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Thu, Jan 29, 2026·Centre Bell, Montreal

Colorado Avalanche 3, Montréal Canadiens 7

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Colorado Avalanche win this game 61% of the time.

MTL winsCOL wins

Who was on the ice

Model-based

Line matchups and every shift of the game.

Line matchups

MTL forward lines and defence pairs (rows) against COL'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.

Lehkonen–MacKinnon–NecasKelly–Bardakov–BrindleyNelson–Nichushkin–OlofssonOlofsson–Drury–KivirantaNelson–Nichushkin–ColtonNelson–MacKinnon–NecasColton–Drury–KivirantaKelly–Drury–KivirantaLehkonen–Nichushkin–ColtonMakar–MalinskiBurns–MansonMiddleton–GirardManson–GirardGirard–MalinskiBurns–MiddletonManson–MiddletonBurns–GirardGirard–MakarBurns–MakarBurns–Malinski
Kapanen–Slafkovský–Demidov2:330.19–0.012:580.13–0.062:210.33–0.261:260.14–0.491:420.11–0.003:240.21–0.762:520.45–0.240:410.00–0.060:490.00–0.000:520.00–0.000:430.13–0.00
Suzuki–Texier–Caufield7:350.05–0.622:170.05–0.357:270.10–0.620:430.00–0.000:570.00–0.350:490.00–0.000:310.00–0.00
Evans–Dach–Bolduc1:070.00–0.002:190.09–0.210:350.00–0.002:360.18–0.110:310.04–0.000:400.00–0.000:330.00–0.002:340.06–0.063:310.05–0.020:530.00–0.001:340.09–0.000:510.00–0.21
Gallagher–Danault–Anderson2:490.02–0.001:090.00–0.000:450.16–0.320:330.00–0.022:150.06–0.130:490.00–0.000:590.02–0.021:160.06–0.003:540.16–0.001:060.00–0.000:430.01–0.320:410.00–0.00
Suzuki–Texier–Slafkovský0:340.02–0.000:320.00–0.000:370.02–0.000:530.09–0.00
Matheson–Guhle8:330.07–0.600:490.00–0.002:390.05–0.357:230.10–0.602:460.10–0.001:200.01–0.350:330.00–0.000:570.00–0.000:520.00–0.00
Dobson–Hutson1:330.20–0.002:400.13–0.061:230.02–0.021:060.04–0.150:320.00–0.021:100.06–0.132:090.14–0.023:510.11–0.171:090.00–0.060:590.09–0.001:010.11–0.001:070.13–0.09
Carrier–Xhekaj0:420.00–0.002:330.19–0.210:370.00–0.052:060.00–0.000:490.00–0.001:340.00–0.141:300.00–0.003:230.19–0.050:500.00–0.000:340.00–0.21
Xhekaj–Hutson1:520.02–0.000:410.00–0.050:550.00–0.000:500.00–0.05
Dobson–Guhle0:530.16–0.061:010.00–0.090:420.16–0.001:060.00–0.120:310.16–0.000:500.00–0.03
Carrier–Hutson0:520.00–0.011:090.33–0.050:320.08–0.001:040.06–0.12
Matheson–Dobson0:530.02–0.020:360.00–0.051:070.02–0.020:360.00–0.05
Carrier–Guhle1:270.03–0.000:340.03–0.000:510.00–0.00
Carrier–Dobson0:350.00–0.000:410.00–0.440:320.00–0.130:450.00–0.00
Guhle–Hutson
Matheson–Carrier0:300.00–0.00
Shift chart

Every shift, one row per player.

P1P2P3EndCaufield FSuzuki FTexier FDanault FKapanen FSlafkovský FDemidov FAnderson FGallagher FBolduc FEvans FDach FMatheson DGuhle DHutson DDobson DXhekaj DCarrier DDobes GMacKinnon FLehkonen FNecas FNelson FNichushkin FOlofsson FKiviranta FColton FDrury FKelly FBrindley FBardakov FMakar DMalinski DManson DBurns DMiddleton DGirard DWedgewood G
MTLCOLFull-height lines are goals; short ticks at the top are shots. Hover to see who was on the ice.

Shift totals

Cale MakarCOL2524:020:582:5021
Kaiden GuhleMTL2322:561:001:4912
Mike MathesonMTL2321:360:562:3723
Brent BurnsCOL2621:300:501:1004
Nathan MacKinnonCOL2021:091:032:4041
Sam MalinskiCOL2821:000:451:5220
Martin NecasCOL2020:571:032:3941
Lane HutsonMTL2420:230:511:4831
Noah DobsonMTL2619:340:451:1731
Alexandre CarrierMTL2019:260:582:1032
Josh MansonCOL2619:130:441:3727
Artturi LehkonenCOL2217:550:491:3002
Nick SuzukiMTL2117:420:511:2124
Samuel GirardCOL2217:280:481:2503
Brock NelsonCOL2017:100:522:0062
Juraj SlafkovskýMTL1816:570:571:2641
Jake EvansMTL1816:120:541:3504
Victor OlofssonCOL1715:210:542:0120
Valeri NichushkinCOL1915:130:481:1302
Zachary BolducMTL1715:120:541:2201
Ivan DemidovMTL1715:050:531:2941
Phillip DanaultMTL1914:500:471:2223
Kirby DachMTL1714:360:521:2301
Alexandre TexierMTL1814:330:491:1013
Oliver KapanenMTL1814:240:481:1730
Jack DruryCOL2014:200:431:2212
Arber XhekajMTL1313:381:031:3930
Brendan GallagherMTL1913:250:421:2320
Parker KellyCOL1613:110:491:1613
Keaton MiddletonCOL1412:580:562:1203
Cole CaufieldMTL2112:490:371:0933
Ross ColtonCOL1712:370:451:2003
Josh AndersonMTL1712:360:441:1020
Gavin BrindleyCOL1311:370:541:1611
Joel KivirantaCOL1711:140:401:1012
Zakhar BardakovCOL1110:170:561:1811