Columbus Blue Jackets vs Montreal Canadiens — March 26, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on March 26, 2026. Despite the result, the Columbus Blue Jackets held the edge in expected goals (2.70 to 1.30) at 5-on-5, indicating the Montreal Canadiens received favorable bounces or strong goaltending. The Columbus Blue Jackets created 10 high-danger scoring chances compared to 3 from the Montreal Canadiens at 5-on-5. Adam Fantilli was the most dangerous skater with 0.41 individual expected goals on 3 shots at 5-on-5. The Columbus Blue Jackets outshot the Montreal Canadiens 26-20 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Columbus Blue Jackets vs Montreal Canadiens progressed on Mar 26, 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

CBJ1 - 2MTL

Mar 26, 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	%
MTL	P1	11	29	27.5	9	18	33.3	6	13	31.6	6	21	22.2	1	6	14.3	0.61	1.24	33.0	1	1	50.0
	P2	17	19	47.2	13	13	50.0	8	6	57.1	11	16	40.7	1	4	20.0	0.73	0.91	44.6	0	0	—
	P3	13	14	48.1	9	13	40.9	6	7	46.2	7	9	43.8	2	2	50.0	0.54	1.05	34.0	1	0	100.0
	Total	41	62	39.8	31	44	41.3	20	26	43.5	24	46	34.3	4	12	25.0	1.88	3.20	37.0	2	1	66.7
CBJ	P1	29	11	72.5	18	9	66.7	13	6	68.4	21	6	77.8	6	1	85.7	1.24	0.61	67.0	1	1	50.0
	P2	19	17	52.8	13	13	50.0	6	8	42.9	16	11	59.3	4	1	80.0	0.91	0.73	55.4	0	0	—
	P3	14	13	51.9	13	9	59.1	7	6	53.8	9	7	56.3	2	2	50.0	1.05	0.54	66.0	0	1	0.0
	Total	62	41	60.2	44	31	58.7	26	20	56.5	46	24	65.7	12	4	75.0	3.20	1.88	63.0	1	2	33.3

Win Probability

MTL Favored

CBJ Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

MTL

CBJ

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

CBJ Attempts

MTL Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

CBJ ShootMTL Shoot

Shot on Net

Missed Shot

Hit

Hit Taken

Takeaway

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

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

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

MTL ↓ / CBJ →	Fantilli	Jenner	Lundeström	Monahan	Coyle	Sillinger	Marchment	Wood	Heinen	Marchenko	Olivier	Garland	Werenski	Provorov	Severson	Gudbranson	Fabbro	Mateychuk
Evans	17	33	50	17	25	22	18	33	25	22	18	25	22	38	9	17	50	14
Suzuki	22	86	100	50	67	100	22	100	50	20	100	43	50	40	50	71	50	75
Newhook	17	43	33	57	100	25	33	33	100	25	25	80	38	60	30	36	100	50
Kapanen	20	33	25	57	100	14	25	33	100	25	14	80	38	50	38	30	67	29
Danault	0	33	25	0	60	67	0	40	0	0	50	0	33	40	29	0	67	0
Veleno	—	40	25	0	80	75	—	40	0	0	60	—	75	50	60	0	67	0
Slafkovský	15	83	100	50	100	100	15	100	50	18	100	43	50	32	67	50	46	67
Demidov	20	43	25	56	100	25	33	50	67	25	25	57	33	57	38	45	50	33
Caufield	22	83	71	50	67	33	22	100	50	20	33	43	50	40	50	50	50	40
Bolduc	29	67	67	33	17	17	29	50	33	29	17	33	20	50	0	38	50	20
Anderson	29	50	50	100	17	17	29	50	100	33	14	100	14	60	0	33	75	33
Gallagher	0	50	40	0	80	50	—	40	0	0	43	—	75	60	43	17	67	0
Dobson	13	50	36	50	50	11	17	50	56	14	10	63	44	37	27	24	40	20
Hutson	100	44	43	44	55	55	100	40	50	67	50	43	55	50	38	50	83	50
Matheson	6	44	43	44	50	14	8	57	57	7	14	50	29	32	20	17	40	29
Carrier	22	67	100	0	0	0	20	100	0	25	0	0	17	40	18	0	67	0
Guhle	30	100	50	50	0	0	27	100	100	38	0	100	30	40	38	25	50	25
Struble	—	43	40	38	83	75	—	50	50	0	75	43	56	43	50	43	100	60