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Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings

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Montréal Canadiens
▸4
Detroit Red Wings
3
FinalTV FS-D, FS-D+·Little Caesars Arena

Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Canadiens led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nicolas Deslauriers's goal at 14:39 of the second period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 47% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Red Wings, 2.9 to 1.5; shots on goal were MTL 28, DET 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Red Wings win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Antti Niemi stopped 23 of 26 (.885); Jared Coreau stopped 24 of 28 (.857), 2.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Nicolas Deslauriers (2 G), 2. Tyler Bertuzzi (1 G), 3. Jeff Petry.

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    N. Deslauriers2 G
  2. ★★
    DET
    T. Bertuzzi1 G
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    J. Petry

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL1821416428
DETDET1811117326

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    N. Deslauriers(9)
    N. Juulsen (2), K. Alzner (11)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    5:46
  2. DET
    D. Larkin(15)
    X. Ouellet (6), M. Frk (14)
    backhandxG 0.17win prob +15 pts
    1-1
    18:50

2nd period

  1. DET
    T. Bertuzzi(7)
    H. Zetterberg (44), N. Kronwall (22)
    wristxG 0.25win prob +16 pts
    1-2
    2:13
  2. MTL
    B. Gallagher(31)
    J. Drouin (32)
    snapxG 0.24win prob +19 pts
    2-2
    11:39
  3. MTL
    N. Deslauriers(10)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.07win prob +21 pts
    3-2
    14:39

3rd period

  1. MTL
    A. Lehkonen(12)
    L. Shaw (10)
    snapxG 0.21win prob +17 pts
    4-2
    2:23
  2. DET
    D. Helm(13)
    D. Larkin (47), L. Witkowski (3)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +17 pts
    4-3
    3:09

Penalties

MTL 6 PIM·DET 2 PIM

1st

  • 6:12MTLJacob de la Rose · Trippingdrawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2 min
  • 8:35DETDanny DeKeyser · Trippingdrawn by Artturi Lehkonen2 min
  • 15:40MTLArtturi Lehkonen · Hookingdrawn by Xavier Ouellet2 min

2nd

  • 5:10MTLMike Reilly · Cross checkingdrawn by Tyler Bertuzzi2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Nicolas Deslauriers, 2nd 14:39 — MTL 47% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
F. Nielsen · On goal · xG 0.28T. Bertuzzi · Goal · xG 0.25A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.20T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.18D. Larkin · Goal · xG 0.17G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.17J. Abdelkader · On goal · xG 0.16G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.12J. Abdelkader · On goal · xG 0.11G. Nyquist · Missed · xG 0.11T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.10T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.10D. Helm · Goal · xG 0.10A. Mantha · Missed · xG 0.09T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.09F. Nielsen · Missed · xG 0.09M. Frk · On goal · xG 0.08G. Nyquist · Missed · xG 0.07A. Athanasiou · Missed · xG 0.06M. Frk · On goal · xG 0.06D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.05N. Kronwall · Missed · xG 0.04N. Kronwall · On goal · xG 0.03J. Ericsson · On goal · xG 0.02G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.02T. Daley · On goal · xG 0.02T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.02T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.02H. Zetterberg · On goal · xG 0.02X. Ouellet · On goal · xG 0.02J. Abdelkader · On goal · xG 0.01T. Daley · Missed · xG 0.01D. DeKeyser · On goal · xG 0.01X. Ouellet · On goal · xG 0.01H. Zetterberg · On goal · xG 0.00
DET3 G · 2.9 xG · 35 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsDET
1.54 G
All situations
3 G2.9
1.54 G
Even strength
3 G1.6
0.00 G
Power play
0 G1.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 72 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL26%74%DET

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.53 – 2.79

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

MTLvsDET
28
Shots on goal
26
40%
Faceoffs
60%
0/1
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
2
19
Hits
16
8
Blocked shots
12
6
Giveaways
9
2
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
26J. PetryD000040.11110—24:09
22K. AlznerD011000.01100—22:13
58N. JuulsenD011+120.08120—19:45
21D. SchlemkoD000020.06220—19:06
11B. GallagherR101+110.29000—18:45
92J. DrouinL011+120.080003317:44
41P. ByronL000+110.17210—17:34
28M. ReillyD000+110.00012—17:31
27A. GalchenyukC000+100.00000017:14
62A. LehkonenL101+120.24002—17:02
25J. de la RoseL000010.061024416:38
36B. LernoutD000000.01000—15:59
49L. ShawR011-110.014105813:55
20N. DeslauriersL202+140.20100—12:19
54C. HudonL000-220.05000—12:11
45K. RychelL000-250.16300—12:04
43D. CarrL000+100.00000—10:42
34M. McCarronC000+100.003003309:09
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
37A. Niemi(W)26233.8852.89-0.1160:00

Season series

MTL leads 4-0

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