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Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple LeafsSep 29, 2026

Final· Scotiabank Arena
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MTL
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TOR
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Goals123TShots123T
MTL1113MTL108624
TOR1012TOR1161128
MTL 55TOR 50
MTL 3.48TOR 2.73
PP goals
MTL 0TOR 0
Hits
MTL 28TOR 23
Blocks
MTL 11TOR 14
PIM
MTL 8TOR 8
MTL 60%TOR 40%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens edge Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 at TOR. William Nylander (TOR) led the scoring with 2G 0A. TOR's PP1 (Tavares, Nylander, Raddysh, Matthews and Marchenko) went scoreless in 3:25 of 5v4 time with 5 attempts.

  1. Points
    William Nylander had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:55.Nylander
  2. Points
    Alexandre Carrier had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 21:54.Carrier
  3. Points
    Josh Anderson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 12:53.Anderson
  4. PP1
    TOR's PP1 (Tavares, Nylander, Raddysh, Matthews and Marchenko) went scoreless in 3:25 of 5v4 time with 5 attempts.TavaresNylanderRaddyshMatthewsMarchenko

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: 105 attempts, 52 on goal, 5 goals, 6.21 expected goals; best chance Juraj Slafkovský at 0.52 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 105 of 105 attempts · TOR 50 · MTL 55

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 2.73 to 3.48 (MTL led the chances), shot attempts 50 to 55, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdTORMTLNABCNnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • TOR
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
TORMTLcontrol2nd3rdNylander · 1st 0:48Anderson · 1st 10:53Bolduc · 2nd 4:52Carrier · 3rd 13:12Nylander · 3rd 15:46
  • 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 35%.

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 Sergei Bobrovsky (58:45) for TOR and Jakub Dobes (59:36) for MTL, 5 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 Rielly vs Hutson, 8:28 at 76% xGF.

TOR ↓ · MTL →SuzukiCaufieldKreiderSlafkovskýNewhookDemidovDanaultTexierDachEvansAndersonBolducHutsonCarrierMathesonDobsonXhekajStrubleL1 MatthewsL1 MarchenkoL1 RoslovicL2 NylanderL2 TavaresL2 McKennaL3 CowanL3 PaulL3 SissonsL4 BluegerL4 DuhaimeL4 MacEwenD1 StecherD1 Ekman-LarssonD2 RaddyshD2 RiellyD3 TanevD3 McCabe
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
4847
2.212.38
2.112.33
1311
26
2624
+0.080−0.080
34%35%

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. 0:48
    TORWilliam Nylander (Morgan Rielly, Kirill Marchenko)wrist0.08 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Dobson, Caufield, DemidovTOR: Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Raddysh, Marchenko
    MTL 0 – 1 TOR
  2. 10:53
    MTLJosh Anderson (Alexandre Carrier, Kirby Dach)other0.46 xG
    MTL: Danault, Matheson, Anderson, Carrier, DachTOR: Ekman-Larsson, Paul, Nylander, Raddysh, Matthews
    MTL 1 – 1 TOR

2nd period

  1. 4:52
    MTLZachary Bolduc (Mike Matheson, Josh Anderson)wrist0.18 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Anderson, Evans, Dobson, BolducTOR: Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Raddysh, McKenna
    MTL 2 – 1 TOR

3rd period

  1. 13:12
    MTLAlexandre Carrierwrist0.01 xG
    MTL: Danault, Carrier, Texier, Dach, HutsonTOR: Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Raddysh, McKenna
    MTL 3 – 1 TOR
  2. 15:46
    TORWilliam Nylander (Easton Cowan, John Tavares)wrist0.17 xG
    MTL: Danault, Carrier, Texier, Dach, HutsonTOR: Tavares, Ekman-Larsson, Nylander, Stecher, Cowan
    MTL 3 – 2 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 CL1000-120.0121018:43——3817
Cole Caufield RL1000-130.2330215:55——4622
Chris Kreider LL1000010.1130014:21——4523
Juraj Slafkovský LL2000020.7000017:53——4732
Alex Newhook CL2000010.1531216:11——5354
Ivan Demidov RL2000-110.1520215:11——5331
Phillip Danault CL3000+100.0010015:37——5053
Alexandre Texier LL3000000.0221212:13——415
Kirby Dach CL3011+110.0120011:07——5052
Jake Evans CL4000+110.2631014:50——5575
Josh Anderson RL4112+230.7940012:53——6584
Zachary Bolduc RL4101+120.3100011:04——6573
Lane Hutson DD1000000.0201024:07——5331
Alexandre Carrier DD1112+130.2911021:54——5357
Mike Matheson DD2011+130.0302025:07——4964
Noah Dobson DD2000010.4102021:56——4040
Arber Xhekaj DD3000000.0001012:20——5038
Jayden Struble DD3000000.0020011:02——6748
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jakub Dobes(start)W28262.9292.7359:36

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Auston Matthews CL1000-130.2100022:34——6259
Kirill Marchenko RL1011+140.6920020:08——6383
Jack Roslovic CL1000020.0710018:14——5979
William Nylander RL2202-150.4901018:55——4932
John Tavares CL2011040.8212216:36——5248
Gavin McKenna LL2000-210.0700015:19——3027
Easton Cowan RL3011+110.0710015:58——6395
Nick Paul LL3000-100.0022215:32——3516
Colton Sissons CL3000000.0241014:58——5057
Teddy Blueger CL4000010.011009:46——3066
Brandon Duhaime LL4000000.005109:04——5622
Zack MacEwen RL4000000.000005:25——200
Troy Stecher DD1000+100.0010019:05——3035
Oliver Ekman-Larsson DD1000010.0112218:07——3339
Darren Raddysh DD2000-230.2002023:47——5645
Morgan Rielly DD2011-110.0020021:30——5366
Chris Tanev DD3000010.0303018:39——5068
Jake McCabe DD3000010.0320211:38——7583
TOR goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Sergei Bobrovsky(start)L24213.8752.3258:45

Goal anatomy

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

William Nylander (TOR) 1st 0:48 · assists Morgan Rielly, Kirill Marchenko · Cycle · 71.6 mph shot.