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Montréal Canadiens at Utah Mammoth

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Montréal Canadiens
▸2
Utah Mammoth
1
FinalTV FS-A, TSN2·Gila River Arena

Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Utah Mammoth 2-1. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Paul Byron's goal at 1:16 of the third period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 48% to 72%. Expected goals favored the Coyotes, 2.8 to 1.7; shots on goal were MTL 28, ARI 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Coyotes win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Carey Price stopped 36 of 37 (.973), 1.8 goals saved above expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 26 of 28 (.929). Three stars: 1. Carey Price (36 saves, .973), 2. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1 G), 3. Shea Weber (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    C. Price36 saves, .973
  2. ★★
    ARI
    O. Ekman-Larsson1 G
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    S. Weber1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL0121818228
ARIARI01411508137

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. MTL
    S. Weber(5)PPG
    J. Petry (20), J. Drouin (19)
    slapxG 0.07win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    0:22
  2. ARI
    O. Ekman-Larsson(4)PPG
    N. Schmaltz (15), J. Chychrun (3)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    6:49

3rd period

  1. MTL
    P. Byron(8)
    P. Danault (17), A. Shaw (12)
    wristxG 0.34win prob +25 pts
    2-1
    1:16

Penalties

MTL 8 PIM·ARI 6 PIM

1st

  • 11:39MTLArtturi Lehkonen · Trippingdrawn by Clayton Keller2 min
  • 20:00ARINick Cousins · Roughingdrawn by Jeff Petry2 min

2nd

  • 4:41ARIJakob Chychrun · Trippingdrawn by Michael Chaput2 min
  • 6:07MTLTomas Tatar · Holdingdrawn by Josh Archibald2 min
  • 18:34ARINiklas Hjalmarsson · Trippingdrawn by Andrew Shaw2 min

3rd

  • 6:59MTLPhillip Danault · Hookingdrawn by Clayton Keller2 min
  • 11:38MTLShea Weber · Trippingdrawn by Derek Stepan2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Paul Byron, 3rd 1:16 — MTL 48% → 72%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.34N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.29C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.17L. Crouse · On goal · xG 0.13C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.13I. Lyubushkin · On goal · xG 0.10A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.09A. Galchenyuk · Missed · xG 0.09D. Stepan · Missed · xG 0.09C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.08N. Schmaltz · On goal · xG 0.08N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.08J. Archibald · On goal · xG 0.08C. Fischer · Missed · xG 0.07N. Schmaltz · On goal · xG 0.06N. Cousins · Missed · xG 0.06A. Goligoski · On goal · xG 0.05L. Crouse · Missed · xG 0.05A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.05O. Ekman-Larsson · On goal · xG 0.04C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.04L. Crouse · On goal · xG 0.04C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.04O. Ekman-Larsson · Missed · xG 0.04O. Ekman-Larsson · Goal · xG 0.03N. Schmaltz · On goal · xG 0.03O. Ekman-Larsson · On goal · xG 0.03J. Oesterle · Missed · xG 0.03N. Hjalmarsson · Missed · xG 0.03C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.03O. Ekman-Larsson · Missed · xG 0.03C. Fischer · On goal · xG 0.03O. Ekman-Larsson · Missed · xG 0.03D. Stepan · Missed · xG 0.02I. Lyubushkin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Oesterle · On goal · xG 0.02J. Oesterle · Missed · xG 0.02M. Kempe · On goal · xG 0.02A. Goligoski · On goal · xG 0.01I. Lyubushkin · On goal · xG 0.01J. Chychrun · On goal · xG 0.01I. Lyubushkin · Missed · xG 0.01J. Oesterle · On goal · xG 0.01C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.01A. Goligoski · On goal · xG 0.01O. Ekman-Larsson · On goal · xG 0.01I. Lyubushkin · On goal · xG 0.01O. Ekman-Larsson · On goal · xG 0.01O. Ekman-Larsson · Missed · xG 0.00I. Lyubushkin · Missed · xG 0.00D. Stepan · On goal · xG 0.00C. Keller · On goal · xG 0.00
ARI1 G · 2.8 xG · 52 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsARI
1.72 G
All situations
1 G2.8
1.41 G
Even strength
0 G1.9
0.41 G
Power play
1 G0.8

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL32%68%ARI

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.73 – 2.70

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

MTLvsARI
28
Shots on goal
37
50%
Faceoffs
50%
1/3
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
36
Hits
28
13
Blocked shots
17
9
Giveaways
12
5
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6S. WeberD101030.18332—24:43
26J. PetryD011010.05300—24:32
8J. BennD000000.00820—19:12
13M. DomiC000020.180004318:17
21D. SchlemkoD000030.08510—18:12
92J. DrouinL011000.001005017:12
65A. ShawR011+110.131005416:47
24P. DanaultC011+100.002025616:21
11B. GallagherR000050.41010—16:14
53V. MeteD000+120.05020—16:12
41P. ByronL101+120.37110—15:59
28M. ReillyD000+130.04000—15:56
62A. LehkonenL000000.00112—15:53
15J. KotkaniemiC000020.08100013:27
90T. TatarL000020.11212—12:44
43M. ChaputC000010.054106011:45
47K. AgostinoL000010.0130010010:26
54C. HudonL000000.00100—09:45
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31C. Price(W)37361.9732.75+1.7559:41

Season series

MTL leads 2-0

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