CBJ 4–3 MTL Final / SO · W
Blue Jackets/Schedule/Recap Mon, Nov 17, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Columbus Blue Jackets
CBJ · 10-7-2
4–3
Final / SOW
Montreal Canadiens
MTL · 10-6-3
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT CBJ 1102607001423 MTL 081929060332 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0
CBJ 10-7-2 · MTL 10-6-3 · First meeting this season — the Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0

Blue Jackets beat the Canadiens

The Blue Jackets were outchanced (3.3 to 2.3 expected goals) but won it in a shootout anyway. The Canadiens owned the 3rd period, 1.5 to 0.4 in expected goals.

Who had the better chances

The Canadiens created the better chances: 3.3 expected goals to 2.3, on 32 and 23 shots on goal.

CBJ 2.3 xG · 23 shots MTL 3.3 xG · 32 shots
0
1
2
3
1st 0.5 · 0.5
2nd 1.4 · 0.6
3rd · the swing 0.4 · 1.5
OT 0.0 · 0.7
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Blue Jackets win 34.
CBJ 34%MTL 66%

Goals and penalties

6 goals · 2 penalties
← Blue Jackets shoot this way Canadiens shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
Mathieu Olivier, Charlie Coyle · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
1–0
2nd period
2
Mike Matheson, Ivan Demidov · wrist shot, a good chance (15%)
1–1
3
Kirill Marchenko, Dmitri Voronkov · wrist shot, a good chance (19%)
2–1
PEN
10:26 Jared Davidson· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
12:05 Nick Suzuki· Slashing
Voronkov scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
4
13:32 Dmitri Voronkov PP
Kirill Marchenko, Zach Werenski · Power play (Suzuki, slashing) · tip in shot, a good chance (18%)
3–1
3rd period
5
Lane Hutson, Jake Evans · backhand shot, a great chance (28%)
3–2
6
18:41 Lane Hutson EXTRA ATTACKER
Noah Dobson, Cole Caufield · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (5%) that found a way in
3–3
Shootout
1 Kent Johnson Goal
2 Nick Suzuki Save
3 Adam Fantilli Miss
4 Cole Caufield Goal
5 Kirill Marchenko Goal
6 Ivan Demidov Save
Goaltending
+0.3
vs expected
29/32 saves · 3 GA · 3.3 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
−0.7
vs expected
20/23 saves · 3 GA · 2.3 xGA Allowed 0.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team CBJMTL
Shots on goal
23
32
Expected goals
2.3
3.3
Hits
15
17
Blocks
14
14
Faceoffs
40%
60%
Power play
1/2
0/0
Penalty minutes
0
4
The Blue Jackets went 1-for-2 on the power play.