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Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsDec 11, 2025

Final· PPG Paints Arena
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MTL
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PIT
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Goals123TShots123T
MTL1214MTL911929
PIT0022PIT4161838
MTL 60PIT 81
MTL 2.80PIT 3.11
PP goals
MTL 1PIT 0
Hits
MTL 12PIT 25
Blocks
MTL 24PIT 19
PIM
MTL 12PIT 8
MTL 41%PIT 59%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 at PIT. Bryan Rust (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:40 together.

  1. Points
    Bryan Rust had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 25:35.Rust
  2. Points
    Juraj Slafkovský had 2 assists (2 points) in 18:06.Slafkovský
  3. Points
    Lane Hutson had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 22:15.Hutson
  4. PP1
    MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 5 attempts in 2:40 together.SuzukiCaufieldBolducHutsonSlafkovský
  5. Goalie
    Jacob Fowler (MTL) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +12 against a season average of 26.4; the win.Fowler
  6. Usage
    Bryan Rust (PIT) played 25:35, +5:43 up on his 19:52 season average over 71 games.Rust
  7. Usage
    Sidney Crosby (PIT) played 24:29, +5:20 up on his 19:09 season average over 67 games.Crosby
  8. New line
    New look for MTL: Anderson–Texier–Beck skated 6:56 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.AndersonTexierBeck

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 PIT: 141 attempts, 67 on goal, 6 goals, 5.91 expected goals; best chance Bryan Rust at 0.21 xG.

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

Showing 141 of 141 attempts · PIT 81 · MTL 60

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at PIT: expected goals 3.11 to 2.80 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 81 to 60, 6 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdPITMTLTGCRKKnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • PIT
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PITMTLcontrol2nd3rdTexier · 1st 2:54Gallagher · 2nd 4:37Caufield · 2nd 10:18Rust · 3rd 0:44Kapanen · 3rd 0:59Karlsson · 3rd 15:07
  • PIT 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 29% of the game, PIT 40%.

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 PIT: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Tristan Jarry (56:00) for PIT and Jacob Fowler (59:51) for MTL, 6 goals.

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

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, PIT rows versus MTL columns: 250 matchups; most common Rust vs Carrier, 9:23 at 43% xGF.

PIT ↓ · MTL →SuzukiCaufieldBolducKapanenSlafkovskýDemidovAndersonTexierBeckVelenoGallagherDavidsonHutsonDobsonMathesonCarrierStrubleEngstromL1 RustL1 CrosbyL1 NovakL2 DewarL2 AcciariL2 HeinenL3 KindelL3 KoivunenL3 McGroartyL4 ManthaL4 HayesL4 BrazeauD1 CliftonD1 GravesD2 KarlssonD2 WotherspoonD3 LetangD3 Shea
PIT 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
StatMTLPIT
6046
2.951.47
2.851.45
146
511
1420
−0.077+0.077
29%40%

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 →

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 2:54
    MTLAlexandre Texiersnap0.13 xG
    MTL: Anderson, Texier, Dobson, Beck, HutsonPIT: Letang, Hayes, Mantha, Shea, Brazeau
    MTL 1 – 0 PIT

2nd period

  1. 4:37
    MTLBrendan Gallagher (Lane Hutson, Juraj Slafkovský)wrist0.11 xG
    MTL: Gallagher, Veleno, Dobson, Hutson, SlafkovskýPIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Novak, Wotherspoon
    MTL 2 – 0 PIT
  2. 10:18
    MTLCole CaufieldPP (Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson)wrist0.18 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Bolduc, Hutson, SlafkovskýPIT: Karlsson, Wotherspoon, Acciari, Dewar
    MTL 3 – 0 PIT

3rd period

  1. 0:44
    PITBryan Rust (Sidney Crosby, Tommy Novak)wrist0.21 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Carrier, Suzuki, Caufield, BolducPIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Novak, Wotherspoon
    MTL 3 – 1 PIT
  2. 0:59
    MTLOliver Kapanen (Juraj Slafkovský, Ivan Demidov)wrist0.11 xG
    MTL: Dobson, Kapanen, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovPIT: Letang, Shea, Koivunen, McGroarty, Kindel
    MTL 4 – 1 PIT
  3. 15:07
    PITErik Karlsson (Kris Letang, Bryan Rust)snap0.05 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Anderson, Carrier, SuzukiPIT: Crosby, Letang, Karlsson, Rust, Mantha, Kindel
    MTL 4 – 2 PIT

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 CL1011-140.5302023:02——7476
Cole Caufield RL1101-140.4711018:12——6967
Zachary Bolduc RL1000-130.2320016:26——7074
Oliver Kapanen CL2101+140.4302019:03——4271
Juraj Slafkovský LL2022+200.0010018:06——5075
Ivan Demidov RL2011+100.0000212:43——5375
Josh Anderson RL3000+120.0523016:29——6173
Alexandre Texier LL3101+110.1300012:32——5974
Owen Beck CL3000+120.212109:08——5766
Joseph Veleno CL4000+100.0000012:20——4152
Brendan Gallagher RL4101+120.250009:57——3546
Jared Davidson CL4000010.170125:44——4047
Lane Hutson DD1022+320.0704022:15——6181
Noah Dobson DD1000+320.0604221:38——6177
Mike Matheson DD2000-120.1405025:47——5760
Alexandre Carrier DD2000-100.0301421:40——6263
Jayden Struble DD3000000.0340013:20——4849
Adam Engstrom DD3000000.0000211:30——4547
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jacob Fowler(start)W38362.9473.1159:51

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Bryan Rust RL1112050.4900025:35——4632
Sidney Crosby CL1011070.7520024:29——5543
Tommy Novak CL1011020.2501015:24——5036
Connor Dewar CL2000000.0210013:20——3615
Noel Acciari CL2000000.0431013:11——3312
Danton Heinen LL2000000.0011210:10——3312
Ben Kindel CL3000-170.4912021:24——4839
Ville Koivunen RL3000-100.0000213:25——4841
Rutger McGroarty RL3000-130.3401010:24——4651
Anthony Mantha RL4000-140.2802018:36——338
Kevin Hayes RL4000-120.0911011:53——2720
Justin Brazeau RL4000-110.1030210:11——3531
Connor Clifton DD1000000.0071013:06——6068
Ryan Graves DD1000010.0112012:59——5865
Erik Karlsson DD2101050.2312027:22——5041
Parker Wotherspoon DD2000000.0023018:59——4028
Kris Letang DD3011-210.0301221:59——224
Ryan Shea DD3000-200.0021016:25——215
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Tristan Jarry(start)L29254.8622.8056:00

Goal anatomy

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

Alexandre Texier (MTL) 1st 2:54 · unassisted · Forecheck turnover · 39.4 mph shot.

Brendan Gallagher · 2nd 4:37 · MTL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
62.8 mph
Distance
27 ft
Entry to goal
2.6 s

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Oliver Kapanen · 3rd 0:59 · MTL

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
2-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
57.5 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
2.9 s
Type
one-timer

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