MTL 3–2 TOR

Final · W

Canadiens/Schedule/Recap Tue, Sep 29, 2026 · 2026-27 regular season

Montreal Canadiens

MTL · 1-0-0

3–2

FinalW

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR · 0-1-0

1ST2ND3RDT MTL 1101816324 TOR 11106110227 goals · shots on goal

Season opener for both teams ·First meeting this season — the Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

MTL 1-0-0 · TOR 0-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Canadiens lead the season series 1–0

Canadiens beat the Maple Leafs

The Canadiens were outchanced (2.1 to 1.6 expected goals) but won 3–2 anyway. Sergei Bobrovsky allowed 1.1 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first starAlexandre Carrier

MTL · D · #45 1 G · 1 A · 2 P

Who had the better chances

The Maple Leafs created the better chances: 2.1 expected goals to 1.6, on 27 and 24 shots on goal.

MTL 1.6 xG · 24 shots TOR 2.1 xG · 27 shots

0

1

2

1st 0.8 · 0.6

2nd 0.6 · 0.5

3rd · the swing 0.2 · 1.1

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Canadiens win 39.

MTL 39%TOR 61%

Goals and penalties

5 goals · 8 penalties

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On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

1

00:48

William Nylander

Morgan Rielly, Kirill Marchenko · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)

0–1 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

08:33

Nick Paul· Hooking

Killed

2 min
Minor

2

10:53

Josh Anderson

Alexandre Carrier, Kirby Dach · bat shot on a rebound, a good chance (24%)

1–1 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

11:42

Ivan Demidov· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

2nd period

3

04:52

Zachary Bolduc

Mike Matheson, Josh Anderson · wrist shot, a good chance (12%)

2–1 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

12:56

Jake McCabe· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

12:56

Alex Newhook· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

17:45

Cole Caufield· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

3rd period

PEN

07:01

Oliver Ekman-Larsson· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

09:16

Alexandre Texier· Interference

Killed

2 min
Minor

4

13:12

Alexandre Carrier GWG

Unassisted · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in

3–1 ▶ Watch ↗

5

15:46

William Nylander

Easton Cowan, John Tavares · wrist shot, a great chance (48%)

3–2 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

20:00

John Tavares· Roughing

Killed

2 min
Minor

NHL three stars

the league's pick

Alexandre Carrier

MTL · D · #45 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A ★ 2nd star

William Nylander

TOR · RW · #88 2 G · 0 A · 2 P2G 0A ★ 3rd star

Josh Anderson

MTL · RW · #17 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A

Goaltending

Jakub Dobes

MTL

+0.7

vs expected

25/27 saves · 2 GA · 2.7 xGA Stopped 0.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Sergei Bobrovsky

TOR

−1.1

vs expected

21/24 saves · 3 GA · 1.9 xGA Allowed 1.1 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Team MTLTOR

Shots on goal

24

27

Expected goals

1.6

2.1

Hits

0

0

Blocks

0

0

Faceoffs

60%

40%

Power play

0/3

0/3

Penalty minutes

8

8

The Canadiens went 0-for-3 on the power play and killed all 3 Maple Leafs power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
14Nick SuzukiN. SuzukiC	0	0	0	−1	0	2	0	0	18:43	23	58%	0	3	1	0.0
20Juraj SlafkovskýJ. SlafkovskýLW	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17:53	20	—	0	2	0	0.2
15Alex NewhookA. NewhookC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	16:11	24	78%	0	1	0	0.2
13Cole CaufieldC. CaufieldRW	0	0	0	−1	2	3	0	0	15:55	21	100%	0	0	0	0.1
24Phillip DanaultP. DanaultC	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	15:37	21	50%	0	1	0	0.0
93Ivan DemidovI. DemidovRW	0	0	0	−1	2	1	0	0	15:11	19	—	0	0	0	0.1
71Jake EvansJ. EvansC	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	14:50	22	59%	0	0	1	0.0
22Chris KreiderC. KreiderLW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14:21	20	—	0	0	1	0.1
17Josh AndersonJ. AndersonRW	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0	12:53	22	—	0	1	0	0.5
85Alexandre TexierA. TexierLW	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	12:13	16	—	0	1	0	0.0
77Kirby DachK. DachC	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	11:07	14	100%	0	2	0	0.0
76Zachary BolducZ. BolducRW	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	11:04	15	—	0	0	0	0.2

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
8Mike MathesonM. MathesonD	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	25:07	31	—	0	1	1	0.0
48Lane HutsonL. HutsonD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24:07	25	—	0	2	0	0.0
53Noah DobsonN. DobsonD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21:56	32	—	0	3	1	0.0
45Alexandre CarrierA. CarrierD	1	1	2	+1	0	3	0	0	21:54	28	—	0	1	0	0.1
72Arber XhekajA. XhekajD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12:20	16	—	0	1	1	0.0
47Jayden StrubleJ. StrubleD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11:02	14	—	0	1	1	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
75Jakub DobesJ. DobesG	26	28	2	.929	22/24	4/4	0/0	59:36	✓	+0.7

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
34Auston MatthewsA. MatthewsC	0	0	0	−1	0	3	0	0	22:34	23	50%	0	0	0	0.0
Kirill MarchenkoK. MarchenkoRW	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	20:08	21	—	0	1	0	0.5
88William NylanderW. NylanderRW	2	0	2	−1	0	5	0	0	18:55	24	—	0	1	0	1.1
96Jack RoslovicJ. RoslovicC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	18:14	21	33%	0	1	0	0.1
91John TavaresJ. TavaresC	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	0	16:36	21	56%	0	3	0	0.0
53Easton CowanE. CowanRW	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	15:58	19	—	0	2	0	0.0
20Nick PaulN. PaulLW	0	0	0	−1	2	0	0	0	15:32	21	33%	0	0	0	0.0
92Gavin McKennaG. McKennaLW	0	0	0	−2	0	1	0	0	15:19	18	—	0	2	0	0.2
15Colton SissonsC. SissonsC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14:58	20	40%	0	1	1	0.0
73Teddy BluegerT. BluegerC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9:46	15	12%	0	1	0	0.0
24Brandon DuhaimeB. DuhaimeLW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9:04	16	—	0	0	0	0.0
19Zack MacEwenZ. MacEwenRW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5:25	9	—	0	0	0	0.0

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
43Darren RaddyshD. RaddyshD	0	0	0	−2	0	3	0	0	23:47	28	—	0	5	1	0.1
44Morgan RiellyM. RiellyD	0	1	1	−1	0	1	0	0	21:30	30	—	0	1	0	0.0
28Troy StecherT. StecherD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	19:05	26	—	0	1	0	0.0
8Chris TanevC. TanevD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18:39	31	—	0	0	0	0.0
95Oliver Ekman-LarssonO. Ekman-LarssonD	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	18:07	26	—	0	1	0	0.0
22Jake McCabeJ. McCabeD	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	11:38	21	—	0	1	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
72Sergei BobrovskyS. BobrovskyG	21	24	3	.875	18/21	3/3	0/0	58:45	✓	−1.1

EV / PP / SH = saves on shots at even strength, on the opponent's power play, and shorthanded. GS = started. A dash means the stat isn't on file for that player or game. Showing the short set. Tap "All columns" to scroll through every stat inside this card.

Last night's Cap Challenge

7 squads played

RO

GoalsRyan Otto

0 goals · $29.9M

RO

AssistsRyan Otto

2 assists · $29.9M

RO

PointsRyan Otto

2 pts · $32.5M

RO

ShotsRyan Otto

6 shots · $28.4M

RO

HitsRyan Otto

13 hits · $17.2M

RO

BlocksRyan Otto

8 blocks · $27.5M

RO

GoaliesRyan Otto

0 saves · $9.4M

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