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Montréal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks

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Montréal Canadiens
3
Vancouver Canucks
▸5
FinalTV TNT, SNP·Rogers Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Montréal Canadiens 5-3. The lead changed hands 2 times. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was J.T. Miller's goal at 3:44 of the third period, which took the Canucks' chances from 52% to 78%. Expected goals favored the Canucks, 3.9 to 2.1; shots on goal were MTL 25, VAN 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Samuel Montembeault stopped 28 of 32 (.875), 0.6 goals below expected; Thatcher Demko stopped 22 of 25 (.880), 0.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. J.T. Miller (1 G, 3 A), 2. Artturi Lehkonen (2 G, 1 A), 3. Brock Boeser (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    J. Miller1 G, 3 A
  2. ★★
    MTL
    A. Lehkonen2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    B. Boeser1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL1619110325
VANVAN17114312533

Scoring

8 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    A. Lehkonen(12)
    J. Evans (10), R. Pitlick (12)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +14 pts
    1-0
    12:41
  2. VAN
    T. Hamonic(3)
    B. Hunt (9), J. Miller (42)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +14 pts
    1-1
    13:35

2nd period

  1. VAN
    B. Boeser(17)PPG
    J. Miller (43), Q. Hughes (41)
    wristxG 0.26win prob +14 pts
    1-2
    10:34
  2. MTL
    A. Lehkonen(13)
    R. Pitlick (13)
    wristxG 0.22win prob +20 pts
    2-2
    14:22

3rd period

  1. VAN
    J. Miller(23)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.09win prob +26 pts
    2-3
    3:44
  2. VAN
    E. Pettersson(18)PPG
    J. Miller (44), B. Horvat (17)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +11 pts
    2-4
    8:53
  3. MTL
    R. Pitlick(11)
    C. Caufield (15), A. Lehkonen (15)
    slapxG 0.14win prob +8 pts
    3-4
    15:35
  4. VAN
    B. Horvat(18)EN
    T. Pearson (16), E. Pettersson (23)
    backhandxG 0.51win prob +5 pts
    3-5
    19:02

Penalties

MTL 8 PIM·VAN 8 PIM

1st

  • 0:14VANTyler Motte · Trippingdrawn by Ben Chiarot2 min
  • 3:10MTLBrett Kulak · Holdingdrawn by Elias Pettersson2 min

2nd

  • 1:27MTLMike Hoffman · Slashingdrawn by Brock Boeser2 min
  • 6:36VANJ.T. Miller · Slashingdrawn by Ryan Poehling2 min
  • 10:25MTLJosh Anderson · Closing hand on puck2 min
  • 17:12VANTyler Myers · Cross checkingdrawn by Joel Armia2 min

3rd

  • 7:36MTLBen Chiarot · High stickingdrawn by Tanner Pearson2 min
  • 10:47VANBo Horvat · Interferencedrawn by Paul Byron2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: J.T. Miller, 3rd 3:44 — VAN 52% → 78%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Horvat · Goal · xG 0.51B. Boeser · Goal · xG 0.26J. Miller · Missed · xG 0.24E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.21B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.14B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.12C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.11B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.11B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.10A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.10T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.09J. Miller · Goal · xG 0.09N. Hoglander · Missed · xG 0.08M. Highmore · Missed · xG 0.08E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.08T. Pearson · Missed · xG 0.08M. Highmore · Missed · xG 0.08B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.08C. Garland · On goal · xG 0.08M. Highmore · Missed · xG 0.07B. Hunt · On goal · xG 0.07T. Pearson · Missed · xG 0.07B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.07E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.07J. Lammikko · On goal · xG 0.06B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.06E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.06B. Boeser · Missed · xG 0.06E. Pettersson · Goal · xG 0.05M. Highmore · Missed · xG 0.05B. Boeser · On goal · xG 0.05E. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.05Q. Hughes · On goal · xG 0.04E. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.04T. Hamonic · Goal · xG 0.03T. Myers · On goal · xG 0.03N. Hoglander · On goal · xG 0.03M. Highmore · On goal · xG 0.03B. Hunt · On goal · xG 0.02T. Motte · Missed · xG 0.02N. Hoglander · Missed · xG 0.02T. Hamonic · Missed · xG 0.02J. Lammikko · On goal · xG 0.02J. Lammikko · On goal · xG 0.02L. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.02L. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.02J. Lammikko · Missed · xG 0.02T. Myers · Missed · xG 0.01C. Garland · Missed · xG 0.01O. Ekman-Larsson · Missed · xG 0.01L. Schenn · On goal · xG 0.01V. Podkolzin · Missed · xG 0.01L. Schenn · Missed · xG 0.01T. Motte · On goal · xG 0.00
VAN5 G · 3.9 xG · 54 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsVAN
2.13 G
All situations
4 G3.9
1.13 G
Even strength
2 G2.5
1.00 G
Power play
2 G0.9
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 91 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL30%70%VAN

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.12 – 3.30

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
25
Shots on goal
33
41%
Faceoffs
59%
0/4
Power play
2/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
18
Hits
22
15
Blocked shots
9
4
Giveaways
4
3
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8B. ChiarotD000010.06212—23:31
14N. SuzukiC000010.231104323:02
22C. CaufieldR011030.32000—22:30
26J. PetryD000010.08320—21:51
17J. AndersonR000020.1300210020:27
27A. RomanovD000010.09320—19:27
77B. KulakD000010.00202—19:07
32R. PitlickC123+210.220205716:49
20C. WidemanD000+120.08020—16:22
62A. LehkonenL213+240.45200—14:59
11B. GallagherR000-210.15030—14:30
68M. HoffmanC000-320.09002014:25
71J. EvansC011+210.101002314:24
43K. ClagueD000010.02100—11:42
45L. DauphinC000-200.000003011:18
25R. PoehlingC000010.011105710:56
40J. ArmiaR000020.08100—10:29
41P. ByronL000000.00110—09:14
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35S. Montembeault(L)32284.8753.36-0.6459:31

Season series

VAN leads 2-0

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