Skip to content
Ice Lab

Thu, Dec 11, 2025·PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh

Montréal Canadiens 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 2

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Pittsburgh Penguins win this game 56% of the time.

PIT winsMTL wins

Who was on the ice

Model-based

Line matchups and every shift of the game.

Line matchups

PIT forward lines and defence pairs (rows) against MTL's (columns) at 5-on-5. Darker cells shared more ice; the second number is xG for–against in that time. Click a cell to highlight it below.

Suzuki–Caufield–BolducKapanen–Slafkovský–DemidovAnderson–Texier–BeckGallagher–Veleno–DavidsonGallagher–Texier–BeckBolduc–Kapanen–SlafkovskýDobson–HutsonMatheson–CarrierStruble–Engstrom
Crosby–Rust–Novak5:380.24–0.771:520.08–0.000:330.14–0.000:510.00–0.002:540.21–0.166:580.40–0.68
Heinen–Acciari–Dewar1:300.00–0.003:540.00–0.340:330.04–0.000:310.00–0.003:540.01–0.400:330.00–0.002:430.00–0.00
Koivunen–McGroarty–Kindel0:460.00–0.002:350.00–0.002:310.24–0.202:310.08–0.211:130.00–0.003:070.16–0.10
Hayes–Mantha–Brazeau1:370.00–0.001:460.16–0.160:520.00–0.061:410.00–0.101:080.00–0.021:490.16–0.09
Crosby–Rust–Mantha0:480.00–0.000:300.00–0.001:120.00–0.00
Hayes–Rust–Mantha0:390.00–0.370:390.00–0.37
Karlsson–Wotherspoon5:510.24–0.610:470.05–0.001:100.00–0.021:200.17–0.003:200.21–0.165:500.24–0.511:230.00–0.00
Clifton–Graves2:380.14–0.412:040.00–0.052:440.30–0.031:380.24–0.100:490.01–0.000:560.00–0.001:580.08–0.003:370.12–0.214:340.35–0.19
Letang–Shea2:050.00–0.004:350.03–0.402:410.01–0.521:060.00–0.066:070.01–0.872:240.03–0.002:390.00–0.11
Wotherspoon–Shea1:260.00–0.050:490.00–0.110:490.00–0.00
Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

P1P2P3EndRust FNovak FCrosby FHayes FBrazeau FMantha FMcGroarty FKoivunen FKindel FDewar FAcciari FHeinen FWotherspoon DKarlsson DLetang DShea DGraves DClifton DJarry GCaufield FSuzuki FBolduc FKapanen FSlafkovský FDemidov FGallagher FDavidson FVeleno FAnderson FBeck FTexier FMatheson DCarrier DHutson DDobson DEngstrom DStruble DFowler G
PITMTLFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals

Erik KarlssonPIT2227:221:154:5553
Mike MathesonMTL2325:471:073:2724
Bryan RustPIT2425:351:042:3962
Sidney CrosbyPIT2224:291:073:4942
Nick SuzukiMTL2623:020:531:2328
Lane HutsonMTL2322:150:582:2455
Kris LetangPIT2121:591:033:4951
Alexandre CarrierMTL2521:400:521:4526
Noah DobsonMTL2121:381:022:0225
Ben KindelPIT2121:241:012:2840
Oliver KapanenMTL2119:030:541:3153
Parker WotherspoonPIT2118:590:542:4423
Anthony ManthaPIT1518:361:142:3850
Cole CaufieldMTL1918:120:572:0552
Juraj SlafkovskýMTL1818:061:001:4551
Josh AndersonMTL2116:290:471:2825
Zachary BolducMTL1716:260:581:1242
Ryan SheaPIT1916:250:521:5823
Tommy NovakPIT2315:240:401:1752
Ville KoivunenPIT1813:250:451:1830
Connor DewarPIT1613:200:501:3408
Jayden StrubleMTL1713:200:471:4012
Noel AcciariPIT1813:110:441:28010
Connor CliftonPIT1313:061:001:2700
Ryan GravesPIT1312:591:001:2610
Ivan DemidovMTL1512:430:511:3540
Alexandre TexierMTL1912:320:401:2425
Joseph VelenoMTL1712:200:441:4435
Kevin HayesPIT1711:530:422:0450
Adam EngstromMTL1511:300:461:4021
Rutger McGroartyPIT1510:240:421:2000
Justin BrazeauPIT1610:110:381:5840
Danton HeinenPIT1310:100:471:3706
Brendan GallagherMTL149:570:431:1841
Owen BeckMTL149:080:391:2711
Jared DavidsonMTL95:440:380:5920