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Ottawa Senators at Montréal Canadiens

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Montréal Canadiens
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Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 4-1. The Senators scored first; the Canadiens answered. The Canadiens led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jeff Petry's goal at 6:16 of the second period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 45% to 62%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 2.3 to 1.0; shots on goal were OTT 26, MTL 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 76% of the time. Mike Condon stopped 31 of 35 (.886), 1.7 goals below expected; Carey Price stopped 25 of 26 (.962). Three stars: 1. Artturi Lehkonen (2 G), 2. Tomas Plekanec (1 G, 1 A), 3. Nikita Scherbak (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    A. Lehkonen2 G
  2. ★★
    MTL
    T. Plekanec1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    N. Scherbak1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
OTTOTT01015011126
MTLMTL0732018435

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. OTT
    M. Hoffman(13)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.03win prob +16 pts
    1-0
    2:05
  2. MTL
    J. Petry(8)PPG
    M. Pacioretty (17), A. Galchenyuk (19)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +17 pts
    1-1
    6:16
  3. MTL
    A. Lehkonen(3)PPG
    N. Scherbak (2), V. Mete (7)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +11 pts
    1-2
    7:54
  4. MTL
    A. Lehkonen(4)
    T. Plekanec (15), B. Gallagher (12)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +16 pts
    1-3
    18:47

3rd period

  1. MTL
    T. Plekanec(5)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.34win prob +1 pts
    1-4
    16:57

Penalties

OTT 8 PIM·MTL 4 PIM

1st

  • 7:14MTLArtturi Lehkonen · Hookingdrawn by Mike Hoffman2 min
  • 7:14OTTMike Hoffman · Embellishment2 min

2nd

  • 5:22OTTMark Borowiecki · Hookingdrawn by Jonathan Drouin2 min
  • 6:06OTTErik Karlsson · High sticking double minordrawn by Jonathan Drouin4 min

3rd

  • 7:14MTLBrendan Gallagher · Slashingdrawn by Zack Smith2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
MTL goalOTT goalFinal: MTL 100%

Biggest swing: Jeff Petry, 2nd 6:16 — MTL 45% → 62%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Plekanec · Goal · xG 0.34N. Scherbak · On goal · xG 0.23A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.16A. Lehkonen · Goal · xG 0.15N. Deslauriers · On goal · xG 0.12A. Lehkonen · Goal · xG 0.11J. Morrow · On goal · xG 0.09B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.08A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.08C. Hudon · Missed · xG 0.08N. Deslauriers · On goal · xG 0.07A. Galchenyuk · Missed · xG 0.06J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.05P. Byron · On goal · xG 0.05N. Deslauriers · On goal · xG 0.04B. Froese · On goal · xG 0.04J. Petry · Goal · xG 0.04B. Froese · On goal · xG 0.04J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.04N. Deslauriers · Missed · xG 0.03A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.03N. Scherbak · On goal · xG 0.03N. Scherbak · On goal · xG 0.03V. Mete · On goal · xG 0.02J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.02J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.02K. Alzner · On goal · xG 0.02A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.02N. Scherbak · On goal · xG 0.02J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.02A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.02T. Plekanec · On goal · xG 0.02K. Alzner · Missed · xG 0.01J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01N. Scherbak · On goal · xG 0.01B. Froese · On goal · xG 0.01K. Alzner · On goal · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.01D. Schlemko · Missed · xG 0.01M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.01D. Schlemko · On goal · xG 0.01
MTL4 G · 2.3 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

OTTvsMTL
1.01 G
All situations
4 G2.3
0.71 G
Even strength
2 G2.0
0.30 G
Power play
2 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 79 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
OTT24%76%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.02 – 2.23

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

OTTvsMTL
26
Shots on goal
35
58%
Faceoffs
42%
0/1
Power play
2/3
8
Penalty minutes
4
22
Hits
19
25
Blocked shots
20
18
Giveaways
18
6
Takeaways
15

Box score

every player line
Ottawa Senators skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
5C. CeciD000020.00130—25:43
65E. KarlssonD000-160.09114—24:23
2D. PhaneufD000000.11340—22:35
72T. ChabotD000-210.02030—19:39
15Z. SmithC000020.070105617:42
19D. BrassardC000-220.053007417:14
68M. HoffmanC101010.06002017:03
49C. DiDomenicoL000-130.17100—16:38
29J. OduyaD000+120.09020—16:03
95M. DucheneC000+110.131105415:30
44J. PageauC000020.191105015:05
18R. DzingelC000-200.00100014:48
36C. WhiteC000+110.01110014:05
74M. BorowieckiD000020.02312—12:17
10T. PyattL000000.00140—11:55
56M. PaajarviL000000.00100—11:48
14A. BurrowsR000010.00120—10:34
17N. ThompsonC000000.003105010:16
Ottawa Senators goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1M. Condon(L)35314.8862.30-1.7060:00

Season series

MTL leads 3-1

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