Game Recap

The Montreal Canadiens came away with a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on March 7, 2026. Juraj Slafkovský had a 2-goal game. LAK held a slight 13-11 edge in high-danger chances. The underlying numbers told a different story — LAK actually held the xG edge (11.85 to 7.68) at 5-on-5, but it didn't matter on the scoreboard.

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MTL4 - 3LAK
Mar 7, 2026 · Regular Season
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Overview

PeriodCorsiFenwickShotsSCHDSCxGGoals
FA%FA%FA%FA%FA%FA%FA%
LAKP127975.025486.216194.121387.570100.06.440.7090.210100.0
P2291565.9201262.5101147.6191261.35550.04.293.7553.41233.3
P3272057.4231560.5111150.0161650.04640.04.563.4157.21233.3
Total834465.4683168.7372361.7563164.4161159.315.287.8666.03442.9
MTLP192725.042513.81165.932112.5070.00.706.449.8010.0
P2152934.1122037.5111052.4121938.75550.03.754.2946.62166.7
P3202742.6152339.5111150.0161650.06460.03.414.5642.82166.7
Total448334.6316831.3233738.3315635.6111640.77.8615.2834.04357.1

Win Probability

0%25%50%75%100%P1P2P30:0010:0020:0030:0040:0050:0060:00Home Win ProbabilityLAKMTL
LAK Favored
MTL Favored
Goal
Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

0.00.51.01.52.02.53.03.54.04.55.05.56.06.57.07.58.08.59.09.510.010.511.011.512.012.513.013.514.014.515.015.5P1P2P30:0010:0020:0030:0040:0050:0060:00Cumulative xG
LAK
MTL
Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

MTL Attempts
LAK Attempts

Individual Event Map

MBMAbSHAbHtSAbAbAb
MTL ShootLAK Shoot
SShot on Net
MMissed Shot
AbAttempt Blocked
HHit
HtHit Taken
BShot Blocked

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.
LAK ↓ / MTLKapanenDanaultNewhookSuzukiEvansDachSlafkovskýAndersonCaufieldDemidovBolducGallagherMathesonGuhleHutsonDobsonCarrierXhekaj
Kopitar90100836775578010060605710089836760100
Laughton851008367758367100078671008875751007080
Turcotte8310083067830100078671008071671006780
Helenius100208633252533170100020808317504038
Panarin9110086507156641004375561008286566483
Moore100571006980757157641007557836946858675
Malott10033750252502901000335029333333
Laferriere100801006089756382601007573907653799175
Kempe891008267826778926060671008995636782
Byfield100731006367606375601006073697353886375
Wright8010080040630100071401005750671005767
Ward1003389040250290100020806725505645
Doughty1005010047330574036100025735450677350
Clarke100811007171567176831005067838867807040
Anderson100401003600502531100025634545507050
Dumoulin718367756069758350646783837550786767
Ceci758371506373508350697183897950756767
Edmundson100731007557577556861005067758771824040