Montreal Canadiens vs Los Angeles Kings — March 7, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on March 7, 2026. Despite the result, the Los Angeles Kings held the edge in expected goals (11.85 to 7.68) at 5-on-5, indicating the Montreal Canadiens received favorable bounces or strong goaltending. The Los Angeles Kings created 13 high-danger scoring chances compared to 11 from the Montreal Canadiens at 5-on-5. Juraj Slafkovský scored 2 goals. Anze Kopitar was the most dangerous skater with 3.08 individual expected goals on 4 shots at 5-on-5. The Los Angeles Kings outshot the Montreal Canadiens 37-23 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Montreal Canadiens vs Los Angeles Kings progressed on Mar 7, 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
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

MTL4 - 3LAK

Mar 7, 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	%
LAK	P1	27	9	75.0	25	4	86.2	16	1	94.1	21	3	87.5	7	0	100.0	6.44	0.70	90.2	1	0	100.0
	P2	29	15	65.9	20	12	62.5	10	11	47.6	19	12	61.3	5	5	50.0	4.29	3.75	53.4	1	2	33.3
	P3	27	20	57.4	23	15	60.5	11	11	50.0	16	16	50.0	4	6	40.0	4.56	3.41	57.2	1	2	33.3
	Total	83	44	65.4	68	31	68.7	37	23	61.7	56	31	64.4	16	11	59.3	15.28	7.86	66.0	3	4	42.9
MTL	P1	9	27	25.0	4	25	13.8	1	16	5.9	3	21	12.5	0	7	0.0	0.70	6.44	9.8	0	1	0.0
	P2	15	29	34.1	12	20	37.5	11	10	52.4	12	19	38.7	5	5	50.0	3.75	4.29	46.6	2	1	66.7
	P3	20	27	42.6	15	23	39.5	11	11	50.0	16	16	50.0	6	4	60.0	3.41	4.56	42.8	2	1	66.7
	Total	44	83	34.6	31	68	31.3	23	37	38.3	31	56	35.6	11	16	40.7	7.86	15.28	34.0	4	3	57.1

Win Probability

LAK Favored

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Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Shot Density Heatmap

MTL Attempts

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Individual Event Map

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Shot on Net

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Attempt Blocked

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Player Matchup Grid

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

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

LAK ↓ / MTL →	Kapanen	Danault	Newhook	Suzuki	Evans	Dach	Slafkovský	Anderson	Caufield	Demidov	Bolduc	Gallagher	Matheson	Guhle	Hutson	Dobson	Carrier	Xhekaj
Kopitar	90	100	83	67	75	57	80	100	60	60	57	100	89	83	67	60	100	—
Laughton	85	100	83	67	75	83	67	100	0	78	67	100	88	75	75	100	70	80
Turcotte	83	100	83	0	67	83	0	100	0	78	67	100	80	71	67	100	67	80
Helenius	100	20	86	33	25	25	33	17	0	100	0	20	80	83	17	50	40	38
Panarin	91	100	86	50	71	56	64	100	43	75	56	100	82	86	56	64	83	—
Moore	100	57	100	69	80	75	71	57	64	100	75	57	83	69	46	85	86	75
Malott	100	33	75	0	25	25	0	29	0	100	0	33	—	50	29	33	33	33
Laferriere	100	80	100	60	89	75	63	82	60	100	75	73	90	76	53	79	91	75
Kempe	89	100	82	67	82	67	78	92	60	60	67	100	89	95	63	67	82	—
Byfield	100	73	100	63	67	60	63	75	60	100	60	73	69	73	53	88	63	75
Wright	80	100	80	0	40	63	0	100	0	71	40	100	57	50	67	100	57	67
Ward	100	33	89	0	40	25	0	29	0	100	0	20	80	67	25	50	56	45
Doughty	100	50	100	47	33	0	57	40	36	100	0	25	73	54	50	67	73	50
Clarke	100	81	100	71	71	56	71	76	83	100	50	67	83	88	67	80	70	40
Anderson	100	40	100	36	0	0	50	25	31	100	0	25	63	45	45	50	70	50
Dumoulin	71	83	67	75	60	69	75	83	50	64	67	83	83	75	50	78	67	67
Ceci	75	83	71	50	63	73	50	83	50	69	71	83	89	79	50	75	67	67
Edmundson	100	73	100	75	57	57	75	56	86	100	50	67	75	87	71	82	40	40