Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins — December 21, 2025 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 in a shootout on December 21, 2025. The Pittsburgh Penguins controlled play with 59.6% Corsi and generated 10.17 expected goals compared to 4.46 from the Montreal Canadiens at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Pittsburgh Penguins created 17 high-danger scoring chances compared to 7 from the Montreal Canadiens at 5-on-5. Rickard Rakell scored 2 goals. Ben Kindel was the most dangerous skater with 1.79 individual expected goals on 3 shots at 5-on-5. The Pittsburgh Penguins outshot the Montreal Canadiens 34-28 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins progressed on Dec 21, 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
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MTL3 - 4PIT (SO)

Dec 21, 2025 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
PIT	P1	20	18	52.6	15	12	55.6	14	8	63.6	13	14	48.1	9	7	56.3	4.51	2.53	64.1	2	1	66.7
	P2	32	12	72.7	21	10	67.7	14	8	63.6	19	8	70.4	10	1	90.9	4.90	1.53	76.2	1	1	50.0
	P3	22	16	57.9	14	11	56.0	2	6	25.0	14	9	60.9	5	2	71.4	2.27	1.62	58.4	0	1	0.0
	OT	1	9	10.0	1	8	11.1	1	3	25.0	1	7	12.5	0	4	0.0	0.17	2.40	6.6	0	0	—
	SO	3	3	50.0	3	3	50.0	3	3	50.0	3	3	50.0	3	3	50.0	1.45	1.62	47.3	2	1	66.7
	Total	78	58	57.4	54	44	55.1	34	28	54.8	50	41	54.9	27	17	61.4	13.30	9.69	57.9	5	4	55.6
MTL	P1	18	20	47.4	12	15	44.4	8	14	36.4	14	13	51.9	7	9	43.8	2.53	4.51	35.9	1	2	33.3
	P2	12	32	27.3	10	21	32.3	8	14	36.4	8	19	29.6	1	10	9.1	1.53	4.90	23.8	1	1	50.0
	P3	16	22	42.1	11	14	44.0	6	2	75.0	9	14	39.1	2	5	28.6	1.62	2.27	41.6	1	0	100.0
	OT	9	1	90.0	8	1	88.9	3	1	75.0	7	1	87.5	4	0	100.0	2.40	0.17	93.4	0	0	—
	SO	3	3	50.0	3	3	50.0	3	3	50.0	3	3	50.0	3	3	50.0	1.62	1.45	52.7	1	2	33.3
	Total	58	78	42.6	44	54	44.9	28	34	45.2	41	50	45.1	17	27	38.6	9.69	13.30	42.1	4	5	44.4

Win Probability

PIT Favored

MTL Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

PIT

MTL

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

MTL Attempts

PIT Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

MTL ShootPIT Shoot

Attempt Blocked

Hit Taken

Takeaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (PIT) performed against every skater on the away team (MTL) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = PIT players, Columns = MTL players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the PIT 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.

Stat:

PIT ↓ / MTL →	Suzuki	Kapanen	Veleno	Beck	Texier	Slafkovský	Blais	Anderson	Caufield	Demidov	Gallagher	Bolduc	Matheson	Hutson	Dobson	Carrier	Engstrom	Xhekaj
Crosby	69	56	50	60	33	50	60	79	56	62	60	57	67	43	66	85	50	0
Kindel	50	33	75	100	78	44	100	83	25	40	85	—	86	72	100	81	57	20
Acciari	57	25	57	25	67	44	25	55	50	17	57	67	22	67	40	60	67	45
Novak	75	17	71	100	64	29	100	75	73	40	100	78	77	47	90	62	67	75
Dewar	67	22	57	20	64	33	20	55	60	14	43	80	20	75	40	60	64	40
Rakell	57	69	25	67	29	48	67	61	38	50	75	58	72	19	67	69	50	33
Rust	65	56	50	67	33	42	67	79	50	50	67	57	70	33	67	85	0	0
McGroarty	33	29	71	100	82	58	100	71	0	20	90	0	60	83	83	82	60	50
Mantha	83	29	38	100	25	25	100	70	73	40	100	75	86	37	100	61	67	60
Koivunen	75	67	67	100	67	67	100	71	67	—	88	100	75	82	100	81	100	67
Brazeau	75	11	29	100	40	18	100	50	71	25	100	71	80	27	100	43	20	29
Hayes	100	25	33	25	56	0	25	56	67	20	0	100	44	86	50	71	43	17
Karlsson	55	44	78	75	60	31	75	82	37	33	75	56	65	48	55	83	67	67
Kulak	92	64	40	60	59	71	50	53	91	64	75	100	79	54	81	45	92	64
Letang	86	50	22	50	43	47	33	50	85	60	33	100	67	46	77	50	80	43
Wotherspoon	43	38	73	67	62	36	67	67	41	36	71	56	50	52	52	79	67	67
Shea	67	17	50	83	57	17	83	63	50	18	77	50	60	62	85	62	33	0
St. Ivany	67	23	25	85	63	41	85	40	50	25	83	50	60	67	80	64	38	33