Thu, Mar 26, 2026·Centre Bell, Montreal
Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Montréal Canadiens 2
Expected result
Based on shot quality alone, Columbus Blue Jackets win this game 69% of the time.
22%
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9%
61%
MTL winsCBJ wins
Columbus Blue Jackets
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27:21 | 0.14 | 70.6% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | 21:34 | 0.09 | 66.0% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 21:23 | 0.45 | 77.8% | +16.4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 20:36 | 0.08 | 93.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:47 | 0.36 | 82.1% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 18:45 | 0.21 | 64.2% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:36 | 0.35 | 86.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:35 | 0.44 | 88.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 15:20 | 0.12 | 18.3% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 15:04 | 0.00 | 44.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 14:43 | 0.12 | 63.6% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 13:53 | 0.16 | 65.3% | +16.4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 12:47 | 0.29 | 71.1% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:37 | 0.01 | 89.2% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 12:33 | 0.07 | 42.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 12:12 | 0.00 | 66.0% | +16.4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 11:49 | 0.00 | 67.6% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 8:47 | 0.15 | 64.4% | 0.0 |
| L | 20 | 18 | 2 | .900 | 1.95 | −0.1 | 58:38 |
Montréal Canadiens
Official boxscore lines, plus individual xG, on-ice expected-goals share at 5-on-5 and win probability added (percentage points).
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:45 | 0.05 | 16.9% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 21:24 | 0.05 | 21.1% | +33.2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:50 | 0.01 | 39.5% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:45 | 0.15 | 30.8% | +15.3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:38 | 0.06 | 31.6% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:24 | 0.08 | 23.7% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 18:56 | 0.00 | 31.1% | +33.2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:48 | 0.85 | 28.9% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:18 | 0.00 | 31.3% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:15 | 0.00 | 24.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:32 | 0.15 | 18.0% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 16:12 | 0.10 | 54.4% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:22 | 0.01 | 20.3% | 0.0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 13:51 | 0.21 | 58.3% | +48.6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:05 | 0.18 | 45.7% | +15.3 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 9:40 | 0.05 | 10.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 8:15 | 0.02 | 15.8% | 0.0 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 7:00 | 0.00 | 27.2% | 0.0 |
| W | 26 | 25 | 1 | .962 | 3.02 | +2.0 | 60:00 |