San Jose Sharks vs. Montreal CanadiensFeb 27, 2025

Final / OTThursday, Feb 27, 2025· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
SJS	2	1	0	0	3		SJS	7	10	7	2	26
MTL	2	0	1	1	4		MTL	13	6	12	2	33

: SJS 66MTL 59
: SJS 3.00MTL 3.14
PP goals: SJS 0MTL 0
Hits: SJS 33MTL 39
Blocks: SJS 21MTL 20
PIM: SJS 9MTL 5
: SJS 44%MTL 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens edge San Jose Sharks 4–3 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat San Jose Sharks 4–3 in overtime at home. Nick Suzuki (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Collin Graf (SJS) played 10:53, −5:08 down on his 16:01 season average over 32 games.

Points
Nick Suzuki had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 3 shots in 22:07.Suzuki
Points
Cole Caufield had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 19:20.Caufield
Points
Will Smith had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:59.Smith
Points
Alexander Wennberg had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 20:43.Wennberg
Usage
Collin Graf (SJS) played 10:53, −5:08 down on his 16:01 season average over 32 games.Graf
New line
New look for SJS: Goodrow–Kunin–Dellandrea skated 10:27 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (56.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Goodrow Kunin Dellandrea
New line
New look for SJS: Kostin–Sturm–Graf skated 6:41 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (37.5% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kostin Sturm Graf
Usage
Juraj Slafkovský (MTL) played 21:04, +3:46 up on his 17:18 season average over 78 games.Slafkovský

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

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

MTL
SJS
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 125 of 125 attempts · MTL 59 · SJS 66

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
SJS
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: SJS 32% 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

MTL

SJS

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	SJS	MTL
	74	58
	3.28	2.53
	3.19	2.47
	17	8
	8	4
	30	32
	−0.050	+0.051
	32%	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.

San Jose Sharks

L1Toffoli – Eklund – Celebrini
16:2071% CF
L2Wennberg – Zetterlund – Smith
13:1848% CF
L3Goodrow – Kunin – Dellandrea
10:2757% CF
L4Kostin – Sturm – Graf
6:4138% CF
D1Ferraro – Mukhamadullin
13:5661% CF
D2Vlasic – Liljegren
13:5452% CF
D3Walman – Thrun
11:3629% CF

PK1FWennberg – Sturm
0:59
PK2FGoodrow – Kunin
0:41
PK1DWalman – Ferraro
3:55

Current SJS line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
13:5846% CF
L2Armia – Evans – Heineman
9:3950% CF
L3Gallagher – Anderson – Dvorak
9:1441% CF
L4Laine – Newhook – Beck
8:5344% CF
D1Matheson – Carrier
18:5128% CF
D2Struble – Hutson
11:0975% CF
D3Savard – Xhekaj
8:0848% CF

PP1Laine – Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský
2:13100% CF
PP2Gallagher – Armia – Matheson – Newhook – Heineman
1:41100% CF

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.

San Jose Sharks

SJS skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Macklin Celebrini C	L1	0	0	0	-2	4	0.47	1	1	0	21:20	—	—	72	71
William Eklund L	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.20	2	2	0	20:43	—	—	72	71
Tyler Toffoli C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.30	1	0	0	16:54	—	—	72	66
Alexander Wennberg C	L2	0	2	2	+1	1	0.15	0	2	0	20:43	—	—	53	65
Fabian Zetterlund L	L2	1	0	1	+1	4	0.56	2	0	0	16:52	—	—	48	59
Will Smith C	L2	1	1	2	0	4	0.39	0	0	0	15:59	—	—	56	66
Luke Kunin C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.15	4	1	0	15:38	—	—	50	42
Ty Dellandrea C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.21	6	0	0	13:35	—	—	52	35
Barclay Goodrow C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	1	0	5	13:07	—	—	52	42
Collin Graf R	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	10:53	—	—	44	47
Nico Sturm C	L4	1	0	1	0	1	0.28	4	0	0	10:23	—	—	48	55
Klim Kostin C	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.01	3	0	0	7:30	—	—	35	38
Mario Ferraro D	D1	0	0	0	+3	0	0.01	4	2	0	24:52	—	—	66	74
Shakir Mukhamadullin D	D1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.04	2	3	2	18:07	—	—	64	63
Timothy Liljegren D	D2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.21	1	0	0	20:43	—	—	57	54
Marc-Edouard Vlasic D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	3	0	18:36	—	—	60	52
Jake Walman D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	1	6	0	27:55	—	—	54	57
Henry Thrun D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	1	0	12:13	—	—	26	25

SJS goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Alexandar Georgiev(start)	O	33	29	4	.879	3.14	63:21

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	2	1	3	+2	3	0.22	1	3	0	22:07	—	—	36	24
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.24	6	0	0	21:04	—	—	48	32
Cole Caufield R	L1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.41	1	0	0	19:20	—	—	44	34
Jake Evans C	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	15:26	—	—	55	59
Joel Armia R	L2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.38	0	0	0	13:51	—	—	52	53
Emil Heineman L	L2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.17	4	0	0	13:35	—	—	50	45
Christian Dvorak C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	2	1	0	17:12	—	—	34	40
Brendan Gallagher R	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.31	2	0	0	16:02	—	—	41	41
Josh Anderson R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.39	3	1	0	13:20	—	—	39	46
Alex Newhook C	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.41	1	0	0	14:14	—	—	44	47
Patrik Laine L	L4	0	1	1	0	3	0.30	0	1	0	12:58	—	—	45	51
Owen Beck C	L4	0	1	1	0	2	0.25	2	1	0	11:34	—	—	41	51
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	2	2	0	27:25	—	—	35	38
Alexandre Carrier D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	4	0	23:09	—	—	34	49
Lane Hutson D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	0	0	0	25:08	—	—	59	50
Jayden Struble D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.00	6	3	5	15:15	—	—	58	49
David Savard D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	3	4	0	17:35	—	—	32	31
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:48	—	—	48	48

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	W	26	23	3	.885	3.00	63:21

Goal anatomy

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

Fabian Zetterlund (SJS) 1st 3:56 · assists Will Smith, Alexander Wennberg · Rush · loose puck · 4.4 mph shot · 5.2 s from entry to goal.

Fabian Zetterlund · 1st 3:56 · SJS

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 4.4 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 5.2 s

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Nick Suzuki · 1st 6:49 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 63.6 mph
Distance: 36 ft
Entry to goal: 2.2 s
Type: one-timer

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Nico Sturm · 1st 12:38 · SJS

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 37.1 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Entry to goal: 4.0 s
Type: rebound

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Nick Suzuki · 1st 19:04 · MTL

Play: faceoff
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 44.0 mph
Distance: 31 ft

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Will Smith · 2nd 17:21 · SJS

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 80.5 mph
Distance: 21 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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Alex Newhook · 3rd 2:22 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 7.3 mph
Distance: 10 ft
Entry to goal: 7.2 s

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Cole Caufield · OT 3:21 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 19.3 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 3.9 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.

San Jose Sharks vs. Montreal CanadiensFeb 27, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Montreal Canadiens edge San Jose Sharks 4–3 (OT)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

San Jose Sharks

Montreal Canadiens

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Box score

San Jose Sharks

Montreal Canadiens

Goal anatomy

Fabian Zetterlund · 1st 3:56 · SJS

Nick Suzuki · 1st 6:49 · MTL

Nico Sturm · 1st 12:38 · SJS

Nick Suzuki · 1st 19:04 · MTL

Will Smith · 2nd 17:21 · SJS

Alex Newhook · 3rd 2:22 · MTL

Cole Caufield · OT 3:21 · MTL