Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston BruinsDec 23, 2025

FinalTuesday, Dec 23, 2025· TD Garden

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	1	1	4	6		MTL	8	12	9	29
BOS	2	0	0	2		BOS	17	5	6	28

: MTL 59BOS 53
: MTL 3.69BOS 2.74
PP goals: MTL 2BOS 1
Hits: MTL 23BOS 27
Blocks: MTL 18BOS 16
PIM: MTL 32BOS 34
: MTL 47%BOS 53%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens rout Boston Bruins 6–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 6–2 at BOS. Lane Hutson (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. New look for BOS: Arvidsson–Zacha–Mittelstadt skated 8:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Lane Hutson had 3 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 22:44.Hutson
Points
Noah Dobson had 3 assists (3 points) in 24:04.Dobson
Points
Ivan Demidov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 14:07.Demidov
Points
Juraj Slafkovský had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:19.Slafkovský
Points
Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:26.Suzuki
New line
New look for BOS: Arvidsson–Zacha–Mittelstadt skated 8:03 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Arvidsson Zacha Mittelstadt
Usage
Alexandre Texier (MTL) played 4:20, −9:30 down on his 13:50 season average over 50 games.Texier
Luck
MTL scored 6 goals on 3.69 expected goals (59 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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.

Strength

Period

Team

← MTL attacks left (bottom on phones)BOS attacks right (top on phones) →

BOS
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 112 of 112 attempts · BOS 53 · MTL 59

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

BOS
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

BOS 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 52% of the game, BOS 22%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

BOS

MTL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

BOS skaters (rows) against MTL skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the BOS side.

Matchup matrix

BOS xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

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

Sequence card
Stat	MTL	BOS
	55	40
	2.40	1.61
	2.33	1.56
	10	10
	1	6
	18	16
	+0.007	−0.008
	52%	22%

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

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Bolduc
9:2160% CF
L2Kapanen – Slafkovský – Demidov
6:3447% CF
L3Gallagher – Blais – Veleno
5:4150% CF
L4Danault – Anderson – Texier
2:1550% CF
D1Matheson – Dobson
10:4140% CF
D2Carrier – Hutson
9:4875% CF
D3Struble – Xhekaj
6:2891% CF

PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Bolduc – Hutson – Slafkovský
5:5160% CF
PP2Gallagher – Suzuki – Dobson – Kapanen – Demidov
2:51
PK1FVeleno – Kapanen
3:20
PK2FDanault – Anderson
2:43
PK1DMatheson – Carrier
4:40
PK2DDobson – Hutson
1:06

Current MTL line combinations →

Boston Bruins

L1Lindholm – Pastrnak – Geekie
8:5458% CF
L2Arvidsson – Zacha – Mittelstadt
8:0350% CF
L3Kuraly – Khusnutdinov – Steeves
5:0230% CF
L4Jeannot – Kastelic – Minten
4:2633% CF
D1Lindholm – Peeke
8:4260% CF
D2Zadorov – McAvoy
8:3039% CF
D3Kolyachonok – Lohrei
5:288% CF

PP1Lindholm – Pastrnak – Zacha – McAvoy – Geekie
4:20100% CF
PP2Arvidsson – Mittelstadt – Lohrei – Steeves – Minten
3:05100% CF
PK1FKuraly – Kastelic
2:52
PK2FJeannot – Minten
2:37
PK1DZadorov – McAvoy
4:16
PK2DPeeke – Lohrei
2:48

Current BOS line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.45	1	2	0	23:26	—	—	50	80
Cole Caufield R	L1	1	0	1	+1	5	0.99	1	0	0	18:51	—	—	56	72
Zachary Bolduc R	L1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.31	3	0	0	17:49	—	—	47	75
Juraj Slafkovský L	L2	1	1	2	+1	2	0.27	2	0	16	18:19	—	—	48	67
Oliver Kapanen C	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.12	0	2	0	17:01	—	—	48	74
Ivan Demidov R	L2	1	1	2	+1	1	0.40	0	1	2	14:07	—	—	53	78
Brendan Gallagher R	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.08	3	0	2	15:24	—	—	59	28
Joseph Veleno C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	1	0	0	12:36	—	—	75	37
Sammy Blais L	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.18	3	1	0	9:10	—	—	69	37
Phillip Danault C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	2	0	0	15:29	—	—	65	41
Josh Anderson R	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.14	0	0	7	14:03	—	—	68	49
Alexandre Texier L	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	0	1	0	4:20	—	—	69	77
Noah Dobson D	D1	0	3	3	0	0	0.31	0	2	0	24:04	—	—	48	42
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.10	0	7	0	23:34	—	—	45	45
Lane Hutson D	D2	0	3	3	+4	2	0.16	0	0	0	22:44	—	—	65	90
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.02	2	2	0	20:07	—	—	63	70
Jayden Struble D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.04	3	0	0	10:44	—	—	56	37
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.04	2	0	5	7:42	—	—	91	69

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Fowler(start)	W	28	26	2	.929	2.74	59:37

Boston Bruins

BOS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
David Pastrnak R	L1	0	1	1	-2	2	0.17	1	0	0	20:14	—	—	52	25
Elias Lindholm C	L1	0	0	0	-1	7	0.26	1	1	0	18:04	—	—	48	32
Morgan Geekie C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.40	2	1	0	16:40	—	—	50	24
Pavel Zacha C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.32	3	0	0	15:17	—	—	44	38
Casey Mittelstadt C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	0	0	0	14:36	—	—	50	48
Viktor Arvidsson L	L2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.14	1	0	2	14:34	—	—	48	51
Sean Kuraly C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.46	0	0	0	13:41	—	—	24	41
Alex Steeves C	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.14	3	0	4	10:44	—	—	25	54
Marat Khusnutdinov C	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.18	2	1	0	10:24	—	—	23	52
Fraser Minten C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	2	0	0	15:10	—	—	50	58
Mark Kastelic C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	12:50	—	—	27	31
Tanner Jeannot L	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.17	3	0	7	10:23	—	—	27	45
Andrew Peeke D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.00	1	4	0	20:17	—	—	48	50
Hampus Lindholm D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.08	0	1	4	19:43	—	—	58	33
Charlie McAvoy D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.06	3	1	0	26:44	—	—	45	28
Nikita Zadorov D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.00	1	3	17	17:43	—	—	40	29
Mason Lohrei D	D3	0	1	1	0	1	0.03	1	1	0	16:56	—	—	29	45
Vladislav Kolyachonok D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.30	0	3	0	10:35	—	—	28	57

BOS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jeremy Swayman(start)	L	29	23	6	.793	3.69	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Marat Khusnutdinov (BOS) 1st 12:25 · assists Mason Lohrei · Forecheck turnover · 24.5 mph shot.

Marat Khusnutdinov · 1st 12:25 · BOS

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 24.5 mph
Distance: 3 ft

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Sammy Blais · 1st 11:08 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 36.5 mph
Distance: 16 ft

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Cole Caufield · 3rd 8:43 · MTL PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 10.3 mph
Distance: 19 ft

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Alex Steeves · 1st 19:42 · BOS PP

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 5-on-4
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 62.8 mph
Distance: 27 ft
Entry to goal: 5.0 s

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Ivan Demidov · 2nd 1:58 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 24.8 mph
Distance: 2 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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Zachary Bolduc · 3rd 7:04 · MTL

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 47.9 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 4.1 s
Type: rebound

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Nick Suzuki · 3rd 10:09 · MTL PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 24.0 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Type: rebound

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Juraj Slafkovský · 3rd 12:22 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 74.4 mph
Distance: 30 ft
Type: one-timer

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston BruinsDec 23, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Montreal Canadiens rout Boston Bruins 6–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Montreal Canadiens

Boston Bruins

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Boston Bruins

Goal anatomy

Marat Khusnutdinov · 1st 12:25 · BOS

Sammy Blais · 1st 11:08 · MTL

Cole Caufield · 3rd 8:43 · MTL PP

Alex Steeves · 1st 19:42 · BOS PP

Ivan Demidov · 2nd 1:58 · MTL

Zachary Bolduc · 3rd 7:04 · MTL

Nick Suzuki · 3rd 10:09 · MTL PP

Juraj Slafkovský · 3rd 12:22 · MTL