Montreal Canadiens vs. New Jersey DevilsNov 6, 2025

Final / OTThursday, Nov 6, 2025· Prudential Center

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
MTL	1	0	2	0	3		MTL	4	8	7	0	19
NJD	1	1	1	1	4		NJD	8	12	6	2	28

: MTL 42NJD 60
: MTL 2.09NJD 2.77
PP goals: MTL 0NJD 0
Hits: MTL 14NJD 19
Blocks: MTL 21NJD 13
PIM: MTL 10NJD 4
: MTL 57%NJD 43%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New Jersey Devils edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (OT)

New Jersey Devils beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in overtime at home. Jack Hughes (NJD) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Dougie Hamilton (NJD) played 10:09, −11:32 down on his 21:41 season average over 76 games.

Points
Jack Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 24:27.Hughes
Points
Noah Dobson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:59.Dobson
Usage
Dougie Hamilton (NJD) played 10:09, −11:32 down on his 21:41 season average over 76 games.Hamilton
New line
New look for NJD: Palat–Glass–Gritsyuk skated 8:25 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (69.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Palat Glass Gritsyuk
Usage
Jesper Bratt (NJD) played 22:30, +3:47 up on his 18:43 season average over 81 games.Bratt
Usage
Luke Hughes (NJD) played 28:56, +6:01 up on his 22:55 season average over 67 games.Hughes
Usage
Jack Hughes (NJD) played 24:27, +3:11 up on his 21:16 season average over 60 games.Hughes
Usage
Mike Matheson (MTL) played 27:16, +3:09 up on his 24:07 season average over 77 games.Matheson

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)NJD attacks right (top on phones) →

NJD
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 102 of 102 attempts · NJD 60 · MTL 42

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

NJD
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

NJD 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 20% of the game, NJD 42%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

NJD

MTL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

NJD 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	NJD
	43	46
	2.00	1.87
	1.91	1.75
	8	6
	5	5
	19	17
	+0.047	−0.047
	20%	42%

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
11:5057% CF
L2Anderson – Evans – Veleno
8:0050% CF
L3Gallagher – Dach – Bolduc
6:5280% CF
L4Newhook – Kapanen – Demidov
5:1840% CF
D1Struble – Hutson
14:0635% CF
D2Matheson – Dobson
12:2060% CF
D3Carrier – Xhekaj
5:2467% CF

PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
2:0275% CF
PK1FAnderson – Evans
5:04
PK2FNewhook – Kapanen
1:27
PK1DMatheson – Carrier
5:32
PK2DDobson – Xhekaj
0:45

Current MTL line combinations →

New Jersey Devils

L1Meier – Hischier – Mercer
9:3253% CF
L2Noesen – Bratt – Hughes
9:0346% CF
L3Palat – Glass – Gritsyuk
8:2569% CF
L4Glendening – Lammikko – Cotter
4:2040% CF
D1Dillon – Hughes
12:1567% CF
D2Cholowski – Nemec
10:3852% CF
D3Hamilton – Siegenthaler
7:5440% CF

PP1Bratt – Hischier – Hughes – Mercer – Hughes
5:06100% CF
PP2Hamilton – Noesen – Bratt – Hischier – Hughes
1:07100% CF
PK1FBratt – Hughes
1:13
PK2FHischier – Mercer
0:44
PK1DDillon – Hughes
1:57
PK2DSiegenthaler – Cholowski
0:16

Current NJD line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

OT period

1:33
NJDJesper Brattbackhand0.33 xG
MTL: Matheson, Newhook, DemidovNJD: Meier, Bratt, Nemec
MTL 3 – 4 NJD

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	0	0	0	-1	1	0.09	0	0	0	21:01	—	—	40	47
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.66	1	1	0	18:35	—	—	50	58
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	0	0	0	18:08	—	—	44	48
Jake Evans C	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.02	0	2	0	18:01	—	—	50	68
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.29	2	2	0	15:56	—	—	47	49
Joseph Veleno C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	2	1	0	12:44	—	—	27	47
Kirby Dach C	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.06	0	0	2	11:37	—	—	77	40
Brendan Gallagher R	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	11:30	—	—	68	50
Zachary Bolduc R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.14	0	0	0	9:11	—	—	68	52
Alex Newhook C	L4	0	1	1	-1	1	0.03	2	0	0	15:17	—	—	46	62
Oliver Kapanen C	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.25	0	1	2	12:11	—	—	48	57
Ivan Demidov R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.06	0	2	2	10:27	—	—	27	41
Lane Hutson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	1	3	0	26:52	—	—	47	54
Jayden Struble D	D1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.09	1	2	4	16:08	—	—	35	63
Mike Matheson D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	5	0	27:16	—	—	44	55
Noah Dobson D	D2	0	2	2	+3	2	0.04	1	1	0	20:59	—	—	54	43
Alexandre Carrier D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.06	2	1	0	17:56	—	—	50	47
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:54	—	—	61	45

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jakub Dobes(start)	O	28	24	4	.857	2.77	61:29

New Jersey Devils

NJD skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nico Hischier C	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	0	0	22:53	—	—	50	38
Dawson Mercer C	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.12	1	2	0	20:51	—	—	57	51
Timo Meier R	L1	1	0	1	+2	5	0.61	0	0	2	16:50	—	—	61	49
Jack Hughes C	L2	0	2	2	0	6	0.44	1	1	0	24:27	—	—	52	50
Jesper Bratt L	L2	1	0	1	0	3	0.62	1	0	0	22:30	—	—	47	23
Stefan Noesen R	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	0	0	0	13:10	—	—	47	17
Arseny Gritsyuk R	L3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.21	2	0	0	15:29	—	—	60	57
Ondrej Palat L	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.32	4	2	0	15:24	—	—	56	58
Cody Glass C	L3	1	0	1	0	4	0.14	0	0	0	13:30	—	—	63	60
Paul Cotter L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	0	0	9:06	—	—	25	54
Juho Lammikko C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	1	0	7:49	—	—	43	59
Luke Glendening C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	0	0	0	7:04	—	—	22	56
Luke Hughes D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	28:56	—	—	65	40
Brenden Dillon D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	20:51	—	—	63	53
Simon Nemec D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.01	0	1	2	19:44	—	—	46	41
Dennis Cholowski D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:41	—	—	50	38
Jonas Siegenthaler D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	4	4	0	18:30	—	—	43	60
Dougie Hamilton D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	0	1	0	10:09	—	—	40	51

NJD goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Markstrom(start)	W	19	16	3	.842	2.09	60:18

Goal anatomy

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

Cody Glass (NJD) 1st 1:53 · unassisted · Rush · loose puck · 64.5 mph shot · 2.5 s from entry to goal.

Cody Glass · 1st 1:53 · NJD

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 64.5 mph
Distance: 36 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s

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Kirby Dach · 1st 2:59 · MTL

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 5.4 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Entry to goal: 7.2 s

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Timo Meier · 3rd 18:53 · NJD

Play: rebound
Passes: 1
Shot: 1.2 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Type: rebound

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Ondrej Palat · 2nd 8:05 · NJD

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-3
Passes: 0
Shot: 17.5 mph
Distance: 7 ft
Entry to goal: 4.7 s
Type: rebound

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Jake Evans · 3rd 0:59 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 2
Shot: 44.0 mph
Distance: 29 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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Oliver Kapanen · 3rd 10:33 · MTL

Play: rebound
Entry: dump
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 29.1 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 9.1 s
Type: rebound

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Jesper Bratt · OT 1:33 · NJD

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 26.0 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s

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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. New Jersey DevilsNov 6, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

New Jersey Devils edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (OT)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Montreal Canadiens

New Jersey Devils

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

New Jersey Devils

Goal anatomy

Cody Glass · 1st 1:53 · NJD

Kirby Dach · 1st 2:59 · MTL

Timo Meier · 3rd 18:53 · NJD

Ondrej Palat · 2nd 8:05 · NJD

Jake Evans · 3rd 0:59 · MTL

Oliver Kapanen · 3rd 10:33 · MTL

Jesper Bratt · OT 1:33 · NJD