Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsDec 21, 2025

Final / SOSunday, Dec 21, 2025· PPG Paints Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	SO	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
MTL	1	1	1	0	0	3		MTL	8	8	6	3	25
PIT	2	1	0	0	1	4		PIT	14	14	2	1	31

: MTL 55PIT 75
: MTL 2.91PIT 3.95
PP goals: MTL 0PIT 1
Hits: MTL 25PIT 30
Blocks: MTL 18PIT 11
PIM: MTL 8PIT 6
: MTL 48%PIT 52%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (SO)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montreal Canadiens 4–3 in a shootout at home. Oliver Kapanen (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell and Mantha) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 3:27 together.

Points
Ivan Demidov had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 15:56.Demidov
Points
Oliver Kapanen had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 7 shots in 14:44.Kapanen
Points
Rickard Rakell had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 21:44.Rakell
Points
Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:53.Crosby
Points
Juraj Slafkovský had 2 assists (2 points) in 21:13.Slafkovský
PP1
PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell and Mantha) scored 1 power-play goal on 11 attempts in 3:27 together.Crosby Karlsson Rust Rakell Mantha
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New look for MTL: Anderson–Texier–Veleno skated 9:28 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (57.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Anderson Texier Veleno
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New look for MTL: Gallagher–Blais–Beck skated 7:16 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Gallagher Blais Beck

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)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →

PIT
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 130 of 130 attempts · PIT 75 · MTL 55

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

PIT
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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 25% of the game, PIT 44%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

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

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
Stat	MTL	PIT
	48	71
	1.92	3.35
	1.86	3.03
	5	23
	1	4
	22	26
	+0.000	+0.000
	25%	44%

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 – Bolduc
10:5232% CF
L2Anderson – Texier – Veleno
9:2858% CF
L3Kapanen – Slafkovský – Demidov
7:4957% CF
L4Gallagher – Blais – Beck
7:1625% CF
D1Matheson – Dobson
16:5029% CF
D2Carrier – Hutson
16:0241% CF
D3Xhekaj – Engstrom
8:1150% CF

PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
3:29100% CF
PP2Matheson – Anderson – Texier – Veleno – Dobson
0:17
PK1FAnderson – Suzuki
2:45
PK2FVeleno – Kapanen
0:57
PK1DMatheson – Carrier
3:25
PK2DDobson – Hutson
0:18

Current MTL line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Rust – Rakell
10:3467% CF
L2Mantha – Novak – Brazeau
10:0347% CF
L3Koivunen – McGroarty – Kindel
8:4476% CF
L4Hayes – Acciari – Dewar
6:2747% CF
D1Letang – Kulak
16:2663% CF
D2Karlsson – Wotherspoon
15:5255% CF
D3Shea – St. Ivany
11:1742% CF

PP1Crosby – Karlsson – Rust – Rakell – Mantha
3:2792% CF
PP2Letang – Hayes – Novak – Brazeau – Kindel
0:58
PK1FRust – Rakell
2:13
PK2FAcciari – Dewar
1:29
PK1DKarlsson – Wotherspoon
2:39
PK2DLetang – Kulak
0:00

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Decided in the shootout: MTL 3 – 4 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
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.20	0	1	0	23:26	—	—	31	16
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.19	0	1	0	20:04	—	—	32	18
Zachary Bolduc R	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	3	0	0	13:05	—	—	30	13
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.22	3	0	0	18:17	—	—	48	28
Alexandre Texier L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.04	1	1	0	16:48	—	—	44	24
Joseph Veleno C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.25	0	0	0	13:22	—	—	55	35
Juraj Slafkovský L	L3	0	2	2	+2	0	0.15	1	0	0	21:13	—	—	50	62
Ivan Demidov R	L3	1	1	2	+2	2	0.12	1	0	0	15:56	—	—	52	70
Oliver Kapanen C	L3	1	1	2	+2	7	0.61	0	0	0	14:44	—	—	57	63
Brendan Gallagher R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	10:40	—	—	23	41
Owen Beck C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	1	2	10:07	—	—	20	51
Sammy Blais L	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.14	6	1	2	8:32	—	—	21	51
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.19	1	4	0	27:23	—	—	37	34
Noah Dobson D	D1	1	0	1	0	3	0.28	1	2	2	22:33	—	—	27	24
Lane Hutson D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.47	1	4	0	28:58	—	—	46	30
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	2	0	21:29	—	—	44	21
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.04	4	1	0	11:05	—	—	58	76
Adam Engstrom D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	2	10:40	—	—	41	52

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jakub Dobes(start)	O	31	28	3	.903	3.95	65:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Rickard Rakell R	L1	1	1	2	+1	4	1.00	2	0	0	21:44	—	—	59	80
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.04	1	1	0	21:36	—	—	63	72
Sidney Crosby C	L1	1	1	2	+1	2	0.51	2	1	0	20:53	—	—	64	85
Anthony Mantha R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	4	1	0	18:13	—	—	43	66
Tommy Novak C	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.05	0	0	2	17:41	—	—	61	71
Justin Brazeau R	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.13	2	1	0	14:27	—	—	38	33
Ben Kindel C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.43	0	1	0	15:11	—	—	73	75
Rutger McGroarty R	L3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.32	0	0	0	12:49	—	—	72	61
Ville Koivunen R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.26	1	0	0	11:47	—	—	82	89
Noel Acciari C	L4	1	0	1	-1	1	0.18	3	0	0	12:34	—	—	54	49
Connor Dewar C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.03	4	0	0	12:00	—	—	52	41
Kevin Hayes R	L4	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	1	1	0	9:26	—	—	50	36
Kris Letang D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.05	3	0	2	23:36	—	—	65	71
Brett Kulak D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.37	1	1	0	21:51	—	—	72	81
Erik Karlsson D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.21	1	0	0	27:07	—	—	55	66
Parker Wotherspoon D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	1	3	0	21:34	—	—	56	62
Ryan Shea D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.09	0	0	2	13:49	—	—	50	51
Jack St. Ivany D	D3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.06	4	1	0	12:42	—	—	55	44

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Arturs Silovs(start)	W	25	22	3	.880	2.91	65:00

Goal anatomy

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

Oliver Kapanen (MTL) 1st 7:31 · assists Juraj Slafkovský, Ivan Demidov · Forecheck turnover · 36.0 mph shot.

Oliver Kapanen · 1st 7:31 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2
Shot: 36.0 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Type: one-timer

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Sidney Crosby · 1st 7:58 · PIT

Play: deflection
Passes: 1
Shot: 33.3 mph
Distance: 13 ft
Type: deflection, rebound

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Rickard Rakell · 1st 12:40 · PIT PP

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 20.1 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Type: rebound

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Ivan Demidov · 2nd 3:54 · MTL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 65.3 mph
Distance: 36 ft
Entry to goal: 6.0 s
Type: one-timer

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Noel Acciari · 2nd 11:51 · PIT

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: 3-on-1
Passes: 1
Shot: 63.5 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 s

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Noah Dobson · 3rd 4:04 · MTL

Play: cycle
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 24.9 mph
Distance: 9 ft

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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. Pittsburgh PenguinsDec 21, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Montreal Canadiens 4–3 (SO)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Montreal Canadiens

Pittsburgh Penguins

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Pittsburgh Penguins

Goal anatomy

Oliver Kapanen · 1st 7:31 · MTL

Sidney Crosby · 1st 7:58 · PIT

Rickard Rakell · 1st 12:40 · PIT PP

Ivan Demidov · 2nd 3:54 · MTL

Noel Acciari · 2nd 11:51 · PIT

Noah Dobson · 3rd 4:04 · MTL