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Florida Panthers at Montréal Canadiens

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Florida Panthers
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Montréal Canadiens
0
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Recap

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The Florida Panthers beat the Montréal Canadiens 2-0. The Panthers scored first and never trailed. The Panthers led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Aleksander Barkov's goal at 6:23 of the third period, which took the Panthers' chances from 76% to 93%. Expected goals favored the Panthers, 3.6 to 1.3; shots on goal were FLA 40, MTL 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Panthers win a replay of these chances 82% of the time. Roberto Luongo stopped 28 of 28 (1.000), 1.3 goals saved above expected; Antti Niemi stopped 38 of 40 (.950), 1.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Vincent Trocheck, 2. Aleksander Barkov (1 G), 3. Antti Niemi (38 saves, .950).

Three stars

  1. ★
    FLA
    V. Trocheck
  2. ★★
    FLA
    A. Barkov1 G
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    A. Niemi38 saves, .950

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
FLAFLA19019112240
MTLMTL0709012028

Scoring

2 goals

1st period

  1. FLA
    A. Ekblad(15)
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.21win prob +15 pts
    1-0
    18:31

3rd period

  1. FLA
    A. Barkov(26)
    M. Pysyk (10), N. Bjugstad (27)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    6:23

Penalties

FLA 22 PIM·MTL 26 PIM

1st

  • 6:04MTLNicolas Deslauriers · Instigatordrawn by Aaron Ekblad2 min
  • 6:04MTLNicolas Deslauriers · Fightingdrawn by Aaron Ekblad5 min
  • 6:04MTLNicolas Deslauriers · Misconduct10 min
  • 6:04FLAAaron Ekblad · Elbowingdrawn by Charles Hudon2 min
  • 6:04FLAAaron Ekblad · Fightingdrawn by Nicolas Deslauriers5 min
  • 8:07MTLMichael McCarron · Fightingdrawn by Alexander Petrovic5 min
  • 8:07FLAAlexander Petrovic · Fightingdrawn by Michael McCarron5 min
  • 11:02MTLNikita Scherbak · Hookingdrawn by Maxim Mamin2 min
  • 19:47FLAJared McCann · Holding the stickdrawn by Logan Shaw2 min

2nd

  • 6:11FLAFrank Vatrano · Trippingdrawn by Jeff Petry2 min
  • 15:43FLAserved by F. Vatrano · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 19:35MTLJonathan Drouin · Hookingdrawn by Nick Bjugstad2 min

3rd

  • 1:40FLAJamie McGinn · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Antti Niemi2 min
  • 11:42FLAAlexander Petrovic · Trippingdrawn by Artturi Lehkonen2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Aleksander Barkov, 3rd 6:23 — FLA 76% → 93%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Carr · On goal · xG 0.16B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.14D. Carr · On goal · xG 0.12B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.08P. Byron · Missed · xG 0.06A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.06L. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.06A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.05D. Carr · On goal · xG 0.05A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.05N. Scherbak · On goal · xG 0.05A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.04J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.04C. Hudon · Missed · xG 0.03J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.03D. Carr · On goal · xG 0.03J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.03J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.02J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.02N. Scherbak · On goal · xG 0.02B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.02B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.01A. Galchenyuk · Missed · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.01J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.01K. Alzner · On goal · xG 0.01L. Shaw · Missed · xG 0.01D. Carr · On goal · xG 0.01L. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.01N. Juulsen · Missed · xG 0.01B. Lernout · On goal · xG 0.01M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.01M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.00A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.00A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.00N. Scherbak · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL0 G · 1.3 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

FLAvsMTL
3.62 G
All situations
0 G1.3
2.22 G
Even strength
0 G0.5
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.7
0.60 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 94 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
FLA82%18%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.10 – 1.28

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

FLAvsMTL
40
Shots on goal
28
59%
Faceoffs
41%
0/2
Power play
0/5
22
Penalty minutes
26
18
Hits
32
13
Blocked shots
21
15
Giveaways
14
7
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Florida Panthers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3K. YandleD000+110.05010—24:28
19M. MathesonD000+140.32010—23:55
16A. BarkovC101+160.320007922:02
13M. PysykD011+120.06020—21:10
5A. EkbladD101+130.27017—20:56
21V. TrocheckC000030.122005820:20
63E. DadonovL000+130.59000—17:12
11J. HuberdeauL000010.06000—15:27
27N. BjugstadC011+130.282003315:20
52M. WeegarD000020.16010—15:04
90J. McCannL000010.100024314:37
62D. MalginC000030.80210013:58
7C. SceviourC000+110.2212010012:57
6A. PetrovicD000010.01327—11:40
17D. MacKenzieC000+130.132005011:37
72F. VatranoR000000.00012—10:57
78M. MaminC000000.00510010:15
88J. McGinnL000+130.17102—08:26
Florida Panthers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1R. Luongo(W)282801.0001.30+1.3059:45

Season series

FLA leads 3-1

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