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Montréal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers

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Montréal Canadiens
▸3
Philadelphia Flyers
1
FinalTV NBCSP, TSN2·Wells Fargo Center

Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Shea Weber's goal at 4:45 of the second period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 64% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 2.6 to 1.4; shots on goal were MTL 36, PHI 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Carey Price stopped 32 of 33 (.970); Carter Hart stopped 33 of 35 (.943). Three stars: 1. Brendan Gallagher (1 G), 2. Sean Couturier (1 G), 3. Max Domi (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    B. Gallagher1 G
  2. ★★
    PHI
    S. Couturier1 G
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    M. Domi1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL111113112336
PHIPHI0801619133

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    B. Gallagher(31)
    T. Tatar (29), C. Folin (6)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +15 pts
    1-0
    18:21

2nd period

  1. MTL
    S. Weber(12)
    M. Domi (39), A. Shaw (20)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    4:45

3rd period

  1. PHI
    S. Couturier(30)PPG
    J. van Riemsdyk (18), C. Giroux (58)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +12 pts
    2-1
    8:42
  2. MTL
    M. Domi(25)EN
    A. Shaw (21), N. Thompson (5)
    wristxG 0.88win prob +7 pts
    3-1
    18:55

Penalties

MTL 4 PIM·PHI 4 PIM

3rd

  • 7:27MTLChristian Folin · Holdingdrawn by James van Riemsdyk2 min
  • 20:00PHIShayne Gostisbehere · Roughingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min
  • 20:00PHIShayne Gostisbehere · Roughingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min
  • 20:00MTLPhillip Danault · Roughingdrawn by Shayne Gostisbehere2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Shea Weber, 2nd 4:45 — MTL 64% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Gostisbehere · On goal · xG 0.12C. Giroux · Missed · xG 0.10S. Couturier · Goal · xG 0.08S. Couturier · Missed · xG 0.08J. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.07S. Gostisbehere · On goal · xG 0.06N. Patrick · Missed · xG 0.06S. Couturier · Missed · xG 0.06C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.06J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.05I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.05O. Lindblom · On goal · xG 0.04A. MacDonald · On goal · xG 0.04R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.04J. Voracek · Missed · xG 0.03J. Voracek · On goal · xG 0.03T. Konecny · Missed · xG 0.03C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.03R. Hagg · On goal · xG 0.02C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.02T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.02R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.02S. Gostisbehere · Missed · xG 0.02C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.02I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.02R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.02R. Hagg · Missed · xG 0.02C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.02C. Giroux · Missed · xG 0.02S. Laughton · On goal · xG 0.01N. Patrick · Missed · xG 0.01S. Gostisbehere · Missed · xG 0.01A. MacDonald · On goal · xG 0.01T. Konecny · On goal · xG 0.01R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.01S. Couturier · On goal · xG 0.01J. Voracek · Missed · xG 0.01O. Lindblom · Missed · xG 0.01R. Hagg · On goal · xG 0.01R. Hartman · On goal · xG 0.01S. Laughton · On goal · xG 0.01R. Gudas · Missed · xG 0.01R. Gudas · On goal · xG 0.01R. Hagg · Missed · xG 0.01A. MacDonald · On goal · xG 0.01C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.01J. Voracek · On goal · xG 0.01R. Hagg · On goal · xG 0.00J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.00C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.00T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.00
PHI1 G · 1.4 xG · 51 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsPHI
2.62 G
All situations
1 G1.4
1.62 G
Even strength
0 G1.0
0.00 G
Power play
1 G0.4
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 93 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL59%41%PHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.76 – 1.37

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

MTLvsPHI
36
Shots on goal
33
47%
Faceoffs
53%
0/0
Power play
1/1
4
Penalty minutes
4
32
Hits
24
17
Blocked shots
22
9
Giveaways
10
9
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
26J. PetryD000+130.10310—22:03
17B. KulakD000020.09310—21:17
6S. WeberD101+150.12520—20:41
8J. BennD000+200.00020—19:04
32C. FolinD011+100.00312—18:43
24P. DanaultC000+120.153224818:33
53V. MeteD000+100.03100—18:12
62A. LehkonenL000+110.01310—16:38
11B. GallagherR101+140.3302010016:15
90T. TatarL011+130.10000—15:42
43J. WealC000020.030003615:36
41P. ByronL000010.08610—15:19
13M. DomiC112+230.970103314:29
21N. ThompsonC011+120.151004314:23
65A. ShawR022+230.351106414:18
40J. ArmiaR000020.03300—14:09
15J. KotkaniemiC000030.090205012:28
92J. DrouinL000000.01000—10:55
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31C. Price(W)33321.9701.39+0.3960:00

Season series

MTL leads 2-1

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