MTL 2–3 CAR Final / OT · L
Canadiens/Schedule/Recap Mon, May 25, 2026 · 2025-26 playoffs
Montreal Canadiens
MTL · 9-8
2–3
Final / OTL
Carolina Hurricanes
CAR · 10-1
1ST2ND3RDOTT MTL 15160101213 CAR 2160100716339 goals · shots on goal
Game 3 — the Canadiens trail the series 1–2
MTL 9-8 · CAR 10-1 · Game 3 — the Canadiens trail the series 1–2

Canadiens fell to the Hurricanes

The Canadiens were outchanced (3.5 to 2.0 expected goals) and lost it in overtime on Svechnikov's goal. Jakub Dobes stopped 1.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Hurricanes created the better chances: 3.5 expected goals to 2.0, on 39 and 13 shots on goal.

MTL 2.0 xG · 13 shots CAR 3.5 xG · 39 shots
0
1
2
3
1st · the swing 0.6 · 1.3
2nd 0.9 · 1.2
3rd 0.1 · 0.5
OT 0.4 · 0.5
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Canadiens win 27.
MTL 27%CAR 73%

Goals and penalties

5 goals · 7 penalties
← Canadiens shoot this way Hurricanes shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
PEN
04:46 Jalen Chatfield· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
1
08:24 Shayne Gostisbehere
Mark Jankowski, Eric Robinson · snap shot, a great chance (34%)
0–1
2
15:28 Mike Matheson
Ivan Demidov, Jake Evans · snap shot, a good chance (10%)
1–1
3
16:22 Taylor Hall
K'Andre Miller, Jackson Blake · snap shot on a rebound, a good chance (18%)
1–2
PEN
19:00 Kaiden Guhle· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
PEN
04:18 Jordan Martinook· Slashing
Hutson scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
4
04:43 Lane Hutson PP
Cole Caufield, Jakub Dobes · Power play (Martinook, slashing) · snap shot, a great chance (57%)
2–2
PEN
12:42 Kaiden Guhle· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:09 Jake Evans· Roughing
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
PEN
18:09 Sean Walker· Interference goalkeeper
Offsetting
2 min
Minor
3rd period
PEN
10:21 Noah Dobson· Interference
Killed
2 min
Minor
Overtime
5
14:06 Andrei Svechnikov GWG
Seth Jarvis · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
2–3
Goaltending
+1.8
vs expected
36/39 saves · 3 GA · 4.8 xGA Stopped 1.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.
−0.6
vs expected
11/13 saves · 2 GA · 1.4 xGA Allowed 0.6 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team MTLCAR
Shots on goal
13
39
Expected goals
2.0
3.5
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
48%
52%
Power play
1/2
0/3
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Canadiens went 1-for-2 on the power play and killed all 3 Hurricanes power plays.