Boxscore
Game 1 | Oct 5, 2026 | 2026-27 PRE
1
Final
6
Goals 1st 2nd 3rd T
MTL 0 0 1 1
TBL 1 3 2 6
Shots 1st 2nd 3rd T
MTL 7 8 11 26
TBL 7 9 9 25
Scoring Summary
1st Period
07:01
Ross Colton (1)
M. Sasson (1), E. Gudbranson (1)
1–0
TBL
01:01 B. Carlo for High-sticking
2nd Period
04:20
Jeffrey Viel (1)
N. Foligno (1), G. Goncalves (1)
GWG
2–0
TBL
13:40
Nick Foligno (1)
PP
T. DeAngelo (1)
3–0
TBL
18:35
Logan Stanley (1)
G. Goncalves (2), N. Foligno (2)
4–0
TBL
00:33 L. Stanley for Tripping
05:09 J. Kovacevic for Interference
12:17 K. Sherwood for Hooking
18:58 E. Andrae for Cross-checking
3rd Period
00:53
Erik Gudbranson (1)
PP
O. Palat (1), T. Emberson (1)
5–0
TBL
08:20
Rasmus Ristolainen (1)
PP
B. Goodrow (1), C. Graf (1)
5–1
TBL
14:12
Erik Gudbranson (2)
PP
N. Foligno (3), A. Gaudette (1)
6–1
TBL
07:25 B. Carlo for Tripping
07:32 N. Foligno for Cross-checking
07:58 K. Vejmelka for Slashing (served by T. Emberson)
12:31 D. Joshua for Slashing
Goalies Summary
Goalie Dec SA SV GA SV% TOI Record
A. Nedeljkovic 10 8 2 .800 21:25
D. Tarasov L 15 11 4 .733 38:35 0-1-0
K. Vejmelka W 26 25 1 .962 60:00 1-0-0
Game Notes
  • Alex Nedeljkovic enters game at 18:35 of 2nd period
Team Stats
MTL TBL
26 Shots 25
61 Shot Attempts 49
17% 1/6 Power Play 3/3 100%
53% 40 Faceoffs 36 47%
20 Hits 20
5 Blk Shots 5
6 PiM 12
55% Possession 45%
18:23 OZ Possession 13:00
3 Stars of the Game
  1. TBL E. Gudbranson
    G:2 A:1 P:3
  2. TBL N. Foligno
    G:1 A:3 P:4
  3. TBL J. Viel
    G:1 A:0 P:1
Season Series
Series tied 1-1
MTL 1 TBL 6 Oct 5 Final TBL 2 MTL 4 Oct 6 Final

Team Summary

Shots Hits Ice time Face-off PP PK EV
Skaters G A P +/- PIM S SAT SB Hit HTT TOI POSS FO% FOT TOI G A S TOI G S TOI G A S
R. Ristolainen D 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 1 0 0 24:36 2:38 - 0 3:39 1 0 1 2:55 0 0 18:02 0 0 1
C. Graf L/R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 8 0 1 2 19:06 4:01 0 1 4:53 0 1 1 1:33 0 0 12:40 0 0 1
B. Goodrow C/L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 8 0 4 0 16:59 1:32 - 0 4:19 0 1 1 0:00 - - 12:40 0 0 0
J. Sanderson D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 2 0 1 24:56 5:30 - 0 3:59 0 0 1 2:55 0 0 18:02 0 0 2
B. Brink R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 6 0 2 2 24:17 2:00 56 9 3:36 0 0 0 3:22 0 0 17:19 0 0 0
F. Nazar C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 5 1 0 4 20:48 3:34 57 21 3:36 0 0 0 3:26 0 0 13:46 0 0 3
R. Gudas D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 0 1 19:50 1:42 - 0 4:30 0 0 1 0:03 0 0 15:17 0 0 1
A. Copp C/L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 0 3 19:03 2:30 54 24 4:53 0 0 0 1:30 0 0 12:40 0 0 1
CE D'Astous D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:02 1:33 - 0 0:00 - - - 2:01 0 0 16:01 0 0 0
K. Sherwood L/R 0 0 0 -2 2 3 6 0 4 0 17:21 2:12 100 1 3:36 0 0 1 0:00 - - 13:45 0 0 2
E. Andrae D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 4 0 16:58 1:04 - 0 4:30 0 0 0 0:00 - - 12:28 0 0 0
B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15:52 0:44 33 15 0:00 - - - 0:00 - - 15:52 0 0 0
E. Dadonov L/R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 15:52 1:12 - 0 0:00 - - - 0:00 - - 15:52 0 0 0
D. Joshua C/L/R 0 0 0 0 2 5 6 0 2 0 15:51 1:09 - 0 0:00 - - - 0:00 - - 15:51 0 0 5
E. Zamula D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 2 15:37 1:04 - 0 0:20 0 0 0 2:04 0 0 13:13 0 0 1
T. Novak C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4:21 0:08 80 5 0:00 - - - 0:07 0 0 4:14 0 0 1
M. Carcone L/R 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 4:14 0:38 - 0 0:00 - - - 0:00 - - 4:14 0 0 2
N. Alexandrov C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1:15 0:02 - 0 0:34 0 0 0 0:00 - - 0:41 0 0 0
MTL Totals 1 2 3 6 26 61 5 20 20 - - 53% 76 - 1 2 6 - 0 0 - 0 0 20
Goalies
Goalie Role Dec SA SV GA SV% GAA GSAA QS TOI Record A PIM
A. Nedeljkovic Relief 10 8 2 .800 5.60 -0.98 – 21:25 0 0
D. Tarasov Start L 15 11 4 .733 6.22 -2.46 RBS 38:35 0-1-0 0 0
Skaters
SAT
Shot attempts (on goal + missed + blocked)
POSS
Puck possession time
HTT
Hits taken
Goalies
GSAA
Goals saved above avg: what a league-average goalie would have allowed, minus what was actually allowed
QS
Quality start: at or above league average save %; OR fewer than 20 shots & above .885
RBS
Really bad start: save percentage below .850
PL
Preventable loss: the goals allowed beyond avg. exceed the margin of defeat
Shots Hits Ice time Face-off PP PK EV
Skaters G A P +/- PIM S SAT SB Hit HTT TOI POSS FO% FOT TOI G A S TOI G S TOI G A S
N. Foligno ★2 C/L/R 1 3 4 +2 2 4 5 0 2 4 20:01 1:33 47 32 2:21 1 1 3 3:39 0 0 14:01 0 2 1
E. Gudbranson ★1 D 2 1 3 +2 0 3 7 0 2 1 21:08 2:13 - 0 3:05 2 0 2 4:26 0 0 13:37 0 1 1
G. Goncalves L/R 0 2 2 +2 0 1 3 0 0 1 16:22 1:59 0 1 2:21 0 0 0 0:00 - - 14:01 0 2 1
L. Stanley D 1 0 1 +1 2 2 3 0 1 1 20:45 1:33 - 0 0:00 - - - 1:36 0 0 19:09 1 0 2
R. Colton C/L/R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 4 0 2 1 16:54 1:34 56 16 2:38 0 0 1 2:30 0 0 11:46 1 0 2
J. Viel ★3 L/R 1 0 1 +2 0 3 6 0 1 2 15:55 1:40 - 0 1:54 0 0 1 0:00 - - 14:01 1 0 2
T. Emberson D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 0 1 1 20:50 2:14 - 0 3:05 0 1 0 4:08 0 0 13:37 0 0 1
T. DeAngelo D 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 18:41 2:16 - 0 1:54 0 1 1 3:02 0 0 13:45 0 0 1
A. Gaudette C/L/R 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 16:25 1:17 0 4 2:21 0 1 0 2:19 0 0 11:45 0 0 2
M. Sasson C/L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 0 0 2 15:01 1:37 - 0 0:00 - - - 3:15 0 0 11:46 0 1 1
O. Palat L 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 14:07 1:30 0 1 2:38 0 1 0 2:29 0 0 9:00 0 0 1
B. Carlo D 0 0 0 +1 4 0 0 2 3 2 21:15 2:08 - 0 0:00 - - - 2:07 0 0 19:08 0 0 0
J. Kovacevic D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 14:48 1:27 - 0 0:00 - - - 1:04 0 0 13:44 0 0 0
C. White C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 12:27 1:00 57 14 0:00 - - - 0:42 0 0 11:45 0 0 0
A. Mangiapane L/R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 2 1 12:25 0:42 - 0 0:00 - - - 0:39 0 0 11:46 0 0 1
B. Saad L/R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 11:45 1:06 - 0 0:00 - - - 0:00 - - 11:45 0 0 1
M. Tsyplakov R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 11:38 0:23 0 1 2:38 0 0 0 0:00 - - 9:00 0 0 0
J. Finley C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9:00 0:32 57 7 0:00 - - - 0:00 - - 9:00 0 0 0
TBL Totals 6 11 17 10 25 49 5 20 20 - - 47% 76 - 3 5 8 - 0 0 - 3 6 17
Goalies
Goalie Role Dec SA SV GA SV% GAA GSAA QS TOI Record A PIM
K. Vejmelka Start W 26 25 1 .962 1.00 +1.66 60:00 1-0-0 0 2
Skaters
SAT
Shot attempts (on goal + missed + blocked)
POSS
Puck possession time
HTT
Hits taken
Goalies
GSAA
Goals saved above avg: what a league-average goalie would have allowed, minus what was actually allowed
QS
Quality start: at or above league average save %; OR fewer than 20 shots & above .885
RBS
Really bad start: save percentage below .850
PL
Preventable loss: the goals allowed beyond avg. exceed the margin of defeat

Lines

5 on 5
# C LW RW OBJ Time TOI
1 F. Nazar K. Sherwood B. Brink 40% 30% 13:46
2 A. Copp B. Goodrow C. Graf 30% 27% 12:40
3 B. Gallagher D. Joshua E. Dadonov 20% 34% 15:52
4 T. Novak M. Carcone B. Brink 10% 9% 4:14
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 J. Sanderson R. Ristolainen 40% 37% 17:24
2 R. Gudas CE D'Astous 30% 33% 15:17
3 E. Zamula E. Andrae 20% 28% 13:13
4 J. Sanderson R. Ristolainen 10% 1% 0:38
Power play
# C LW RW OBJ Time TOI
1 F. Nazar K. Sherwood B. Brink 60% 42% 3:36
2 A. Copp B. Goodrow C. Graf 40% 58% 4:53
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 J. Sanderson R. Ristolainen 60% 47% 3:59
2 E. Andrae R. Gudas 40% 53% 4:30
Penalty kill
# C W OBJ Time TOI
1 B. Brink F. Nazar 60% 70% 3:29
2 C. Graf A. Copp 40% 30% 1:30
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 J. Sanderson R. Ristolainen 60% 59% 2:55
2 E. Zamula CE D'Astous 40% 41% 2:04
Penalty kill, 3 skaters
# C OBJ Time TOI
1 B. Brink 60% 0% 0:00
2 F. Nazar 40% 0% 0:00
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 J. Sanderson E. Zamula 60% 0% 0:00
2 R. Ristolainen E. Andrae 40% 0% 0:00
4 on 4
# C W OBJ Time TOI
1 B. Brink F. Nazar 60% 0% 0:00
2 T. Novak A. Copp 40% 0% 0:00
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 J. Sanderson E. Andrae 60% 0% 0:00
2 R. Ristolainen E. Zamula 40% 0% 0:00
Last minute
L C LW RW D D
Off F. Nazar K. Sherwood B. Brink J. Sanderson R. Ristolainen
Def F. Nazar K. Sherwood B. Brink J. Sanderson R. Ristolainen
Extras
Forwards Defensemen
Normal N. Alexandrov, B. Brink, T. Novak E. Zamula, E. Andrae, J. Sanderson
Power play N. Alexandrov, F. Nazar E. Zamula, E. Andrae
Penalty kill T. Novak J. Sanderson
Penalty shots
B. Brink , F. Nazar , K. Sherwood , A. Copp , C. Graf
Goalies
D. Tarasov , A. Nedeljkovic
OT forwards
B. Brink , F. Nazar , K. Sherwood , A. Copp , C. Graf , B. Goodrow , N. Alexandrov , T. Novak , D. Joshua , M. Carcone
OT defensemen
J. Sanderson , R. Ristolainen , R. Gudas , CE D'Astous , E. Zamula
5 on 5
# C LW RW OBJ Time TOI
1 N. Foligno G. Goncalves J. Viel 40% 30% 14:01
2 R. Colton M. Sasson A. Mangiapane 30% 25% 11:46
3 C. White A. Gaudette B. Saad 20% 25% 11:45
4 J. Finley O. Palat M. Tsyplakov 10% 19% 9:00
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 B. Carlo L. Stanley 40% 39% 18:00
2 E. Gudbranson T. Emberson 30% 29% 13:37
3 T. DeAngelo J. Kovacevic 20% 30% 13:45
4 B. Carlo L. Stanley 10% 3% 1:10
Power play
# C LW RW OBJ Time TOI
1 N. Foligno G. Goncalves A. Gaudette 51% 47% 2:21
2 R. Colton O. Palat M. Tsyplakov 49% 53% 2:38
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 T. DeAngelo J. Viel 60% 38% 1:54
2 E. Gudbranson T. Emberson 40% 62% 3:05
Penalty kill
# C W OBJ Time TOI
1 N. Foligno M. Sasson 60% 66% 4:17
2 R. Colton O. Palat 40% 34% 2:13
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 B. Carlo L. Stanley 60% 42% 2:45
2 E. Gudbranson T. Emberson 40% 58% 3:45
Penalty kill, 3 skaters
# C OBJ Time TOI
1 N. Foligno 60% 100% 1:59
2 R. Colton 40% 0% 0:00
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 E. Gudbranson L. Stanley 60% 18% 0:22
2 B. Carlo T. Emberson 40% 82% 1:37
4 on 4
# C W OBJ Time TOI
1 N. Foligno B. Saad 60% 0% 0:00
2 R. Colton O. Palat 40% 0% 0:00
# D D OBJ Time TOI
1 E. Gudbranson L. Stanley 60% 0% 0:00
2 B. Carlo T. Emberson 40% 0% 0:00
Last minute
L C LW RW D D
Off N. Foligno G. Goncalves A. Gaudette T. DeAngelo B. Carlo
Def N. Foligno M. Sasson R. Colton E. Gudbranson L. Stanley
Extras
Forwards Defensemen
Normal O. Palat, M. Sasson, B. Saad T. Emberson, T. DeAngelo, J. Kovacevic
Power play O. Palat, M. Sasson T. Emberson, T. Emberson
Penalty kill O. Palat T. DeAngelo
Penalty shots
N. Foligno , R. Colton , G. Goncalves , A. Gaudette , O. Palat
Goalies
K. Vejmelka , N. Tolopilo
OT forwards
N. Foligno , R. Colton , G. Goncalves , A. Gaudette , O. Palat , M. Sasson , B. Saad , C. White , A. Mangiapane , J. Viel
OT defensemen
E. Gudbranson , L. Stanley , B. Carlo , T. Emberson , T. DeAngelo
Scratches
J. Aspirot (Healthy) , V. Vanecek (Healthy)