Game Recap
The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on November 28, 2025. Despite the result, the Vegas Golden Knights held the edge in expected goals (8.77 to 6.54) at 5-on-5, indicating the Montreal Canadiens received favorable bounces or strong goaltending. The Vegas Golden Knights created 14 high-danger scoring chances compared to 10 from the Montreal Canadiens at 5-on-5. Brandon Saad was the most dangerous skater with 1.50 individual expected goals on 0 shots at 5-on-5. The Vegas Golden Knights outshot the Montreal Canadiens 31-19 in total shots on goal.
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- xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Montreal Canadiens vs Vegas Golden Knights progressed on Nov 28, 2025
- Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
- Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
- Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
- Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations
MTL4 - 1VGK
Nov 28, 2025 · Regular Season
Overview
| Period | Corsi | Fenwick | Shots | SC | HDSC | xG | Goals | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | ||
| VGK | P1 | 29 | 11 | 72.5 | 19 | 9 | 67.9 | 11 | 6 | 64.7 | 20 | 6 | 76.9 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 4.69 | 2.22 | 67.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| P2 | 24 | 16 | 60.0 | 20 | 13 | 60.6 | 11 | 5 | 68.8 | 13 | 10 | 56.5 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 3.19 | 2.38 | 57.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| P3 | 22 | 14 | 61.1 | 11 | 11 | 50.0 | 9 | 8 | 52.9 | 20 | 8 | 71.4 | 9 | 4 | 69.2 | 4.16 | 3.36 | 55.3 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | |
| Total | 75 | 41 | 64.7 | 50 | 33 | 60.2 | 31 | 19 | 62.0 | 53 | 24 | 68.8 | 19 | 11 | 63.3 | 12.04 | 7.96 | 60.2 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | |
| MTL | P1 | 11 | 29 | 27.5 | 9 | 19 | 32.1 | 6 | 11 | 35.3 | 6 | 20 | 23.1 | 4 | 9 | 30.8 | 2.22 | 4.69 | 32.1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| P2 | 16 | 24 | 40.0 | 13 | 20 | 39.4 | 5 | 11 | 31.3 | 10 | 13 | 43.5 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 2.38 | 3.19 | 42.7 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| P3 | 14 | 22 | 38.9 | 11 | 11 | 50.0 | 8 | 9 | 47.1 | 8 | 20 | 28.6 | 4 | 9 | 30.8 | 3.36 | 4.16 | 44.7 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | |
| Total | 41 | 75 | 35.3 | 33 | 50 | 39.8 | 19 | 31 | 38.0 | 24 | 53 | 31.2 | 11 | 19 | 36.7 | 7.96 | 12.04 | 39.8 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | |
Win Probability
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Shot Density Heatmap
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Player Matchup Grid
This grid shows how every skater on the home team (VGK) performed against every skater on the away team (MTL) when they were on the ice at the same time.
- Rows = VGK players, Columns = MTL players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
- Green = the VGK player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
- Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
- Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.
| VGK ↓ / MTL → | Suzuki | Evans | Veleno | Kapanen | Slafkovský | Texier | Xhekaj | Caufield | Anderson | Bolduc | Gallagher | Demidov | Matheson | Dobson | Hutson | Carrier | Struble | Xhekaj |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eichel | 44 | 74 | 56 | 67 | 50 | 33 | 50 | 43 | 68 | 56 | 25 | 57 | 43 | 73 | 58 | 71 | 53 | 14 |
| Hertl | 29 | 86 | 69 | 50 | 25 | 73 | 83 | 33 | 83 | 50 | 100 | 20 | 64 | 95 | 44 | 73 | 40 | 55 |
| Howden | 36 | 67 | 25 | 86 | 88 | 67 | 25 | 36 | 67 | 30 | 25 | 80 | 67 | 58 | 38 | 50 | 50 | 67 |
| Sissons | 25 | 88 | 75 | 50 | 33 | 75 | 75 | 100 | 86 | — | 100 | 33 | 80 | 100 | 67 | 82 | 40 | 82 |
| Barbashev | 36 | 50 | 60 | 71 | 63 | 43 | 60 | 33 | 50 | 47 | 33 | 67 | 40 | 44 | 58 | 50 | 60 | 0 |
| Saad | 33 | 73 | 75 | 50 | 20 | 80 | 83 | 50 | 70 | 50 | 100 | 25 | 80 | 89 | 43 | 60 | 40 | 56 |
| Bowman | 40 | 44 | 60 | 78 | 64 | 38 | 60 | 37 | 45 | 53 | 33 | 67 | 45 | 50 | 61 | 50 | 64 | 29 |
| Stone | 50 | 89 | 50 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 40 | 54 | 88 | 44 | 40 | 67 | 68 | 79 | 50 | 76 | 33 | 60 |
| Marner | 43 | 82 | 38 | 78 | 67 | 50 | 0 | 45 | 80 | 44 | 0 | 67 | 65 | 79 | 36 | 75 | 25 | 60 |
| Dorofeyev | 25 | 85 | 67 | 50 | 25 | 70 | 75 | 25 | 82 | 25 | 100 | 33 | 64 | 94 | 40 | 73 | 29 | 55 |
| Kolesar | 25 | 88 | 73 | 50 | 33 | 75 | 75 | 100 | 86 | — | 100 | 0 | 80 | 100 | 67 | 80 | 40 | 80 |
| Smith | 25 | 88 | 75 | 50 | 33 | 75 | 75 | 100 | 86 | — | 100 | 33 | 80 | 100 | 67 | 82 | 40 | 82 |
| Theodore | 48 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 47 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 54 | 50 | 67 | 44 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 50 | 45 | 55 |
| Hanifin | 39 | 75 | 88 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 85 | 38 | 73 | 50 | 72 | 67 | 70 | 78 | 59 | 85 | 58 | 58 |
| Korczak | 23 | 87 | 40 | 50 | 43 | 81 | 50 | 30 | 88 | 33 | 33 | 40 | 58 | 85 | 43 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| McNabb | 50 | 33 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 33 | 33 | 47 | 29 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 31 | 33 | 63 | 50 | 60 | 40 |
| Whitecloud | 40 | 50 | 82 | 75 | 71 | 60 | 80 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 91 | 67 | 73 | 64 | 50 | 73 | 56 | 71 |
| Hutton | 17 | 69 | 25 | 83 | 60 | 69 | 33 | 33 | 69 | 0 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 82 | 27 | 60 | 25 | 70 |
