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Anaheim Ducks at Montréal Canadiens

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Anaheim Ducks
1
Montréal Canadiens
▸4
FinalTV KCOP-13, TSN2·Centre Bell

Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jesperi Kotkaniemi's goal at 9:36 of the first period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 67% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 3.0 to 1.3; shots on goal were ANA 25, MTL 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 79% of the time. Chad Johnson stopped 28 of 32 (.875), 1.0 goals below expected; Carey Price stopped 24 of 25 (.960). Three stars: 1. Brendan Gallagher (2 G, 1 A), 2. Jonathan Drouin (3 A), 3. Joel Armia (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    B. Gallagher2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    MTL
    J. Drouin3 A
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    J. Armia1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
ANAANA071909125
MTLMTL31101516432

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    B. Gallagher(20)
    J. Drouin (25)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    7:11
  2. MTL
    J. Kotkaniemi(9)
    J. Armia (7), M. Reilly (6)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    9:36
  3. MTL
    B. Gallagher(21)
    J. Drouin (26), S. Weber (10)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +9 pts
    0-3
    16:39

2nd period

  1. ANA
    R. Getzlaf(11)
    C. Perry (1), D. Shore (14)
    wrap-aroundxG 0.06win prob +8 pts
    1-3
    11:27

3rd period

  1. MTL
    P. Danault(10)
    J. Drouin (27), B. Gallagher (12)
    backhandxG 0.11win prob +6 pts
    1-4
    2:31

Penalties

ANA 6 PIM·MTL 2 PIM

1st

  • 19:05ANABrian Gibbons · Trippingdrawn by Michael Chaput2 min

2nd

  • 8:29ANAHampus Lindholm · Slashingdrawn by Charles Hudon2 min
  • 12:01MTLBrett Kulak · High stickingdrawn by Jakob Silfverberg2 min

3rd

  • 10:00ANABrandon Montour · High stickingdrawn by Max Domi2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, 1st 9:36 — MTL 67% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Kotkaniemi · Goal · xG 0.20J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.18B. Gallagher · Goal · xG 0.18M. Peca · Missed · xG 0.15P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.15B. Gallagher · Goal · xG 0.15P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.14M. Chaput · On goal · xG 0.13J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.11C. Hudon · On goal · xG 0.11P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.11P. Danault · Goal · xG 0.11J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.09M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.08J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.07M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.07C. Hudon · Missed · xG 0.07J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.07S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.06M. Peca · Missed · xG 0.06J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.06S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.05M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.05J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.05J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.05M. Reilly · Missed · xG 0.04J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.04M. Peca · On goal · xG 0.04J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.03M. Peca · On goal · xG 0.03S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.03J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.03S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.02J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.02B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.02S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.02V. Mete · On goal · xG 0.02M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.01M. Reilly · Missed · xG 0.01J. Kotkaniemi · Missed · xG 0.01V. Mete · On goal · xG 0.01V. Mete · On goal · xG 0.01N. Deslauriers · On goal · xG 0.00J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.00
MTL4 G · 3.0 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

ANAvsMTL
1.31 G
All situations
4 G3.0
1.21 G
Even strength
4 G2.6
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 75 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
ANA21%79%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.34 – 2.94

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

ANAvsMTL
25
Shots on goal
32
58%
Faceoffs
42%
0/1
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
2
28
Hits
25
19
Blocked shots
19
20
Giveaways
20
6
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Anaheim Ducks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4C. FowlerD000-200.00010—24:14
42J. MansonD000-220.18530—22:02
26B. MontourD000-140.14152—20:52
47H. LindholmD000-100.00002—20:46
15R. GetzlafC101-230.112208018:46
10C. PerryR011-220.27000—18:03
33J. SilfverbergR000-110.00010—16:45
67R. RakellR000-300.00200—16:45
44M. Del ZottoD000-110.03120—16:31
17R. KeslerC000-100.002006516:17
29D. ShoreC011000.00220015:04
37N. RitchieL000030.09000—15:00
43J. MegnaD000+110.02000—14:22
14A. HenriqueC000020.063103114:06
11D. SprongR000020.03120—13:58
24C. RowneyC000000.003006011:59
23B. GibbonsC000010.14202009:31
22A. CracknellR000030.27400—08:59
Anaheim Ducks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1C. Johnson(L)32284.8752.97-1.0360:00

Season series

Tied 1-1

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