Final
MTL at TOR game report
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. ET · Scotiabank Arena
Canadiens beat the Maple Leafs 3–2 and earned it, out-chancing them 3.6–2.7 in expected goals.
Team comparison
- 2Goals3
- 2.73Expected goals3.61
- 2.075-on-5 expected goals1.66
- 12High-danger chances11
- 28Shots on goal24
- 50Shot attempts55
- 395-on-5 shot attempts40
- 6:40Power-play time4:19
5-on-5 shares for TOR: 49.4% of shot attempts, 55.5% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
By strength
| TOR at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 45:51 | 39–40 | 2.07–1.66 | 2–3 |
| Power play | 6:40 | 7–8 | 0.55–0.36 | 0–0 |
| Shorthanded | 4:19 | 0–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 3:10 | 4–7 | 0.11–1.59 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as TOR–MTL. “Power play” means TOR had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes MTL | 26/28 | .929 | 2.73 | +0.73 |
| Sergei Bobrovsky TOR | 21/24 | .875 | 2.19 | -0.81 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Player ratings
Out of 10, from each player's Game Score (goals, assists, shots, blocks, penalties, faceoffs and 5-on-5 shot and goal differential while on the ice) compared with every NHL game of the last two seasons. 6 is above average, 7 very good, 8 excellent. Goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. ★ = top three of the night. How ratings work
Average ratingMaple Leafs5.8Canadiens6.0
| ★Top three of the night: Josh AndersonFMTL | 8.4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12:53 | 65.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Alexandre CarrierDMTL | 8.1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21:54 | 53.1 |
| ★Top three of the night: William NylanderFTOR | 7.7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 18:55 | 48.5 |
| Kirill MarchenkoFTOR | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20:08 | 63.0 |
| Zachary BolducFMTL | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:04 | 65.0 |
| Mike MathesonDMTL | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25:07 | 48.6 |
| Easton CowanFTOR | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15:58 | 62.5 |
| John TavaresFTOR | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16:36 | 51.7 |
| Kirby DachFMTL | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:07 | 50.0 |
| Morgan RiellyDTOR | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:30 | 53.3 |
| Jakub DobesGMTL | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 59:36 | — |
| Jake EvansFMTL | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:50 | 54.5 |
| Auston MatthewsFTOR | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:34 | 61.5 |
| Jake McCabeDTOR | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:38 | 75.0 |
| Jayden StrubleDMTL | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:02 | 66.7 |
| Jack RoslovicFTOR | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:14 | 59.1 |
| Chris TanevDTOR | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:39 | 50.0 |
| Alex NewhookFMTL | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:11 | 52.9 |
| Darren RaddyshDTOR | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23:47 | 55.6 |
| Colton SissonsFTOR | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 | 50.0 |
| Lane HutsonDMTL | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:07 | 52.9 |
| Phillip DanaultFMTL | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:37 | 50.0 |
| Brandon DuhaimeFTOR | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:04 | 55.6 |
| Juraj SlafkovskýFMTL | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:53 | 47.4 |
| Arber XhekajDMTL | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 | 50.0 |
| Sergei BobrovskyGTOR | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | — | 58:45 | — |
| Chris KreiderFMTL | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:21 | 45.0 |
| Noah DobsonDMTL | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:56 | 40.0 |
| Zack MacEwenFTOR | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:25 | 20.0 |
| Cole CaufieldFMTL | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:55 | 45.5 |
| Ivan DemidovFMTL | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:11 | 52.9 |
| Teddy BluegerFTOR | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:46 | 30.0 |
| Nick SuzukiFMTL | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:43 | 37.5 |
| Alexandre TexierFMTL | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:13 | 41.2 |
| Troy StecherDTOR | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:05 | 30.4 |
| Nick PaulFTOR | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:32 | 35.3 |
| Oliver Ekman-LarssonDTOR | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:07 | 33.3 |
| Gavin McKennaFTOR | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:19 | 29.6 |
Lines used
Each team's most-used forward lines and defence pairs at 5 on 5, from the NHL's shift charts · time together · shot attempts for–against · expected goals for–against
Maple Leafs
Forward lines
- Roslovic – Matthews – Marchenko12:48 · 13–7 · xG 0.9–0.2
- Tavares – Nylander – McKenna8:18 · 6–12 · xG 0.2–0.7
- Sissons – Paul – Cowan7:21 · 4–2 · xG 0.1–0.0
- Blueger – Duhaime – MacEwen3:45 · 0–3 · xG 0.0–0.1
Defence pairs
- Ekman-Larsson – Stecher11:43 · 7–8 · xG 0.4–0.4
- Rielly – Raddysh11:26 · 14–10 · xG 0.9–0.5
- Tanev – McCabe9:02 · 8–4 · xG 0.3–0.1
Canadiens
Forward lines
- Kreider – Suzuki – Caufield10:13 · 8–10 · xG 0.2–0.6
- Newhook – Slafkovský – Demidov9:55 · 9–5 · xG 0.3–0.2
- Danault – Texier – Dach9:22 · 6–8 · xG 0.0–0.5
- Anderson – Evans – Bolduc7:09 · 10–6 · xG 0.7–0.3
Defence pairs
- Carrier – Hutson14:04 · 11–13 · xG 0.3–0.8
- Matheson – Dobson13:24 · 10–15 · xG 0.5–0.6
- Struble – Xhekaj8:26 · 6–5 · xG 0.2–0.3
Three stars
- ★A. CarrierMTL · 1G 1A
- ★★W. NylanderTOR · 2G 0A
- ★★★J. AndersonMTL · 1G 1A
Scoring
Period 1
- 00:48TOR W. Nylander (from M. Rielly, K. Marchenko)0–1
- 10:53MTL J. Anderson (from A. Carrier, K. Dach)1–1
Period 2
- 04:52MTL Z. Bolduc (from M. Matheson, J. Anderson)2–1
Period 3
- 13:12MTL A. Carrier3–1
- 15:46TOR W. Nylander (from E. Cowan, J. Tavares)3–2