Minnesota Wild at Montréal Canadiens
Recap
written from the game dataThe Montréal Canadiens beat the Minnesota Wild 4-0. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Victor Mete's goal at 14:37 of the first period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 54% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 1.8 to 1.1; shots on goal were MIN 17, MTL 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Alex Stalock stopped 29 of 33 (.879), 2.2 goals below expected; Carey Price stopped 17 of 17 (1.000), 1.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Victor Mete (1 G), 2. Nick Suzuki (1 G), 3. Brendan Gallagher (1 G).
Three stars
- ★V. Mete1 G

- ★★N. Suzuki1 G

- ★★★B. Gallagher1 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
4 goals1st period
0-114:37
0-217:32
0-319:23
3rd period
0-412:40
Penalties
1st
- 3:17
Zach Parise · High stickingdrawn by Brendan Gallagher2 min
- 10:43
Artturi Lehkonen · Holdingdrawn by Jared Spurgeon2 min
- 16:02
Nick Seeler · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 17:18
Luke Kunin · High stickingdrawn by Jonathan Drouin2 min
2nd
- 1:22
Jason Zucker · Hookingdrawn by Artturi Lehkonen2 min
- 2:26
Shea Weber · Holdingdrawn by Jordan Greenway2 min
- 4:48
Gerry Mayhew · Holdingdrawn by Max Domi2 min
- 9:30
Tomas Tatar · Interferencedrawn by Jordan Greenway2 min
3rd
- 10:17
Cale Fleury · High stickingdrawn by Luke Kunin2 min
- 14:19
Ben Chiarot · Roughingdrawn by Ryan Hartman2 min
- 18:49
Nate Thompson · Fightingdrawn by Luke Kunin5 min
- 18:49
Luke Kunin · Fightingdrawn by Nate Thompson5 min
- 19:14
Nick Seeler · Slashingdrawn by Paul Byron2 min
- 19:14
Paul Byron · Slashingdrawn by Nick Seeler2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Victor Mete, 1st 14:37 — 54% → 68%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 1.10 G
- All situations
- 4 G1.8
- 0.50 G
- Even strength
- 3 G1.4
- 0.50 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. 77 unblocked attempts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 1.10 – 1.79
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
- 17
- Shots on goal
- 33
- 50%
- Faceoffs
- 50%
- 0/5
- Power play
- 1/5
- 17
- Penalty minutes
- 17
- 22
- Hits
- 21
- 14
- Blocked shots
- 23
- 16
- Giveaways
- 17
- 7
- Takeaways
- 6
Box score
every player line
Season series
Tied 1-1
0@
4this game
3@
4Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
