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Detroit Red Wings at Montréal Canadiens

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Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Max Domi's goal at 12:27 of the second period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 53% to 72%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 3.9 to 2.1; shots on goal were DET 21, MTL 36. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Jonathan Bernier stopped 33 of 35 (.943), 1.0 goals saved above expected; Carey Price stopped 20 of 21 (.952), 1.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Carey Price (20 saves, .952), 2. Jonathan Bernier (33 saves, .943), 3. Tomas Tatar (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    C. Price20 saves, .952
  2. ★★
    DET
    J. Bernier33 saves, .943
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    T. Tatar2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
DETDET060718121
MTLMTL013210113336

Scoring

4 goals

2nd period

  1. MTL
    A. Shaw (19), T. Tatar (27)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +20 pts
    0-1
    12:27
  2. MTL
    slapxG 0.03win prob +16 pts
    0-2
    17:32

3rd period

  1. DET
    wristxG 0.15win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    0:40
  2. MTL
    M. Domi(24)EN
    J. Weal (8), S. Weber (17)
    wristxG 0.85win prob +5 pts
    1-3
    19:11

Penalties

DET 4 PIM·MTL 4 PIM

1st

  • 9:09DETJacob de la Rose · Trippingdrawn by Artturi Lehkonen2 min
  • 19:26MTLTomas Tatar · Interferencedrawn by Filip Hronek2 min

2nd

  • 5:56MTLJordie Benn · Trippingdrawn by Jacob de la Rose2 min
  • 9:58DETFilip Hronek · Trippingdrawn by Andrew Shaw2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Max Domi, 2nd 12:27 — MTL 53% → 72%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Domi · Goal · xG 0.85B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.25A. Shaw · Missed · xG 0.20P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.17T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.16P. Byron · On goal · xG 0.15B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.14B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.12A. Shaw · Missed · xG 0.12J. Weal · Missed · xG 0.12J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.11P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.10P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.07B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.06J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.06B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.06J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.06A. Shaw · Missed · xG 0.06M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.06B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.06J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.05B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.05M. Domi · Goal · xG 0.05S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.05M. Domi · Missed · xG 0.05J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.04J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.04B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.04M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.04B. Kulak · Goal · xG 0.03B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.03B. Kulak · Missed · xG 0.03S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.03S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.03C. Folin · On goal · xG 0.03A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.03S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.02P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.02J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.02C. Folin · Missed · xG 0.02N. Thompson · On goal · xG 0.02C. Folin · Missed · xG 0.02M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.02J. Benn · Missed · xG 0.02N. Thompson · Missed · xG 0.02S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.01C. Folin · On goal · xG 0.01J. Weal · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.01S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.01P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.01C. Folin · Missed · xG 0.01J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.01C. Folin · On goal · xG 0.01S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.01M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.00J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.00
MTL3 G · 3.9 xG · 58 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

DETvsMTL
2.11 G
All situations
2 G3.9
1.81 G
Even strength
2 G2.6
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
DET35%65%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.14 – 2.99

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

DETvsMTL
21
Shots on goal
36
41%
Faceoffs
59%
0/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
24
Hits
26
24
Blocked shots
11
20
Giveaways
18
10
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Detroit Red Wings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
65D. DeKeyserD000-110.09220—27:40
55N. KronwallD011-100.02110—24:30
17F. HronekD000-210.07132—23:49
83T. DaleyD011020.05130—20:44
28L. WitkowskiD000020.10410—18:42
11F. ZadinaR000-110.12110—17:00
39A. ManthaR000-210.03220—16:49
41L. GlendeningC000+110.121105415:58
59T. BertuzziL000-220.11010—15:57
72A. AthanasiouC101030.490003315:49
51F. NielsenC000-220.322203815:46
8J. AbdelkaderL000010.112105015:21
43D. HelmC000+110.20010014:32
26T. VanekL000-220.10210—14:27
61J. de la RoseL000000.013024414:27
70C. EhnC000000.09110012:04
27M. RasmussenC000010.131202510:28
52J. EricssonD000000.00010—02:46
Detroit Red Wings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
45J. Bernier(L)35332.9433.03+1.0359:32

Season series

MTL leads 4-0

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