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2026–27 Season

Montréal Canadiens

4-3-210 PTS9 GP
7th Atlantic22nd overall

Last game · 2026–27

Sharks logo

vs SJS

L 3–4OTOct 20
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Next game · 2026–27

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@ WPG

Oct 25, 7:00 PM EDT

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Team Summary

xG Balance/60

+0.30

+0.12 vs season

9/32 in NHL

Season strength

Unclassified

Opponents

5 Unclassified

Attack improved·Defense declined

Attack

Improved
3.47xGF/60+0.26 vs season

Recent rank 5/32

Season

3.21

8/32

Defense

Declined
3.17xGA/60+0.14 vs season

Recent rank 20/32

Season

3.03

17/32

Data through Oct 22

Result vs Process

MTL · Last 5

Per 60 minutes of eligible play

Attack
Expected goalsActual goalsDelta
3.472.69−0.78

The team scored fewer goals than its chance quality would suggest.

Defense
Expected goals againstGoals allowedDelta
3.172.90−0.27

The team allowed slightly fewer goals than the chances against would suggest.

Expected
margin
+0.30
Actual
margin
−0.21
Result vs xG gap−0.52Expected Goals > Result

Goals and expected goals exclude empty-net situations. Post-game shootout goals are excluded from process analysis.

Data through 2026-10-22 · 2026/27

Team Trends

Follow the team's process and results across the season.

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xG Balance/602026–27 Season · Data through Oct 22
MTL
MTL

+0.30xG Balance/60

Game 9 · Oct 20

vs SJS · L OT 3–4

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-0.08+0.15+0.38+0.61+0.84MTLGame 1357Game 9
Game 1Game 9

Selected · Game 9

Performance by Opponent Strength

Season-to-date results and process using each opponent's pregame strength.

STRONG

No classified games yet.

Classified games only · early-season games before strength activation are excluded.Data through Oct 22

Goaltending

Team-unit results across all goalies used.

GSAx/60

5 games

Total GSAx

+0.99

+0.19

+0.64 vs season

14/32 in NHL

Goals Against/60

2.90

13/32

Save %

88.1%

19/32

Shots Against/60

24.4

Data through Oct 22

Special Teams

Chance quality and official unit results.

Power Play

PP Chance Quality

0.28xG / 2 min+0.06 vs season

13/32

PP %

18.8%

21/32

Goals / Opportunities

3/16

PP Opportunities / Game

3.20

10/32

5 games in sampleData through Oct 22

Shot Profile

Where unblocked shots come from, with broader shot-volume context.

4.8%12 ATTFront23.1%58 ATTInner Slot9.2%23 ATTLeft Low7.6%19 ATTRight Low2.0%5 ATTBehind15.5%39 ATTHigh Slot5.6%14 ATTLeft4.8%12 ATTRight27.5%69 ATTPointAttacking goal →
Lower shareHigher share

Shot creation · All

5 games · 251 mapped attempts

Over the last 5 games, Montreal's share of shots from the inner slot and net front has remained low.

Attempts /60

66.1

#3 NHL

SOG /60

31.7

#4 NHL

HD /60

13.5

#14 NHL

Mapped attempts

251

Net Front
Profile
4.8%
Season
5.9%
Delta
-1.1%
Inner Slot
Profile
23.1%
Season
22.3%
Delta
+0.8%
Left Low Angle
Profile
9.2%
Season
8.6%
Delta
+0.6%
Right Low Angle
Profile
7.6%
Season
7.4%
Delta
+0.2%
Behind Net
Profile
2.0%
Season
2.2%
Delta
-0.2%
High Slot
Profile
15.5%
Season
14.7%
Delta
+0.8%
Left Perimeter
Profile
5.6%
Season
4.9%
Delta
+0.7%
Right Perimeter
Profile
4.8%
Season
4.9%
Delta
-0.1%
Point / Long Range
Profile
27.5%
Season
29.2%
Delta
-1.7%
Map includes goals, shots on goal and missed shots. Empty-net and shootout attempts excluded.

Games

Official results and the club schedule.

Recent · 2026–27

Last 5 completed
Oct 20
SJS
vs San Jose SharksHOME · UNCLASSIFIEDOT 3–4 L
Oct 17
BUF
vs Buffalo SabresHOME · UNCLASSIFIEDOT 4–3 W
Oct 14
WSH
vs Washington CapitalsAWAY · UNCLASSIFIED4–5 L
Oct 13
BUF
vs Buffalo SabresHOME · UNCLASSIFIEDSO 4–3 W
Oct 10
DET
vs Detroit Red WingsHOME · UNCLASSIFIEDSO 1–0 W