MTL @ NJD 4–3 · 2026-04-04

Team	1	2	3	OT	SOG
MTL	1	2	0	0	29
NJD	0	2	1	0	38

Story

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Result MTL 4–3 SOCall No lean · NJD 53%Market MTL 53%xG 3.89–3.54 · deserved MTL 55%Swing Meier +45 3rd 17:45Method

Goals and penalties with NJD win probability
Time	Event	NJD win before	NJD win after
1st 13:03	MTL penalty · I. Demidov · interference · 2 min
1st 15:58	Goal MTL · J. Struble	52%	35%
1st 19:52	NJD penalty · N. Bjugstad · slashing · 2 min
2nd 7:40	NJD penalty · J. Siegenthaler · delaying game puck over glass · 2 min
2nd 8:12	Goal MTL · I. Demidov (PP)	32%	16%
2nd 9:28	Goal MTL · L. Hutson	16%	7%
2nd 13:08	Goal NJD · D. Mercer	6%	14%
2nd 15:38	NJD penalty · B. Dillon · high sticking double minor · 4 min
2nd 17:40	Goal NJD · J. Hughes (SH)	12%	28%
3rd 17:45	Goal NJD · T. Meier	6%	51%
3rd 18:06	NJD penalty · J. Hughes · delaying game puck over glass · 2 min

On ice · final horn

MTL3 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
20J. SlafkovskýL	0:46	22:37	24	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0-1
93I. DemidovR	0:31	20:31	23	1	0	1	4	9	2	0	0	–
8M. MathesonD	0:25	23:52	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–
75J. DobesG		64:51	SA38GA3SV%.921xGA3.54GSAx+0.54

NJD3 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
86J. HughesC	0:32	26:17	24	1	1	2	5	6	2	0	3	5-7
16C. BrownR	0:30	22:08	25	0	0	0	4	5	0	2	0	–
17S. NemecD	0:30	18:14	21	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	1	–
34J. AllenG		64:44	SA29GA3SV%.897xGA3.89GSAx+0.89

Goals

1st
Jayden Struble(1)
C. Caufield (1), A. Xhekaj (1)
xG 0.05wristClip(opens nhl.com)
1–0 MTL1st 15:58+16.865%
2nd
Ivan Demidov(1)PP
C. Caufield (2), N. Suzuki (1)
xG 0.09snapClip(opens nhl.com)
2–0 MTL2nd 08:12+15.384%
Lane Hutson(1)
Unassisted
xG 0.19wristClip(opens nhl.com)
3–0 MTL2nd 09:28+9.193%
Dawson Mercer(1)
T. Meier (1), N. Hischier (1)
xG 0.04wristClip(opens nhl.com)
3–1 MTL2nd 13:08+8.714%
Jack Hughes(1)SH
J. Bratt (1), J. Siegenthaler (1)
xG 0.19wristClip(opens nhl.com)
3–2 MTL2nd 17:40+15.928%
3rd
Timo Meier(1)6v5
J. Hughes (1), D. Hamilton (1)
xG 0.04snapClip(opens nhl.com)
3–3 Tied3rd 17:45+44.651%

ShootoutNJD P. Cotter –MTL C. Caufield GNJD J. Bratt GMTL I. Demidov GNJD J. Hughes GMTL N. Suzuki –NJD L. Hameenaho –MTL J. Slafkovský –NJD C. Glass –MTL O. Kapanen G

Shots

MTL3.89 xG49 unblocked · 13 blocked49 unblocked · 13 blocked

NJD3.54 xG49 unblocked · 9 blocked49 unblocked · 9 blocked

GoalSavedMissedBlockedSize = xG

xG breakdown

GoalIronSaveMissEVPPEASHSize = pony xG · blocked attempts carry none

Team stats

MTLNJD3Goals33.89xG3.5429Shots3849Unblocked4962Attempts584High danger51/5Power play0/125Faceoffs3416Hits179Blocks136Takeaways112Giveaways132PIM10

Skaters

Player

Player
48L. HutsonLane HutsonD	29:47	1	0	1	1	4	0.24	+0.76	0	1	3	1	—	0	+1
8M. MathesonMike MathesonD	24:01	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	1	0	0	1	—	0	-1
14N. SuzukiNick SuzukiC	23:55	0	1	1	1	3	0.13	−0.13	0	1	0	2	29%	0	0
20J. SlafkovskýJuraj SlafkovskýL	22:46	0	0	0	2	6	0.35	−0.35	0	0	0	2	0%	0	-1
13C. CaufieldCole CaufieldR	22:15	0	2	2	5	8	0.78	−0.78	0	0	0	0	—	0	0
53N. DobsonNoah DobsonD	22:08	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	1	1	0	2	—	0	-2
93I. DemidovIvan DemidovR	20:40	1	0	1	4	9	0.44	+0.56	0	0	1	1	—	2	-1
21K. GuhleKaiden GuhleD	16:53	0	0	0	1	1	0.03	−0.03	3	0	0	0	—	0	-1
47J. StrubleJayden StrubleD	15:28	1	0	1	1	2	0.05	+0.95	3	1	1	0	—	0	+2
15A. NewhookAlex NewhookC	15:15	0	0	0	4	7	0.32	−0.32	1	1	0	0	67%	0	-1
76Z. BolducZachary BolducR	15:06	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	−0.14	0	0	0	2	—	0	0
71J. EvansJake EvansC	14:43	0	0	0	1	1	0.12	−0.12	1	1	0	0	50%	0	0
91O. KapanenOliver KapanenC	14:33	0	0	0	3	5	0.42	−0.42	0	0	0	1	22%	0	-2
17J. AndersonJosh AndersonR	14:30	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	−0.07	0	0	0	0	—	0	+1
24P. DanaultPhillip DanaultC	12:11	0	0	0	2	4	0.27	−0.27	0	0	0	0	71%	0	0
90J. VelenoJoseph VelenoC	10:06	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	2	0	0	0	—	0	0
72A. XhekajArber XhekajD	10:00	0	1	1	0	1	0.00	0.00	2	0	0	0	—	0	0
11B. GallagherBrendan GallagherR	9:48	0	0	0	4	7	0.51	−0.51	2	0	1	0	—	0	0
MTL total		3	4	7	29	62	3.89	−0.89	16	6	6	12	42%	2

Pony score

Cool = offence · warm = defenceProductionPlay drivingSpecial teamsUsageMethod

Forwards

Caufield+0.66

Demidov+0.33

Bolduc+0.11

Gallagher−0.07

Newhook−0.08

Danault−0.16

Veleno−0.20

Evans−0.21

Kapanen−0.22

Anderson−0.37

Suzuki−0.42

Slafkovský−0.51

Defence

Struble+0.63

Hutson+0.33

Xhekaj+0.06

Dobson−0.17

Matheson−0.23

Guhle−0.33

Goalie

Dobes+0.56

Units

5v5

Lines

Lines
Slafkovský·Suzuki·Caufield	12:43	18	13	18	41.9%	8	15	1	0	0.85	1.16	42.4%	−0.31	3	2	60%
Evans·Anderson·Bolduc	10:46	14	5	10	33.3%	2	7	1	0	0.40	0.35	53.6%	+0.05	0	2	0%
Newhook·Kapanen·Demidov	10:11	14	12	8	60.0%	4	4	0	1	0.56	0.43	56.4%	+0.13	4	2	67%
Danault·Veleno·Gallagher	7:36	10	9	3	75.0%	4	2	0	0	0.50	0.19	72.2%	+0.31	0	2	0%
Occasional · 2 groups
Danault·Evans·Anderson	0:57	3	0	1	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.12	0.0%	−0.12	0	1	0%
Newhook·Danault·Veleno	0:44	1	2	2	50.0%	1	1	0	0	0.07	0.07	49.1%	−0.00	0	0	—
MTL 5v5	49:27		49	44	52.7%	23	30	2	1	3.07	2.34	56.8%	+0.74

Goalies

Jakub Dobes

MTL · 65:00

Saves: 35/38
SV%: .921
xGA: 3.54
GSAx: +0.54

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	30/32	.938	2.69	+0.69
Power play	2/2	1.000	0.44	+0.44
Shorthanded	3/4	.750	0.40	−0.60
High danger	4/5	.800	0.99	−0.01

Jake Allen

NJD · 64:53

Saves: 26/29
SV%: .897
xGA: 3.89
GSAx: +0.89

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	23/25	.920	3.33	+1.33
Power play	3/4	.750	0.56	−0.44
Shorthanded	0/0	—	0.00	0.00
High danger	1/2	.500	0.74	−0.26

Lines

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

Montréal Canadiens

Minutes

29:47Hutson
24:01Matheson
22:08Dobson
16:53Guhle
15:28Struble
10:00Xhekaj

23:55Suzuki
22:46Slafkovský
22:15Caufield
20:40Demidov
15:15Newhook
15:06Bolduc
14:43Evans
14:33Kapanen
14:30Anderson
12:11Danault
10:06Veleno
9:48Gallagher

Matchups

5v5Size = time head to headSplit = xG shareMTLNJD

Zone starts

DZD zoneNZ · flyNeutral · flyOZO zone

StrubleD0 O2
XhekajD0 O2
HutsonD2 O4
MathesonD5 O5
DobsonD3 O3
GuhleD2 O2
DemidovD2 O7
SuzukiD2 O6
CaufieldD2 O6
SlafkovskýD2 O5
KapanenD2 O4
NewhookD2 O3
GallagherD2 O0
AndersonD2 O0
BolducD2 O0
DanaultD3 O0
VelenoD3 O0
EvansD4 O0

Shift starts · darker = later period