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Montréal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks

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Montréal Canadiens
▸7
Vancouver Canucks
5
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Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-5. The lead changed hands 3 times. The Canadiens led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nicolas Deslauriers's goal at 17:05 of the second period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 47% to 70%. Expected goals were close — MTL 3.1, VAN 3.2; shots on goal were MTL 32, VAN 39. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Carey Price stopped 34 of 39 (.872), 1.8 goals below expected; Anders Nilsson stopped 25 of 31 (.806), 3.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Thomas Vanek (3 G, 1 A), 2. Nicolas Deslauriers (2 G), 3. Jeff Petry (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    T. Vanek3 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    MTL
    N. Deslauriers2 G
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    J. Petry1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL1931439732
VANVAN11629214539

Scoring

12 goals

1st period

  1. VAN
    T. Vanek(8)PPG
    D. Pouliot (9), S. Gagner (9)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    11:37
  2. MTL
    D. Carr(3)PPG
    D. Schlemko (1), C. Hudon (10)
    deflectedxG 0.07win prob +13 pts
    1-1
    16:39

2nd period

  1. MTL
    N. Deslauriers(2)
    B. Froese (5), J. Petry (9)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +18 pts
    2-1
    7:18
  2. VAN
    T. Vanek(9)
    A. Biega (3), L. Eriksson (7)
    deflectedxG 0.08win prob +20 pts
    2-2
    14:00
  3. MTL
    N. Deslauriers(3)
    D. Carr (6), K. Alzner (5)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +22 pts
    3-2
    17:05
  4. VAN
    D. Sedin(7)
    T. Vanek (12), E. Gudbranson (1)
    backhandxG 0.11win prob +22 pts
    3-3
    17:39
  5. MTL
    J. Petry(4)PPG
    A. Shaw (9)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +18 pts
    4-3
    19:13

3rd period

  1. MTL
    P. Byron(10)
    M. Pacioretty (11), J. Drouin (13)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +17 pts
    5-3
    1:37
  2. VAN
    B. Boeser(18)PPG
    D. Sedin (16), H. Sedin (22)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +9 pts
    5-4
    13:29
  3. MTL
    A. Galchenyuk(8)
    P. Danault (14)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +8 pts
    6-4
    17:27
  4. VAN
    T. Vanek(10)
    B. Boeser (14), H. Sedin (23)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +5 pts
    6-5
    18:59
  5. MTL
    P. Danault(7)EN
    M. Pacioretty (12), T. Plekanec (11)
    wristxG 0.95win prob +6 pts
    7-5
    19:49

Penalties

MTL 6 PIM·VAN 6 PIM

1st

  • 6:18MTLJakub Jerabek · Holdingdrawn by Brendan Gaunce2 min
  • 9:39MTLJoe Morrow · High stickingdrawn by Reid Boucher2 min
  • 14:45VANThomas Vanek · Trippingdrawn by Nicolas Deslauriers2 min

2nd

  • 19:09VANAlex Biega · Cross checkingdrawn by Byron Froese2 min

3rd

  • 9:45VANAlex Biega · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Carey Price2 min
  • 12:37MTLByron Froese · Interferencedrawn by Alexander Edler2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
VAN goalMTL goalFinal: VAN 0%

Biggest swing: Nicolas Deslauriers, 2nd 17:05 — MTL 47% → 70%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Vanek · Goal · xG 0.18D. Sedin · On goal · xG 0.16T. Vanek · Goal · xG 0.15H. Sedin · On goal · xG 0.14M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.14D. Pouliot · On goal · xG 0.12N. Dowd · Missed · xG 0.11A. Burmistrov · Missed · xG 0.11D. Sedin · Goal · xG 0.11B. Boeser · Goal · xG 0.11B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.11B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.10D. Sedin · On goal · xG 0.10D. Sedin · On goal · xG 0.10D. Sedin · On goal · xG 0.10H. Sedin · Missed · xG 0.10M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.09B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.08R. Boucher · On goal · xG 0.08T. Vanek · Goal · xG 0.08D. Sedin · On goal · xG 0.08B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.07R. Boucher · Missed · xG 0.07D. Sedin · On goal · xG 0.06M. Del Zotto · Missed · xG 0.05A. Biega · On goal · xG 0.05R. Boucher · On goal · xG 0.05R. Boucher · On goal · xG 0.04A. Biega · On goal · xG 0.04T. Vanek · Missed · xG 0.04B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.04A. Biega · On goal · xG 0.03E. Gudbranson · Missed · xG 0.03B. Gaunce · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pouliot · On goal · xG 0.03J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.03M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.02T. Stecher · Missed · xG 0.02A. Biega · On goal · xG 0.02A. Biega · Missed · xG 0.02D. Sedin · On goal · xG 0.02A. Biega · On goal · xG 0.02T. Stecher · On goal · xG 0.01B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.01A. Biega · On goal · xG 0.01T. Stecher · On goal · xG 0.01M. Del Zotto · Missed · xG 0.01L. Eriksson · Missed · xG 0.01A. Biega · On goal · xG 0.01J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.00M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.00A. Burmistrov · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN5 G · 3.2 xG · 52 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsVAN
3.16 G
All situations
5 G3.2
1.94 G
Even strength
3 G2.1
0.22 G
Power play
2 G1.1
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL32%68%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.16 – 3.23

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

MTLvsVAN
32
Shots on goal
39
54%
Faceoffs
46%
2/3
Power play
2/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
13
Hits
27
20
Blocked shots
11
6
Giveaways
6
5
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
26J. PetryD112030.11220—25:20
22K. AlznerD011-110.01150—22:56
21D. SchlemkoD011+110.05010—20:34
67M. PaciorettyL022+150.47110—19:10
8J. BennD000+210.03020—19:03
92J. DrouinL011010.040006017:51
41P. ByronL101+110.27300—17:02
11B. GallagherR000-220.17010—15:49
14T. PlekanecC011010.020005415:13
28J. JerabekD000+100.03002—15:11
45J. MorrowD000+110.02032—14:16
20N. DeslauriersL202+240.21400—14:12
65A. ShawR011+110.0201010013:45
54C. HudonL011-110.02100—13:27
42B. FroeseC011+210.090324413:24
43D. CarrL112+130.24000—13:06
27A. GalchenyukC101040.38000012:35
24P. DanaultC112+110.951105012:16
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31C. Price(W)39345.8723.23-1.7760:00

Season series

MTL leads 2-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).