Montreal Canadiens vs. Vancouver CanucksMar 11, 2025

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	2	1	1	4		MTL	7	9	11	27
VAN	0	0	2	2		VAN	11	12	8	31

: MTL 64VAN 74
: MTL 2.96VAN 3.05
PP goals: MTL 0VAN 1
Hits: MTL 31VAN 23
Blocks: MTL 17VAN 21
PIM: MTL 6VAN 2
: MTL 44%VAN 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 4–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 4–2 at VAN. Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland, Hronek and Pettersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:54 together.

Points
Juraj Slafkovský had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:00.Slafkovský
Points
Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 15:59.Caufield
Points
Filip Hronek had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 27:50.Hronek
Points
Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:00.Suzuki
PP1
VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland, Hronek and Pettersson) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:54 together.Boeser DeBrusk Garland Hronek Pettersson
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New look for VAN: Suter–Sherwood–Hoglander skated 11:34 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Suter Sherwood Hoglander
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New look for MTL: Gallagher–Newhook–Roy skated 10:49 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Gallagher Newhook Roy
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New look for MTL: Anderson–Dvorak–Pezzetta skated 6:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (14.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Anderson Dvorak Pezzetta

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)VAN attacks right (top on phones) →

VAN
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 138 of 138 attempts · VAN 74 · MTL 64

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VAN
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

VAN 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 25% of the game, VAN 28%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VAN

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
Stat	MTL	VAN
	72	73
	3.12	2.96
	3.09	2.88
	18	17
	6	7
	20	20
	−0.036	+0.036
	25%	28%

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 – Slafkovský
13:1474% CF
L2Gallagher – Newhook – Roy
10:4950% CF
L3Armia – Evans – Heineman
9:1742% CF
L4Anderson – Dvorak – Pezzetta
6:1614% CF
D1Matheson – Carrier
18:5133% CF
D2Struble – Hutson
16:1573% CF
D3Savard – Xhekaj
11:2038% CF

PP1Gallagher – Matheson – Suzuki – Newhook – Heineman
0:5150% CF
PP2Suzuki – Caufield – Roy – Hutson – Slafkovský
0:35
PK1FArmia – Evans
1:58
PK2FAnderson – Dvorak
0:35
PK1DSavard – Matheson
1:52
PK2DCarrier – Hutson
0:00

Current MTL line combinations →

Vancouver Canucks

L1Suter – Sherwood – Hoglander
11:3450% CF
L2Blueger – Joshua – Garland
9:3839% CF
L3Boeser – Pettersson – O'Connor
8:0089% CF
L4DeBrusk – Chytil – Lekkerimäki
7:5424% CF
D1Forbort – Mancini
13:3058% CF
D2Pettersson – Hronek
11:1638% CF
D3Myers – Pettersson
6:0542% CF

PP1Boeser – DeBrusk – Garland – Hronek – Pettersson
2:54100% CF
PP2Myers – Chytil – Suter – Sherwood – Lekkerimäki
0:30
PK1FSherwood – O'Connor
0:35
PK2FBlueger – Suter
0:33
PK1DForbort – Hronek
0:39

Current VAN 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	+3	1	0.24	2	0	0	19:00	—	—	65	81
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	1	2	3	+3	4	0.61	1	1	2	16:00	—	—	67	80
Cole Caufield R	L1	1	1	2	+3	3	0.35	2	1	0	15:59	—	—	71	81
Alex Newhook C	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.30	4	1	0	15:36	—	—	53	56
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.46	1	2	0	15:16	—	—	44	57
Joshua Roy R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	13:33	—	—	46	49
Jake Evans C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	0	0	0	17:13	—	—	41	39
Joel Armia R	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.04	1	1	0	15:15	—	—	38	24
Emil Heineman L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.25	4	0	0	12:34	—	—	44	48
Josh Anderson R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.04	0	0	2	14:58	—	—	24	9
Christian Dvorak C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	13:40	—	—	17	4
Michael Pezzetta L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	6	0	0	7:48	—	—	30	12
Mike Matheson D	D1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.24	1	1	0	27:03	—	—	36	35
Alexandre Carrier D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	5	0	22:52	—	—	32	40
Lane Hutson D	D2	0	0	0	+2	1	0.05	1	2	0	21:01	—	—	73	74
Jayden Struble D	D2	0	0	0	+2	2	0.07	3	0	0	17:22	—	—	73	80
David Savard D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	2	2	2	16:39	—	—	47	46
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	2	1	0	13:39	—	—	41	38

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	W	31	29	2	.935	3.05	60:00

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Pius Suter C	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.59	0	1	0	17:01	—	—	47	44
Kiefer Sherwood L	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	8	1	0	16:57	—	—	47	44
Nils Hoglander L	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.16	0	1	0	16:30	—	—	44	28
Conor Garland R	L2	0	1	1	-2	2	0.11	0	0	0	18:03	—	—	44	48
Dakota Joshua C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.42	2	1	0	12:59	—	—	50	51
Teddy Blueger C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.15	3	1	0	12:15	—	—	35	39
Elias Pettersson C	L3	1	0	1	-2	4	0.51	0	0	0	19:48	—	—	86	81
Brock Boeser R	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.22	1	1	0	18:44	—	—	76	69
Drew O'Connor L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	0	0	10:26	—	—	71	48
Jake DeBrusk L	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.23	1	0	0	16:53	—	—	33	49
Filip Chytil C	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.14	0	1	0	14:51	—	—	36	53
Jonathan Lekkerimäki R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	0	0	0	9:33	—	—	35	74
Derek Forbort D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.07	2	2	0	18:01	—	—	58	36
Victor Mancini D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	1	0	15:31	—	—	59	42
Filip Hronek D	D2	1	1	2	0	3	0.18	1	3	0	27:50	—	—	55	65
Marcus Pettersson D	D2	0	1	1	-2	2	0.01	3	3	2	20:31	—	—	40	37
Tyler Myers D	D3	0	0	0	-3	0	0.08	2	3	0	19:12	—	—	48	45
Elias Pettersson D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	0	2	0	14:25	—	—	47	45

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Kevin Lankinen(start)	L	26	23	3	.885	2.73	58:30

Goal anatomy

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

Nick Suzuki (MTL) 1st 1:06 · assists Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovský · Odd-man rush · carried in · 1-on-0 at the blue line · 23.1 mph shot · 2.7 s from entry to goal.

Nick Suzuki · 1st 1:06 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 23.1 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s

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Juraj Slafkovský · 1st 8:34 · MTL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 63.9 mph
Distance: 35 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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Cole Caufield · 2nd 8:59 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 46.6 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s

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Filip Hronek · 3rd 4:05 · VAN

Play: point-shot
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 2
Shot: 61.7 mph
Distance: 53 ft
Entry to goal: 7.1 s

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Elias Pettersson · 3rd 11:08 · VAN PP

Play: point-shot
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 63.5 mph
Distance: 54 ft

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Mike Matheson · 3rd 19:43 · MTL EN

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Shot: 36.2 mph
Distance: 27 ft

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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. Vancouver CanucksMar 11, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 4–2

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Montreal Canadiens

Vancouver Canucks

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Vancouver Canucks

Goal anatomy

Nick Suzuki · 1st 1:06 · MTL

Juraj Slafkovský · 1st 8:34 · MTL

Cole Caufield · 2nd 8:59 · MTL

Filip Hronek · 3rd 4:05 · VAN

Elias Pettersson · 3rd 11:08 · VAN PP

Mike Matheson · 3rd 19:43 · MTL EN