Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay LightningDec 28, 2025

Final / SOSunday, Dec 28, 2025· Benchmark International Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
MTL	0	0	4	0	0	4		MTL	11	6	16	2	35
TBL	0	3	1	0	1	5		TBL	3	12	5	1	21

: MTL 86TBL 47
: MTL 4.64TBL 4.51
PP goals: MTL 0TBL 0
Hits: MTL 26TBL 17
Blocks: MTL 11TBL 23
PIM: MTL 7TBL 13
: MTL 63%TBL 37%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Tampa Bay Lightning edge Montreal Canadiens 5–4 (SO)

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Montreal Canadiens 5–4 in a shootout at home. Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Maxwell Crozier (TBL) played 23:41, +7:54 up on his 15:47 season average over 34 games.

Points
Juraj Slafkovský had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:27.Slafkovský
Points
Nikita Kucherov had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 19:48.Kucherov
Points
Ivan Demidov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 18:26.Demidov
Points
Noah Dobson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 27:29.Dobson
Points
Gage Goncalves had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:51.Goncalves
Points
Oliver Bjorkstrand had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:27.Bjorkstrand
Usage
Maxwell Crozier (TBL) played 23:41, +7:54 up on his 15:47 season average over 34 games.Crozier
Goalie
Jonas Johansson (TBL) faced 35 shots and stopped 31 (.886), +8 against a season average of 26.8; the win.Johansson

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)TBL attacks right (top on phones) →

TBL
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 133 of 133 attempts · TBL 47 · MTL 86

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

TBL
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

TBL 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 50% of the game, TBL 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

TBL

MTL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

TBL 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	TBL
	79	46
	3.64	3.41
	3.36	3.06
	14	16
	4	4
	25	16
	+0.100	−0.100
	50%	31%

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

L1Kapanen – Slafkovský – Demidov
10:3979% CF
L2Suzuki – Caufield – Bolduc
7:139% CF
L3Gallagher – Blais – Veleno
6:5156% CF
L4Danault – Anderson – Texier
4:40100% CF
D1Matheson – Dobson
18:3174% CF
D2Carrier – Hutson
13:0767% CF
D3Struble – Xhekaj
5:3936% CF

PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
4:0286% CF
PP2Gallagher – Texier – Dobson – Bolduc – Kapanen
3:0971% CF
PK1FDanault – Anderson
1:17
PK2FVeleno – Kapanen
0:36
PK1DCarrier – Hutson
0:42
PK2DMatheson – Dobson
0:36

Current MTL line combinations →

Tampa Bay Lightning

L1Gourde – Girgensons – Holmberg
10:3661% CF
L2Kucherov – Point – Goncalves
7:0326% CF
L3Guentzel – Cirelli – Hagel
6:3141% CF
D1Crozier – Carlile
14:3230% CF
D2Raddysh – Moser
14:1352% CF
D3D'Astous – Groshev
10:0538% CF

PP1Kucherov – Guentzel – Bjorkstrand – Point – Raddysh
1:13100% CF
PP2Paul – Cirelli – Hagel – D'Astous – Goncalves
0:27100% CF
PK1FCirelli – Hagel
3:52
PK2FGourde – Girgensons
2:34
PK1DRaddysh – Moser
4:33
PK2DCrozier – Carlile
2:16

Current TBL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

2:28
TBLNikita Kucherov (Gage Goncalves)snap0.25 xG
MTL: Matheson, Dobson, Kapanen, Slafkovský, DemidovTBL: Kucherov, Point, Crozier, Goncalves, Moser
MTL 0 – 1 TBL
12:11
TBLNikita Kucherov (Brayden Point, Gage Goncalves)snap0.27 xG
MTL: Danault, Anderson, Dobson, Xhekaj, SlafkovskýTBL: Kucherov, Point, Raddysh, D'Astous, Goncalves
MTL 0 – 2 TBL
14:49
TBLNick Paul (Oliver Bjorkstrand, Maxim Groshev)snap0.10 xG
MTL: Danault, Matheson, Anderson, Carrier, VelenoTBL: Kucherov, Bjorkstrand, Paul, D'Astous, Groshev
MTL 0 – 3 TBL

3rd period

1:06
MTLIvan Demidov (Juraj Slafkovský, Noah Dobson)snap0.27 xG
MTL: Carrier, Kapanen, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovTBL: Guentzel, Cirelli, Hagel, Crozier, Carlile
MTL 1 – 3 TBL
1:40
TBLPontus Holmberg (Oliver Bjorkstrand, Charle-Edouard D'Astous)tip-in0.06 xG
MTL: Carrier, Suzuki, Texier, Caufield, HutsonTBL: Bjorkstrand, Paul, Raddysh, Holmberg, Moser
MTL 1 – 4 TBL
9:16
MTLJuraj Slafkovský (Oliver Kapanen)snap0.12 xG
MTL: Matheson, Dobson, Kapanen, Slafkovský, DemidovTBL: Kucherov, Guentzel, Point, Crozier, Carlile
MTL 2 – 4 TBL
12:17
MTLNoah Dobson (Cole Caufield, Mike Matheson)snap0.02 xG
MTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Texier, Dobson, CaufieldTBL: Gourde, Girgensons, Raddysh, Holmberg, Moser
MTL 3 – 4 TBL
19:56
MTLJuraj Slafkovský (Ivan Demidov, Lane Hutson)snap0.14 xG
MTL: Danault, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovTBL: Kucherov, Raddysh, Cirelli, Hagel, Moser
MTL 4 – 4 TBL

Decided in the shootout: MTL 4 – 5 TBL.

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
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	2	1	3	+1	5	1.06	0	0	0	20:27	—	—	73	64
Ivan Demidov R	L1	1	1	2	+2	3	0.72	1	0	0	18:26	—	—	80	80
Oliver Kapanen C	L1	0	1	1	+1	5	0.69	0	2	0	16:20	—	—	76	72
Nick Suzuki C	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.04	2	0	0	22:43	—	—	40	24
Cole Caufield R	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.43	1	1	0	22:42	—	—	38	23
Zachary Bolduc R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	5	1	0	16:48	—	—	52	11
Brendan Gallagher R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.46	1	0	0	13:42	—	—	65	65
Joseph Veleno C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	2	0	0	9:43	—	—	53	55
Sammy Blais L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	1	1	0	8:22	—	—	59	83
Phillip Danault C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.08	2	0	0	16:52	—	—	79	44
Josh Anderson R	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.38	4	0	0	16:17	—	—	78	39
Alexandre Texier L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	2	14:34	—	—	58	35
Noah Dobson D	D1	1	1	2	0	5	0.16	2	3	0	27:29	—	—	69	59
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	1	1	0	2	0.21	0	0	0	26:37	—	—	73	75
Lane Hutson D	D2	0	1	1	+1	3	0.05	0	2	0	28:13	—	—	64	61
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.18	0	1	0	18:56	—	—	67	62
Jayden Struble D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	8:51	—	—	41	10
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	3	0	5	7:15	—	—	38	3

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jacob Fowler(start)	O	21	17	4	.810	3.40	63:43

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Yanni Gourde C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.23	1	1	0	15:46	—	—	59	88
Zemgus Girgensons C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.18	2	1	0	14:52	—	—	55	88
Pontus Holmberg R	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.26	2	0	0	12:25	—	—	60	89
Nikita Kucherov R	L2	2	0	2	+1	3	1.85	1	0	2	19:48	—	—	29	45
Brayden Point C	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.06	0	1	0	16:38	—	—	17	31
Gage Goncalves C	L2	0	2	2	+2	3	0.44	0	2	0	13:51	—	—	35	52
Brandon Hagel L	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.52	1	2	0	21:25	—	—	31	44
Jake Guentzel C	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.09	1	0	0	18:42	—	—	30	40
Anthony Cirelli C	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.46	0	2	0	18:06	—	—	33	56
Maxwell Crozier D	D1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.00	2	5	2	23:41	—	—	25	43
Declan Carlile D	D1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.01	2	3	0	20:01	—	—	28	40
Darren Raddysh D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	24:44	—	—	62	83
J.J. Moser D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	1	3	0	24:28	—	—	48	64
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D	D3	0	1	1	+2	2	0.08	1	1	2	17:38	—	—	35	44
Maxim Groshev D	D3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.03	0	1	0	13:03	—	—	36	30
Nick Paul L	—	1	0	1	+2	1	0.23	0	0	2	16:05	—	—	37	35
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	—	0	2	2	+2	1	0.04	1	0	0	13:27	—	—	44	43
Scott Sabourin R	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	5	2:20	—	—	0	0

TBL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jonas Johansson(start)	W	35	31	4	.886	4.64	65:00

Goal anatomy

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

Nikita Kucherov (TBL) 2nd 2:28 · assists Gage Goncalves · Odd-man rush · carried in · 1-on-0 at the blue line · 50.4 mph shot · 2.0 s from entry to goal.

Nikita Kucherov · 2nd 2:28 · TBL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 2
Shot: 50.4 mph
Distance: 20 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Nikita Kucherov · 2nd 12:11 · TBL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 51.2 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s
Type: one-timer

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Nick Paul · 2nd 14:49 · TBL

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 27.4 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 3.2 s
Type: rebound

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Ivan Demidov · 3rd 1:06 · MTL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 12.0 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 3.9 s

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Pontus Holmberg · 3rd 1:40 · TBL

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 53.6 mph
Distance: 53 ft
Entry to goal: 4.8 s

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Juraj Slafkovský · 3rd 9:16 · MTL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 63.8 mph
Distance: 35 ft
Entry to goal: 2.6 s

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Noah Dobson · 3rd 12:17 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 59.9 mph
Distance: 41 ft

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Juraj Slafkovský · 3rd 19:56 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 46.6 mph
Distance: 26 ft
Type: one-timer

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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.