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Columbus Blue Jackets at Montréal Canadiens

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Columbus Blue Jackets
2
Montréal Canadiens
▸3
FinalTV FS-O, TSN2·Centre Bell

Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tomas Tatar's goal at 13:08 of the third period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 52% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 3.7 to 2.2; shots on goal were CBJ 33, MTL 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 of 32 (.906); Carey Price stopped 31 of 33 (.939). Three stars: 1. Max Domi (1 G), 2. Josh Anderson (1 G, 1 A), 3. Tomas Tatar (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    M. Domi1 G
  2. ★★
    CBJ
    J. Anderson1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    T. Tatar1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CBJCBJ09112112233
MTLMTL21207113332

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    M. Domi(20)
    M. Reilly (8)
    backhandxG 0.13win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    1:21
  2. MTL
    P. Byron(11)
    J. Kotkaniemi (18), S. Weber (13)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +13 pts
    0-2
    17:12

2nd period

  1. CBJ
    J. Anderson(21)
    B. Jenner (17)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    1:05

3rd period

  1. CBJ
    N. Foligno(15)
    J. Anderson (11), B. Jenner (18)
    backhandxG 0.21win prob +30 pts
    2-2
    9:07
  2. MTL
    T. Tatar(19)
    J. Benn (11), J. Kotkaniemi (19)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +35 pts
    2-3
    13:08

Penalties

CBJ 16 PIM·MTL 14 PIM

1st

  • 12:51MTLAndrew Shaw · High stickingdrawn by Scott Harrington2 min
  • 12:51MTLAndrew Shaw · Fightingdrawn by Scott Harrington5 min
  • 12:51CBJScott Harrington · Fightingdrawn by Andrew Shaw5 min

2nd

  • 14:21CBJNick Foligno · Boardingdrawn by Mike Reilly2 min
  • 14:21CBJNick Foligno · Fightingdrawn by Max Domi5 min
  • 14:21MTLMax Domi · Fightingdrawn by Nick Foligno5 min
  • 17:33MTLserved by C. Hudon · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 19:30CBJJosh Anderson · Hookingdrawn by Nate Thompson2 min

3rd

  • 9:56CBJDavid Savard · Trippingdrawn by Brendan Gallagher2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Tomas Tatar, 3rd 13:08 — MTL 52% → 87%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Domi · Missed · xG 0.61P. Byron · On goal · xG 0.22T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.18P. Byron · Goal · xG 0.18B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.17T. Tatar · Goal · xG 0.15A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.15T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.14T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.14B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.13M. Domi · Goal · xG 0.13J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.10B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.09T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.09M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.09S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.08B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.07J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.07J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.06J. Kotkaniemi · Missed · xG 0.06T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.06B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.05T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.05J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.05M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.05S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.04N. Thompson · On goal · xG 0.04J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.04A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.03J. Kotkaniemi · Missed · xG 0.03T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.03J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.03V. Mete · On goal · xG 0.02S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.02N. Thompson · On goal · xG 0.02J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.02B. Kulak · Missed · xG 0.02J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.02A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.02S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.02S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.01A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.01M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.01N. Thompson · On goal · xG 0.00J. Benn · Missed · xG 0.00J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.00C. Hudon · On goal · xG 0.00J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL3 G · 3.7 xG · 49 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CBJvsMTL
2.22 G
All situations
3 G3.7
1.82 G
Even strength
3 G2.7
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 93 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CBJ36%64%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.20 – 3.02

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

CBJvsMTL
33
Shots on goal
32
45%
Faceoffs
55%
0/2
Power play
0/3
16
Penalty minutes
14
36
Hits
28
20
Blocked shots
12
15
Giveaways
14
6
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
3S. JonesD000050.16210—28:56
8Z. WerenskiD000030.11110—24:07
77J. AndersonR112040.46412—22:27
38B. JennerC022020.065003920:22
13C. AtkinsonR000-110.080003319:38
58D. SavardD000-220.12522—18:35
65M. NutivaaraD000000.00130—18:32
10A. WennbergC000000.000004417:57
71N. FolignoL101+110.2131710015:32
50E. RobinsonL000-130.18410—15:17
18P. DuboisC000-110.103102013:43
4S. HarringtonD000000.00315—13:34
14D. KukanD000020.05030—13:25
17B. DubinskyC000-130.133106712:29
28O. BjorkstrandR000020.26000—11:19
91A. DuclairL000000.11010—11:01
45L. SedlakC000020.07220010:01
20R. NashC000020.12010008:46
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
72S. Bobrovsky(L)32293.9063.05+0.0558:19

Season series

MTL leads 2-1

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