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Chicago Blackhawks at Montréal Canadiens

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Chicago Blackhawks
▸2
Montréal Canadiens
0
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Recap

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The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Montréal Canadiens 2-0. The Blackhawks scored first and never trailed. The Blackhawks led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jonathan Toews's goal at 13:48 of the second period, which took the Blackhawks' chances from 52% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Blackhawks, 3.2 to 1.7; shots on goal were CHI 25, MTL 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Blackhawks win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 30 of 30 (1.000), 1.7 goals saved above expected; Jake Allen stopped 23 of 25 (.920), 0.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Marc-Andre Fleury (30 saves, 1.000), 2. Jake Allen (23 saves, .920), 3. Jonathan Toews (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CHI
    M. Fleury30 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    MTL
    J. Allen23 saves, .920
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    J. Toews1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI0131814225
MTLMTL01206012030

Scoring

2 goals

2nd period

  1. CHI
    J. Toews(1)PPG
    S. Jones (20), P. Kane (15)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +16 pts
    1-0
    13:48

3rd period

  1. CHI
    H. Borgstrom(2)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.40win prob +15 pts
    2-0
    12:00

Penalties

CHI 2 PIM·MTL 4 PIM

1st

  • 5:55CHIKirby Dach · Trippingdrawn by Laurent Dauphin2 min

2nd

  • 6:09MTLBrett Kulak · Holdingdrawn by Philipp Kurashev2 min
  • 13:11MTLKale Clague · Hookingdrawn by Philipp Kurashev2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jonathan Toews, 2nd 13:48 — CHI 52% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Evans · Missed · xG 0.18R. Poehling · On goal · xG 0.13J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.12B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.10R. Poehling · Missed · xG 0.10M. Perreault · On goal · xG 0.09R. Poehling · On goal · xG 0.09N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.08D. Savard · Missed · xG 0.08C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.07C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.07M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.07C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.06N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.06M. Hoffman · Missed · xG 0.06J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.05M. Pezzetta · On goal · xG 0.05M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.03J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.02C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.02C. Wideman · On goal · xG 0.02B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.02J. Ylonen · On goal · xG 0.02A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.02N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.01J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.01N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.01J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.01A. Romanov · Missed · xG 0.01L. Dauphin · Missed · xG 0.01D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.01M. Perreault · On goal · xG 0.01D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pezzetta · Missed · xG 0.00M. Perreault · Missed · xG 0.00B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.00J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.00M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.00J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL0 G · 1.7 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsMTL
3.22 G
All situations
0 G1.7
2.31 G
Even strength
0 G0.8
0.51 G
Power play
0 G0.9

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 78 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI70%30%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.75 – 1.70

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

CHIvsMTL
25
Shots on goal
30
47%
Faceoffs
53%
1/2
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
4
24
Hits
23
13
Blocked shots
10
23
Giveaways
21
3
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
5C. MurphyD000+110.08130—24:54
88P. KaneR011+140.49000—23:11
4S. JonesD011000.00120—23:05
12A. DeBrincatR000+110.19120—22:15
6J. McCabeD000+100.00310—21:17
44C. de HaanD000020.02100—20:41
13H. BorgstromC101+120.420103817:08
19J. ToewsC101010.120208116:57
77K. DachC000010.25002015:01
61R. StillmanD000010.01300—14:49
8D. KubalikL000040.28110—14:31
22R. CarpenterC000030.2500010014:11
38B. HagelL000000.48100—12:56
23P. KurashevC000020.32000012:50
56E. GustafssonD000000.00000—12:48
52R. JohnsonC000010.05410012:20
36J. SlavinL000020.07200—10:47
86M. HardmanL000000.15600—08:40
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
29M. Fleury(W)303001.0001.71+1.7159:37

Season series

CHI leads 2-0

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