Montreal Canadiens vs. Carolina HurricanesMay 21, 2026

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	4	0	2	6		MTL	13	3	6	22
CAR	1	1	0	2		CAR	14	12	2	28

: MTL 45CAR 82
: MTL 3.64CAR 3.09
PP goals: MTL 0CAR 0
Hits: MTL 18CAR 44
Blocks: MTL 29CAR 12
PIM: MTL 8CAR 8
: MTL 50%CAR 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens rout Carolina Hurricanes 6–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Carolina Hurricanes 6–2 at CAR. Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. MTL scored 6 goals on 3.64 expected goals (45 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Juraj Slafkovský had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:41.Slafkovský
Points
Nick Suzuki had 3 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:30.Suzuki
Points
Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:19.Caufield
Points
Phillip Danault had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:49.Danault
Luck
MTL scored 6 goals on 3.64 expected goals (45 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Ivan Demidov (MTL) played 12:16, −5:03 down on his 17:19 season average over 18 games.Demidov
Usage
Seth Jarvis (CAR) played 15:31, −4:59 down on his 20:30 season average over 18 games.Jarvis
Usage
Sebastian Aho (CAR) played 16:38, −4:25 down on his 21:03 season average over 18 games.Aho

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)CAR attacks right (top on phones) →

CAR
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 127 of 127 attempts · CAR 82 · MTL 45

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CAR
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 21% of the game, CAR 46%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CAR

MTL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

CAR 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	CAR
	43	79
	2.83	3.05
	2.72	2.93
	14	14
	2	5
	18	18
	+0.005	−0.005
	21%	46%

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
10:5866% CF
L2Danault – Anderson – Texier
9:3814% CF
L3Evans – Newhook – Demidov
9:2319% CF
L4Dach – Bolduc – Kapanen
8:0344% CF
D1Matheson – Dobson
13:0248% CF
D2Carrier – Guhle
11:1228% CF
D3Struble – Hutson
10:5726% CF

PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
1:27100% CF
PP2Texier – Dobson – Dach – Newhook – Bolduc
0:43
PK1FEvans – Newhook
1:28
PK2FDanault – Anderson
0:46
PK1DMatheson – Carrier
1:11
PK2DDobson – Guhle
0:00

Current MTL line combinations →

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Hall – Stankoven – Blake
13:2468% CF
L2Aho – Svechnikov – Jarvis
9:2759% CF
L3Staal – Martinook – Ehlers
9:0693% CF
L4Jankowski – Carrier – Robinson
7:4360% CF
D1Walker – Miller
16:4367% CF
D2Gostisbehere – Nikishin
13:4279% CF
D3Slavin – Chatfield
13:2553% CF

PP1Gostisbehere – Ehlers – Aho – Svechnikov – Jarvis
1:38100% CF
PP2Hall – Ehlers – Miller – Stankoven – Blake
0:49
PK1FStaal – Robinson
0:47
PK2FJankowski – Martinook
0:27
PK1DSlavin – Chatfield
1:23
PK2DWalker – Miller
0:47

Current CAR 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	0	3	3	+2	4	0.37	2	1	2	18:30	—	—	61	68
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	2	1	3	+3	4	1.40	1	1	0	16:41	—	—	56	67
Cole Caufield R	L1	1	1	2	+2	1	0.34	0	0	0	15:19	—	—	61	71
Phillip Danault C	L2	1	1	2	+2	2	0.21	3	4	0	15:49	—	—	14	24
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	0	0	+2	0	0.04	1	0	0	14:36	—	—	17	27
Alexandre Texier L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.32	0	0	0	14:23	—	—	13	26
Alex Newhook C	L3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	17:45	—	—	17	34
Jake Evans C	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.17	1	2	0	17:06	—	—	21	46
Ivan Demidov R	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.30	2	1	0	12:16	—	—	22	46
Zachary Bolduc R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	1	1	0	11:30	—	—	38	41
Kirby Dach C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	1	0	0	10:39	—	—	40	41
Oliver Kapanen C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.06	0	0	0	8:59	—	—	40	47
Noah Dobson D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	3	0	22:35	—	—	51	66
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.07	1	2	2	21:04	—	—	46	53
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	0	1	1	+4	0	0.00	1	3	2	19:14	—	—	27	62
Kaiden Guhle D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	2	2	18:48	—	—	27	53
Lane Hutson D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	0	5	0	22:36	—	—	32	32
Jayden Struble D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.00	1	3	0	14:10	—	—	26	41

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jakub Dobes(start)	W	28	26	2	.929	3.09	60:00

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jackson Blake R	L1	0	0	0	-3	4	0.51	4	0	0	19:46	—	—	67	37
Logan Stankoven C	L1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.07	1	0	0	17:21	—	—	68	37
Taylor Hall L	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.05	3	1	0	17:05	—	—	64	41
Sebastian Aho C	L2	0	1	1	-1	3	0.25	1	1	2	16:38	—	—	53	45
Seth Jarvis R	L2	1	0	1	-1	5	0.38	2	0	0	15:31	—	—	59	46
Andrei Svechnikov R	L2	0	1	1	-2	2	0.26	5	1	2	14:36	—	—	58	40
Nikolaj Ehlers L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.27	2	0	0	17:46	—	—	85	94
Jordan Staal C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.37	8	0	0	13:33	—	—	94	100
Jordan Martinook L	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.19	2	1	2	12:46	—	—	75	94
Mark Jankowski L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	1	0	0	11:45	—	—	50	50
Eric Robinson L	L4	1	0	1	0	1	0.20	2	1	0	10:35	—	—	56	50
William Carrier L	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.08	3	0	0	9:37	—	—	65	51
K'Andre Miller D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	3	1	0	21:17	—	—	67	59
Sean Walker D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.11	3	1	2	20:40	—	—	67	58
Shayne Gostisbehere D	D2	0	0	0	-2	0	0.03	0	0	0	18:41	—	—	81	76
Alexander Nikishin D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	2	0	0	17:25	—	—	80	74
Jaccob Slavin D	D3	0	0	0	-4	0	0.16	2	3	0	20:49	—	—	54	42
Jalen Chatfield D	D3	0	0	0	-3	2	0.03	0	2	0	18:58	—	—	53	42

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Frederik Andersen(start)	L	21	16	5	.762	2.78	57:11

Goal anatomy

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

Seth Jarvis (CAR) 1st 0:33 · assists Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho · Forecheck turnover · 66.1 mph shot.

Seth Jarvis · 1st 0:33 · CAR

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 66.1 mph
Distance: 35 ft

Watch on NHL.com → · Tracking-derived via NHL EDGE

Cole Caufield · 1st 1:00 · MTL

Play: rebound
Entry: dump
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 46.6 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 5.3 s
Type: rebound

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Phillip Danault · 1st 4:04 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 55.7 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Alexandre Texier · 1st 8:11 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 58.0 mph
Distance: 24 ft
Entry to goal: 8.4 s
Type: one-timer

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Ivan Demidov · 1st 11:32 · MTL

Play: point-shot
Passes: 0
Shot: 21.3 mph
Distance: 65 ft

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Eric Robinson · 2nd 2:46 · CAR

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1
Shot: 68.4 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Entry to goal: 1.6 s

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Juraj Slafkovský · 3rd 7:05 · MTL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 31.3 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s

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Juraj Slafkovský · 3rd 17:32 · MTL EN

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 44.8 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Entry to goal: 2.1 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. Carolina HurricanesMay 21, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Montreal Canadiens rout Carolina Hurricanes 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

Carolina Hurricanes

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Carolina Hurricanes

Goal anatomy

Seth Jarvis · 1st 0:33 · CAR

Cole Caufield · 1st 1:00 · MTL

Phillip Danault · 1st 4:04 · MTL

Alexandre Texier · 1st 8:11 · MTL

Ivan Demidov · 1st 11:32 · MTL

Eric Robinson · 2nd 2:46 · CAR

Juraj Slafkovský · 3rd 7:05 · MTL

Juraj Slafkovský · 3rd 17:32 · MTL EN