MTL @ SJS 5–7 · 2026-03-03

Team	1	2	3	SOG
MTL	1	1	3	36
SJS	1	3	3	28

Story

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Result SJS 7–5Call No lean · MTL 59%xG 3.47–2.87 · deserved MTL 60%Swing Sherwood +45 3rd 16:34Method

Goals and penalties with SJS win probability
Time	Event	SJS win before	SJS win after
1st 6:18	Goal MTL · O. Kapanen	41%	26%
1st 11:42	MTL penalty · N. Suzuki · interference · 2 min
1st 15:32	Goal SJS · C. Graf	25%	42%
2nd 2:13	SJS penalty · C. Graf · tripping · 2 min
2nd 5:09	Goal MTL · P. Danault	43%	24%
2nd 6:55	SJS penalty · M. Celebrini · hooking · 2 min
2nd 10:28	Goal SJS · M. Misa	23%	43%
2nd 12:33	MTL penalty · O. Kapanen · slashing · 2 min
2nd 13:32	SJS penalty · A. Wennberg · tripping · 2 min
2nd 18:23	Goal SJS · M. Celebrini	44%	70%
2nd 18:48	Goal SJS · A. Wennberg	70%	88%
3rd 2:43	MTL penalty · J. Anderson · roughing · 2 min
3rd 2:43	SJS penalty · M. Ferraro · roughing · 2 min
3rd 2:43	MTL penalty · J. Struble · roughing · 2 min
3rd 3:29	Goal SJS · W. Smith (PP)	91%	98%
3rd 3:54	SJS penalty · V. Desharnais · cross checking · 2 min
3rd 5:02	Goal MTL · I. Demidov (PP)	98%	92%
3rd 5:20	Goal MTL · A. Newhook	92%	75%
3rd 8:58	SJS penalty · S. Dickinson · tripping · 2 min
3rd 10:56	Goal MTL · A. Newhook (PP)	81%	45%
3rd 11:41	SJS penalty · A. Gaudette · interference goalkeeper · 2 min
3rd 11:41	MTL penalty · K. Dach · roughing · 2 min
3rd 15:03	MTL penalty · Z. Bolduc · too many men on the ice · 2 min
3rd 16:34	Goal SJS · K. Sherwood (PP)	46%	91%
3rd 19:56	Goal SJS · A. Gaudette (EN)	100%	100%

On ice · final horn

MTL5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
15A. NewhookC	0:04	15:53	20	2	0	2	3	6	0	1	1	3-5
71J. EvansC	0:04	15:36	22	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	11-2
76Z. BolducR	0:04	13:10	17	0	0	0	0	3	2	4	0	–
45A. CarrierD	0:04	12:39	20	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	5	–
47J. StrubleD	0:04	8:47	14	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	–
75J. DobesG		58:03	SA27GA6SV%.778xGA2.34GSAx−3.66

SJS5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
23B. GoodrowC	0:04	11:41	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	–
63Z. OstapchukC	0:04	11:37	18	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	5-5
51C. GrafR	0:04	13:11	21	1	1	2	3	5	2	2	0	–
5V. DesharnaisD	2:56	20:45	21	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	–
6S. DickinsonD	0:04	16:51	21	0	0	0	1	4	2	2	1	–
30Y. AskarovG		59:48	SA36GA5SV%.861xGA3.47GSAx−1.53

Goals

1st
Oliver Kapanen(1)
J. Slafkovský (1), M. Matheson (1)
xG 0.06wristClip(opens nhl.com)
1–0 MTL1st 06:18+15.474%
Collin Graf(1)
W. Smith (1), M. Celebrini (1)
xG 0.17backhandClip(opens nhl.com)
1–1 Tied1st 15:32+16.842%
2nd
Phillip Danault(1)
M. Matheson (2), J. Evans (1)
xG 0.04tip-inClip(opens nhl.com)
2–1 MTL2nd 05:09+18.976%
Michael Misa(1)
Unassisted
xG 0.14wristClip(opens nhl.com)
2–2 Tied2nd 10:28+20.443%
Macklin Celebrini(1)
C. Graf (1)
xG 0.06wristClip(opens nhl.com)
2–3 SJS2nd 18:23+25.970%
Alexander Wennberg(1)
K. Sherwood (1)
xG 0.15wristClip(opens nhl.com)
2–4 SJS2nd 18:48+17.888%
3rd
Will Smith(1)PP
M. Celebrini (2), D. Orlov (1)
xG 0.16wristClip(opens nhl.com)
2–5 SJS3rd 03:29+6.898%
Ivan Demidov(1)PP
L. Hutson (1), N. Suzuki (1)
xG 0.09slapClip(opens nhl.com)
3–5 SJS3rd 05:02+6.28%
Alex Newhook(1)
J. Evans (2), K. Guhle (1)
xG 0.10wristClip(opens nhl.com)
4–5 SJS3rd 05:20+17.125%
Alex Newhook(2)PP
B. Gallagher (1), M. Matheson (3)
xG 0.05wristClip(opens nhl.com)
5–5 Tied3rd 10:56+36.155%
Kiefer Sherwood(1)PP
P. Kurashev (1), W. Eklund (1)
xG 0.17wristClip(opens nhl.com)
5–6 SJS3rd 16:34+45.291%
Adam Gaudette(1)EN
M. Celebrini (3)
xG 0.52wristClip(opens nhl.com)
5–7 SJS3rd 19:56+0.0100%

Shots

MTL3.47 xG57 unblocked · 12 blocked57 unblocked · 12 blocked

SJS2.87 xG37 unblocked · 19 blocked37 unblocked · 19 blocked

GoalSavedMissedBlockedSize = xG

xG breakdown

GoalIronSaveMissEVPPEASHSize = pony xG · blocked attempts carry none

Team stats

MTLSJS5Goals73.47xG2.8736Shots2857Unblocked3769Attempts563High danger52/5Power play2/435Faceoffs2920Hits2119Blocks124Takeaways613Giveaways1712PIM14

Skaters

Player

Player
48L. HutsonLane HutsonD	25:03	0	1	1	1	3	0.06	−0.06	1	2	2	0	—	0	-1
8M. MathesonMike MathesonD	24:18	0	3	3	3	4	0.04	−0.04	0	0	0	2	—	0	0
14N. SuzukiNick SuzukiC	22:26	0	1	1	4	8	0.22	−0.22	0	1	0	0	46%	2	-3
53N. DobsonNoah DobsonD	20:58	0	0	0	2	5	0.10	−0.10	0	4	0	0	—	0	0
13C. CaufieldCole CaufieldR	20:48	0	0	0	3	4	0.33	−0.33	0	0	0	1	—	0	-3
21K. GuhleKaiden GuhleD	20:14	0	1	1	1	2	0.11	−0.11	2	1	0	1	—	0	0
20J. SlafkovskýJuraj SlafkovskýL	18:31	0	1	1	3	10	0.79	−0.79	0	0	0	2	0%	0	-1
15A. NewhookAlex NewhookC	15:53	2	0	2	3	6	0.43	+1.57	1	1	0	1	38%	0	+1
93I. DemidovIvan DemidovR	15:43	1	0	1	3	4	0.25	+0.75	0	0	0	0	—	0	-1
71J. EvansJake EvansC	15:36	0	2	2	0	0	0.00	0.00	1	1	0	1	85%	0	+2
77K. DachKirby DachC	14:32	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	−0.06	3	0	0	0	—	2	-2
24P. DanaultPhillip DanaultC	13:46	1	0	1	1	4	0.17	+0.83	1	0	0	0	50%	0	-1
76Z. BolducZachary BolducR	13:10	0	0	0	0	3	0.05	−0.05	4	0	2	2	—	0	+1
45A. CarrierAlexandre CarrierD	12:39	0	0	0	2	3	0.03	−0.03	0	5	0	1	—	0	-1
11B. GallagherBrendan GallagherR	11:17	0	1	1	3	3	0.27	−0.27	2	1	0	0	—	0	-1
17J. AndersonJosh AndersonR	10:04	0	0	0	4	5	0.34	−0.34	3	1	0	0	—	2	0
91O. KapanenOliver KapanenC	9:55	1	0	1	3	3	0.22	+0.78	0	1	0	0	63%	2	0
47J. StrubleJayden StrubleD	8:47	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	2	0	0	1	—	2	-1
MTL total		5	10	15	36	69	3.47	+1.53	20	18	4	12	55%	10

Pony score

Cool = offence · warm = defenceProductionPlay drivingSpecial teamsUsageMethod

Forwards

Newhook+1.13

Demidov+0.64

Evans+0.60

Gallagher+0.43

Danault+0.42

Kapanen+0.42

Slafkovský+0.41

Anderson−0.25

Caufield−0.32

Dach−0.45

Bolduc−0.45

Suzuki−0.59

Defence

Hutson+0.45

Carrier+0.35

Matheson+0.22

Dobson+0.21

Guhle+0.03

Struble−0.09

Goalie

Dobes−3.64

Units

5v5

Lines

Lines
Suzuki·Dach·Caufield	10:17	16	6	10	37.5%	4	7	0	2	0.14	0.58	18.9%	−0.45	3	0	100%
Newhook·Evans·Bolduc	9:28	14	6	9	40.0%	2	2	1	0	0.31	0.13	70.5%	+0.18	5	1	83%
Danault·Gallagher·Anderson	6:52	11	10	7	58.8%	7	2	0	1	0.51	0.18	73.4%	+0.32	2	1	67%
Slafkovský·Kapanen·Demidov	6:42	12	7	6	53.8%	3	5	1	1	0.36	0.15	71.3%	+0.22	1	0	100%
Occasional · 3 groups
Slafkovský·Suzuki·Caufield	1:10	2	2	0	100.0%	0	0	0	0	0.04	0.00	100.0%	+0.04	0	0	—
Danault·Evans·Anderson	0:55	2	1	1	50.0%	1	0	1	0	0.04	0.09	32.7%	−0.05	0	1	0%
Newhook·Gallagher·Bolduc	0:45	1	4	0	100.0%	0	0	0	0	0.09	0.00	100.0%	+0.09	0	0	—
MTL 5v5	41:29		38	38	50.0%	19	17	3	4	1.58	1.34	54.1%	+0.24

Goalies

Jakub Dobes

MTL · 58:03

Saves: 21/27
SV%: .778
xGA: 2.34
GSAx: −3.66

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	13/17	.765	1.36	−2.64
Power play	7/9	.778	0.92	−1.08
Shorthanded	1/1	1.000	0.07	+0.07
High danger	1/4	.250	0.67	−2.33

Yaroslav Askarov

SJS · 59:48

Saves: 31/36
SV%: .861
xGA: 3.47
GSAx: −1.53

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	21/24	.875	2.52	−0.48
Power play	7/9	.778	0.66	−1.34
Shorthanded	3/3	1.000	0.28	+0.28
High danger	2/2	1.000	0.57	+0.57

Lines

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

Montréal Canadiens

Minutes

25:03Hutson
24:18Matheson
20:58Dobson
20:14Guhle
12:39Carrier
8:47Struble

22:26Suzuki
20:48Caufield
18:31Slafkovský
15:53Newhook
15:43Demidov
15:36Evans
14:32Dach
13:46Danault
13:10Bolduc
11:17Gallagher
10:04Anderson
9:55Kapanen

Matchups

5v5Size = time head to headSplit = xG shareMTLSJS

Zone starts

DZD zoneNZ · flyNeutral · flyOZO zone

HutsonD1 O4
StrubleD0 O1
DobsonD2 O2
GuhleD6 O2
CarrierD6 O0
MathesonD7 O0
CaufieldD0 O5
NewhookD1 O5
BolducD1 O5
DemidovD0 O4
SuzukiD2 O5
SlafkovskýD0 O3
GallagherD0 O2
DachD2 O3
AndersonD3 O3
EvansD6 O5
KapanenD1 O0
DanaultD7 O2

Shift starts · darker = later period