MTL @ NYR 3–2 · 2026-04-02

Team	1	2	3	SOG
MTL	0	2	1	25
NYR	0	0	2	24

Story

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Result MTL 3–2Call No lean · NYR 53%Market MTL 53%xG 3.82–2.67 · deserved MTL 69%Swing Caufield +39 3rd 14:55Method

Goals and penalties with NYR win probability
Time	Event	NYR win before	NYR win after
1st 7:21	MTL penalty · J. Slafkovský · high sticking double minor · 4 min
1st 11:49	NYR penalty · N. Laba · hooking · 2 min
2nd 4:36	Goal MTL · A. Newhook	50%	31%
2nd 6:20	Goal MTL · C. Caufield	30%	15%
2nd 9:12	NYR penalty · W. Borgen · high sticking · 2 min
2nd 13:41	MTL penalty · I. Demidov · too many men on the ice · 2 min
3rd 9:23	Goal NYR · A. Fox	4%	17%
3rd 14:08	Goal NYR · W. Cuylle	12%	49%
3rd 14:55	Goal MTL · C. Caufield	49%	10%

On ice · final horn

MTL5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
14N. SuzukiC	1:37	21:17	21	0	2	2	1	2	0	1	1	7-8
71J. EvansC	0:59	19:11	21	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	10-5
20J. SlafkovskýL	1:35	20:38	22	0	1	1	2	7	4	0	1	1-0
8M. MathesonD	0:59	23:22	26	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	–
21K. GuhleD	1:37	18:58	21	0	0	0	1	4	0	4	4	–
32J. FowlerG		60:00	SA24GA2SV%.917xGA2.67GSAx+0.67

NYR6 skaters · net empty

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	Hit	Blk	FO
8J. MillerC	2:01	18:40	21	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	5-9
16V. TrocheckC	1:59	19:13	21	0	1	1	2	4	1	0	5-7
93M. ZibanejadC	1:40	23:00	23	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	8-2
13A. LafrenièreL	2:14	20:17	22	0	0	0	4	9	1	0	0-1
50W. CuylleL	1:29	17:23	21	1	0	1	6	9	6	0	–
23A. FoxD	1:00	23:10	26	1	0	1	1	7	0	1	–

Goals

2nd
Alex Newhook(1)
I. Demidov (1)
xG 0.06slapClip(opens nhl.com)
1–0 MTL2nd 04:36+19.569%
Cole Caufield(1)
J. Slafkovský (1), N. Suzuki (1)
xG 0.08snapClip(opens nhl.com)
2–0 MTL2nd 06:20+15.285%
3rd
Adam Fox(1)
M. Zibanejad (1), V. Gavrikov (1)
xG 0.08snapClip(opens nhl.com)
2–1 MTL3rd 09:23+13.317%
Will Cuylle(1)
J. Brodzinski (1), V. Trocheck (1)
xG 0.12deflectedClip(opens nhl.com)
2–2 Tied3rd 14:08+37.849%
Cole Caufield(2)
M. Matheson (1), N. Suzuki (2)
xG 0.10wristClip(opens nhl.com)
3–2 MTL3rd 14:55+39.190%

Shots

MTL3.82 xG38 unblocked · 7 blocked38 unblocked · 7 blocked

NYR2.67 xG43 unblocked · 13 blocked43 unblocked · 13 blocked

GoalSavedMissedBlockedSize = xG

xG breakdown

GoalIronSaveMissEVPPEASHSize = pony xG · blocked attempts carry none

Team stats

MTLNYR3Goals23.82xG2.6725Shots2438Unblocked4345Attempts566High danger20/2Power play0/330Faceoffs2222Hits2713Blocks73Takeaways515Giveaways186PIM4

Skaters

Player

Player
48L. HutsonLane HutsonD	25:54	0	0	0	1	1	0.05	−0.05	1	2	1	1	—	0	+1
8M. MathesonMike MathesonD	23:22	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0.00	1	0	0	1	—	0	0
53N. DobsonNoah DobsonD	22:43	0	0	0	1	3	0.08	−0.08	1	3	0	0	—	0	-1
14N. SuzukiNick SuzukiC	21:17	0	2	2	1	2	0.65	−0.65	1	0	0	4	47%	0	+2
20J. SlafkovskýJuraj SlafkovskýL	20:38	0	1	1	2	7	1.15	−1.15	0	1	0	1	100%	4	+2
71J. EvansJake EvansC	19:11	0	0	0	0	3	0.32	−0.32	1	0	0	0	67%	0	0
21K. GuhleKaiden GuhleD	18:58	0	0	0	1	4	0.04	−0.04	4	4	0	0	—	0	+1
17J. AndersonJosh AndersonR	16:26	0	0	0	3	4	0.06	−0.06	0	1	0	0	0%	0	0
13C. CaufieldCole CaufieldR	16:20	2	0	2	7	8	0.97	+1.03	0	0	0	1	—	0	+2
47J. StrubleJayden StrubleD	15:57	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	4	1	1	1	—	0	0
24P. DanaultPhillip DanaultC	13:58	0	0	0	2	2	0.12	−0.12	1	0	0	0	71%	0	-1
76Z. BolducZachary BolducR	13:07	0	0	0	1	1	0.01	−0.01	2	0	1	1	—	0	0
15A. NewhookAlex NewhookC	12:32	1	0	1	2	2	0.09	+0.91	0	0	0	0	71%	0	0
93I. DemidovIvan DemidovR	12:30	0	1	1	2	3	0.13	−0.13	0	0	0	3	—	0	0
91O. KapanenOliver KapanenC	11:54	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	2	0	0	2	33%	0	0
90J. VelenoJoseph VelenoC	10:38	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	2	0	0	0	—	0	-1
72A. XhekajArber XhekajD	9:45	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	−0.04	1	1	0	0	—	0	+1
11B. GallagherBrendan GallagherR	8:50	0	0	0	2	2	0.13	−0.13	1	0	0	0	—	0	-1
MTL total		3	5	8	25	45	3.82	−0.82	22	13	3	15	58%	4

Pony score

Cool = offence · warm = defenceProductionPlay drivingSpecial teamsUsageMethod

Forwards

Caufield+1.29

Newhook+0.34

Demidov+0.06

Slafkovský−0.05

Suzuki−0.09

Bolduc−0.19

Gallagher−0.19

Kapanen−0.21

Veleno−0.27

Danault−0.28

Anderson−0.42

Evans−0.44

Defence

Guhle+0.22

Matheson+0.08

Xhekaj+0.02

Hutson−0.03

Struble−0.12

Dobson−0.18

Goalie

Fowler+0.69

Units

5v5

Lines

Lines
Slafkovský·Suzuki·Caufield	14:05	18	14	9	60.9%	8	2	2	0	1.19	0.39	75.4%	+0.80	2	1	67%
Evans·Anderson·Bolduc	9:34	12	6	9	40.0%	4	4	0	0	0.24	0.44	35.3%	−0.20	2	1	67%
Newhook·Kapanen·Demidov	8:40	15	4	11	26.7%	4	7	1	1	0.21	0.54	28.3%	−0.33	4	1	80%
Danault·Veleno·Gallagher	6:16	9	6	2	75.0%	3	2	0	1	0.20	0.15	57.7%	+0.05	0	2	0%
Danault·Evans·Anderson	3:00	3	5	5	50.0%	2	1	0	0	0.12	0.20	38.0%	−0.08	0	0	—
Occasional · 3 groups
Suzuki·Newhook·Demidov	0:43	6	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Slafkovský·Suzuki·Newhook	0:34	6	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Slafkovský·Suzuki·Danault	0:30	2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
MTL 5v5	47:59		36	37	49.3%	22	16	3	2	1.99	1.75	53.3%	+0.25

Goalies

Jacob Fowler

MTL · 60:00

Saves: 22/24
SV%: .917
xGA: 2.67
GSAx: +0.67

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	17/19	.895	1.94	−0.06
Power play	5/5	1.000	0.73	+0.73
Shorthanded	0/0	—	0.00	0.00
High danger	2/2	1.000	0.42	+0.42

Igor Shesterkin

NYR · 57:59

Saves: 22/25
SV%: .880
xGA: 2.42
GSAx: −0.58

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	19/22	.864	1.99	−1.01
Power play	2/2	1.000	0.20	+0.20
Shorthanded	1/1	1.000	0.22	+0.22
High danger	2/2	1.000	0.63	+0.63

Lines

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

Montréal Canadiens

Minutes

25:54Hutson
23:22Matheson
22:43Dobson
18:58Guhle
15:57Struble
9:45Xhekaj

21:17Suzuki
20:38Slafkovský
19:11Evans
16:26Anderson
16:20Caufield
13:58Danault
13:07Bolduc
12:32Newhook
12:30Demidov
11:54Kapanen
10:38Veleno
8:50Gallagher

Matchups

5v5Size = time head to headSplit = xG shareMTLNYR

Zone starts

DZD zoneNZ · flyNeutral · flyOZO zone

HutsonD1 O4
GuhleD0 O2
XhekajD0 O2
DobsonD3 O4
StrubleD1 O0
MathesonD6 O1
NewhookD1 O5
KapanenD1 O5
DemidovD1 O5
CaufieldD1 O4
SuzukiD1 O3
BolducD1 O3
SlafkovskýD1 O3
GallagherD2 O1
AndersonD2 O1
EvansD3 O1
DanaultD3 O0
VelenoD3 O0

Shift starts · darker = later period