Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins — October 3, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Pittsburgh Penguins edged the Montreal Canadiens 6-5 in overtime on October 3, 2026. Cole Caufield found the net 2 times. High-danger chances at 5-on-5: MTL 10, PIT 7. The underlying numbers told a different story — MTL actually held the xG edge (2.60 to 2.26) at 5-on-5, but it didn't matter on the scoreboard. Tommy Novak found the net 2 times. Girard was the most dangerous skater at 5-on-5, racking up 0.58 individual expected goals on 3 shots. PIT outshot MTL 30-25.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins progressed on Oct 3, 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

MTL5 - 6PIT (OT)

Oct 3, 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	%
PIT	P1	18	22	45.0	13	14	48.1	9	8	52.9	14	13	51.9	4	7	36.4	1.00	1.03	49.3	1	1	50.0
	P2	23	17	57.5	16	10	61.5	15	7	68.2	20	12	62.5	9	2	81.8	1.55	0.92	62.8	4	1	80.0
	P3	10	30	25.0	10	22	31.3	5	10	33.3	7	19	26.9	2	6	25.0	0.87	1.57	35.6	0	3	0.0
	OT	1	2	33.3	1	2	33.3	1	0	100.0	1	2	33.3	0	0	—	0.12	0.15	45.4	1	0	100.0
	Total	52	71	42.3	40	48	45.5	30	25	54.5	42	46	47.7	15	15	50.0	3.54	3.66	49.1	6	5	54.5
MTL	P1	22	18	55.0	14	13	51.9	8	9	47.1	13	14	48.1	7	4	63.6	1.03	1.00	50.7	1	1	50.0
	P2	17	23	42.5	10	16	38.5	7	15	31.8	12	20	37.5	2	9	18.2	0.92	1.55	37.2	1	4	20.0
	P3	30	10	75.0	22	10	68.8	10	5	66.7	19	7	73.1	6	2	75.0	1.57	0.87	64.4	3	0	100.0
	OT	2	1	66.7	2	1	66.7	0	1	0.0	2	1	66.7	0	0	—	0.15	0.12	54.6	0	1	0.0
	Total	71	52	57.7	48	40	54.5	25	30	45.5	46	42	52.3	15	15	50.0	3.66	3.54	50.9	5	6	45.5

Win Probability

PIT Favored

MTL Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

PIT

MTL

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

MTL Attempts

PIT Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

MTL ShootPIT Shoot

Shot on Net

Shot Blocked

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

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

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

PIT ↓ / MTL →	Suzuki	Evans	Newhook	Dach	Danault	Kreider	Texier	Caufield	Demidov	Bolduc	Anderson	Matheson	Dobson	Hutson	Xhekaj	Struble	Carrier
Crosby	41	67	69	100	100	53	50	50	57	0	0	71	59	40	80	33	75
Malkin	38	46	78	63	64	33	60	38	71	25	14	43	47	48	67	54	64
Kindel	45	77	88	50	83	67	57	50	33	63	25	79	75	57	50	29	67
Novak	80	63	78	55	73	75	56	60	50	29	17	67	63	54	100	75	33
Dewar	13	67	50	50	50	8	33	22	—	0	50	50	25	29	43	0	25
Lapierre	38	67	100	60	50	44	33	50	25	33	25	43	73	55	29	30	86
Lizotte	10	67	50	75	50	11	33	20	100	0	50	50	20	36	56	0	25
Hallander	13	67	67	50	50	42	71	22	0	67	50	100	71	25	43	0	25
Robertson	41	20	43	100	100	56	50	57	44	0	0	56	44	40	75	33	75
Slafkovský	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kuzmenko	33	56	100	50	50	60	33	50	33	25	20	29	58	57	40	17	86
Rakell	45	71	64	100	100	62	63	57	57	38	0	77	66	43	89	33	75
Chinakhov	33	50	78	63	64	33	60	33	67	29	17	42	50	48	67	54	60
Letang	54	40	57	67	100	57	50	62	0	14	18	38	57	40	43	33	67
Girard	28	57	60	100	100	38	60	38	67	43	40	62	42	41	70	30	45
Karlsson	36	77	90	50	65	64	53	36	100	44	0	72	68	47	43	54	100
Korczak	21	50	60	100	100	35	60	35	50	33	25	64	38	38	70	10	40
van Riemsdyk	45	10	0	100	100	43	25	55	22	0	11	31	31	38	71	0	33
Carlile	31	25	100	53	50	67	57	38	83	57	0	56	56	53	44	47	67