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Montréal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers

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Montréal Canadiens
▸5
Philadelphia Flyers
0
FinalTV NBCSN, NBCSP·Scotiabank Arena

Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jesperi Kotkaniemi's goal at 12:36 of the first period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 60% to 76%. Expected goals were close — MTL 3.1, PHI 3.2; shots on goal were MTL 32, PHI 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flyers win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Carey Price stopped 30 of 30 (1.000), 3.1 goals saved above expected; Carter Hart stopped 22 of 26 (.846), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Tomas Tatar (2 G), 2. Jesperi Kotkaniemi (2 G), 3. Max Domi (3 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    T. Tatar2 G
  2. ★★
    MTL
    J. Kotkaniemi2 G
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    M. Domi3 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL21621115532
PHIPHI0601509030

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    T. Tatar(1)
    B. Gallagher (3), N. Suzuki (2)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    1:02
  2. MTL
    J. Kotkaniemi(3)
    J. Drouin (2), M. Domi (1)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    12:36

2nd period

  1. MTL
    T. Tatar(2)PPG
    V. Mete (1), M. Domi (2)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +10 pts
    3-0
    1:25
  2. MTL
    J. Armia(1)
    J. Evans (1), A. Belzile (1)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +3 pts
    4-0
    17:57

3rd period

  1. MTL
    J. Kotkaniemi(4)PPG
    M. Domi (3), V. Mete (2)
    wristxG 0.12
    5-0
    10:35

Penalties

MTL 24 PIM·PHI 26 PIM

1st

  • 2:51PHINate Thompson · Slashingdrawn by Jeff Petry2 min
  • 13:54PHIserved by N. Aube-Kubel · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 14:52MTLTomas Tatar · Hookingdrawn by Justin Braun2 min
  • 19:53PHIShayne Gostisbehere · Holdingdrawn by Max Domi2 min

2nd

  • 3:59MTLJonathan Drouin · Slashingdrawn by Philippe Myers2 min
  • 4:21MTLArtturi Lehkonen · Roughingdrawn by Travis Konecny2 min
  • 9:49MTLArtturi Lehkonen · Hookingdrawn by Jakub Voracek2 min
  • 9:49PHIJakub Voracek · Holdingdrawn by Artturi Lehkonen2 min
  • 19:11MTLMax Domi · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Brian Elliott2 min

3rd

  • 4:48PHITravis Konecny · Cross checkingdrawn by Jonathan Drouin2 min
  • 9:17PHIDerek Grant · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Carey Price2 min
  • 14:21PHINate Thompson · Roughingdrawn by Xavier Ouellet2 min
  • 14:21MTLXavier Ouellet · Roughingdrawn by Nate Thompson2 min
  • 14:21MTLXavier Ouellet · Misconduct10 min
  • 14:21PHINate Thompson · Misconduct10 min
  • 15:45MTLTomas Tatar · Hookingdrawn by Joel Farabee2 min
  • 17:40PHINicolas Aube-Kubel · Slashingdrawn by Jonathan Drouin2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
PHI goalMTL goalFinal: PHI 0%

Biggest swing: Jesperi Kotkaniemi, 1st 12:36 — MTL 60% → 76%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Voracek · On goal · xG 0.27I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.22S. Gostisbehere · On goal · xG 0.16J. Voracek · On goal · xG 0.15S. Laughton · Missed · xG 0.14K. Hayes · Missed · xG 0.13N. Aube-Kubel · On goal · xG 0.12S. Couturier · On goal · xG 0.12J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.11J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.10J. Voracek · Missed · xG 0.09T. Konecny · On goal · xG 0.08S. Laughton · Missed · xG 0.07K. Hayes · Missed · xG 0.07I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.07S. Gostisbehere · On goal · xG 0.06T. Konecny · Missed · xG 0.06D. Grant · On goal · xG 0.06C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.06I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.05S. Laughton · Missed · xG 0.05S. Gostisbehere · On goal · xG 0.05J. Voracek · Missed · xG 0.05I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.05K. Hayes · Missed · xG 0.05I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.04S. Gostisbehere · Missed · xG 0.04C. Giroux · On goal · xG 0.04I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.04K. Hayes · On goal · xG 0.04J. Voracek · Missed · xG 0.03I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.03J. van Riemsdyk · On goal · xG 0.03I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.03S. Laughton · Missed · xG 0.03T. Konecny · On goal · xG 0.03C. Giroux · Missed · xG 0.03J. Voracek · Missed · xG 0.03J. van Riemsdyk · Missed · xG 0.02I. Provorov · Missed · xG 0.02T. Konecny · Missed · xG 0.02T. Konecny · On goal · xG 0.02D. Grant · On goal · xG 0.02T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.02N. Aube-Kubel · On goal · xG 0.02P. Myers · On goal · xG 0.02I. Provorov · On goal · xG 0.02J. Braun · Missed · xG 0.02J. Braun · Missed · xG 0.02S. Laughton · Missed · xG 0.02S. Gostisbehere · On goal · xG 0.01P. Myers · On goal · xG 0.01N. Aube-Kubel · On goal · xG 0.01T. Sanheim · On goal · xG 0.01
PHI0 G · 3.2 xG · 54 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsPHI
3.15 G
All situations
0 G3.2
2.83 G
Even strength
0 G1.6
0.32 G
Power play
0 G1.5
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 99 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL49%51%PHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.04 – 3.09

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
32
Shots on goal
30
42%
Faceoffs
58%
2/6
Power play
0/5
24
Penalty minutes
26
32
Hits
36
11
Blocked shots
25
18
Giveaways
9
6
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6S. WeberD000+210.08120—25:25
26J. PetryD000010.12510—24:11
8B. ChiarotD000+110.02530—22:42
14N. SuzukiC011+130.391005318:46
24P. DanaultC000010.031204818:17
11B. GallagherR011+140.54100—16:18
92J. DrouinL011+110.14402—16:01
77B. KulakD000+120.03000—15:40
53V. MeteD022+100.00000—15:17
90T. TatarL202+130.25104—14:45
13M. DomiC033+130.51012014:40
62A. LehkonenL000020.17214—14:32
40J. ArmiaR101+130.14100—13:53
15J. KotkaniemiC202+120.376001313:33
61X. OuelletD000+120.041112—13:22
41P. ByronL000010.1610010013:08
60A. BelzileR011+110.10100—08:07
71J. EvansC011+110.00100007:23
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31C. Price(W)303001.0003.15+3.1560:00

Series

PHI leads 4-2

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