsonD0 O5
XhekajD0 O2
CarrierD1 O2
GuhleD0 O0
DobsonD5 O2
MathesonD7 O3
CaufieldD2 O10
SuzukiD3 O9
SlafkovskýD0 O4
DemidovD0 O4
GallagherD1 O4
KapanenD0 O3
AndersonD1 O3
TexierD3 O5
BolducD1 O3
DachD0 O1
DanaultD7 O4
EvansD6 O3

Shift starts · darker = later period