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Vancouver Canucks at Montréal Canadiens

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Vancouver Canucks
2
Montréal Canadiens
▸6
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Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-2. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 6-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jeff Petry's goal at 16:58 of the first period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 68% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 3.1 to 2.1; shots on goal were VAN 29, MTL 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Braden Holtby stopped 34 of 40 (.850), 2.9 goals below expected; Carey Price stopped 27 of 29 (.931). Three stars: 1. Jeff Petry (2 G, 1 A), 2. Nick Suzuki (1 G, 1 A), 3. Artturi Lehkonen (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    J. Petry2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    MTL
    N. Suzuki1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    A. Lehkonen1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN11108110229
MTLMTL310315015640

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    N. Suzuki(3)
    J. Anderson (2), J. Drouin (8)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    1:00
  2. MTL
    A. Lehkonen(2)SHG
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.05win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    6:10
  3. VAN
    A. Gaudette(2)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.15win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    8:36
  4. MTL
    J. Petry(3)
    P. Byron (3), A. Lehkonen (2)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +15 pts
    1-3
    16:58

2nd period

  1. MTL
    B. Gallagher(4)
    N. Suzuki (6)
    backhandxG 0.13win prob +9 pts
    1-4
    7:15
  2. MTL
    J. Petry(4)
    C. Perry (2), J. Kotkaniemi (5)
    wristxG 0.26win prob +4 pts
    1-5
    8:40
  3. MTL
    T. Toffoli(7)PPG
    S. Weber (4), J. Petry (7)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +1 pts
    1-6
    17:11

3rd period

  1. VAN
    J. Beagle(1)
    T. Motte (1), A. Edler (4)
    wristxG 0.09
    2-6
    11:49

Penalties

VAN 6 PIM·MTL 6 PIM

1st

  • 4:59MTLJesperi Kotkaniemi · Trippingdrawn by Jalen Chatfield2 min
  • 10:54VANTyler Motte · Trippingdrawn by Jeff Petry2 min

2nd

  • 2:44VANTyler Myers · Hookingdrawn by Tyler Toffoli2 min
  • 11:03MTLVictor Mete · Hookingdrawn by Jake Virtanen2 min
  • 15:58VANAdam Gaudette · Hookingdrawn by Tomas Tatar2 min

3rd

  • 1:03MTLTomas Tatar · Slashingdrawn by Zack MacEwen2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jeff Petry, 1st 16:58 — MTL 68% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Petry · Goal · xG 0.26N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.19T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.18J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.16T. Toffoli · Goal · xG 0.15N. Suzuki · Goal · xG 0.15J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.14B. Gallagher · Goal · xG 0.13T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.13T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.11C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.10P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.10A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.10T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.09T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.09A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.09P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.08J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.08B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.07J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.07A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.07J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.06A. Lehkonen · Goal · xG 0.05J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.05J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.04C. Perry · On goal · xG 0.04V. Mete · Missed · xG 0.03B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.03B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.03J. Petry · Goal · xG 0.03J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.02S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.02J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.02B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.02J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.01T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.01J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.01S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01A. Romanov · Missed · xG 0.01J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.01J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.01T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.00B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.00P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.00B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL6 G · 3.1 xG · 51 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsMTL
2.12 G
All situations
6 G3.1
1.62 G
Even strength
4 G2.4
0.50 G
Power play
1 G0.6
0.00 G
Shorthanded
1 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN32%68%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.09 – 3.10

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

VANvsMTL
29
Shots on goal
40
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/3
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
30
Hits
26
9
Blocked shots
13
11
Giveaways
19
7
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
23A. EdlerD011010.08110—20:48
88N. SchmidtD000-100.00010—20:30
57T. MyersD000010.01222—20:05
43Q. HughesD000-260.10000—19:56
9J. MillerC000-300.0200010018:33
53B. HorvatC000030.141004817:53
70T. PearsonL000-100.00700—17:34
63J. ChatfieldD000-110.09000—17:25
6B. BoeserR000-330.26100—16:55
8J. BennD000-120.16000—15:56
40E. PetterssonC000-310.352005015:22
83J. BeagleC101+110.101005614:50
18J. VirtanenR000030.16500—14:21
64T. MotteC011+130.34702014:16
20B. SutterC000000.001305014:09
36N. HoglanderL000-110.04000—14:06
96A. GaudetteR101-110.151225011:20
71Z. MacEwenR000020.09100—10:48
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
49B. Holtby(L)40346.8503.10-2.9060:00

Season series

MTL leads 6-3

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