Edmonton Oilers vs. Montreal CanadiensDec 14, 2025

FinalSunday, Dec 14, 2025· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
EDM	0	0	1	1		EDM	12	6	10	28
MTL	0	2	2	4		MTL	10	12	5	27

: EDM 57MTL 49
: EDM 3.96MTL 3.74
PP goals: EDM 1MTL 2
Hits: EDM 17MTL 20
Blocks: EDM 12MTL 11
PIM: EDM 8MTL 10
: EDM 51%MTL 49%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Edmonton Oilers 4–1 at home. Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 2A. MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:27 together.

Points
Juraj Slafkovský had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:28.Slafkovský
Points
Lane Hutson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 21:17.Hutson
PP1
MTL's first power-play unit (Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský and Demidov) scored 2 power-play goals on 4 attempts in 2:27 together.Suzuki Caufield Hutson Slafkovský Demidov
PP1
EDM's first power-play unit (Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid and Bouchard) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:59 together.Hyman Nugent-Hopkins Draisaitl McDavid Bouchard
Luck
EDM scored 1 goal on 3.96 expected goals (57 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for MTL: Anderson–Evans–Texier skated 8:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (53.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Anderson Evans Texier
Usage
Evan Bouchard (EDM) played 29:49, +5:12 up on his 24:37 season average over 81 games.Bouchard
New line
New look for EDM: Lazar–Mangiapane–Jones skated 4:09 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (25% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Lazar Mangiapane Jones

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

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

MTL
EDM
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 106 of 106 attempts · MTL 49 · EDM 57

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
EDM
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: EDM 28% of the game, MTL 42%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MTL

EDM

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

MTL skaters (rows) against EDM 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	EDM	MTL
	41	38
	1.60	1.97
	1.56	1.89
	8	8
	1	7
	20	25
	+0.007	−0.007
	28%	42%

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.

Edmonton Oilers

L1Hyman – Nugent-Hopkins – McDavid
8:2957% CF
L2Draisaitl – Podkolzin – Savoie
8:1260% CF
L3Henrique – Janmark – Frederic
7:3567% CF
L4Lazar – Mangiapane – Jones
4:0925% CF
D1Ekholm – Bouchard
16:0446% CF
D2Nurse – Regula
12:1146% CF
D3Emberson – Stastney
10:4456% CF

PP1Hyman – Nugent-Hopkins – Draisaitl – McDavid – Bouchard
5:5992% CF
PP2Henrique – Ekholm – Nurse – Mangiapane – Savoie
0:25
PK1FNugent-Hopkins – Lazar
1:27
PK2FJanmark – Podkolzin
1:12
PK1DEkholm – Bouchard
2:49
PK2DNurse – Emberson
1:28

Current EDM line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Bolduc
9:0453% CF
L2Anderson – Evans – Texier
8:0253% CF
L3Kapanen – Slafkovský – Demidov
7:1640% CF
L4Gallagher – Veleno – Beck
7:0729% CF
D1Matheson – Dobson
13:1548% CF
D2Carrier – Hutson
13:1037% CF
D3Struble – Engstrom
10:5943% CF

PP1Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský – Demidov
2:27100% CF
PP2Gallagher – Texier – Dobson – Bolduc – Kapanen
1:00100% CF
PK1FEvans – Kapanen
1:53
PK2FAnderson – Veleno
0:22
PK1DMatheson – Carrier
2:49
PK2DDobson – Hutson
0:00

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

2:28
MTLIvan DemidovPP (Juraj Slafkovský, Lane Hutson)snap0.11 xG
EDM: Henrique, Nurse, Regula, SavoieMTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, Demidov
EDM 0 – 1 MTL
11:58
MTLJoseph Velenosnap0.04 xG
EDM: Ekholm, Hyman, Draisaitl, McDavid, BouchardMTL: Matheson, Anderson, Evans, Carrier, Veleno
EDM 0 – 2 MTL

3rd period

3:38
MTLNick SuzukiPP (Juraj Slafkovský, Lane Hutson)deflected0.41 xG
EDM: Nugent-Hopkins, Nurse, Lazar, RegulaMTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, Demidov
EDM 0 – 3 MTL
12:29
EDMZach HymanPP (Evan Bouchard, Connor McDavid)snap0.60 xG
EDM: Hyman, Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, McDavid, BouchardMTL: Matheson, Anderson, Evans, Carrier
EDM 1 – 3 MTL
13:52
MTLAlexandre Texier (Jayden Struble)snap0.18 xG
EDM: Henrique, Janmark, Nurse, Frederic, RegulaMTL: Gallagher, Texier, Struble, Kapanen, Engstrom
EDM 1 – 4 MTL

Box score

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

Edmonton Oilers

EDM skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Connor McDavid C	L1	0	1	1	-1	3	0.78	1	1	0	25:52	—	—	46	30
Zach Hyman L	L1	1	0	1	-1	2	0.89	2	1	0	24:52	—	—	48	32
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	1	0	0	23:27	—	—	50	34
Leon Draisaitl C	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.67	0	0	0	25:55	—	—	50	58
Vasily Podkolzin R	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.18	1	1	0	16:43	—	—	56	53
Matt Savoie C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.24	1	0	0	12:37	—	—	65	71
Adam Henrique C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	0	2	0	13:11	—	—	63	63
Mattias Janmark C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	0	0	11:51	—	—	59	56
Trent Frederic C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.31	2	0	2	9:35	—	—	59	60
Andrew Mangiapane L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	0	0	10:02	—	—	30	6
Curtis Lazar C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.14	1	0	0	7:46	—	—	38	35
Max Jones L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	5:39	—	—	40	5
Evan Bouchard D	D1	0	1	1	-1	6	0.33	1	3	0	29:49	—	—	46	42
Mattias Ekholm D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.07	2	1	2	24:26	—	—	52	46
Darnell Nurse D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.13	1	0	0	19:09	—	—	55	37
Alec Regula D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	2	4	14:10	—	—	46	23
Ty Emberson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	12:41	—	—	60	81
Spencer Stastney D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0	1	0	11:36	—	—	55	67

EDM goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Calvin Pickard(start)	L	27	23	4	.852	3.09	55:37

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	1	0	1	0	2	0.67	0	3	0	19:41	—	—	44	56
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.26	0	0	0	14:38	—	—	53	54
Zachary Bolduc R	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	3	0	0	13:33	—	—	58	54
Jake Evans C	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	19:49	—	—	63	67
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.15	3	0	2	15:28	—	—	53	64
Alexandre Texier L	L2	1	0	1	+1	5	0.50	1	0	2	14:17	—	—	55	69
Juraj Slafkovský L	L3	0	2	2	0	3	0.49	1	1	2	16:28	—	—	35	43
Oliver Kapanen C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	2	14:33	—	—	39	50
Ivan Demidov R	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.36	0	0	2	13:16	—	—	36	45
Joseph Veleno C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.04	5	1	0	13:58	—	—	39	42
Brendan Gallagher R	L4	0	0	0	+1	4	0.33	2	1	0	12:43	—	—	47	60
Owen Beck C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	8:19	—	—	50	33
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	26:05	—	—	54	70
Noah Dobson D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.66	0	2	0	19:16	—	—	52	65
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.13	2	1	0	22:40	—	—	50	48
Lane Hutson D	D2	0	2	2	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	21:17	—	—	42	23
Jayden Struble D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	1	1	0	13:24	—	—	53	75
Adam Engstrom D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.05	0	0	0	12:36	—	—	38	48

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jakub Dobes(start)	W	28	27	1	.964	3.96	59:33

Goal anatomy

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

Zach Hyman (EDM PP) 3rd 12:29 · assists Evan Bouchard, Connor McDavid · Deflection · 11.4 mph shot.

Zach Hyman · 3rd 12:29 · EDM PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 1
Shot: 11.4 mph
Distance: 18 ft
Type: deflection

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Ivan Demidov · 2nd 2:28 · MTL PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 4
Shot: 63.9 mph
Distance: 28 ft

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Joseph Veleno · 2nd 11:58 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 48.1 mph
Distance: 19 ft

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Nick Suzuki · 3rd 3:38 · MTL PP

Play: deflection
Entry: pass
Odd man: 5-on-4
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 24.6 mph
Distance: 3 ft
Entry to goal: 4.6 s
Type: rebound

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Alexandre Texier · 3rd 13:52 · MTL

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 74.7 mph
Distance: 32 ft
Entry to goal: 2.0 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.