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Montréal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Montréal Canadiens
2
Toronto Maple Leafs
▸5
FinalTV TSN2, TSN4·Scotiabank Arena

Recap

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The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montréal Canadiens 5-2. The Maple Leafs scored first and never trailed. The Maple Leafs led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was John Tavares's goal at 3:24 of the first period, which took the Maple Leafs' chances from 66% to 79%. Expected goals favored the Maple Leafs, 4.1 to 2.3; shots on goal were MTL 21, TOR 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Maple Leafs win a replay of these chances 77% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 19 of 20 (.950), 1.5 goals saved above expected; Jack Campbell stopped 19 of 21 (.905). Three stars: 1. John Tavares (1 G, 1 A), 2. Auston Matthews (1 G), 3. Mitch Marner (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    TOR
    J. Tavares1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    TOR
    A. Matthews1 G
  3. ★★★
    TOR
    M. Marner1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL091517221
TORTOR415010110535

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. TOR
    A. Galchenyuk(5)
    W. Nylander (24), J. Tavares (30)
    backhandxG 0.11win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    0:16
  2. TOR
    J. Tavares(18)
    J. Muzzin (19)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +13 pts
    0-2
    3:24
  3. TOR
    P. Engvall(5)
    J. Spezza (19), T. Brodie (13)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +10 pts
    0-3
    10:38
  4. TOR
    M. Marner(19)
    J. Thornton (14), R. Sandin (4)
    backhandxG 0.33win prob +5 pts
    0-4
    17:21

2nd period

  1. MTL
    C. Caufield(3)
    C. Perry (12), E. Staal (8)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +3 pts
    1-4
    13:30

3rd period

  1. MTL
    A. Lehkonen(6)
    T. Toffoli (15), J. Petry (29)
    backhandxG 0.15win prob +6 pts
    2-4
    3:04
  2. TOR
    A. Matthews(40)
    M. Marner (47), J. Muzzin (20)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +2 pts
    2-5
    15:41

Penalties

MTL 8 PIM·TOR 6 PIM

1st

  • 5:18MTLJake Evans · Trippingdrawn by Stefan Noesen2 min
  • 19:47TORPierre Engvall · Interferencedrawn by Josh Anderson2 min

2nd

  • 9:45MTLJoel Edmundson · Cross checkingdrawn by Alexander Kerfoot2 min
  • 15:02TORTJ Brodie · Hookingdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min

3rd

  • 4:55TORAlex Galchenyuk · High stickingdrawn by Jesperi Kotkaniemi2 min
  • 17:25MTLCorey Perry · Roughingdrawn by TJ Brodie2 min
  • 17:25MTLCole Caufield · Trippingdrawn by Morgan Rielly2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: John Tavares, 1st 3:24 — TOR 66% → 79%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Marner · Goal · xG 0.33W. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.23W. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.23P. Engvall · Missed · xG 0.18P. Engvall · Goal · xG 0.16I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.15A. Matthews · On goal · xG 0.14W. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.14I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.12I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.12A. Matthews · Missed · xG 0.11A. Galchenyuk · Goal · xG 0.11W. Nylander · Missed · xG 0.11A. Matthews · On goal · xG 0.11I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.10W. Nylander · On goal · xG 0.10J. Thornton · Missed · xG 0.10A. Matthews · Missed · xG 0.09A. Matthews · Goal · xG 0.09J. Muzzin · On goal · xG 0.08A. Kerfoot · Missed · xG 0.08J. Muzzin · Missed · xG 0.08I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.07W. Simmonds · On goal · xG 0.07W. Nylander · Missed · xG 0.06J. Muzzin · On goal · xG 0.06J. Tavares · Goal · xG 0.06J. Tavares · On goal · xG 0.06A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.06J. Muzzin · On goal · xG 0.06J. Tavares · On goal · xG 0.06P. Engvall · On goal · xG 0.05P. Engvall · On goal · xG 0.04A. Matthews · Missed · xG 0.04A. Kerfoot · On goal · xG 0.04R. Sandin · Missed · xG 0.03A. Matthews · On goal · xG 0.03M. Marner · Missed · xG 0.03J. Muzzin · Missed · xG 0.03M. Rielly · On goal · xG 0.03M. Marner · Missed · xG 0.02P. Engvall · On goal · xG 0.02J. Muzzin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Holl · On goal · xG 0.02M. Rielly · Missed · xG 0.02J. Muzzin · Missed · xG 0.02R. Sandin · On goal · xG 0.02R. Sandin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Muzzin · On goal · xG 0.01A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.01A. Kerfoot · On goal · xG 0.01J. Spezza · Missed · xG 0.01J. Spezza · On goal · xG 0.01J. Holl · Missed · xG 0.01M. Rielly · On goal · xG 0.00
TOR5 G · 4.1 xG · 55 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsTOR
2.32 G
All situations
5 G4.1
2.12 G
Even strength
5 G3.1
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.9

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

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL23%77%TOR

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.30 – 4.04

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

MTLvsTOR
21
Shots on goal
35
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/3
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
37
Hits
14
6
Blocked shots
10
11
Giveaways
19
3
Takeaways
12

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
26J. PetryD011-110.05110—24:41
8B. ChiarotD000-310.02320—21:20
27A. RomanovD000+100.18700—20:52
14N. SuzukiC000010.183005519:18
73T. ToffoliC011010.08110017:46
44J. EdmundsonD000-110.02202—17:44
17J. AndersonR000-130.30400—17:09
40J. ArmiaR000010.07210—16:10
21E. StaalC011+120.250005016:06
90T. TatarL000-300.00100—15:34
22C. CaufieldR101-250.40102—15:26
28J. MerrillD000000.00100—15:19
94C. PerryR011010.16102—15:10
15J. KotkaniemiC000-110.232003614:55
62A. LehkonenL101+130.36400—14:51
77B. KulakD000-200.01210—14:45
71J. EvansC000-100.002025011:28
24P. DanaultC000-300.00000003:26
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen20191.9502.52+1.5240:00
30C. Primeau(L)15114.7331.56-2.4420:00

Season series

TOR leads 7-3

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