Vancouver Canucks vs. Montreal CanadiensJan 6, 2025

Final / OTMonday, Jan 6, 2025· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
VAN	1	2	1	0	4		VAN	4	9	7	0	20
MTL	1	1	2	1	5		MTL	6	10	7	1	24

: VAN 41MTL 64
: VAN 2.83MTL 3.11
PP goals: VAN 1MTL 2
Hits: VAN 39MTL 30
Blocks: VAN 17MTL 9
PIM: VAN 8MTL 6
: VAN 41%MTL 59%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens edge Vancouver Canucks 5–4 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 5–4 in overtime at home. J.T. Miller (VAN) led the scoring with 2G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Dach, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:56 together.

Points
J.T. Miller had two goals and 2 assists (4 points) on 3 shots in 18:37.Miller
Points
Lane Hutson had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 25:19.Hutson
Points
Nick Suzuki had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 23:03.Suzuki
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Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:32.Caufield
Points
Jonathan Lekkerimäki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:47.Lekkerimäki
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Quinn Hughes had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 26:15.Hughes
PP1
MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Dach, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 2:56 together.Suzuki Dach Caufield Hutson Slafkovský
PP1
VAN's first power-play unit (Miller, Boeser, DeBrusk, Garland and Hughes) scored 1 power-play goal on 6 attempts in 3:16 together.Miller Boeser DeBrusk Garland Hughes

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

← VAN attacks left (bottom on phones)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →

MTL
VAN
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 105 of 105 attempts · MTL 64 · VAN 41

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
VAN
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MTL pressure
VAN pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: VAN 21% of the game, MTL 46%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MTL

VAN

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	VAN	MTL
	37	64
	2.61	2.50
	2.42	2.34
	7	10
	7	0
	22	20
	−0.021	+0.021
	21%	46%

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.

Vancouver Canucks

L1Miller – Boeser – Lekkerimäki
11:3848% CF
L2Heinen – Hoglander – Sasson
8:5282% CF
L3DeBrusk – Garland – Suter
7:390% CF
L4Di Giuseppe – Blueger – Sherwood
5:2222% CF
D1Myers – Hughes
14:5841% CF
D2Forbort – Desharnais
11:3218% CF
D3Soucy – Juulsen
8:1033% CF

PP1Miller – Boeser – DeBrusk – Garland – Hughes
3:16100% CF
PK1FBlueger – Suter
2:30
PK2FHeinen – Sherwood
0:56
PK1DForbort – Desharnais
0:51
PK2DSoucy – Juulsen
0:35

Current VAN line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
12:2355% CF
L2Armia – Evans – Heineman
10:0964% CF
L3Gallagher – Anderson – Dvorak
9:1871% CF
L4Pezzetta – Dach – Newhook
3:02100% CF
D1Matheson – Hutson
17:3168% CF
D2Carrier – Guhle
15:0554% CF
D3Struble – Xhekaj
11:3472% CF

PP1Suzuki – Dach – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský
2:5667% CF
PP2Gallagher – Armia – Matheson – Newhook – Heineman
0:50100% CF
PK1FAnderson – Dvorak
1:49
PK2FArmia – Suzuki
1:00
PK1DCarrier – Guhle
1:56

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Brock Boeser R	L1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.08	2	0	0	19:05	—	—	42	76
J.T. Miller C	L1	2	2	4	+3	3	1.17	6	2	0	18:37	—	—	42	77
Jonathan Lekkerimäki R	L1	1	1	2	+2	3	0.31	1	1	0	13:47	—	—	50	83
Danton Heinen L	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:08	—	—	50	42
Max Sasson C	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	1	0	0	12:05	—	—	59	41
Nils Hoglander L	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.03	1	0	2	12:01	—	—	69	64
Pius Suter C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.07	0	1	0	18:08	—	—	17	34
Conor Garland R	L3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.11	2	0	2	17:41	—	—	17	33
Jake DeBrusk L	L3	1	0	1	-1	2	0.19	0	0	0	16:00	—	—	9	15
Teddy Blueger C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	14:46	—	—	24	15
Kiefer Sherwood L	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	10	0	2	13:47	—	—	33	19
Phillip Di Giuseppe L	L4	0	0	0	-2	2	0.35	2	1	0	10:33	—	—	37	38
Quinn Hughes D	D1	0	2	2	0	1	0.05	0	3	0	26:15	—	—	51	47
Tyler Myers D	D1	0	1	1	+2	0	0.22	3	2	0	20:55	—	—	41	76
Derek Forbort D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.02	2	1	0	18:51	—	—	30	55
Vincent Desharnais D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	2	0	17:33	—	—	28	66
Noah Juulsen D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.08	3	3	2	18:07	—	—	39	21
Carson Soucy D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	14:21	—	—	30	22

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Kevin Lankinen(start)	O	24	19	5	.792	3.11	60:41

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	1	2	3	-1	4	0.50	0	0	0	23:03	—	—	44	35
Cole Caufield R	L1	1	1	2	-1	3	0.23	0	0	2	20:32	—	—	56	40
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	1	1	-1	1	0.36	2	1	0	17:38	—	—	50	42
Joel Armia R	L2	0	1	1	+1	4	0.23	2	1	0	17:24	—	—	61	45
Emil Heineman L	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	3	1	2	13:53	—	—	62	64
Jake Evans C	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	0	2	13:32	—	—	58	38
Christian Dvorak C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	15:16	—	—	72	38
Josh Anderson R	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	14:51	—	—	59	28
Brendan Gallagher R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	1	0	0	12:57	—	—	78	44
Kirby Dach C	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.58	1	0	0	15:43	—	—	88	92
Alex Newhook C	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.60	3	0	0	13:23	—	—	88	92
Michael Pezzetta L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	3:58	—	—	100	100
Lane Hutson D	D1	1	2	3	+1	3	0.34	0	0	0	25:19	—	—	69	72
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.07	0	3	0	23:00	—	—	65	72
Kaiden Guhle D	D2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.03	2	1	0	21:16	—	—	58	27
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	0	2	0	18:36	—	—	52	25
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	3	0	0	14:51	—	—	64	54
Jayden Struble D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	5	0	0	13:59	—	—	75	56

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	W	20	16	4	.800	2.83	60:37

Goal anatomy

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

Cole Caufield (MTL) 1st 1:07 · assists Juraj Slafkovský, Nick Suzuki · Cycle · carried in · 61.0 mph shot · 9.9 s from entry to goal.

Cole Caufield · 1st 1:07 · MTL

Play: cycle
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 61.0 mph
Distance: 34 ft
Entry to goal: 9.9 s

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J.T. Miller · 1st 10:47 · VAN

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 71.5 mph
Distance: 30 ft
Entry to goal: 9.7 s
Type: one-timer

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J.T. Miller · 2nd 3:21 · VAN

Play: rebound
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 20.0 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 4.1 s
Type: rebound

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Jonathan Lekkerimäki · 2nd 3:41 · VAN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 2
Shot: 77.7 mph
Distance: 32 ft
Entry to goal: 1.7 s

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Kaiden Guhle · 2nd 10:35 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 57.8 mph
Distance: 65 ft

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Kirby Dach · 3rd 2:01 · MTL PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 11.8 mph
Distance: 5 ft

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Lane Hutson · 3rd 6:54 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 19.7 mph
Distance: 20 ft
Entry to goal: 6.7 s

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Jake DeBrusk · 3rd 8:51 · VAN PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 51.3 mph
Distance: 20 ft

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Nick Suzuki · OT 0:48 · MTL PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 73.1 mph
Distance: 32 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.

Vancouver Canucks vs. Montreal CanadiensJan 6, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Montreal Canadiens edge Vancouver Canucks 5–4 (OT)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Vancouver Canucks

Montreal Canadiens

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Montreal Canadiens

Goal anatomy

Cole Caufield · 1st 1:07 · MTL

J.T. Miller · 1st 10:47 · VAN

J.T. Miller · 2nd 3:21 · VAN

Jonathan Lekkerimäki · 2nd 3:41 · VAN

Kaiden Guhle · 2nd 10:35 · MTL

Kirby Dach · 3rd 2:01 · MTL PP

Lane Hutson · 3rd 6:54 · MTL

Jake DeBrusk · 3rd 8:51 · VAN PP

Nick Suzuki · OT 0:48 · MTL PP