MTL 4–5 PHI Final / SO · L
Canadiens/Schedule/Recap Tue, Nov 4, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Montreal Canadiens
MTL · 9-3-1
4–5
Final / SOL
Philadelphia Flyers
PHI · 7-5-1
1ST2ND3RDOTSOT MTL 024907020420 PHI 312017111021542 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Canadiens trail the season series 0–1
MTL 9-3-1 · PHI 7-5-1 · First meeting this season — the Canadiens trail the season series 0–1

Canadiens fell to the Flyers

The Canadiens were outchanced (4.8 to 3.0 expected goals) and lost it in a shootout. Dan Vladar allowed 1.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Flyers created the better chances: 4.8 expected goals to 3.0, on 42 and 20 shots on goal.

MTL 3.0 xG · 20 shots PHI 4.8 xG · 42 shots
0
1
2
3
4
5
1st · the swing 0.3 · 1.5
2nd 1.7 · 1.9
3rd 0.6 · 1.1
OT 0.5 · 0.3
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Canadiens win 25.
MTL 25%PHI 75%

Goals and penalties

8 goals · 14 penalties
← Canadiens shoot this way Flyers shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
01:56 Bobby Brink
Travis Sanheim, Cam York · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
0–1
PEN
05:39 Mike Matheson· Delaying game puck over glass
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
06:07 Noah Dobson· Cross-checking
York scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
2
07:07 Cam York PP
Trevor Zegras, Travis Konecny · Power play (Dobson, cross-checking) · slap shot, a good chance (23%)
0–2
3
07:50 Bobby Brink PP
Noah Cates, Trevor Zegras · Power play (Dobson, cross-checking) · snap shot on a rebound, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
0–3
PEN
09:08 Nick Seeler· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
4
03:12 Kirby Dach
Noah Dobson, Brendan Gallagher · snap shot, a good chance (14%)
1–3
PEN
03:28 Travis Sanheim· Tripping
Suzuki scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
5
04:15 Nick Suzuki PP
Ivan Demidov, Cole Caufield · Power play (Sanheim, tripping) · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (8%) that found a way in
2–3
PEN
07:28 Sean Couturier· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
08:12 Garnet Hathaway· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
08:12 Juraj Slafkovský· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
10:32 Joseph Veleno· Illegal check to head
Killed
2 min
Minor
6
13:28 Kirby Dach
Lane Hutson, Jayden Struble · snap shot, a good chance (16%)
3–3
PEN
15:22 Bobby Brink· Tripping
Demidov scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
7
15:57 Ivan Demidov PP
Juraj Slafkovský, Lane Hutson · Power play (Brink, tripping) · snap shot, a good chance (16%)
4–3
PEN
17:31 Kirby Dach· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
PEN
02:30 Nicolas Deslauriers· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
02:30 Arber Xhekaj· Fighting
Offsetting
5 min
Major
PEN
04:52 Ivan Demidov· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
06:25 Cole Caufield· Boarding
Killed
2 min
Minor
8
10:51 Nikita Grebenkin
Travis Konecny, Jamie Drysdale · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
4–4
Shootout
1 Ivan Demidov Miss
2 Trevor Zegras Goal
3 Cole Caufield Save
4 Matvei Michkov Save
5 Nick Suzuki Miss
Goaltending
+0.8
vs expected
38/42 saves · 4 GA · 4.8 xGA Stopped 0.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.
−1.0
vs expected
16/20 saves · 4 GA · 3.0 xGA Allowed 1.0 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team MTLPHI
Shots on goal
20
42
Expected goals
3.0
4.8
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
66%
34%
Power play
2/4
2/6
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Canadiens went 2-for-4 on the power play and allowed 2 on 6 Flyers power plays.