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Pittsburgh Penguins at Montréal Canadiens

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Pittsburgh Penguins
0
Montréal Canadiens
▸2
FinalTV NBCSN, NHL.TV·Scotiabank Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-0. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. It was tied 0-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Artturi Lehkonen's goal at 15:49 of the third period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 52% to 90%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 2.3 to 1.2; shots on goal were PIT 22, MTL 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 62% of the time. Tristan Jarry stopped 20 of 21 (.952), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Carey Price stopped 22 of 22 (1.000), 1.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Carey Price (22 saves, 1.000), 2. Artturi Lehkonen (1 G), 3. Jeff Petry.

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    C. Price22 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    MTL
    A. Lehkonen1 G
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    J. Petry

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PITPIT080509022
MTLMTL0506211222

Scoring

2 goals

3rd period

  1. MTL
    A. Lehkonen(1)
    P. Byron (3)
    wristxG 0.25win prob +38 pts
    0-1
    15:49
  2. MTL
    S. Weber(2)EN
    Unassisted
    slapxG 0.52win prob +5 pts
    0-2
    19:28

Penalties

PIT 4 PIM·MTL 4 PIM

1st

  • 14:31PITEvgeni Malkin · High stickingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min

2nd

  • 11:36MTLJoel Armia · High stickingdrawn by Teddy Blueger2 min
  • 15:38PITBrian Dumoulin · Holdingdrawn by Max Domi2 min

3rd

  • 6:00MTLDale Weise · Trippingdrawn by Jared McCann2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Artturi Lehkonen, 3rd 15:49 — MTL 52% → 90%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Weber · Goal · xG 0.52A. Lehkonen · Goal · xG 0.25P. Byron · Missed · xG 0.22T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.14B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.13B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.08V. Mete · Missed · xG 0.08T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.07P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.07D. Weise · Missed · xG 0.07N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.06P. Byron · Missed · xG 0.06A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.06J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.05P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.04P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.04B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.03T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.03S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.03P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.03P. Byron · Missed · xG 0.02S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.02B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.02B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.02A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.02J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.02N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.01P. Byron · On goal · xG 0.01D. Weise · On goal · xG 0.01J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.01J. Kotkaniemi · Missed · xG 0.01J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.01D. Weise · On goal · xG 0.00J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.00A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.00X. Ouellet · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL2 G · 2.3 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsMTL
1.20 G
All situations
1 G2.3
1.00 G
Even strength
1 G1.7
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 68 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PIT38%62%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.22 – 1.74

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

PITvsMTL
22
Shots on goal
22
50%
Faceoffs
50%
0/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
35
Hits
48
18
Blocked shots
16
20
Giveaways
14
5
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
58K. LetangD000-210.02230—26:09
8B. DumoulinD000020.05522—21:50
87S. CrosbyC000-120.352105919:36
59J. GuentzelC000-120.24100019:26
71E. MalkinC000-140.202024519:04
6J. MarinoD000010.03010—18:46
4J. SchultzD000-210.01200—18:28
3J. JohnsonD000000.00330—17:22
17B. RustR000010.03210—16:32
16J. ZuckerL000010.07400—15:54
72P. HornqvistR000-120.06310—15:35
28M. PetterssonD000000.00000—15:14
13B. TanevL000-110.02210—13:42
43C. ShearyL000020.06120—12:49
53T. BluegerC000-100.002005612:45
12P. MarleauC000000.00120011:44
46Z. Aston-ReeseL000-110.08010—11:44
19J. McCannL000010.023003010:34
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Jarry(L)21201.9521.74+0.7458:46

Series

MTL leads 3-1

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