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Florida Panthers vs. Montreal CanadiensApr 1, 2025

Final / OT· Centre Bell
away
FLA
2
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home
MTL
3
Goals123OTTShots123OTT
FLA11002FLA5139027
MTL10113MTL974121
FLA 70MTL 49
FLA 2.94MTL 3.22
PP goals
FLA 1MTL 0
Hits
FLA 17MTL 11
Blocks
FLA 16MTL 20
PIM
FLA 6MTL 6
FLA 49%MTL 51%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens edge Florida Panthers 3–2 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Florida Panthers 3–2 in overtime at home. Lane Hutson (MTL) led the scoring with 0G 3A. FLA's first power-play unit (Marchand, Jones, Reinhart, Bennett and Samoskevich) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:36 together.

  1. Points
    Lane Hutson had 3 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 26:12.Hutson
  2. Points
    Nick Suzuki had two goals (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:30.Suzuki
  3. PP1
    FLA's first power-play unit (Marchand, Jones, Reinhart, Bennett and Samoskevich) scored 1 power-play goal on 2 attempts in 2:36 together.MarchandJonesReinhartBennettSamoskevich
  4. Usage
    Nico Sturm (FLA) played 0:34, −10:00 down on his 10:34 season average over 61 games.Sturm
  5. New line
    New look for FLA: Marchand–Bennett–Rodrigues skated 5:19 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (28.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.MarchandBennettRodrigues
  6. Usage
    Cole Caufield (MTL) played 22:30, +4:29 up on his 18:01 season average over 81 games.Caufield
  7. Usage
    Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) played 21:31, +4:13 up on his 17:18 season average over 78 games.Slafkovský
  8. Usage
    Lane Hutson (MTL) played 26:12, +3:31 up on his 22:41 season average over 81 games.Hutson

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.

Shot map, FLA at MTL: 119 attempts, 48 on goal, 5 goals, 6.16 expected goals; best chance Nick Suzuki at 0.67 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← FLA attacks left (bottom on phones)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • MTL
  • FLA
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 119 of 119 attempts · MTL 49 · FLA 70

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, FLA at MTL: expected goals 3.22 to 2.94 (MTL led the chances), shot attempts 49 to 70, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTMTLFLAAMSSSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:29
  • MTL
  • FLA
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MTLFLAcontrol2nd3rdOTAnderson · 1st 4:43Mikkola · 1st 10:37Samoskevich · 2nd 18:47Suzuki · 3rd 19:51Suzuki · OT 0:29
  • MTL pressure
  • FLA pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: FLA 35% of the game, MTL 31%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, FLA at MTL: 38 players over 60:29; most ice Samuel Montembeault (59:25) for MTL and Vitek Vanecek (60:10) for FLA, 5 goals.

MTL
FLA
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
StatFLAMTL
7144
2.722.30
2.542.21
108
55
1212
−0.006+0.006
35%31%

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.

Florida Panthers

Current FLA line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 4:43
    MTLJosh Anderson (Kaiden Guhle, Lane Hutson)tip-in0.05 xG
    FLA: Marchand, Bennett, Bjornfot, Samoskevich, BalinskisMTL: Gallagher, Anderson, Dvorak, Guhle, Hutson
    FLA 0 – 1 MTL
  2. 10:37
    FLANiko Mikkola (Anton Lundell)wrist0.01 xG
    FLA: Schmidt, Mikkola, Boqvist, Luostarinen, LundellMTL: Savard, Evans, Struble, Newhook, Heineman
    FLA 1 – 1 MTL

2nd period

  1. 18:47
    FLAMackie SamoskevichPP (Seth Jones)snap0.09 xG
    FLA: Marchand, Jones, Reinhart, Bennett, SamoskevichMTL: Dvorak, Evans, Carrier, Guhle
    FLA 2 – 1 MTL

3rd period

  1. 19:51
    MTLNick Suzuki (Lane Hutson, Juraj Slafkovský)backhand0.67 xG
    FLA: Barkov, Jones, Reinhart, Bennett, ForslingMTL: Matheson, Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský
    FLA 2 – 2 MTL

OT period

  1. 0:29
    MTLNick Suzuki (Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson)wrap-around0.47 xG
    FLA: Barkov, Jones, ReinhartMTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson
    FLA 2 – 3 MTL

Box score

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

Florida Panthers

FLA skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Anton Lundell CL1011+130.4402019:11——6043
Eetu Luostarinen CL1000+100.0024018:57——7454
Jesper Boqvist CL1000+110.0712016:03——5720
Sam Reinhart CL2000-220.4122021:18——7787
Aleksander Barkov CL2000-240.5110218:27——7591
Carter Verhaeghe CL2000010.1621016:09——6270
Sam Bennett CL3000-220.2900419:15——4634
Brad Marchand LL3000-100.0001017:34——5743
Evan Rodrigues CL3000010.1430012:11——5323
Seth Jones DD1011-230.0611027:28——6775
Gustav Forsling DD1000-140.1200024:53——7487
Nate Schmidt DD2000+110.0523022:17——5742
Niko Mikkola DD2101+120.0910022:04——5533
Uvis Balinskis DD3000-100.0300010:42——5242
Tobias Bjornfot DD3000-100.021009:46——5861
Mackie Samoskevich R—101-130.5600013:46——4841
A.J. Greer L—000000.001005:11——5086
Nico Sturm C—000000.000000:34——100100
FLA goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Vitek Vanecek(start)O21183.8573.2260:10

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1202+221.1401023:30——3034
Cole Caufield RL1011+220.3610022:30——2524
Juraj Slafkovský LL1011+110.0923221:31——2524
Christian Dvorak CL2000+100.0101014:30——5368
Brendan Gallagher RL2000+110.1301014:03——5969
Josh Anderson RL2101+130.4300013:41——5766
Alex Newhook CL3000-110.0610017:05——3653
Patrik Laine LL3000+130.3700214:35——3676
Emil Heineman LL3000-100.1120210:05——4453
Jake Evans CL4000-100.0003013:44——4787
Joel Armia RL4000010.1100010:42——2928
Michael Pezzetta LL4000000.003005:54——200
Lane Hutson DD1033+330.0901026:12——5260
Kaiden Guhle DD1011+130.1921021:15——5059
Mike Matheson DD2000+100.0102025:39——2727
Alexandre Carrier DD2000000.0004020:06——3329
David Savard DD3000-110.1201011:32——3372
Jayden Struble DD3000-100.0002011:13——4093
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)W27252.9262.9459:25

Goal anatomy

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

Josh Anderson (MTL) 1st 4:43 · assists Kaiden Guhle, Lane Hutson · Deflection · passed in · 26.3 mph shot · 9.4 s from entry to goal.

Josh Anderson · 1st 4:43 · MTL

Play
deflection
Entry
pass
Odd man
No
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
26.3 mph
Distance
9 ft
Entry to goal
9.4 s
Type
deflection

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Nick Suzuki · 3rd 19:51 · MTL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
8.1 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
4.5 s
Type
rebound

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