Canadiens beat Stars 5–2 | HabsMetrics

FinalW

MTL · Away

5

DAL · Home

2

Thursday, October 29, 2026 · American Airlines Center

Game analysis

Canadiens beat Stars 5–2

C. Caufield scored the game-winner at 16:32 of the first.
An empty-net goal sealed it late.
J. Dobes stopped 17 of 19 shots (.895) for the win.
Power play: MTL 0/4, DAL 1/3.
The Stars dominated the dot, winning 64% of faceoffs.
Model miss: the Canadiens won with only a 44% pre-game win probability.

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Three stars

1st star
C. Caufield
MTL · 2G 0A
2nd star
A. Newhook
MTL · 2G 0A
3rd star
N. Dobson
MTL · 0G 2A

Scoring summary

1st

7:24MTLC. CaufieldAssists: P. Danault, A. Carrier1–0
12:53DALW. JohnstonPPAssists: M. Rantanen, M. Heiskanen1–1
16:05MTLA. NewhookAssists: N. Dobson, L. Hutson2–1
16:32MTLC. CaufieldAssists: A. Engstrom, J. Slafkovský3–1

2nd

6:11MTLA. NewhookAssists: C. Kreider, N. Dobson4–1
8:52DALJ. BennAssists: M. Rantanen, W. Johnston4–2

3rd

19:12MTLP. DanaultENAssists: J. Evans5–2

Team stats

Team stats comparison
MTL	Stat	DAL
21	Shots	19
35.7%	Faceoff %	64.3%
0/4	Power Play	1/3
6	PIM	8
13	Hits	16
9	Blocked	10
20	Giveaways	17
4	Takeaways	4

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