MTL @ DAL 5–2 · 2026-10-29

MontréalMTLCanadiens5

FinalOct 292026-10-29

Team	1	2	3	SOG
MTL	3	1	1	21
DAL	1	1	0	19

American Airlines Center

DallasDALStars2

CallNo lean · 64% DAL

Star 1C. Caufield2G 0A
Star 2A. Newhook2G 0A
Star 3N. Dobson0G 2A

Closing linesDraftKings

+145Moneyline-175+1.5 -175Puck line-1.5 +145O -135Total 5.5U +114+205RegulationTie +320 -105+1151st period-150+2251st · 3-wayTie +175 +147

Season oddsafter: next morning's run

43%…Playoffs93%…0.7%…Cup4.9%…

Story

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Result MTL 5–2Call No lean · DAL 64%Market DAL 62%xG 3.95–1.89 · deserved MTL 83%Swing Newhook +19 1st 16:05Method

Goals and penalties with DAL win probability
Time	Event	DAL win before	DAL win after
1st 7:24	Goal MTL · C. Caufield	64%	46%
1st 8:35	DAL penalty · M. Rantanen · tripping · 2 min
1st 11:54	MTL penalty · J. Anderson · holding · 2 min
1st 12:53	Goal DAL · W. Johnston (PP)	44%	63%
1st 16:05	Goal MTL · A. Newhook	63%	43%
1st 16:32	Goal MTL · C. Caufield	43%	26%
2nd 4:05	DAL penalty · S. Steel · tripping · 2 min
2nd 6:11	Goal MTL · A. Newhook	21%	9%
2nd 8:52	Goal DAL · J. Benn	8%	19%
2nd 12:10	MTL penalty · A. Carrier · holding the stick · 2 min
3rd 5:41	MTL penalty · A. Xhekaj · interference · 2 min
3rd 8:46	DAL penalty · T. Harley · interference · 2 min
3rd 13:47	DAL penalty · L. Bichsel · slashing · 2 min
3rd 19:12	Goal MTL · P. Danault (EN)	0%	0%

On ice · final horn

MTL5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
77K. DachC	0:48	13:29	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3-2
91O. KapanenC	0:48	11:50	18	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	3-6
63F. XhekajL	0:48	6:54	9	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	0-1
42A. EngstromD	0:48	10:42	17	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	–
72A. XhekajD	0:48	11:02	19	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	–
75J. DobesG		60:00	SA19GA2SV%.895xGA1.89GSAx−0.11

DAL5 skaters

	Shift	TOI	#Sh	G	A	P	SOG	Att	PIM	Hit	Blk	FO
18S. SteelC	0:48	16:21	22	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1-1
49J. HryckowianC	0:48	13:20	19	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	0	8-3
25A. HyryR	0:48	13:21	19	0	0	0	3	5	0	1	2	10-5
5N. LundkvistD	0:48	17:01	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	–
6L. BichselD	0:48	16:01	20	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	–
29J. OettingerG		57:42	SA20GA4SV%.800xGA2.85GSAx−1.15

Goals

1st
Cole Caufield(7)
P. Danault (4), A. Carrier (5)
xG 0.13snapClip(opens nhl.com)
1–0 MTL1st 07:24+17.554%
Wyatt Johnston(3)PP
M. Rantanen (9), M. Heiskanen (6)
xG 0.14snapClip(opens nhl.com)
1–1 Tied1st 12:53+18.663%
Alex Newhook(2)
N. Dobson (4), L. Hutson (8)
xG 0.18backhandClip(opens nhl.com)
2–1 MTL1st 16:05+19.257%
Cole Caufield(8)
A. Engstrom (1), J. Slafkovský (7)
xG 0.20snapClip(opens nhl.com)
3–1 MTL1st 16:32+17.574%
2nd
Alex Newhook(3)
C. Kreider (4), N. Dobson (5)
xG 0.36backhandClip(opens nhl.com)
4–1 MTL2nd 06:11+11.791%
Jamie Benn(2)
M. Rantanen (10), W. Johnston (7)
xG 0.15wristClip(opens nhl.com)
4–2 MTL2nd 08:52+11.319%
3rd
Phillip Danault(1)EN
J. Evans (2)
xG 0.86wristClip(opens nhl.com)
5–2 MTL3rd 19:12+0.0100%

Shots

Shooters

MTL3.95 xG34 unblocked · 11 blocked34 unblocked · 11 blocked

DAL1.89 xG28 unblocked · 10 blocked28 unblocked · 10 blocked

Goal, taller = higher xGSavedMissedSize = xG

xG breakdown

GoalIronSaveMissEVPPEASHSize = pony xG · blocked attempts carry none

Team stats

MTLDAL5Goals23.95xG1.8921Shots1934Unblocked2845Attempts387High danger30/4Power play1/320Faceoffs3613Hits1610Blocks114Takeaways420Giveaways176PIM8

Skaters

Player

Player
21K. GuhleKaiden GuhleD	25:02	0	0	0	1	1	0.03	−0.03	0	1	0	3	—	0	+2
45A. CarrierAlexandre CarrierD	23:47	0	1	1	0	1	0.00	0.00	0	0	1	0	—	2	+2
48L. HutsonLane HutsonD	21:55	0	1	1	1	3	0.06	−0.06	0	2	0	3	—	0	0
53N. DobsonNoah DobsonD	20:24	0	2	2	4	9	0.35	−0.35	1	2	0	2	—	0	+1
24P. DanaultPhillip DanaultC	19:26	1	1	2	2	3	0.97	+0.03	0	0	0	1	33%	0	+2
15A. NewhookAlex NewhookC	18:47	2	0	2	2	3	0.60	+1.40	1	1	0	1	27%	0	+2
20J. SlafkovskýJuraj SlafkovskýL	18:26	0	1	1	0	2	0.00	0.00	0	0	0	2	0%	0	+2
13C. CaufieldCole CaufieldR	18:21	2	0	2	3	5	0.67	+1.33	0	0	0	1	—	0	+2
71J. EvansJake EvansC	16:57	0	1	1	1	3	0.48	−0.48	0	1	1	0	47%	0	+1
17J. AndersonJosh AndersonR	15:42	0	0	0	1	1	0.00	−0.00	2	0	0	1	—	2	+1
76Z. BolducZachary BolducR	15:20	0	0	0	2	2	0.14	−0.14	1	1	0	0	—	0	0
85A. TexierAlexandre TexierL	14:34	0	0	0	1	3	0.16	−0.16	1	0	0	0	—	0	+1
77K. DachKirby DachC	13:29	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	0	0	1	1	60%	0	0
22C. KreiderChris KreiderL	12:23	0	1	1	1	2	0.10	−0.10	1	0	0	0	—	0	+1
91O. KapanenOliver KapanenC	11:50	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	−0.05	1	0	0	2	33%	0	+1
72A. XhekajArber XhekajD	11:02	0	0	0	1	2	0.04	−0.04	1	0	1	0	—	2	+1
42A. EngstromAdam EngstromD	10:42	0	1	1	0	1	0.11	−0.11	0	1	0	1	—	0	+1
63F. XhekajFlorian XhekajL	6:54	0	0	0	1	1	0.17	−0.17	4	0	0	0	0%	0	0
MTL total		5	9	14	21	45	3.95	+1.05	13	9	4	18	36%	6

Pony score

Cool = offence · warm = defenceProductionPlay drivingSpecial teamsUsageMethod

Forwards

Caufield+1.31

Newhook+1.17

Kreider+0.61

Evans+0.41

Danault+0.18

Xhekaj+0.06

Kapanen−0.09

Bolduc−0.20

Texier−0.21

Slafkovský−0.23

Dach−0.29

Anderson−0.51

Defence

Dobson+0.53

Engstrom+0.45

Hutson+0.25

Guhle−0.09

Carrier−0.20

Xhekaj−0.24

Goalie

Dobes−0.10

Units

5v5

Lines

Lines
Slafkovský·Newhook·Caufield	10:21	15	8	9	47.1%	3	4	2	1	0.80	0.58	57.7%	+0.21	2	0	100%
Texier·Danault·Bolduc	9:13	12	6	6	50.0%	3	4	0	0	0.18	0.17	51.3%	+0.01	2	1	67%
Kreider·Kapanen·Anderson	5:15	10	4	2	66.7%	2	1	0	0	0.04	0.00	93.7%	+0.03	1	0	100%
Xhekaj·Evans·Dach	4:15	7	3	1	75.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.04	0.0%	−0.04	0	1	0%
Danault·Evans·Anderson	2:54	4	0	2	0.0%	0	1	0	0	0.00	0.06	0.0%	−0.06	0	0	—
Occasional · 10 groups
Slafkovský·Dach·Caufield	1:28	2	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Kreider·Evans·Anderson	1:16	4	2	0	100.0%	0	0	0	0	0.12	0.00	100.0%	+0.12	0	2	0%
Xhekaj·Dach·Kapanen	1:07	2	1	0	100.0%	1	0	0	0	0.17	0.00	100.0%	+0.17	0	0	—
Xhekaj·Evans·Anderson	0:59	6	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	1	0%
Kreider·Dach·Kapanen	0:54	1	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.02	0.0%	−0.02	0	0	—
Slafkovský·Danault·Caufield	0:37	6	2	0	100.0%	1	0	1	0	0.13	0.00	100.0%	+0.13	0	0	—
Kreider·Texier·Kapanen	0:34	5	1	0	100.0%	0	0	0	0	0.05	0.00	100.0%	+0.05	0	0	—
Slafkovský·Newhook·Evans	0:34	2	0	1	0.0%	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	1	0%
Texier·Kapanen·Bolduc	0:32	5	1	0	100.0%	1	0	0	0	0.09	0.00	100.0%	+0.09	0	0	—
Evans·Dach·Bolduc	0:32	1	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	0	0	—
Other 29 brief groups	4:12		4	4	50.0%	3	1	1	0	0.68	0.13	84.5%	+0.56
MTL 5v5	44:43		32	26	55.2%	14	12	4	1	2.25	1.01	69.1%	+1.25

Goalies

Jakub Dobes

MTL · 60:00

Saves: 17/19
SV%: .895
GAA: 2.00
xGA: 1.89
GSAx: −0.11

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	12/13	.923	1.10	+0.10
Power play	3/4	.750	0.76	−0.24
Shorthanded	2/2	1.000	0.02	+0.02
High danger	2/2	1.000	0.49	+0.49

Jake Oettinger

DAL · 57:42

Saves: 16/20
SV%: .800
GAA: 4.16
xGA: 2.85
GSAx: −1.15

Facing	Saves	SV%	xGA	GSAx
Even	10/14	.714	2.25	−1.75
Power play	6/6	1.000	0.59	+0.59
Shorthanded	0/0	—	0.00	0.00
High danger	2/5	.400	1.07	−1.93

Lines

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

Montréal Canadiens

Minutes

25:02Guhle
23:47Carrier
21:55Hutson
20:24Dobson
11:02A. Xhekaj
10:42Engstrom

19:26Danault
18:47Newhook
18:26Slafkovský
18:21Caufield
16:57Evans
15:42Anderson
15:20Bolduc
14:34Texier
13:29Dach
12:23Kreider
11:50Kapanen
6:54F. Xhekaj

Matchups

Full game

5v5Size = time head to headSplit = xG shareMTLDALGoalHard matchEdge bars = skater 5v5 total

Faceoffs

Both teams · pick a taker to focus

20–3636%

D 50%8–8N 26%5–14O 33%7–14 5 won into a shot

DAL attacks88MTL DZ 50% DAL OZ

Neutral514MTL NZ 26% DAL NZ

MTL attacks714MTL OZ 33% DAL DZ

36–2064%

D 67%14–7N 74%14–5O 50%8–8 3 won into a shot

Bead = draw, winner’s colourClockwise from the top in game order Shot attempt within 10sHover a zone for its draws · click a taker to focus

Zone starts

DZD zoneNZ · flyNeutral · flyOZO zone

DobsonD4 O7
HutsonD3 O3
EngstromD1 O1
A. XhekajD1 O0
CarrierD5 O0
GuhleD5 O0
CaufieldD0 O5
BolducD1 O6
TexierD1 O5
SlafkovskýD1 O5
KreiderD0 O3
NewhookD1 O4
KapanenD0 O2
DachD1 O2
AndersonD2 O1
F. XhekajD1 O0
DanaultD5 O2
EvansD6 O0

Shift starts · darker = later period