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Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Montreal CanadiensDec 20, 2025

Final· Centre Bell
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PIT
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MTL
4
Goals123TShots123T
PIT0000PIT951731
MTL2114MTL105621
PIT 69MTL 50
PIT 3.67MTL 5.01
PP goals
PIT 0MTL 1
Hits
PIT 24MTL 16
Blocks
PIT 13MTL 16
PIM
PIT 2MTL 6
PIT 61%MTL 39%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens rout Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0

Montreal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 at home. Josh Anderson (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 0A. Jake Evans (MTL) played 1:57, −13:36 down on his 15:33 season average over 67 games.

  1. Points
    Josh Anderson had two goals (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:12.Anderson
  2. Usage
    Jake Evans (MTL) played 1:57, −13:36 down on his 15:33 season average over 67 games.Evans
  3. Luck
    PIT scored 0 goals on 3.67 expected goals (69 attempts), well short of its chances.
  4. New line
    New look for PIT: Rakell–Mantha–Brazeau skated 8:21 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (90.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.RakellManthaBrazeau
  5. Usage
    Owen Beck (MTL) played 13:18, +4:21 up on his 8:57 season average over 14 games.Beck
  6. Usage
    Oliver Kapanen (MTL) played 18:10, +3:44 up on his 14:26 season average over 81 games.Kapanen
  7. Usage
    Joseph Veleno (MTL) played 16:26, +4:25 up on his 12:01 season average over 60 games.Veleno
  8. Usage
    Alexandre Carrier (MTL) played 22:22, +3:20 up on his 19:02 season average over 72 games.Carrier

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, PIT at MTL: 119 attempts, 52 on goal, 4 goals, 8.68 expected goals; best chance Juraj Slafkovský at 0.56 xG.

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

Showing 119 of 119 attempts · MTL 50 · PIT 69

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, PIT at MTL: expected goals 5.01 to 3.67 (MTL led the chances), shot attempts 50 to 69, 4 goals.

0.02.04.06.01st2nd3rdMTLPITSBAAnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • MTL
  • PIT
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MTLPITcontrol2nd3rdSlafkovský · 1st 16:41Beck · 1st 18:49Anderson · 2nd 12:14Anderson · 3rd 17:02
  • MTL pressure
  • PIT pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: PIT 21% of the game, MTL 33%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, PIT at MTL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Jacob Fowler (60:00) for MTL and Stuart Skinner (55:38) for PIT, 4 goals.

MTL
PIT
goals / penalties
  • Even strength
  • Power play
  • Penalty kill
  • Goal
  • Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

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

Matchup matrix

Head-to-head matrix, MTL rows versus PIT columns: 218 matchups; most common Dobson vs Novak, 12:07 at 26% xGF.

MTL ↓ · PIT →CrosbyRustNovakKindelMcGroartyKoivunenHayesAcciariDewarManthaRakellBrazeauKarlssonWotherspoonSheaCliftonLetangKulakL1 SuzukiL1 CaufieldL1 BolducL2 KapanenL2 SlafkovskýL2 DemidovL3 VelenoL3 GallagherL3 BeckD1 HutsonD1 CarrierD2 MathesonD2 DobsonD3 XhekajD3 Engstrom
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
StatPITMTL
6544
3.182.31
3.052.19
1912
21
1223
+0.046−0.046
21%33%

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.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 16:41
    MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP (Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki)snap0.18 xG
    PIT: Karlsson, Wotherspoon, Acciari, DewarMTL: Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, Slafkovský, Demidov
    PIT 0 – 1 MTL
  2. 18:49
    MTLOwen Beck (Brendan Gallagher, Lane Hutson)snap0.09 xG
    PIT: Karlsson, Rakell, Mantha, Wotherspoon, BrazeauMTL: Gallagher, Carrier, Veleno, Beck, Hutson
    PIT 0 – 2 MTL

2nd period

  1. 12:14
    MTLJosh AndersonSH (Oliver Kapanen)snap0.17 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, ManthaMTL: Matheson, Anderson, Texier, Dobson
    PIT 0 – 3 MTL

3rd period

  1. 17:02
    MTLJosh AndersonENwrist0.28 xG
    PIT: Crosby, Letang, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell, ManthaMTL: Matheson, Anderson, Dobson, Kapanen, Slafkovský
    PIT 0 – 4 MTL

Box score

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

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Sidney Crosby CL1000-230.2920021:09——3644
Bryan Rust RL1000-230.4412021:02——4560
Tommy Novak CL1000040.2621017:52——5060
Ben Kindel CL2000010.0101014:40——6048
Rutger McGroarty RL2000010.0510012:32——6435
Ville Koivunen RL2000020.1600012:05——5731
Kevin Hayes RL3000020.3310213:44——7480
Noel Acciari CL3000010.1311013:01——5653
Connor Dewar CL3000020.3210012:20——4651
Anthony Mantha RL4000-320.2710018:29——9488
Rickard Rakell RL4000-350.7711017:48——8380
Justin Brazeau RL4000-100.3930014:28——9091
Erik Karlsson DD1000-320.0711024:29——6663
Parker Wotherspoon DD1000-110.0511020:06——6563
Ryan Shea DD2000010.0610017:08——5943
Connor Clifton DD2000010.0260015:18——6457
Kris Letang DD3000-100.0612021:48——5050
Brett Kulak DD3000000.0003015:32——4855
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Stuart Skinner(start)L20173.8502.4855:38

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1011020.0302219:13——5552
Cole Caufield RL1011010.8300015:25——7186
Zachary Bolduc RL1000010.2900014:13——6369
Oliver Kapanen CL2011+100.0012018:10——2218
Juraj Slafkovský LL2101+121.3003016:33——1816
Ivan Demidov RL2000000.0010014:21——2211
Joseph Veleno CL3000+120.4542016:26——5045
Brendan Gallagher RL3011+110.0500013:58——3325
Owen Beck CL3101+120.1730013:18——4341
Lane Hutson DD1011+100.0013223:50——2842
Alexandre Carrier DD1000+100.0001022:22——3556
Mike Matheson DD2000+210.4301026:48——5044
Noah Dobson DD2000+220.0301021:53——5025
Arber Xhekaj DD3000010.0820213:19——4134
Adam Engstrom DD3000020.0400011:12——5038
Josh Anderson R—202+241.3121016:12——2444
Alexandre Texier L—000+100.0010014:50——3038
Jake Evans C—000000.001001:57——100—
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jacob Fowler(start)W31310.10003.6760:00

Goal anatomy

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

Juraj Slafkovský (MTL PP) 1st 16:41 · assists Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki · Forecheck turnover · 51.4 mph shot.

Owen Beck · 1st 18:49 · MTL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
59.7 mph
Distance
34 ft
Entry to goal
1.8 s

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Josh Anderson · 2nd 12:14 · MTL SH

Play
odd-man-rush
Entry
loose
Odd man
1-on-0
Passes
0
Shot
54.8 mph
Distance
23 ft
Entry to goal
2.1 s

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