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Montreal Canadiens vs. Carolina HurricanesMar 28, 2025

Final· Lenovo Center
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MTL
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CAR
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Goals123TShots123T
MTL1001MTL43815
CAR1214CAR129425
MTL 35CAR 63
MTL 1.47CAR 3.62
PP goals
MTL 0CAR 1
Hits
MTL 22CAR 16
Blocks
MTL 22CAR 10
PIM
MTL 8CAR 6
MTL 55%CAR 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1

Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal Canadiens 4–1 at home. Jackson Blake (CAR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. CAR's first power-play unit (Hall, Gostisbehere, Aho, Jarvis and Blake) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:35 together.

  1. Points
    Jackson Blake had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) in 17:58.Blake
  2. Points
    Seth Jarvis had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:47.Jarvis
  3. PP1
    CAR's first power-play unit (Hall, Gostisbehere, Aho, Jarvis and Blake) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:35 together.HallGostisbehereAhoJarvisBlake
  4. Usage
    Arber Xhekaj (MTL) played 3:52, −10:55 down on his 14:47 season average over 69 games.Xhekaj
  5. Usage
    Andrei Svechnikov (CAR) played 11:48, −5:23 down on his 17:11 season average over 71 games.Svechnikov
  6. New line
    New look for CAR: Jankowski–Robinson–Svechnikov skated 6:08 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (90% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.JankowskiRobinsonSvechnikov
  7. Usage
    David Savard (MTL) played 9:51, −6:50 down on his 16:41 season average over 74 games.Savard
  8. Usage
    Jackson Blake (CAR) played 17:58, +4:10 up on his 13:48 season average over 79 games.Blake

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 CAR: 98 attempts, 40 on goal, 5 goals, 5.09 expected goals; best chance Andrei Svechnikov at 0.89 xG.

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

Showing 98 of 98 attempts · CAR 63 · MTL 35

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at CAR: expected goals 3.62 to 1.47 (CAR led the chances), shot attempts 63 to 35, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdCARMTLABHASnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • CAR
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
CARMTLcontrol2nd3rdAnderson · 1st 0:23Blake · 1st 0:41Hall · 2nd 13:46Aho · 2nd 16:10Svechnikov · 3rd 19:00
  • CAR 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 23% of the game, CAR 45%.

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 CAR: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Frederik Andersen (60:00) for CAR and Samuel Montembeault (58:49) for MTL, 5 goals.

CAR
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
StatMTLCAR
4062
1.602.28
1.582.15
66
12
1916
+0.034−0.034
23%45%

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 →

Carolina Hurricanes

Current CAR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 0:23
    MTLJosh Anderson (Brendan Gallagher, Christian Dvorak)slap0.15 xG
    MTL: Gallagher, Matheson, Anderson, Dvorak, CarrierCAR: Staal, Orlov, Martinook, Chatfield, Stankoven
    MTL 1 – 0 CAR
  2. 0:41
    CARJackson Blakeunknown0.18 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Guhle, Hutson, SlafkovskýCAR: Burns, Slavin, Aho, Jarvis, Blake
    MTL 1 – 1 CAR

2nd period

  1. 13:46
    CARTaylor HallPP (Jackson Blake, Seth Jarvis)snap0.16 xG
    MTL: Savard, Armia, Matheson, EvansCAR: Hall, Gostisbehere, Aho, Jarvis, Blake
    MTL 1 – 2 CAR
  2. 16:10
    CARSebastian Aho (Seth Jarvis, Jackson Blake)snap0.18 xG
    MTL: Carrier, Laine, Newhook, Heineman, XhekajCAR: Gostisbehere, Aho, Walker, Jarvis, Blake
    MTL 1 – 3 CAR

3rd period

  1. 19:00
    CARAndrei SvechnikovEN (Jordan Martinook)other0.89 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, SlafkovskýCAR: Burns, Staal, Martinook, Slavin, Svechnikov
    MTL 1 – 4 CAR

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 CL1000-210.0802024:07——3835
Juraj Slafkovský LL1000-210.1301021:32——4239
Cole Caufield RL1000-200.0030020:07——4236
Christian Dvorak CL2011+100.0522216:58——4246
Josh Anderson RL2101+110.3400015:59——3943
Brendan Gallagher RL2011+120.3511015:05——5861
Jake Evans CL3000020.0212017:17——3647
Joel Armia RL3000000.0001011:51——2125
Emil Heineman LL3000-130.1440010:46——4035
Alexandre Carrier DD1000010.0202223:25——3643
Mike Matheson DD1000000.0002021:30——3649
Lane Hutson DD2000-200.0802224:33——4944
Jayden Struble DD2000000.0041014:03——4337
Kaiden Guhle DD3000-100.0043019:07——3350
David Savard DD3000000.000229:51——3321
Alex Newhook C—000-120.2010014:18——3036
Patrik Laine L—000-210.0410011:53——3032
Arber Xhekaj D—000-110.011103:52——336
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)L23213.9132.7358:49

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sebastian Aho CL1101+240.4911220:49——5758
Seth Jarvis RL1022+220.2011020:47——5871
Jackson Blake RL1123+200.1801017:58——6578
Jordan Martinook LL2011010.0411015:54——5836
Jordan Staal CL2000000.0020014:59——5840
Logan Stankoven CL2000-110.1900014:14——5940
Jesperi Kotkaniemi CL3000000.2710215:01——5453
Taylor Hall LL3101030.3600014:45——6551
Jack Roslovic CL3000000.0800012:05——6250
Andrei Svechnikov RL4101+121.0520011:48——7987
Eric Robinson LL4000010.1111011:13——6874
Mark Jankowski LL4000000.1300010:36——6380
Dmitry Orlov DD1000-120.0831021:18——6445
Jalen Chatfield DD1000-110.0210018:10——7458
Jaccob Slavin DD2000+210.0202022:12——5046
Brent Burns DD2000+210.0400219:11——5871
Shayne Gostisbehere DD3000+140.2811018:50——6167
Sean Walker DD3000+110.0921016:10——5856
CAR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Frederik Andersen(start)W15141.9331.4760:00

Goal anatomy

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

Josh Anderson (MTL) 1st 0:23 · assists Brendan Gallagher, Christian Dvorak · Forecheck turnover · carried in · 63.7 mph shot · 7.9 s from entry to goal.

Josh Anderson · 1st 0:23 · MTL

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
63.7 mph
Distance
18 ft
Entry to goal
7.9 s
Type
one-timer

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Taylor Hall · 2nd 13:46 · CAR PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
0
Shot
42.8 mph
Distance
18 ft
Type
one-timer

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Sebastian Aho · 2nd 16:10 · CAR

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
pass
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
40.9 mph
Distance
15 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s
Type
one-timer

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Andrei Svechnikov · 3rd 19:00 · CAR EN

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
6.0 mph
Distance
8 ft
Entry to goal
5.2 s

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