Game Recap
The Montreal Canadiens defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-3 in a shootout on April 4, 2026. Expected goals were closely matched at 5-on-5 (NJD 3.07, MTL 3.37), making this a tightly contested game on both sides of the puck. The New Jersey Devils created 10 high-danger scoring chances compared to 7 from the Montreal Canadiens at 5-on-5. Ivan Demidov scored 2 goals. Jack Hughes scored 2 goals. Brendan Gallagher was the most dangerous skater with 0.60 individual expected goals on 4 shots at 5-on-5. The New Jersey Devils outshot the Montreal Canadiens 38-29 in total shots on goal.
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- xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Montreal Canadiens vs New Jersey Devils progressed on Apr 4, 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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MTL4 - 3NJD (SO)
Apr 4, 2026 · Regular Season
Overview
| Period | Corsi | Fenwick | Shots | SC | HDSC | xG | Goals | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | F | A | % | ||
| NJD | P1 | 22 | 24 | 47.8 | 19 | 17 | 52.8 | 15 | 9 | 62.5 | 14 | 18 | 43.8 | 7 | 3 | 70.0 | 1.70 | 1.39 | 55.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
| P2 | 14 | 16 | 46.7 | 11 | 13 | 45.8 | 10 | 8 | 55.6 | 10 | 12 | 45.5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 1.16 | 1.17 | 49.9 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | |
| P3 | 17 | 18 | 48.6 | 15 | 16 | 48.4 | 12 | 10 | 54.5 | 11 | 12 | 47.8 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 1.18 | 1.46 | 44.7 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | |
| OT | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0.39 | 0.31 | 55.1 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| SO | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 5 | 2 | 71.4 | 0.73 | 0.80 | 47.8 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | |
| Total | 63 | 68 | 48.1 | 54 | 55 | 49.5 | 42 | 34 | 55.3 | 44 | 50 | 46.8 | 20 | 10 | 66.7 | 5.16 | 5.14 | 50.1 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | |
| MTL | P1 | 24 | 22 | 52.2 | 17 | 19 | 47.2 | 9 | 15 | 37.5 | 18 | 14 | 56.3 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 1.39 | 1.70 | 45.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
| P2 | 16 | 14 | 53.3 | 13 | 11 | 54.2 | 8 | 10 | 44.4 | 12 | 10 | 54.5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 1.17 | 1.16 | 50.1 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | |
| P3 | 18 | 17 | 51.4 | 16 | 15 | 51.6 | 10 | 12 | 45.5 | 12 | 11 | 52.2 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 1.46 | 1.18 | 55.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | |
| OT | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 4 | 4 | 50.0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 44.9 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| SO | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | 2 | 5 | 28.6 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 52.2 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | |
| Total | 68 | 63 | 51.9 | 55 | 54 | 50.5 | 34 | 42 | 44.7 | 50 | 44 | 53.2 | 10 | 20 | 33.3 | 5.14 | 5.16 | 49.9 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | |
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Player Matchup Grid
This grid shows how every skater on the home team (NJD) performed against every skater on the away team (MTL) when they were on the ice at the same time.
- Rows = NJD players, Columns = MTL players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
- Green = the NJD 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.
| NJD ↓ / MTL → | Suzuki | Kapanen | Newhook | Evans | Danault | Veleno | Slafkovský | Caufield | Demidov | Bolduc | Anderson | Gallagher | Hutson | Dobson | Matheson | Guhle | Struble | Xhekaj |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hischier | 56 | 100 | 100 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 56 | 67 | 75 | 33 | 31 | 65 | 68 | 71 | 50 | 100 |
| Hughes | 80 | 47 | 40 | 71 | 33 | 40 | 78 | 80 | 64 | 56 | 69 | 0 | 56 | 64 | 60 | 62 | 45 | 33 |
| Mercer | 59 | 57 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 33 | 50 | 0 | 25 | 58 | 57 | 80 | 50 | 100 |
| Glass | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bjugstad | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| McLaughlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Bratt | 86 | 64 | 55 | 67 | 33 | 40 | 86 | 88 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 0 | 50 | 88 | 86 | 61 | 50 | 50 |
| Cotter | 33 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 100 | 13 | 67 | 14 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 14 |
| Halonen | 33 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 100 | 13 | 50 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 20 | 14 |
| Brown | 88 | 50 | 50 | 80 | 20 | 40 | 78 | 88 | 64 | 78 | 75 | 0 | 55 | 71 | 86 | 61 | 63 | 50 |
| Meier | 68 | 100 | 100 | 67 | 75 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 100 | 67 | 75 | 0 | 38 | 65 | 72 | 83 | 60 | 100 |
| Hameenaho | 17 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 100 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 60 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hughes | 62 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 18 | 25 | 59 | 61 | 80 | 44 | 71 | 10 | 42 | 50 | 57 | 50 | 50 | 57 |
| Kovacevic | 59 | 50 | 50 | 60 | 14 | 14 | 57 | 57 | 67 | 43 | 75 | 14 | 47 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 25 | 50 |
| Hamilton | 50 | 18 | 11 | 73 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 40 | 23 | 73 | 64 | 0 | 37 | 43 | 50 | 42 | 46 | 0 |
| Siegenthaler | 22 | 31 | 27 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 23 | 58 | 45 | 0 | 38 | 43 | 25 | 44 | 29 | 0 |
| Nemec | 83 | 38 | 33 | 50 | 60 | — | 75 | 75 | 44 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 50 | 83 | 43 | 54 | 20 | 17 |
| Dillon | 36 | 17 | 14 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 29 | 75 | 20 | 46 | 0 | 0 |