Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes — January 1, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 7-5 on January 1, 2026. The Montreal Canadiens controlled play with 47.1% Corsi and generated 7.89 expected goals compared to 7.07 from the Carolina Hurricanes at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Carolina Hurricanes created 12 high-danger scoring chances compared to 10 from the Montreal Canadiens at 5-on-5. Sebastian Aho scored 2 goals. Andrei Svechnikov was the most dangerous skater with 1.95 individual expected goals on 5 shots at 5-on-5. The Carolina Hurricanes outshot the Montreal Canadiens 25-23 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Montreal Canadiens vs Carolina Hurricanes progressed on Jan 1, 2026
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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MTL7 - 5CAR

Jan 1, 2026 · 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	%
CAR	P1	17	13	56.7	13	9	59.1	10	5	66.7	11	7	61.1	3	2	60.0	2.82	2.33	54.8	3	2	60.0
	P2	19	15	55.9	13	14	48.1	8	11	42.1	14	11	56.0	5	5	50.0	2.87	4.02	41.7	1	3	25.0
	P3	18	17	51.4	12	12	50.0	7	7	50.0	11	10	52.4	6	3	66.7	2.51	1.99	55.7	1	2	33.3
	Total	54	45	54.5	38	35	52.1	25	23	52.1	36	28	56.3	14	10	58.3	8.21	8.34	49.6	5	7	41.7
MTL	P1	13	17	43.3	9	13	40.9	5	10	33.3	7	11	38.9	2	3	40.0	2.33	2.82	45.2	2	3	40.0
	P2	15	19	44.1	14	13	51.9	11	8	57.9	11	14	44.0	5	5	50.0	4.02	2.87	58.3	3	1	75.0
	P3	17	18	48.6	12	12	50.0	7	7	50.0	10	11	47.6	3	6	33.3	1.99	2.51	44.3	2	1	66.7
	Total	45	54	45.5	35	38	47.9	23	25	47.9	28	36	43.8	10	14	41.7	8.34	8.21	50.4	7	5	58.3

Win Probability

CAR Favored

MTL Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

MTL Attempts

CAR Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

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Shot on Net

Hit Taken

Shot Blocked

Player Matchup Grid

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

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

CAR ↓ / MTL →	Suzuki	Kapanen	Danault	Veleno	Slafkovský	Texier	Blais	Caufield	Gallagher	Demidov	Bolduc	Anderson	Carrier	Hutson	Dobson	Struble	Engstrom	Xhekaj
Aho	64	72	50	67	64	63	50	70	55	73	43	55	55	58	67	67	83	100
Staal	53	86	63	60	67	58	0	54	20	67	67	60	64	50	75	63	63	40
Stankoven	20	78	44	50	68	50	25	50	43	71	25	33	64	56	67	60	50	33
Kotkaniemi	23	100	0	67	33	0	33	0	43	100	43	0	21	14	43	33	25	80
Ehlers	64	70	55	67	60	63	40	70	50	67	43	60	59	58	69	67	67	100
Martinook	50	83	67	50	60	58	0	54	20	60	67	67	67	50	80	50	63	33
Robinson	23	100	0	67	25	0	33	0	43	50	38	0	20	13	50	50	25	80
Hall	20	78	57	50	68	50	25	50	43	71	50	100	78	71	67	60	50	33
Jankowski	23	100	0	67	25	0	33	0	43	50	50	0	23	14	50	50	25	80
Carrier	55	80	67	50	75	58	0	58	0	75	67	67	67	57	78	50	63	40
Svechnikov	64	72	50	67	64	63	50	70	55	73	43	55	55	58	67	67	83	100
Blake	40	80	50	78	70	100	50	100	57	72	33	67	69	73	71	82	55	50
Miller	55	76	27	83	60	67	40	70	57	73	14	20	54	46	75	73	67	83
Chatfield	48	78	29	75	55	67	40	67	50	71	25	50	52	45	79	77	70	83
Nikishin	36	70	60	79	71	11	57	11	58	73	71	63	56	56	60	57	58	71
Walker	38	72	44	64	67	0	50	0	50	67	50	33	50	38	63	42	67	63
Nystrom	0	100	50	25	50	0	13	0	22	50	50	50	38	33	57	40	38	20
Reilly	0	100	43	13	50	0	11	0	11	50	50	50	29	25	60	25	38	17