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Montréal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers

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Montréal Canadiens
1
Philadelphia Flyers
▸2
FinalTV NBCSN, NBCSP·Scotiabank Arena

Recap

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The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Montréal Canadiens 2-1. The Flyers scored first and never trailed. The Flyers led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Joel Farabee's goal at 14:54 of the second period, which took the Flyers' chances from 53% to 73%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 3.2 to 2.0; shots on goal were MTL 28, PHI 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 69% of the time. Carey Price stopped 29 of 31 (.935); Carter Hart stopped 27 of 28 (.964), 2.2 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Carter Hart (27 saves, .964), 2. Ivan Provorov (1 A), 3. Jeff Petry.

Three stars

  1. ★
    PHI
    C. Hart27 saves, .964
  2. ★★
    PHI
    I. Provorov1 A
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    J. Petry

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL0511706128
PHIPHI11117013231

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. PHI
    J. Voracek(1)PPG
    I. Provorov (2), C. Giroux (1)
    slapxG 0.06win prob +10 pts
    0-1
    8:54

2nd period

  1. MTL
    S. Weber(3)PPG
    J. Drouin (1), B. Gallagher (2)
    snapxG 0.40win prob +16 pts
    1-1
    14:38
  2. PHI
    J. Farabee(2)
    T. Sanheim (2)
    wristxG 0.19win prob +21 pts
    1-2
    14:54

Penalties

MTL 10 PIM·PHI 6 PIM

1st

  • 7:19MTLJonathan Drouin · Slashingdrawn by Claude Giroux2 min
  • 19:59MTLJesperi Kotkaniemi · Roughingdrawn by Philippe Myers2 min
  • 19:59PHITravis Konecny · Roughingdrawn by Jonathan Drouin2 min

2nd

  • 13:44PHINicolas Aube-Kubel · Holdingdrawn by Jonathan Drouin2 min

3rd

  • 5:46MTLMax Domi · Roughingdrawn by Joel Farabee2 min
  • 5:46PHIJoel Farabee · Roughingdrawn by Max Domi2 min
  • 6:31MTLArtturi Lehkonen · Trippingdrawn by Ivan Provorov2 min
  • 11:26MTLBen Chiarot · Hookingdrawn by Sean Couturier2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Joel Farabee, 2nd 14:54 — PHI 53% → 73%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Grant · On goal · xG 0.21J. Farabee · Goal · xG 0.19T. Konecny · On goal · xG 0.11S. Laughton · On goal · xG 0.11S. Couturier · On goal · xG 0.10N. Thompson · Missed · xG 0.10J. Farabee · On goal · xG 0.09I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.07C. Giroux · Missed · xG 0.07N. Thompson · On goal · xG 0.07S. Laughton · On goal · xG 0.07S. Couturier · Missed · xG 0.06K. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.06J. Voracek · Goal · xG 0.06C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.06S. Couturier · On goal · xG 0.06I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.05J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.05N. Thompson · Missed · xG 0.04J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.04S. Couturier · On goal · xG 0.04I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.03S. Laughton · Missed · xG 0.03S. Laughton · On goal · xG 0.03N. Thompson · On goal · xG 0.02J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.02S. Gostisbehere · On goal · xG 0.02C. Giroux · Missed · xG 0.01S. Couturier · On goal · xG 0.01M. Niskanen · Missed · xG 0.01P. Myers · Missed · xG 0.01I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.01P. Myers · On goal · xG 0.01P. Myers · On goal · xG 0.01S. Laughton · On goal · xG 0.01S. Gostisbehere · On goal · xG 0.01T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.01J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.01T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.00C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.00N. Thompson · On goal · xG 0.00
PHI2 G · 2.0 xG · 41 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsPHI
3.21 G
All situations
2 G2.0
2.30 G
Even strength
1 G1.6
1.01 G
Power play
1 G0.5

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 92 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL69%31%PHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.03 – 1.99

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
28
Shots on goal
31
46%
Faceoffs
54%
1/1
Power play
1/3
10
Penalty minutes
6
32
Hits
27
17
Blocked shots
14
13
Giveaways
14
10
Takeaways
11

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
26J. PetryD000000.04510—25:35
6S. WeberD101030.49120—22:08
8B. ChiarotD000-110.05622—21:48
24P. DanaultC000-120.225105720:59
77B. KulakD000-100.03010—20:21
14N. SuzukiC000010.190004217:41
62A. LehkonenL000-130.57402—16:53
61X. OuelletD000000.00260—16:31
11B. GallagherR011070.64020—16:30
41P. ByronL000-120.20000—15:35
92J. DrouinL011010.07102—14:59
13M. DomiC000010.021021714:02
53V. MeteD000000.02000—13:19
90T. TatarL000000.02100—13:04
15J. KotkaniemiC000010.001123812:29
40J. ArmiaR000060.61000—11:49
60A. BelzileR000000.04110—09:14
22D. WeiseR000000.03400—07:31
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31C. Price(L)31292.9352.01+0.0158:54

Series

PHI leads 4-2

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