Montreal Canadiens vs. Vancouver CanucksOct 25, 2025

FinalSaturday, Oct 25, 2025· Rogers Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	1	3	4		MTL	4	14	6	24
VAN	1	1	1	3		VAN	11	10	10	31

: MTL 58VAN 68
: MTL 3.00VAN 2.75
PP goals: MTL 2VAN 1
Hits: MTL 16VAN 20
Blocks: MTL 17VAN 15
PIM: MTL 6VAN 6
: MTL 62%VAN 38%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 4–3 at VAN. Elias Pettersson (VAN) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 4:07 together.

Points
Elias Pettersson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 21:47.Pettersson
Points
Ivan Demidov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 13:47.Demidov
Points
Conor Garland had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:13.Garland
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Juraj Slafkovský had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:11.Slafkovský
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Alexandre Carrier had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:24.Carrier
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Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) in 26:25.Hughes
PP1
MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 2 power-play goals on 6 attempts in 4:07 together.Suzuki Caufield Hutson Slafkovský Demidov
PP1
VAN's first power-play unit (Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland, Pettersson and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 3:02 together.Boeser DeBrusk Garland Pettersson Hughes

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 126 of 126 attempts · VAN 68 · MTL 58

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 26% of the game, VAN 33%.

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

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

VAN 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	VAN
	53	66
	2.05	2.32
	1.92	2.22
	4	18
	2	4
	16	18
	+0.071	−0.071
	26%	33%

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
12:2044% CF
L2Gallagher – Anderson – Evans
9:3038% CF
L3Newhook – Kapanen – Demidov
8:4845% CF
L4Veleno – Dach – Bolduc
7:5556% CF
D1Matheson – Dobson
14:2338% CF
D2Struble – Hutson
9:1553% CF
D3Carrier – Xhekaj
3:4243% CF

PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
4:0786% CF
PP2Gallagher – Dobson – Dach – Newhook – Bolduc
0:31100% CF
PK1FAnderson – Evans
2:37
PK2FNewhook – Kapanen
0:55
PK1DMatheson – Carrier
2:20
PK2DDobson – Hutson
0:00

Current MTL line combinations →

Vancouver Canucks

L1DeBrusk – Garland – Pettersson
12:1650% CF
L2Kane – Boeser – Reichel
11:4143% CF
L3Sherwood – O'Connor – Räty
8:4970% CF
L4Karlsson – Bains – Sasson
6:0136% CF
D1Hronek – Hughes
12:3245% CF
D2Myers – Pettersson
7:3765% CF
D3Pettersson – Joseph
7:0250% CF

PP1Boeser – DeBrusk – Garland – Pettersson – Hughes
3:0275% CF
PP2Kane – Hronek – Sherwood – Karlsson – Reichel
0:42100% CF
PK1FSherwood – O'Connor
1:03
PK2FGarland – Pettersson
0:58
PK1DPettersson – Hronek
2:04
PK2DMyers – Pettersson
0:30

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	0	1	0	2	0.20	0	0	0	21:22	—	—	41	26
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	1	1	2	0	2	0.68	2	1	0	19:11	—	—	40	26
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.16	2	0	0	17:17	—	—	43	27
Jake Evans C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.01	1	0	0	16:50	—	—	33	4
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.14	1	1	0	16:05	—	—	35	5
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.01	0	0	0	12:18	—	—	39	5
Alex Newhook C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.38	2	0	0	14:07	—	—	46	64
Ivan Demidov R	L3	1	2	3	0	1	0.26	1	1	0	13:47	—	—	48	73
Oliver Kapanen C	L3	0	1	1	0	3	0.33	0	0	0	11:59	—	—	48	73
Joseph Veleno C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.31	2	0	2	12:53	—	—	53	77
Zachary Bolduc R	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.02	0	0	0	11:57	—	—	60	76
Kirby Dach C	L4	0	0	0	+1	3	0.25	2	2	0	11:40	—	—	61	78
Mike Matheson D	D1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.08	0	3	0	27:23	—	—	47	49
Noah Dobson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	1	5	0	22:45	—	—	33	19
Lane Hutson D	D2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	23:52	—	—	40	43
Jayden Struble D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	12:45	—	—	56	54
Alexandre Carrier D	D3	0	2	2	0	2	0.09	0	2	0	22:24	—	—	51	59
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	0	4	6:37	—	—	40	82

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jakub Dobes(start)	W	31	28	3	.903	2.75	60:00

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Conor Garland R	L1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.36	2	1	0	23:13	—	—	52	79
Elias Pettersson C	L1	1	2	3	+2	4	0.49	1	2	0	21:47	—	—	58	80
Jake DeBrusk L	L1	1	0	1	+2	5	0.46	1	1	0	20:11	—	—	48	79
Brock Boeser R	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.13	0	1	0	20:38	—	—	52	27
Evander Kane L	L2	0	0	0	-2	4	0.17	3	1	2	16:55	—	—	54	31
Lukas Reichel L	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.11	0	0	0	15:54	—	—	46	21
Kiefer Sherwood L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	5	2	0	15:57	—	—	69	48
Drew O'Connor L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.23	0	0	0	13:01	—	—	72	45
Aatu Räty C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	3	0	2	12:37	—	—	69	47
Linus Karlsson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	1	0	2	7:17	—	—	42	69
Max Sasson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	3	0	6:52	—	—	36	69
Arshdeep Bains L	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.33	1	0	0	6:38	—	—	42	69
Quinn Hughes D	D1	0	2	2	+1	0	0.10	0	2	0	26:25	—	—	53	47
Filip Hronek D	D1	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	25:33	—	—	51	53
Tyler Myers D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	0	0	19:53	—	—	60	45
Elias Pettersson D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.01	1	0	0	12:37	—	—	63	77
Marcus Pettersson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	1	1	0	21:04	—	—	62	68
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	0	0	0	10:39	—	—	42	41

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Kevin Lankinen(start)	L	24	20	4	.833	2.57	57:13

Goal anatomy

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

Elias Pettersson (VAN) 1st 4:42 · assists Filip Hronek, Conor Garland · Rebound · carried in · 3-on-2 at the blue line · 53.9 mph shot · 4.2 s from entry to goal.

Elias Pettersson · 1st 4:42 · VAN

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 53.9 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Entry to goal: 4.2 s
Type: rebound

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Jake DeBrusk · 2nd 6:43 · VAN PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 4 (royal road)
Shot: 37.9 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Type: deflection

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Nick Suzuki · 2nd 15:03 · MTL PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 54.8 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Type: one-timer

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Juraj Slafkovský · 3rd 1:50 · MTL PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 41.6 mph
Distance: 16 ft

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Mike Matheson · 3rd 8:19 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 69.5 mph
Distance: 40 ft

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Ivan Demidov · 3rd 11:09 · MTL

Play: cycle
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 61.4 mph
Distance: 35 ft
Type: one-timer

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Conor Garland · 3rd 16:13 · VAN

Play: deflection
Passes: 4
Shot: 31.1 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Type: deflection

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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 CanucksOct 25, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Montreal Canadiens edge Vancouver Canucks 4–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Montreal Canadiens

Vancouver Canucks

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Vancouver Canucks

Goal anatomy

Elias Pettersson · 1st 4:42 · VAN

Jake DeBrusk · 2nd 6:43 · VAN PP

Nick Suzuki · 2nd 15:03 · MTL PP

Juraj Slafkovský · 3rd 1:50 · MTL PP

Mike Matheson · 3rd 8:19 · MTL

Ivan Demidov · 3rd 11:09 · MTL

Conor Garland · 3rd 16:13 · VAN