Vancouver Canucks vs. Montreal CanadiensJan 12, 2026

FinalMonday, Jan 12, 2026· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
VAN	1	2	0	3		VAN	7	7	9	23
MTL	1	2	3	6		MTL	13	14	14	41

: VAN 60MTL 69
: VAN 3.25MTL 4.97
PP goals: VAN 0MTL 1
Hits: VAN 12MTL 26
Blocks: VAN 9MTL 26
PIM: VAN 2MTL 4
: VAN 44%MTL 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3 at home. Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for VAN: Boeser–Garland–Kampf skated 14:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Juraj Slafkovský had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 14:44.Slafkovský
Points
Ivan Demidov had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 14:27.Demidov
Points
Alexandre Carrier had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 20:01.Carrier
Points
Alexandre Texier had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:21.Texier
Points
Nick Suzuki had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 17:06.Suzuki
New line
New look for VAN: Boeser–Garland–Kampf skated 14:18 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Boeser Garland Kampf
Goalie
Nikita Tolopilo (VAN) faced 41 shots and stopped 35 (.854), +13 against a season average of 27.7; the loss.Tolopilo
Usage
Alexandre Texier (MTL) played 18:21, +4:47 up on his 13:34 season average over 50 games.Texier

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 129 of 129 attempts · MTL 69 · VAN 60

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 22% of the game, MTL 45%.

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

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

MTL 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	VAN	MTL
	58	82
	3.24	5.85
	3.11	5.65
	11	12
	7	7
	26	24
	−0.066	+0.065
	22%	45%

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

L1Boeser – Garland – Kampf
14:1838% CF
L2DeBrusk – Pettersson – Karlsson
11:2627% CF
L3Kane – Hoglander – Räty
9:2145% CF
L4O'Connor – Ohgren – Sasson
9:1844% CF
D1Pettersson – Mancini
15:3043% CF
D2Hronek – Willander
14:2041% CF
D3Myers – Joseph
13:5955% CF

PP1Boeser – DeBrusk – Garland – Pettersson – Willander
2:12100% CF
PP2Kane – Hronek – Karlsson – Mancini – Sasson
1:05100% CF
PK1FKampf – Räty
0:04
PK1DMyers – Pettersson
0:04

Current VAN line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Texier – Caufield
14:5676% CF
L2Kapanen – Slafkovský – Demidov
12:0671% CF
L3Gallagher – Danault – Bolduc
11:2056% CF
L4Blais – Veleno – Beck
8:3122% CF
D1Matheson – Dobson
16:0363% CF
D2Carrier – Hutson
12:4469% CF
D3Guhle – Xhekaj
9:3830% CF

PP1Suzuki – Texier – Dobson – Caufield – Slafkovský
0:04100% CF
PK1FVeleno – Kapanen
1:51
PK2FDanault – Texier
0:56
PK1DMatheson – Dobson
1:22
PK2DGuhle – Xhekaj
1:05

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	0	0	-2	3	0.60	0	1	2	21:41	—	—	50	42
Conor Garland R	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.09	0	0	0	18:33	—	—	46	42
David Kampf C	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.41	2	0	0	16:45	—	—	38	36
Elias Pettersson C	L2	1	0	1	-1	4	0.66	0	2	0	16:41	—	—	26	37
Linus Karlsson C	L2	0	1	1	-1	1	0.07	1	0	0	15:34	—	—	27	36
Jake DeBrusk L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.20	0	1	0	14:51	—	—	26	38
Evander Kane L	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.29	0	0	0	14:33	—	—	42	35
Aatu Räty C	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.15	4	0	0	12:25	—	—	46	31
Nils Hoglander L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.24	0	0	0	11:22	—	—	45	31
Max Sasson C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.21	1	0	0	14:31	—	—	58	40
Drew O'Connor L	L4	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:40	—	—	48	31
Liam Ohgren L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	11:37	—	—	52	17
Marcus Pettersson D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	2	3	0	22:45	—	—	31	35
Victor Mancini D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	18:08	—	—	47	46
Filip Hronek D	D2	0	1	1	-1	3	0.08	0	0	0	21:16	—	—	43	32
Tom Willander D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.12	0	0	0	18:32	—	—	37	23
Tyler Myers D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.14	0	0	0	19:47	—	—	41	36
Pierre-Olivier Joseph D	D3	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	17:15	—	—	54	53

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Nikita Tolopilo(start)	L	41	35	6	.854	4.97	60:00

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alexandre Texier L	L1	0	2	2	+1	2	0.44	1	1	0	18:21	—	—	63	56
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	2	2	+2	1	0.01	1	1	0	17:06	—	—	68	70
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	1	1	+2	4	0.45	2	0	0	16:16	—	—	76	82
Oliver Kapanen C	L2	1	0	1	+2	5	1.33	0	1	0	16:21	—	—	67	69
Juraj Slafkovský L	L2	1	2	3	+2	1	0.19	1	2	0	14:44	—	—	57	58
Ivan Demidov R	L2	0	3	3	+3	3	0.29	0	0	0	14:27	—	—	70	80
Phillip Danault C	L3	0	0	0	-2	6	0.68	0	4	0	16:34	—	—	52	58
Brendan Gallagher R	L3	0	0	0	-2	3	0.33	0	0	0	13:39	—	—	55	56
Zachary Bolduc R	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.10	4	1	0	13:29	—	—	52	60
Joseph Veleno C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	3	0	0	12:40	—	—	27	44
Sammy Blais L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	2	0	11:06	—	—	27	34
Owen Beck C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	11:03	—	—	17	44
Mike Matheson D	D1	1	0	1	+3	2	0.06	2	2	0	23:04	—	—	69	74
Noah Dobson D	D1	1	0	1	+2	4	0.32	1	4	2	22:18	—	—	63	67
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	2	0	2	+3	3	0.41	0	3	2	20:01	—	—	71	80
Lane Hutson D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.13	0	1	0	20:01	—	—	64	76
Kaiden Guhle D	D3	0	0	0	-2	2	0.10	0	1	0	19:56	—	—	46	52
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.02	6	2	0	14:54	—	—	27	26

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jakub Dobes(start)	W	23	20	3	.870	3.25	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Elias Pettersson (VAN) 1st 11:53 · assists Linus Karlsson, Filip Hronek · Rebound · 28.5 mph shot.

Elias Pettersson · 1st 11:53 · VAN

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 28.5 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Type: rebound

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Noah Dobson · 1st 18:13 · MTL PP

Play: faceoff
Passes: 0
Shot: 64.2 mph
Distance: 44 ft

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Evander Kane · 2nd 1:50 · VAN

Play: rebound
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 17.9 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 6.3 s
Type: rebound

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Alexandre Carrier · 2nd 4:31 · MTL

Play: cycle
Passes: 0
Shot: 22.0 mph
Distance: 9 ft

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Alexandre Carrier · 2nd 4:51 · MTL

Play: rebound
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 19.1 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s
Type: rebound

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Max Sasson · 2nd 9:42 · VAN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1
Shot: 14.3 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 2.9 s

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Mike Matheson · 3rd 0:29 · MTL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 74.4 mph
Distance: 40 ft
Entry to goal: 5.7 s

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Juraj Slafkovský · 3rd 1:07 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 54.5 mph
Distance: 23 ft

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Oliver Kapanen · 3rd 6:05 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 71.8 mph
Distance: 29 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s
Type: one-timer

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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 12, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 6–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Vancouver Canucks

Montreal Canadiens

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Vancouver Canucks

Montreal Canadiens

Goal anatomy

Elias Pettersson · 1st 11:53 · VAN

Noah Dobson · 1st 18:13 · MTL PP

Evander Kane · 2nd 1:50 · VAN

Alexandre Carrier · 2nd 4:31 · MTL

Alexandre Carrier · 2nd 4:51 · MTL

Max Sasson · 2nd 9:42 · VAN

Mike Matheson · 3rd 0:29 · MTL

Juraj Slafkovský · 3rd 1:07 · MTL

Oliver Kapanen · 3rd 6:05 · MTL