Montreal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red WingsMar 19, 2026

FinalThursday, Mar 19, 2026· Little Caesars Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	1	0	1		MTL	12	10	11	33
DET	0	0	3	3		DET	8	7	13	28

: MTL 65DET 64
: MTL 3.08DET 3.72
PP goals: MTL 1DET 0
Hits: MTL 27DET 35
Blocks: MTL 14DET 12
PIM: MTL 8DET 8
: MTL 55%DET 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1

Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1 at home. Alex DeBrincat (DET) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:56 together.

Points
Alex DeBrincat had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:11.DeBrincat
PP1
MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:56 together.Suzuki Caufield Hutson Slafkovský Demidov
Usage
J.T. Compher (DET) played 22:08, +6:33 up on his 15:35 season average over 81 games.Compher
Luck
MTL scored 1 goal on 3.08 expected goals (65 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for DET: Copp–Appleton–Kasper skated 10:39 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Copp Appleton Kasper
New line
New look for MTL: Gallagher–Danault–Veleno skated 8:12 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (92.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Gallagher Danault Veleno
Usage
Alex Newhook (MTL) played 9:34, −5:02 down on his 14:36 season average over 41 games.Newhook
Usage
Oliver Kapanen (MTL) played 9:33, −4:59 down on his 14:32 season average over 81 games.Kapanen

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)DET attacks right (top on phones) →

DET
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 129 of 129 attempts · DET 64 · MTL 65

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

DET
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

DET 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 32% of the game, DET 33%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

DET

MTL

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

DET 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	DET
	65	55
	2.69	2.15
	2.53	2.10
	13	12
	2	5
	23	26
	+0.046	−0.046
	32%	33%

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 – Slafkovský
12:1343% CF
L2Evans – Texier – Bolduc
12:1161% CF
L3Gallagher – Danault – Veleno
8:1293% CF
L4Newhook – Kapanen – Demidov
5:3329% CF
D1Matheson – Dobson
13:4252% CF
D2Carrier – Guhle
11:4350% CF
D3Struble – Hutson
11:1162% CF

PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
1:56100% CF
PP2Gallagher – Matheson – Dobson – Newhook – Kapanen
0:14
PK1FDanault – Evans
2:33
PK2FVeleno – Kapanen
1:23
PK1DMatheson – Carrier
1:32
PK2DDobson – Guhle
0:57

Current MTL line combinations →

Detroit Red Wings

L1Kane – Compher – DeBrincat
12:0362% CF
L2Perron – Raymond – Finnie
11:0722% CF
L3Copp – Appleton – Kasper
10:3929% CF
L4van Riemsdyk – Shine – Dries
3:2429% CF
D1Seider – Edvinsson
18:3561% CF
D2Chiarot – Faulk
14:4639% CF
D3Bernard-Docker – Johansson
9:5238% CF

PP1van Riemsdyk – Kane – Compher – DeBrincat – Seider
2:3583% CF
PP2Perron – Faulk – Copp – Raymond – Finnie
1:2150% CF
PK1FAppleton – Kasper
0:48
PK2FCopp – Compher
0:44
PK1DFaulk – Edvinsson
0:36
PK2DBernard-Docker – Johansson
0:30

Current DET line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

17:45
MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP (Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki)snap0.17 xG
MTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovDET: Chiarot, Faulk, Copp, Compher
MTL 1 – 0 DET

3rd period

2:14
DETJ.T. Compher (Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat)deflected0.23 xG
MTL: Dobson, Newhook, Guhle, Kapanen, DemidovDET: Kane, Compher, DeBrincat, Seider, Edvinsson
MTL 1 – 1 DET
16:35
DETAlex DeBrincatbackhand0.25 xG
MTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Dobson, Caufield, SlafkovskýDET: Kane, Compher, DeBrincat, Seider, Edvinsson
MTL 1 – 2 DET
19:43
DETAndrew CoppEN (Alex DeBrincat)wrist0.97 xG
MTL: Danault, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, DemidovDET: Copp, Compher, DeBrincat, Seider, Edvinsson
MTL 1 – 3 DET

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	1	1	-2	0	0.00	1	0	0	21:24	—	—	50	46
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	1	0	1	-2	5	0.50	2	1	0	19:52	—	—	46	38
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	1	1	-2	3	0.17	3	0	0	18:48	—	—	50	40
Jake Evans C	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.12	1	0	0	17:52	—	—	56	52
Zachary Bolduc R	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.16	0	1	0	15:44	—	—	58	53
Alexandre Texier L	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	3	1	0	13:46	—	—	58	63
Phillip Danault C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.41	1	0	0	14:03	—	—	72	97
Brendan Gallagher R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.36	4	0	0	11:25	—	—	89	99
Joseph Veleno C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.24	4	1	0	11:14	—	—	74	90
Ivan Demidov R	L4	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:59	—	—	37	45
Alex Newhook C	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.29	0	1	0	9:34	—	—	38	61
Oliver Kapanen C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.16	0	0	0	9:33	—	—	33	45
Noah Dobson D	D1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.04	2	4	0	23:01	—	—	50	39
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.05	0	2	0	21:41	—	—	44	40
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.11	2	1	2	20:15	—	—	50	52
Kaiden Guhle D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	4	0	2	16:33	—	—	50	52
Lane Hutson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.28	0	1	2	23:59	—	—	62	77
Jayden Struble D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	2	12:52	—	—	65	84

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jakub Dobes(start)	L	27	25	2	.926	2.75	58:25

Detroit Red Wings

DET skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
J.T. Compher L	L1	1	0	1	+3	1	0.23	0	1	0	22:08	—	—	58	63
Alex DeBrincat R	L1	1	2	3	+3	4	0.71	3	1	0	19:11	—	—	53	56
Patrick Kane R	L1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.20	2	0	0	17:27	—	—	70	79
Lucas Raymond L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.10	1	0	0	18:45	—	—	41	42
Emmitt Finnie C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.10	2	2	0	16:51	—	—	38	44
David Perron L	L2	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	2	0	0	15:11	—	—	29	35
Andrew Copp C	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.98	0	1	0	18:19	—	—	50	42
Marco Kasper C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.36	8	1	0	16:58	—	—	44	42
Mason Appleton C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	4	0	0	14:30	—	—	33	16
James van Riemsdyk L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.29	0	0	2	8:46	—	—	43	13
Dominik Shine R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	5:14	—	—	27	3
Sheldon Dries C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	3:53	—	—	25	1
Simon Edvinsson D	D1	0	0	0	+3	0	0.03	4	1	0	26:41	—	—	54	42
Moritz Seider D	D1	0	0	0	+3	4	0.18	1	1	4	24:39	—	—	63	52
Justin Faulk D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.23	1	2	0	20:26	—	—	39	35
Ben Chiarot D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.06	6	2	2	19:36	—	—	42	42
Albert Johansson D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.16	1	0	0	13:29	—	—	30	43
Jacob Bernard-Docker D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:43	—	—	38	58

DET goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
John Gibson(start)	W	33	32	1	.970	3.08	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

J.T. Compher (DET) 3rd 2:14 · assists Patrick Kane, Alex DeBrincat · Deflection · carried in · 4-on-2 at the blue line · 4.5 mph shot · 5.2 s from entry to goal.

J.T. Compher · 3rd 2:14 · DET

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 4.5 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 5.2 s
Type: rebound

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Alex DeBrincat · 3rd 16:35 · DET

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 25.9 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 3.7 s

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Andrew Copp · 3rd 19:43 · DET EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 1
Shot: 44.3 mph
Distance: 11 ft
Entry to goal: 2.2 s

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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.