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Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings

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Montréal Canadiens
▸3
Detroit Red Wings
2
FinalTV FS-D, TSN2·Little Caesars Arena

Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jeff Petry's goal at 0:19 of the third period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 71% to 89%. Expected goals were close — MTL 1.9, DET 2.1; shots on goal were MTL 25, DET 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Red Wings win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Antti Niemi stopped 30 of 32 (.938); Jimmy Howard stopped 22 of 25 (.880), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brendan Gallagher (1 G), 2. Andreas Athanasiou (2 G), 3. Tomas Tatar (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    B. Gallagher1 G
  2. ★★
    DET
    A. Athanasiou2 G
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    T. Tatar2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL0821017325
DETDET09112111232

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. MTL
    B. Gallagher(16)
    T. Tatar (18), P. Danault (21)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +16 pts
    1-0
    0:30
  2. MTL
    J. Armia(4)
    M. Domi (25), J. Benn (7)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    1:36
  3. DET
    A. Athanasiou(16)
    L. Glendening (9)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    6:39

3rd period

  1. MTL
    J. Petry(9)
    T. Tatar (19)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +17 pts
    3-1
    0:19
  2. DET
    A. Athanasiou(17)PPG
    A. Mantha (6), G. Nyquist (27)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +12 pts
    3-2
    4:58

Penalties

MTL 10 PIM·DET 4 PIM

1st

  • 9:43DETJacob de la Rose · Holdingdrawn by Matthew Peca2 min
  • 13:30MTLPhillip Danault · High stickingdrawn by Darren Helm2 min
  • 16:59DETNiklas Kronwall · Hookingdrawn by Tomas Tatar2 min

2nd

  • 12:03MTLShea Weber · Interferencedrawn by Christoffer Ehn2 min
  • 18:01MTLJesperi Kotkaniemi · Hookingdrawn by Christoffer Ehn2 min

3rd

  • 4:10MTLMax Domi · Holdingdrawn by Filip Hronek2 min
  • 10:04MTLTomas Tatar · Trippingdrawn by Dylan Larkin2 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: Jeff Petry, 3rd 0:19 — MTL 71% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Cholowski · Missed · xG 0.16A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.16T. Vanek · On goal · xG 0.15A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.15A. Athanasiou · Goal · xG 0.14G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.12T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.12T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.09A. Athanasiou · Missed · xG 0.09A. Athanasiou · Goal · xG 0.08N. Kronwall · Missed · xG 0.08G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.07D. Cholowski · On goal · xG 0.06L. Glendening · On goal · xG 0.06G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.05L. Glendening · On goal · xG 0.04J. de la Rose · On goal · xG 0.04C. Ehn · Missed · xG 0.04D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.04N. Jensen · Missed · xG 0.03L. Glendening · On goal · xG 0.03D. Cholowski · Missed · xG 0.03L. Witkowski · On goal · xG 0.02C. Ehn · On goal · xG 0.02A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.02N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.02L. Glendening · On goal · xG 0.02F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.02J. Abdelkader · On goal · xG 0.02A. Athanasiou · Missed · xG 0.01N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.01T. Vanek · Missed · xG 0.01L. Glendening · Missed · xG 0.01D. Helm · On goal · xG 0.01J. Abdelkader · On goal · xG 0.01L. Glendening · On goal · xG 0.01D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.01A. Athanasiou · Missed · xG 0.01N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.01D. Helm · On goal · xG 0.01N. Kronwall · On goal · xG 0.01F. Hronek · Missed · xG 0.01F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.01G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.01
DET2 G · 2.1 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsDET
1.93 G
All situations
2 G2.1
1.83 G
Even strength
1 G1.1
0.10 G
Power play
1 G1.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL46%54%DET

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.88 – 2.10

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
25
Shots on goal
32
51%
Faceoffs
49%
0/2
Power play
1/5
10
Penalty minutes
4
17
Hits
25
19
Blocked shots
9
16
Giveaways
19
2
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6S. WeberD000020.05122—24:08
8J. BennD011000.00130—22:20
26J. PetryD101+210.19130—21:27
40J. ArmiaR101+130.42110—19:43
53V. MeteD000000.00020—18:35
24P. DanaultC011+120.140026718:04
62A. LehkonenL000010.02210—17:39
13M. DomiC011+110.080126316:07
92J. DrouinL000+130.05010—15:51
41P. ByronL000000.00110—15:46
28M. ReillyD000+210.01000—14:56
17B. KulakD000020.09030—14:48
11B. GallagherR101+140.22300—14:47
15J. KotkaniemiC000030.191024214:39
90T. TatarL022+110.250023314:33
63M. PecaC000000.002002909:48
47K. AgostinoL000000.06400—09:36
54C. HudonL000010.14010—08:25
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
37A. Niemi(W)32302.9382.11+0.1160:00

Season series

MTL leads 4-0

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