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Montréal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Montréal Canadiens
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Pittsburgh Penguins
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Recap

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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-1. The Penguins scored first and never trailed. The Penguins led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jason Zucker's goal at 18:00 of the second period, which took the Penguins' chances from 73% to 90%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 3.8 to 2.6; shots on goal were MTL 35, PIT 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Carey Price stopped 24 of 27 (.889); Tristan Jarry stopped 34 of 35 (.971), 1.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jason Zucker (2 G), 2. Sidney Crosby (3 A), 3. Tristan Jarry (34 saves, .971).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    J. Zucker2 G
  2. ★★
    PIT
    S. Crosby3 A
  3. ★★★
    PIT
    T. Jarry34 saves, .971

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL06111018135
PITPIT0831218428

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. PIT
    K. Letang(13)PPG
    S. Crosby (22), P. Hornqvist (11)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +16 pts
    0-1
    7:25
  2. PIT
    J. Zucker(15)
    S. Crosby (23), D. Simon (15)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +18 pts
    0-2
    18:00
  3. MTL
    T. Tatar(21)PPG
    V. Mete (6), N. Suzuki (25)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +13 pts
    1-2
    19:06
  4. PIT
    J. Zucker(16)
    M. Pettersson (15), S. Crosby (24)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +16 pts
    1-3
    19:42

3rd period

  1. PIT
    Z. Aston-Reese(6)EN
    B. Tanev (13), T. Blueger (12)
    wristxG 0.92win prob +1 pts
    1-4
    18:16

Penalties

MTL 6 PIM·PIT 6 PIM

1st

  • 7:29PITMarcus Pettersson · Hookingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min

2nd

  • 5:35MTLIlya Kovalchuk · Slashingdrawn by Jason Zucker2 min
  • 9:29MTLBen Chiarot · Slashingdrawn by Jared McCann2 min
  • 15:41PITZachary Aston-Reese · Trippingdrawn by Xavier Ouellet2 min
  • 18:22PITPatric Hornqvist · Slashingdrawn by Artturi Lehkonen2 min

3rd

  • 12:57MTLTomas Tatar · Trippingdrawn by Dominik Simon2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jason Zucker, 2nd 18:00 — PIT 73% → 90%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
Z. Aston-Reese · Goal · xG 0.92J. Zucker · Goal · xG 0.18B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.17J. Zucker · Goal · xG 0.17B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.15K. Letang · Goal · xG 0.14Z. Aston-Reese · Missed · xG 0.12J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.12P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.12B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.11J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.10J. Zucker · Missed · xG 0.10J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.10B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.10Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.10J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.09Z. Aston-Reese · On goal · xG 0.09S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.08C. Ruhwedel · On goal · xG 0.08S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.07E. Malkin · Missed · xG 0.06T. Blueger · On goal · xG 0.06E. Malkin · Missed · xG 0.06K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.05D. Simon · Missed · xG 0.05P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.05J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.04E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.04J. Zucker · Missed · xG 0.04J. Riikola · On goal · xG 0.03P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.03B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.03J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.02S. Lafferty · On goal · xG 0.02B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.02J. Schultz · Missed · xG 0.02C. Ruhwedel · Missed · xG 0.02S. Lafferty · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.01S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.01B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT4 G · 3.8 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsPIT
2.61 G
All situations
3 G3.8
1.90 G
Even strength
2 G2.0
0.41 G
Power play
1 G0.6
0.30 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 85 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL44%56%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.54 – 2.85

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

MTLvsPIT
35
Shots on goal
28
53%
Faceoffs
47%
1/3
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
30
Hits
38
10
Blocked shots
13
6
Giveaways
10
5
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
26J. PetryD000-130.17500—23:43
8B. ChiarotD000-220.09322—20:07
53V. MeteD011-200.03110—19:15
77B. KulakD000-100.00230—19:06
28M. ScandellaD000010.03010—17:30
24P. DanaultC000020.261007517:23
11B. GallagherR000-160.30100—17:10
90T. TatarL101-120.10202—16:29
40J. ArmiaR000-120.38600—16:24
13M. DomiC000-210.080004616:23
61X. OuelletD000000.02310—15:56
17I. KovalchukL000-280.50102—15:45
21N. CousinsC000020.21200014:55
14N. SuzukiC011-120.100002514:33
92J. DrouinL000-220.03000—14:31
62A. LehkonenL000010.14200—13:44
44N. ThompsonC000000.000207011:33
71J. EvansC000010.16100010:31
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31C. Price(L)27243.8892.86-0.1459:12

Season series

PIT leads 2-1

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