Carolina Hurricanes vs. Montreal CanadiensFeb 25, 2025

FinalTuesday, Feb 25, 2025· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CAR	0	0	0	0		CAR	5	6	9	20
MTL	2	1	1	4		MTL	8	2	8	18

: CAR 68MTL 39
: CAR 2.90MTL 2.28
PP goals: CAR 0MTL 2
Hits: CAR 21MTL 27
Blocks: CAR 11MTL 21
PIM: CAR 10MTL 6
: CAR 59%MTL 41%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens rout Carolina Hurricanes 4–0

Montreal Canadiens beat Carolina Hurricanes 4–0 at home. Patrik Laine (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 4:07 together.

Points
Nick Suzuki had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 17:20.Suzuki
Points
Patrik Laine had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 15:15.Laine
PP1
MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 2 power-play goals on 3 attempts in 4:07 together.Laine Suzuki Caufield Hutson Slafkovský
New line
New look for CAR: Rantanen–Roslovic–Svechnikov skated 9:06 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (73.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Rantanen Roslovic Svechnikov
Luck
CAR scored 0 goals on 2.90 expected goals (68 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for CAR: Staal–Martinook–Robinson skated 5:32 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (45.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Staal Martinook Robinson
New line
New look for MTL: Laine–Newhook–Beck skated 9:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Laine Newhook Beck
Luck
MTL scored 4 goals on 2.28 expected goals (39 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

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

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

MTL
CAR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 107 of 107 attempts · MTL 39 · CAR 68

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
CAR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CAR 37% of the game, MTL 16%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MTL

CAR

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	CAR	MTL
	66	41
	2.34	2.44
	2.20	2.08
	8	10
	1	5
	24	19
	+0.100	−0.100
	37%	16%

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Rantanen – Roslovic – Svechnikov
9:0674% CF
L2Staal – Martinook – Robinson
5:3245% CF
L3Hall – Aho – Jarvis
3:1033% CF
D1Gostisbehere – Walker
13:0758% CF
D2Orlov – Chatfield
12:5663% CF
D3Burns – Slavin
11:1181% CF

PP1Burns – Rantanen – Aho – Svechnikov – Jarvis
4:2592% CF
PP2Hall – Gostisbehere – Roslovic – Kotkaniemi – Blake
0:34
PK1FStaal – Martinook
2:09
PK2FAho – Jarvis
1:47
PK1DBurns – Slavin
3:13
PK2DOrlov – Walker
0:37

Current CAR line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Gallagher – Anderson – Dvorak
9:5625% CF
L2Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
9:3641% CF
L3Armia – Evans – Heineman
9:1561% CF
L4Laine – Newhook – Beck
9:0022% CF
D1Matheson – Carrier
15:0235% CF
D2Struble – Hutson
11:5840% CF
D3Savard – Xhekaj
10:4930% CF

PP1Laine – Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský
4:07100% CF
PP2Gallagher – Armia – Matheson – Newhook – Heineman
1:08
PK1FArmia – Evans
3:01
PK2FDvorak – Suzuki
0:59
PK1DSavard – Matheson
3:38
PK2DCarrier – Xhekaj
0:27

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.

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Mikko Rantanen R	L1	-1	3	0.40	0	0	2	20:10	—	—	77	80
Jack Roslovic C	L1	-2	1	0.28	0	1	0	19:05	—	—	67	47
Andrei Svechnikov R	L1	-1	1	0.31	3	0	0	17:28	—	—	71	75
Jordan Staal C	L2	0	2	0.17	1	0	0	14:51	—	—	60	21
Eric Robinson L	L2	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	14:35	—	—	58	34
Jordan Martinook L	L2	0	0	0.03	2	1	0	13:28	—	—	61	23
Seth Jarvis R	L3	-1	1	0.20	1	0	0	19:35	—	—	67	57
Sebastian Aho C	L3	0	2	0.23	0	0	0	17:39	—	—	47	82
Taylor Hall L	L3	-1	0	0.21	0	1	0	14:35	—	—	58	77
Sean Walker D	D1	-1	0	0.00	3	2	0	22:05	—	—	58	36
Shayne Gostisbehere D	D1	0	1	0.03	1	2	2	15:30	—	—	55	45
Jalen Chatfield D	D2	-1	2	0.18	1	2	4	17:17	—	—	52	54
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	-1	1	0.05	6	1	0	16:25	—	—	56	52
Jaccob Slavin D	D3	0	3	0.06	1	0	0	20:41	—	—	82	89
Brent Burns D	D3	0	0	0.02	0	0	2	20:12	—	—	73	35
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	—	0	0	0.24	0	0	0	13:46	—	—	63	49
Jackson Blake R	—	0	3	0.50	0	0	0	13:44	—	—	48	47
Riley Stillman D	—	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	1:52	—	—	50	28

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Frederik Andersen(start)	L	18	14	4	.778	2.28	59:48

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Christian Dvorak C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	0	2	0	15:27	—	—	25	22
Brendan Gallagher R	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.35	1	1	0	14:13	—	—	31	53
Josh Anderson R	L1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	12:43	—	—	30	35
Nick Suzuki C	L2	1	2	3	+1	1	0.10	1	1	0	17:20	—	—	45	76
Juraj Slafkovský L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.14	4	2	0	16:19	—	—	45	76
Cole Caufield R	L2	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	14:48	—	—	37	34
Joel Armia R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.15	1	0	0	17:01	—	—	57	76
Jake Evans C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.21	2	1	0	15:36	—	—	50	56
Emil Heineman L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.47	4	0	2	13:55	—	—	55	56
Patrik Laine L	L4	1	2	3	+1	3	0.14	0	1	0	15:15	—	—	23	17
Alex Newhook C	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.33	0	1	0	14:41	—	—	31	51
Owen Beck C	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	2	1	0	11:52	—	—	32	54
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	1	2	0	25:38	—	—	37	54
Alexandre Carrier D	D1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.03	1	2	0	19:20	—	—	38	54
Lane Hutson D	D2	1	0	1	+1	1	0.03	0	1	0	18:59	—	—	44	60
Jayden Struble D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	3	1	0	16:25	—	—	38	67
David Savard D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	3	0	18:01	—	—	33	22
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.10	4	0	4	16:36	—	—	41	34

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	W	20	20	0	.1000	2.90	59:51

Goal anatomy

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

Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) 1st 8:05 · assists Jayden Struble, Nick Suzuki · Deflection · carried in · 43.4 mph shot · 6.8 s from entry to goal.

Juraj Slafkovský · 1st 8:05 · MTL

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 43.4 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 6.8 s
Type: deflection

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Patrik Laine · 1st 17:37 · MTL

Play: deflection
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 27.8 mph
Distance: 60 ft
Entry to goal: 7.6 s

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Nick Suzuki · 2nd 10:04 · MTL PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 65.8 mph
Distance: 28 ft

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Lane Hutson · 3rd 10:22 · MTL PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 2
Shot: 38.1 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Type: deflection

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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.

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Montreal CanadiensFeb 25, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Montreal Canadiens rout Carolina Hurricanes 4–0

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Carolina Hurricanes

Montreal Canadiens

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Montreal Canadiens

Goal anatomy

Juraj Slafkovský · 1st 8:05 · MTL

Patrik Laine · 1st 17:37 · MTL

Nick Suzuki · 2nd 10:04 · MTL PP

Lane Hutson · 3rd 10:22 · MTL PP