Final
CAR at MTL game report
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. ET · Centre Bell
Hurricanes beat the Canadiens 6–4 and earned it, out-chancing them 3.3–2.0 in expected goals and 13–11 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
- 4Goals6
- 2.00Expected goals3.26
- 0.825-on-5 expected goals2.16
- 11High-danger chances13
- 20Shots on goal34
- 38Shot attempts68
- 215-on-5 shot attempts53
- 7:27Power-play time6:44
5-on-5 shares for MTL: 28.4% of shot attempts, 27.5% of expected goals.
Expected goals leave out shots at an empty net (MTL 0.00, CAR 1.30); they're in the “Other” row of By strength.
Expected goals through the game
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish. Shots at an empty net add no step.
Shot map
By strength
| MTL at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 39:22 | 21–53 | 0.82–2.16 | 2–4 |
| Power play | 7:27 | 9–6 | 0.45–0.51 | 1–1 |
| Shorthanded | 6:44 | 1–4 | 0.24–0.41 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 6:27 | 7–5 | 0.49–1.49 | 1–1 |
Read pairs as MTL–CAR. “Power play” means MTL had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes MTL | 28/33 | .848 | 3.26 | -1.74 |
| Brandon Bussi CAR | 16/20 | .800 | 2.00 | -2.00 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Player ratings
Out of 10, from each player's Game Score (goals, assists, shots, blocks, penalties, faceoffs and 5-on-5 shot and goal differential while on the ice) compared with every NHL game of the last two seasons. 6 is above average, 7 very good, 8 excellent. Goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. ★ = top three of the night. How ratings work
Average ratingCanadiens5.4Hurricanes7.0
| ★Top three of the night: Sebastian AhoFCAR | 9.1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19:56 | 83.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Taylor HallFCAR | 8.7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13:07 | 66.7 |
| ★Top three of the night: Jaccob SlavinDCAR | 8.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21:17 | 69.6 |
| Zachary BolducFMTL | 8.1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14:07 | 55.6 |
| Eric RobinsonFCAR | 7.9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8:03 | 71.4 |
| Mark JankowskiFCAR | 7.8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12:37 | 66.7 |
| Jalen ChatfieldDCAR | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22:02 | 66.7 |
| Andrei SvechnikovFCAR | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:09 | 78.9 |
| Jackson BlakeFCAR | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:45 | 73.9 |
| Alexandre TexierFMTL | 7.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:50 | 60.0 |
| Chris KreiderFMTL | 7.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:30 | 16.7 |
| Shayne GostisbehereDCAR | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:39 | 88.2 |
| Nikolaj EhlersFCAR | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15:53 | 58.8 |
| K'Andre MillerDCAR | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:08 | 71.8 |
| Phillip DanaultFMTL | 6.9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13:50 | 44.4 |
| Nick SuzukiFMTL | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21:49 | 21.4 |
| Lane HutsonDMTL | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 29:21 | 41.2 |
| Logan StankovenFCAR | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:42 | 69.7 |
| William CarrierFCAR | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:10 | 85.0 |
| Jordan MartinookFCAR | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:55 | 70.8 |
| Mike ReillyDCAR | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:22 | 81.8 |
| Jordan StaalFCAR | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:49 | 66.7 |
| Sean WalkerDCAR | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:20 | 63.6 |
| Alexandre CarrierDMTL | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:11 | 42.9 |
| Jesperi KotkaniemiFCAR | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:53 | 60.0 |
| Alex NewhookFMTL | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:38 | 17.9 |
| Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:43 | 11.5 |
| Jakub DobesGMTL | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | — | 57:13 | — |
| Cole CaufieldFMTL | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:45 | 25.0 |
| Brandon BussiGCAR | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | — | 60:00 | — |
| Noah DobsonDMTL | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:17 | 26.9 |
| Josh AndersonFMTL | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:30 | 36.4 |
| Kirby DachFMTL | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:38 | 16.7 |
| Florian XhekajFMTL | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:48 | 29.4 |
| Mike MathesonDMTL | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:32 | 25.9 |
| Jake EvansFMTL | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:19 | 36.0 |
| Arber XhekajDMTL | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:12 | 6.3 |
| Jayden StrubleDMTL | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:05 | 5.0 |
Lines used
Each team's most-used forward lines and defence pairs at 5 on 5, from the NHL's shift charts · time together · shot attempts for–against · expected goals for–against
Canadiens
Forward lines
- Anderson – Evans – Xhekaj6:59 · 4–10 · xG 0.1–0.4
- Danault – Texier – Bolduc6:54 · 4–4 · xG 0.4–0.1
- Kreider – Suzuki – Caufield5:35 · 2–5 · xG 0.1–0.1
- Dach – Newhook – Slafkovský5:00 · 2–13 · xG 0.0–0.6
Defence pairs
- Matheson – Dobson10:56 · 2–12 · xG 0.1–0.5
- Carrier – Hutson9:14 · 8–11 · xG 0.4–0.2
- Struble – Xhekaj4:30 · 1–13 · xG 0.0–0.9
Hurricanes
Forward lines
- Carrier – Aho – Svechnikov7:52 · 8–2 · xG 0.3–0.1
- Staal – Martinook – Ehlers7:50 · 8–5 · xG 0.3–0.1
- Hall – Stankoven – Blake7:14 · 12–6 · xG 0.4–0.1
- Jankowski – Robinson – Kotkaniemi5:04 · 2–2 · xG 0.2–0.3
Defence pairs
- Walker – Miller13:14 · 20–11 · xG 0.5–0.3
- Slavin – Chatfield12:45 · 14–7 · xG 0.5–0.2
- Reilly – Gostisbehere9:53 · 7–2 · xG 0.3–0.3
Three stars
Scoring
Period 1
- 02:25CAR T. Hall (from J. Blake)1–0
- 03:23MTL Z. Bolduc (from P. Danault, A. Texier)1–1
- 04:27MTL N. Suzuki (from C. Kreider, L. Hutson)1–2
- 09:22CAR E. Robinson (from J. Chatfield, M. Jankowski)2–2
- 12:54MTL Z. Bolduc pp (from A. Newhook, A. Texier)2–3
Period 2
- 03:56CAR S. Aho pp (from N. Ehlers, S. Gostisbehere)3–3
- 13:24CAR M. Jankowski (from E. Robinson)4–3
Period 3
- 12:21CAR T. Hall (from J. Slavin, S. Aho)5–3
- 16:57MTL J. Slafkovský (from C. Kreider, N. Suzuki)5–4
- 18:45CAR A. Svechnikov (from S. Aho, J. Slavin)6–4