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Montreal Canadiens vs. St. Louis BluesMar 25, 2025

Final· Enterprise Center
away
MTL
1
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home
STL
6
Goals123TShots123T
MTL1001MTL513725
STL2226STL14121137
MTL 61STL 60
MTL 2.35STL 3.59
PP goals
MTL 0STL 1
Hits
MTL 26STL 25
Blocks
MTL 15STL 13
PIM
MTL 30STL 8
MTL 49%STL 51%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

St. Louis Blues rout Montreal Canadiens 6–1

St. Louis Blues beat Montreal Canadiens 6–1 at home. Philip Broberg (STL) led the scoring with 1G 3A. STL scored 6 goals on 3.59 expected goals (60 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Philip Broberg had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 19:09.Broberg
  2. Points
    Robert Thomas had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 16:50.Thomas
  3. Points
    Dylan Holloway had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 17:11.Holloway
  4. Points
    Cam Fowler had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:40.Fowler
  5. Luck
    STL scored 6 goals on 3.59 expected goals (60 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  6. Usage
    Jayden Struble (MTL) played 21:16, +6:26 up on his 14:50 season average over 55 games.Struble
  7. Usage
    Jake Neighbours (STL) played 12:49, −3:07 down on his 15:56 season average over 81 games.Neighbours
  8. Usage
    Robert Thomas (STL) played 16:50, −3:10 down on his 20:00 season average over 69 games.Thomas

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Shot map, MTL at STL: 121 attempts, 62 on goal, 7 goals, 5.94 expected goals; best chance Alexandre Texier at 0.52 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)STL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • STL
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 121 of 121 attempts · STL 60 · MTL 61

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at STL: expected goals 3.59 to 2.35 (STL led the chances), shot attempts 60 to 61, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdSTLMTLKSHTTBBnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • STL
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
STLMTLcontrol2nd3rdKyrou · 1st 18:07Suzuki · 1st 18:54Holloway · 1st 19:54Thomas · 2nd 3:21Texier · 2nd 9:09Broberg · 3rd 10:12Bolduc · 3rd 18:02
  • STL pressure
  • MTL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 19% of the game, STL 49%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

Shift chart, MTL at STL: 39 players over 60:00; most ice Jordan Binnington (59:55) for STL and Samuel Montembeault (50:12) for MTL, 7 goals.

STL
MTL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
StatMTLSTL
5254
1.532.85
1.482.59
68
45
714
+0.002−0.002
19%49%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

St. Louis Blues

Current STL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 18:07
    STLJordan Kyrou (Philip Broberg, Dylan Holloway)wrist0.08 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Carrier, Laine, Newhook, RoySTL: Schenn, Faulk, Kyrou, Broberg, Holloway
    MTL 0 – 1 STL
  2. 18:54
    MTLNick Suzuki (Lane Hutson, Cole Caufield)tip-in0.07 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Struble, Hutson, SlafkovskýSTL: Leddy, Fowler, Thomas, Neighbours, Bolduc
    MTL 1 – 1 STL
  3. 19:54
    STLDylan Holloway (Philip Broberg, Robert Thomas)tip-in0.06 xG
    MTL: Armia, Matheson, Dvorak, Evans, CarrierSTL: Faulk, Kyrou, Thomas, Broberg, Holloway
    MTL 1 – 2 STL

2nd period

  1. 3:21
    STLRobert Thomas (Philip Broberg, Radek Faksa)wrist0.04 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Carrier, Suzuki, CaufieldSTL: Faulk, Thomas, Broberg, Bolduc
    MTL 1 – 3 STL
  2. 9:09
    STLAlexandre Texier (Cam Fowler, Mathieu Joseph)wrist0.52 xG
    MTL: Savard, Armia, Evans, Heineman, XhekajSTL: Leddy, Fowler, Sundqvist, Joseph, Texier
    MTL 1 – 4 STL

3rd period

  1. 10:12
    STLPhilip Broberg (Jake Neighbours, Robert Thomas)wrist0.04 xG
    MTL: Armia, Matheson, Evans, Carrier, HeinemanSTL: Faulk, Thomas, Broberg, Neighbours, Bolduc
    MTL 1 – 5 STL
  2. 18:02
    STLZachary BolducPP (Robert Thomas, Cam Fowler)snap0.18 xG
    MTL: Savard, Armia, Evans, StrubleSTL: Fowler, Joseph, Thomas, Texier, Bolduc
    MTL 1 – 6 STL

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1101030.4110019:31——7552
Cole Caufield RL1011030.2001018:17——8164
Juraj Slafkovský LL1000+130.7510016:24——7552
Alex Newhook CL2000-130.1700216:50——4111
Patrik Laine LL2000-130.2311016:19——339
Joshua Roy RL2000-110.0010011:57——339
Christian Dvorak CL3000-120.2320015:00——4864
Brendan Gallagher RL3000000.0601013:41——5669
Josh Anderson RL3000000.13011413:37——4449
Jake Evans CL4000-310.0010012:06——3311
Joel Armia RL4000-310.0100010:50——183
Emil Heineman LL4000-200.0052010:48——409
Lane Hutson DD1011+100.0011023:45——6454
Jayden Struble DD1000+110.0120021:16——6150
Mike Matheson DD2000-400.0932021:49——4025
Alexandre Carrier DD2000-410.0223020:02——3717
David Savard DD3000-120.0312015:22——4322
Arber Xhekaj DD3000-110.00511414:18——3525
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)L32275.8443.0750:12
Jakub Dobes—541.8000.529:27

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Brayden Schenn CL1000+110.0431017:13——5756
Dylan Holloway LL1112+250.3821017:11——6674
Jordan Kyrou RL1101+250.5401016:00——6359
Nathan Walker LL2000020.0753416:03——3548
Radek Faksa CL2011000.0101015:11——4249
Alexey Toropchenko RL2000010.2030013:08——3837
Robert Thomas CL3134+210.0410016:50——5974
Zachary Bolduc RL3101+160.5740014:28——5674
Jake Neighbours LL3011030.6020012:49——5476
Mathieu Joseph RL4011+120.1020013:02——4671
Oskar Sundqvist CL4000+110.0002212:17——5073
Alexandre Texier LL4101+110.5200211:51——4671
Nick Leddy DD1000010.0302020:45——4470
Cam Fowler DD1022020.1100020:40——5284
Tyler Tucker DD2000030.1020017:45——5852
Ryan Suter DD2000000.0300017:20——6362
Justin Faulk DD3000+420.2200020:23——4665
Philip Broberg DD3134+410.0412019:09——4248
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jordan Binnington(start)W25241.9602.3559:55

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Nick Suzuki (MTL) 1st 18:54 · assists Lane Hutson, Cole Caufield · Deflection · 27.9 mph shot.

Robert Thomas · 2nd 3:21 · STL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
68.6 mph
Distance
39 ft
Entry to goal
3.4 s

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Philip Broberg · 3rd 10:12 · STL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
28.3 mph
Distance
31 ft
Entry to goal
2.3 s

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