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Montréal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks

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Montréal Canadiens
▸5
Vancouver Canucks
2
FinalTV CBC, SN·Rogers Arena

Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brendan Gallagher's goal at 9:07 of the third period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 48% to 79%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 2.5 to 1.7; shots on goal were MTL 33, VAN 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Carey Price stopped 23 of 25 (.920); Braden Holtby stopped 28 of 32 (.875), 1.7 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Carey Price (23 saves, .920), 2. Jonathan Drouin (1 G, 1 A), 3. Elias Pettersson (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    C. Price23 saves, .920
  2. ★★
    MTL
    J. Drouin1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    E. Pettersson1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL11117315533
VANVAN0508212225

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    N. Suzuki(2)
    B. Kulak (2), J. Drouin (5)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +14 pts
    1-0
    10:54

2nd period

  1. MTL
    C. Perry(1)
    B. Chiarot (1), T. Toffoli (3)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +17 pts
    2-0
    11:42

3rd period

  1. VAN
    E. Pettersson(1)
    J. Benn (1), B. Boeser (2)
    deflectedxG 0.07win prob +16 pts
    2-1
    3:50
  2. VAN
    N. Hoglander(2)
    N. Schmidt (1), B. Horvat (3)
    backhandxG 0.03win prob +28 pts
    2-2
    6:08
  3. MTL
    B. Gallagher(2)
    T. Tatar (3)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +31 pts
    3-2
    9:07
  4. MTL
    J. Drouin(1)
    J. Anderson (1)
    backhandxG 0.17win prob +14 pts
    4-2
    12:44
  5. MTL
    J. Edmundson(1)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.14win prob +1 pts
    5-2
    17:06

Penalties

MTL 23 PIM·VAN 23 PIM

1st

  • 3:09VANTyler Myers · Fightingdrawn by Joel Edmundson5 min
  • 3:09MTLJoel Edmundson · Fightingdrawn by Tyler Myers5 min
  • 7:23MTLJosh Anderson · Interferencedrawn by Jake Virtanen2 min
  • 17:59MTLCorey Perry · Trippingdrawn by Brandon Sutter2 min
  • 19:13VANBrock Boeser · Slashingdrawn by Artturi Lehkonen2 min

2nd

  • 1:15VANJay Beagle · Slashingdrawn by Brendan Gallagher2 min
  • 6:51MTLNick Suzuki · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 8:04MTLTyler Toffoli · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Braden Holtby2 min
  • 8:04VANBo Horvat · Roughingdrawn by Tyler Toffoli2 min

3rd

  • 9:07VANserved by N. Hoglander · Delaying game bench2 min
  • 17:45VANTanner Pearson · Misconductdrawn by Jake Evans10 min
  • 17:45MTLJake Evans · Misconductdrawn by Tanner Pearson10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brendan Gallagher, 3rd 9:07 — MTL 48% → 79%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Sutter · On goal · xG 0.22N. Hoglander · Missed · xG 0.18B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.11E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.11J. Virtanen · On goal · xG 0.10B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.09B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.09B. Sutter · On goal · xG 0.09E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.08E. Pettersson · Goal · xG 0.07J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.05T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.05J. Miller · On goal · xG 0.04J. Virtanen · Missed · xG 0.04N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.03Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.03N. Schmidt · Missed · xG 0.03T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.03N. Hoglander · Goal · xG 0.03T. Motte · On goal · xG 0.02T. Motte · On goal · xG 0.02Z. MacEwen · On goal · xG 0.02O. Juolevi · Missed · xG 0.02N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.02N. Schmidt · On goal · xG 0.02N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.01Q. Hughes · Missed · xG 0.01B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.01Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.01A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.01J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.01O. Juolevi · Missed · xG 0.01A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.01T. Motte · Missed · xG 0.01T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.00J. Benn · On goal · xG 0.00A. Edler · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN2 G · 1.7 xG · 37 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsVAN
2.54 G
All situations
2 G1.7
2.04 G
Even strength
2 G1.3
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL63%37%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.31 – 1.68

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

MTLvsVAN
33
Shots on goal
25
39%
Faceoffs
61%
0/3
Power play
0/3
23
Penalty minutes
23
20
Hits
32
12
Blocked shots
18
2
Giveaways
11
4
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6S. WeberD000+120.05130—25:58
8B. ChiarotD011+210.03030—22:40
27A. RomanovD000020.06110—20:46
26J. PetryD000+210.07000—19:45
73T. ToffoliC011+120.29102019:27
14N. SuzukiC101+110.101023316:44
24P. DanaultC000+100.122006415:21
62A. LehkonenL000030.04200—15:20
77B. KulakD011+100.01020—15:20
94C. PerryR101+140.19012—15:19
90T. TatarL011+110.08200—15:17
11B. GallagherR101+140.2600010015:15
15J. KotkaniemiC000+120.302102015:08
44J. EdmundsonD101020.15215—13:34
71J. EvansC000010.2220104712:42
92J. DrouinL112+120.21100—12:32
17J. AndersonR011+150.27202—11:54
41P. ByronL000000.00100—10:30
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31C. Price(W)25232.9201.68-0.3260:00

Season series

MTL leads 6-3

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