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Montréal Canadiens at Ottawa Senators

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Montréal Canadiens
▸2
Ottawa Senators
1
FinalTV SNE, SN1·Canadian Tire Centre

Recap

written from the game data

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 2-1. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Artturi Lehkonen's goal at 14:21 of the second period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 47% to 68%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 3.6 to 2.7; shots on goal were MTL 32, OTT 27. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Andrew Hammond stopped 26 of 27 (.963), 1.7 goals saved above expected; Matt Murray stopped 30 of 32 (.938), 1.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Artturi Lehkonen (2 G), 2. Colin White (1 G), 3. Andrew Hammond (26 saves, .963).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    A. Lehkonen2 G
  2. ★★
    OTT
    C. White1 G
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    A. Hammond26 saves, .963

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL19113010232
OTTOTT0911107127

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    A. Lehkonen(8)
    B. Chiarot (7)
    wristxG 0.21win prob +15 pts
    1-0
    16:47

2nd period

  1. OTT
    C. White(1)PPG
    C. Brown (21), V. Mete (7)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +13 pts
    1-1
    1:23
  2. MTL
    A. Lehkonen(9)
    J. Evans (8)
    slapxG 0.08win prob +21 pts
    2-1
    14:21

Penalties

MTL 8 PIM·OTT 8 PIM

2nd

  • 0:31MTLBen Chiarot · Trippingdrawn by Tim Stützle2 min
  • 7:15OTTArtem Zub · Interferencedrawn by Brendan Gallagher2 min
  • 7:44MTLBrendan Gallagher · Trippingdrawn by Austin Watson2 min
  • 17:16OTTAdam Gaudette · Hookingdrawn by Corey Schueneman2 min
  • 19:37MTLJake Evans · Trippingdrawn by Brady Tkachuk2 min

3rd

  • 4:11MTLBrendan Gallagher · High stickingdrawn by Victor Mete2 min
  • 11:10OTTArtem Zub · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 16:49OTTBrady Tkachuk · Trippingdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Artturi Lehkonen, 2nd 14:21 — MTL 47% → 68%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.31C. White · Goal · xG 0.18A. Formenton · On goal · xG 0.17Z. Sanford · Missed · xG 0.16C. White · On goal · xG 0.15N. Paul · On goal · xG 0.13P. Kelly · On goal · xG 0.12C. White · On goal · xG 0.09A. Gaudette · On goal · xG 0.09T. Ennis · On goal · xG 0.09B. Tkachuk · Missed · xG 0.08A. Gaudette · Missed · xG 0.08D. Gambrell · Missed · xG 0.07A. Gaudette · On goal · xG 0.07C. Brown · Missed · xG 0.07C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.07T. Stützle · Missed · xG 0.07Z. Sanford · On goal · xG 0.06N. Paul · Missed · xG 0.06E. Brannstrom · On goal · xG 0.06Z. Sanford · Missed · xG 0.06C. White · Missed · xG 0.05N. Paul · On goal · xG 0.05C. Brown · On goal · xG 0.04A. Gaudette · On goal · xG 0.04N. Paul · On goal · xG 0.03T. Ennis · On goal · xG 0.03A. Gaudette · On goal · xG 0.03N. Paul · On goal · xG 0.03B. Tkachuk · On goal · xG 0.03Z. Sanford · Missed · xG 0.02C. White · On goal · xG 0.02J. Brown · Missed · xG 0.02A. Zub · On goal · xG 0.02E. Brannstrom · On goal · xG 0.01T. Stützle · On goal · xG 0.01E. Brannstrom · Missed · xG 0.01D. Gambrell · On goal · xG 0.01E. Brannstrom · On goal · xG 0.01N. Holden · Missed · xG 0.00
OTT1 G · 2.7 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsOTT
3.62 G
All situations
1 G2.7
3.42 G
Even strength
0 G1.4
0.20 G
Power play
1 G1.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL64%36%OTT

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.56 – 2.70

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

MTLvsOTT
32
Shots on goal
27
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/4
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
15
Hits
30
13
Blocked shots
12
8
Giveaways
12
7
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8B. ChiarotD011+220.07122—24:09
27A. RomanovD000+210.02110—23:20
14N. SuzukiC000020.370107022:35
22C. CaufieldR000040.61000—20:32
26J. PetryD000000.00250—19:53
17J. AndersonR000000.09100—19:23
77B. KulakD000000.04000—16:32
68M. HoffmanC000030.46000016:15
62A. LehkonenL202+230.60100—16:04
71J. EvansC011+230.381024115:40
45L. DauphinC000010.201304215:26
20C. WidemanD000020.04110—15:24
64C. SchuenemanD000040.11100—15:08
11B. GallagherR000050.36204—14:59
32R. PitlickC000+200.00000014:05
85M. PerreaultC000000.00000008:41
25R. PoehlingC000010.150005008:18
55M. PezzettaL000010.0530010006:45
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
37A. Hammond(W)27261.9632.71+1.7159:59

Season series

Tied 2-2

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