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Florida Panthers at Montréal Canadiens

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Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Florida Panthers 4-0. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Artturi Lehkonen's goal at 6:01 of the second period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 70% to 85%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 2.9 to 1.8; shots on goal were FLA 29, MTL 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 31 of 35 (.886), 1.1 goals below expected; Carey Price stopped 29 of 29 (1.000), 1.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jeff Petry (4 A), 2. Nick Suzuki (1 G, 1 A), 3. Artturi Lehkonen (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    J. Petry4 A
  2. ★★
    MTL
    N. Suzuki1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    A. Lehkonen1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
FLAFLA0804017029
MTLMTL11621118435

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    J. Armia (12), J. Petry (23)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    5:25

2nd period

  1. MTL
    J. Petry (24), J. Weal (4)
    tip-inxG 0.14win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    6:01
  2. MTL
    P. Danault (26), J. Petry (25)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +8 pts
    0-3
    13:35

3rd period

  1. MTL
    J. Petry (26), N. Suzuki (22)
    tip-inxG 0.08
    0-4
    10:46

Penalties

FLA 4 PIM·MTL 12 PIM

1st

  • 10:46MTLserved by J. Weal · Too many men on the ice2 min

2nd

  • 2:16FLAMike Hoffman · Holdingdrawn by Artturi Lehkonen2 min

3rd

  • 1:15MTLJoel Armia · Slashingdrawn by Dominic Toninato2 min
  • 3:13MTLCarey Price · Delaying game2 min
  • 9:36FLAMike Matheson · Holdingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min
  • 12:14MTLNick Suzuki · Holdingdrawn by Joshua Brown2 min
  • 13:55MTLJoel Armia · Interferencedrawn by Frank Vatrano2 min
  • 16:35MTLNick Cousins · Cross checkingdrawn by Anton Stralman2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Artturi Lehkonen, 2nd 6:01 — MTL 70% → 85%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.29P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.26A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.20J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.18M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.17M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.16A. Lehkonen · Goal · xG 0.14J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.11D. Weise · Missed · xG 0.11A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.11N. Suzuki · Goal · xG 0.10B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.09B. Gallagher · Goal · xG 0.08B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.07B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.06S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.06P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.06N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.06T. Tatar · Goal · xG 0.05N. Cousins · Missed · xG 0.05I. Kovalchuk · On goal · xG 0.04A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.04B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.04P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.04A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.03P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.03J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.02S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.02M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.02B. Kulak · Missed · xG 0.02M. Scandella · Missed · xG 0.02S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.02J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.02J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.02B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.02B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.01V. Mete · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.01S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.00N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.00B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL4 G · 2.9 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

FLAvsMTL
1.80 G
All situations
4 G2.9
0.70 G
Even strength
3 G1.8
1.10 G
Power play
1 G0.6
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.5

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
FLA31%69%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.77 – 2.80

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

FLAvsMTL
29
Shots on goal
35
35%
Faceoffs
65%
0/6
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
12
14
Hits
22
25
Blocked shots
11
14
Giveaways
6
7
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Florida Panthers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
11J. HuberdeauL000020.21200—23:45
63E. DadonovL000020.13010—21:37
5A. EkbladD000-240.08130—21:05
3K. YandleD000-150.16010—20:27
68M. HoffmanC000-150.46032020:17
61R. StillmanD000010.01140—18:41
6A. StralmanD000020.02010—17:59
21V. TrocheckC000-210.141101516:59
77F. VatranoR000-120.0720010016:56
19M. MathesonD000-210.14032—16:46
9B. BoyleC000000.211002014:56
55N. AcciariC000-200.002203814:10
10B. ConnollyR000-210.11000—13:58
13M. PysykD000000.00410—12:56
2J. BrownD000-100.00010—12:44
7C. SceviourC000020.03010011:58
14D. ToninatoC000-110.010205010:57
16A. BarkovC000000.000104510:45
Florida Panthers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
72S. Bobrovsky(L)35314.8862.89-1.1159:54

Season series

FLA leads 2-1

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