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Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple LeafsOct 8, 2025

Final· Scotiabank Arena
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MTL
2
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home
TOR
5
Goals123TShots123T
MTL1102MTL1114631
TOR1135TOR810927
MTL 68TOR 49
MTL 3.18TOR 3.47
PP goals
MTL 0TOR 0
Hits
MTL 27TOR 35
Blocks
MTL 13TOR 17
PIM
MTL 4TOR 4
MTL 41%TOR 59%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2

Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens 5–2 at home. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 1G 2A. TOR scored 5 goals on 3.47 expected goals (49 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    William Nylander had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 18:40.Nylander
  2. Points
    Morgan Rielly had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 20:47.Rielly
  3. Points
    John Tavares had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:33.Tavares
  4. Points
    Steven Lorentz had 2 assists (2 points) in 12:09.Lorentz
  5. Luck
    TOR scored 5 goals on 3.47 expected goals (49 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  6. Usage
    Chris Tanev (TOR) played 23:03, +5:35 up on his 17:28 season average over 10 games.Tanev
  7. Usage
    Oliver Ekman-Larsson (TOR) played 15:21, −5:19 down on his 20:40 season average over 77 games.Ekman-Larsson
  8. PP1
    MTL's PP1 (Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson and Slafkovský) went scoreless in 3:01 of 5v4 time with 6 attempts.SuzukiCaufieldBolducHutsonSlafkovský

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 TOR: 117 attempts, 58 on goal, 7 goals, 6.64 expected goals; best chance William Nylander at 0.98 xG.

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

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · TOR 49 · MTL 68

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at TOR: expected goals 3.47 to 3.18 (TOR led the chances), shot attempts 49 to 68, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdTORMTLMKBJRMNnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • TOR
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
TORMTLcontrol2nd3rdMcMann · 1st 1:00Kapanen · 1st 5:39Bolduc · 2nd 1:30Jarnkrok · 2nd 5:40Rielly · 3rd 9:02Matthews · 3rd 18:28Nylander · 3rd 19:45
  • TOR 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 34% of the game, TOR 12%.

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 TOR: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Anthony Stolarz (59:42) for TOR and Samuel Montembeault (58:33) for MTL, 7 goals.

TOR
MTL
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, TOR rows versus MTL columns: 250 matchups; most common McCabe vs Suzuki, 10:48 at 25% xGF.

TOR ↓ · MTL →SuzukiCaufieldSlafkovskýNewhookDemidovKapanenBolducGallagherDachEvansAndersonLaineDobsonMathesonHutsonGuhleCarrierXhekajL1 NylanderL1 TavaresL1 McMannL2 MatthewsL2 KniesL2 MaccelliL3 RoyL3 LorentzL3 JarnkrokL4 DomiL4 JoshuaL4 RobertsonD1 McCabeD1 TanevD2 RiellyD2 CarloD3 BenoitD3 Ekman-Larsson
TOR 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
StatMTLTOR
6253
2.672.02
2.551.95
1212
85
1716
−0.077+0.077
34%12%

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 →

Toronto Maple Leafs

Current TOR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 1:00
    TORBobby McMann (William Nylander, John Tavares)tip-in0.11 xG
    MTL: Gallagher, Dach, Guhle, Bolduc, HutsonTOR: Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Carlo, McMann
    MTL 0 – 1 TOR
  2. 5:39
    MTLOliver KapanenSHwrist0.04 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Dobson, Newhook, KapanenTOR: Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Matthews, Knies
    MTL 1 – 1 TOR

2nd period

  1. 1:30
    MTLZachary Bolduc (Brendan Gallagher, Kirby Dach)backhand0.23 xG
    MTL: Gallagher, Dach, Bolduc, Xhekaj, HutsonTOR: Ekman-Larsson, Tanev, Domi, Joshua, Robertson
    MTL 2 – 1 TOR
  2. 5:40
    TORCalle Jarnkrok (Morgan Rielly, Steven Lorentz)wrist0.10 xG
    MTL: Gallagher, Carrier, Dach, Bolduc, XhekajTOR: Jarnkrok, Rielly, Carlo, Roy, Lorentz
    MTL 2 – 2 TOR

3rd period

  1. 9:02
    TORMorgan Rielly (Matthew Knies, Matias Maccelli)wrist0.17 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, SlafkovskýTOR: Rielly, Carlo, Matthews, Maccelli, Knies
    MTL 2 – 3 TOR
  2. 18:28
    TORAuston MatthewsEN (William Nylander)wrist0.67 xG
    MTL: Laine, Suzuki, Dobson, Caufield, Slafkovský, DemidovTOR: Tavares, Tanev, McCabe, Nylander, Matthews
    MTL 2 – 4 TOR
  3. 19:45
    TORWilliam NylanderEN (Steven Lorentz, John Tavares)backhand0.98 xG
    MTL: Laine, Suzuki, Dobson, Caufield, Hutson, SlafkovskýTOR: Tavares, McCabe, Nylander, Lorentz, Benoit
    MTL 2 – 5 TOR

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 CL1000-320.2411020:42——7360
Cole Caufield RL1000-340.4510020:23——7466
Juraj Slafkovský LL1000-360.4121019:42——7461
Alex Newhook CL2000+110.1320015:15——3835
Ivan Demidov RL2000-100.2210213:21——4535
Oliver Kapanen CL2101+120.0530013:19——4438
Zachary Bolduc RL3101-130.6620013:34——4066
Brendan Gallagher RL3011-110.0621013:32——3563
Kirby Dach CL3011-120.2503011:47——3050
Jake Evans CL4000010.0730014:19——7374
Josh Anderson RL4000010.3040012:59——6363
Patrik Laine LL4000-210.0600212:51——5960
Noah Dobson DD1000-110.0201022:56——6274
Mike Matheson DD1000010.0510022:32——6162
Lane Hutson DD2000-230.1812021:03——5545
Kaiden Guhle DD2000-100.0022020:40——4442
Alexandre Carrier DD3000-100.0010017:24——4846
Arber Xhekaj DD3000020.0412011:08——5461
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)L25223.8801.8358:33

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
William Nylander RL1123+211.0000218:40——6856
John Tavares CL1022+220.1810017:33——6161
Bobby McMann CL1101+110.2440015:54——5757
Auston Matthews CL2101+110.6803020:31——2932
Matthew Knies LL2011020.2380219:30——3231
Matias Maccelli LL2011+100.0000014:37——3241
Nicolas Roy CL3000+100.0011013:43——3931
Steven Lorentz CL3022+200.0062012:09——3841
Calle Jarnkrok CL3101+110.1000011:10——3036
Max Domi CL4000-140.2300012:52——5437
Dakota Joshua CL4000-110.0030012:18——5849
Nick Robertson LL4000-140.0820010:40——5639
Jake McCabe DD1000+210.1023024:05——3320
Chris Tanev DD1000010.0113023:03——2717
Morgan Rielly DD2112+250.4712020:47——6069
Brandon Carlo DD2000+320.0202017:27——5263
Simon Benoit DD3000+100.1151015:58——6775
Oliver Ekman-Larsson DD3000-110.0210015:21——5842
TOR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Anthony Stolarz(start)W31292.9353.1859:42

Goal anatomy

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

Bobby McMann (TOR) 1st 1:00 · assists William Nylander, John Tavares · Deflection · 41.3 mph shot.

Oliver Kapanen · 1st 5:39 · MTL SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
70.7 mph
Distance
39 ft
Entry to goal
1.7 s

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Zachary Bolduc · 2nd 1:30 · MTL

Play
rebound
Entry
loose
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
32.3 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
3.2 s
Type
rebound

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Morgan Rielly · 3rd 9:02 · TOR

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
35.8 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
5.9 s

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