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Montréal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers

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Montréal Canadiens
▸5
Edmonton Oilers
1
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Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tomas Tatar's goal at 2:19 of the second period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 63% to 80%. Expected goals were close — MTL 3.0, EDM 3.2; shots on goal were MTL 36, EDM 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Oilers win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Carey Price stopped 34 of 35 (.971), 2.2 goals saved above expected; Mikko Koskinen stopped 31 of 36 (.861), 2.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Carey Price (34 saves, .971), 2. Jeff Petry (2 G), 3. Tomas Tatar (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    C. Price34 saves, .971
  2. ★★
    MTL
    J. Petry2 G
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    T. Tatar2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL11631119536
EDMEDM0901818135

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    J. Petry(1)PPG
    N. Suzuki (1), S. Weber (2)
    wristxG 0.40win prob +9 pts
    1-0
    6:50

2nd period

  1. MTL
    T. Tatar(2)
    P. Danault (1), B. Gallagher (1)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    2:19
  2. MTL
    J. Petry(2)
    P. Danault (2)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +10 pts
    3-0
    7:27
  3. MTL
    J. Evans(1)SHG
    Unassisted
    slapxG 0.13win prob +5 pts
    4-0
    9:17

3rd period

  1. MTL
    T. Tatar(3)
    B. Gallagher (2)
    wristxG 0.22
    5-0
    9:47
  2. EDM
    S. Koekkoek(1)
    T. Barrie (2), C. McDavid (2)
    wristxG 0.07
    5-1
    12:59

Penalties

MTL 6 PIM·EDM 4 PIM

1st

  • 6:15EDMCaleb Jones · Interferencedrawn by Paul Byron2 min
  • 20:00MTLShea Weber · Interferencedrawn by Connor McDavid2 min

2nd

  • 7:49MTLArtturi Lehkonen · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 18:41MTLJonathan Drouin · Hookingdrawn by Ethan Bear2 min

3rd

  • 15:58EDMDarnell Nurse · Boardingdrawn by Brendan Gallagher2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Tomas Tatar, 2nd 2:19 — MTL 63% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Puljujarvi · On goal · xG 0.23L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.20L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.20K. Turris · On goal · xG 0.18C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.18R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.17L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.16C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.16L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.16D. Kahun · On goal · xG 0.15K. Yamamoto · On goal · xG 0.13L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.12K. Yamamoto · On goal · xG 0.10J. Archibald · On goal · xG 0.09T. Ennis · Missed · xG 0.09S. Koekkoek · Goal · xG 0.07J. Archibald · Missed · xG 0.07J. Puljujarvi · On goal · xG 0.06D. Kahun · On goal · xG 0.06L. Draisaitl · On goal · xG 0.05D. Shore · On goal · xG 0.05E. Bear · Missed · xG 0.05R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.05D. Kahun · On goal · xG 0.04T. Barrie · Missed · xG 0.04R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.04T. Barrie · On goal · xG 0.04C. Jones · On goal · xG 0.03A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.03T. Barrie · On goal · xG 0.03D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.02D. Nurse · Missed · xG 0.02E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.02C. Jones · Missed · xG 0.02D. Nurse · On goal · xG 0.02S. Koekkoek · Missed · xG 0.02A. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.01E. Bear · Missed · xG 0.01K. Turris · On goal · xG 0.01S. Koekkoek · On goal · xG 0.01E. Bear · Missed · xG 0.01E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.01K. Yamamoto · On goal · xG 0.01R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.00J. Nygard · On goal · xG 0.00
EDM1 G · 3.2 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsEDM
3.05 G
All situations
1 G3.2
2.03 G
Even strength
1 G1.7
0.61 G
Power play
0 G1.5
0.51 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL46%54%EDM

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.96 – 3.20

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

MTLvsEDM
36
Shots on goal
35
40%
Faceoffs
60%
1/2
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
34
Hits
32
21
Blocked shots
11
12
Giveaways
16
3
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8B. ChiarotD000020.12300—23:04
6S. WeberD011020.04112—21:59
26J. PetryD202+350.60320—21:52
44J. EdmundsonD000+300.00530—21:30
73T. ToffoliC000020.19000017:21
14N. SuzukiC011010.234103616:41
24P. DanaultC022+200.001103616:14
27A. RomanovD000030.06520—15:49
40J. ArmiaR000020.27300—15:36
15J. KotkaniemiC000020.073104615:27
77B. KulakD000010.05030—14:38
92J. DrouinL000010.01102—14:05
90T. TatarL202+320.25120—13:52
11B. GallagherR022+230.1410010013:48
62A. LehkonenL000-100.00122—13:32
17J. AndersonR000030.30020—13:22
41P. ByronL000+130.20000—12:38
71J. EvansC101+140.502105012:35
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31C. Price(W)35341.9713.23+2.2360:00

Season series

MTL leads 5-4

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