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Montréal Canadiens at New York Islanders

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Montréal Canadiens
1
New York Islanders
▸2
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Recap

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The New York Islanders beat the Montréal Canadiens 2-1. The Islanders scored first and never trailed. The Islanders led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Anthony Beauvillier's goal at 6:03 of the first period, which took the Islanders' chances from 66% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Islanders, 3.8 to 2.4; shots on goal were MTL 23, NYI 38. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Islanders win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Samuel Montembeault stopped 36 of 38 (.947), 1.8 goals saved above expected; Ilya Sorokin stopped 22 of 23 (.957), 1.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Anthony Beauvillier (1 G), 2. Casey Cizikas (1 G), 3. Nick Suzuki (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYI
    A. Beauvillier1 G
  2. ★★
    NYI
    C. Cizikas1 G
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    N. Suzuki1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL090915123
NYINYI214014010238

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. NYI
    C. Cizikas(4)
    N. Dobson (16), C. Clutterbuck (3)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    2:25
  2. NYI
    A. Beauvillier(9)
    S. Mayfield (7), J. Pageau (15)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    6:03

3rd period

  1. MTL
    N. Suzuki(16)
    J. Drouin (12)
    backhandxG 0.25win prob +12 pts
    1-2
    9:56

Penalties

MTL 4 PIM·NYI 4 PIM

1st

  • 6:45MTLKirby Dach · Hookingdrawn by Alexander Romanov2 min

2nd

  • 5:21NYICasey Cizikas · Slashingdrawn by Jordan Harris2 min
  • 9:34NYIHudson Fasching · Trippingdrawn by Nick Suzuki2 min

3rd

  • 6:53MTLJordan Harris · Interferencedrawn by Anders Lee2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Anthony Beauvillier, 1st 6:03 — NYI 66% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
H. Fasching · On goal · xG 0.34B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.28J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.26A. Beauvillier · Goal · xG 0.23B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.17C. Clutterbuck · On goal · xG 0.16J. Bailey · Missed · xG 0.16M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.16B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.14M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.13M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.13A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.12H. Fasching · Missed · xG 0.12A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.11J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.11J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.08A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.08M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.08J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.08S. Aho · On goal · xG 0.07A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.06M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.06Z. Parise · Missed · xG 0.06J. Pageau · Missed · xG 0.05R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.05S. Holmstrom · On goal · xG 0.04Z. Parise · Missed · xG 0.04A. Romanov · On goal · xG 0.04S. Mayfield · On goal · xG 0.04C. Cizikas · Goal · xG 0.04N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.04R. Pulock · Missed · xG 0.02Z. Parise · On goal · xG 0.02N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.02R. Pulock · Missed · xG 0.02N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.02P. Wotherspoon · Missed · xG 0.02N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.02S. Mayfield · On goal · xG 0.02S. Mayfield · Missed · xG 0.02M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.02N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.01R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.01S. Aho · On goal · xG 0.01J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.01N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.01H. Fasching · Missed · xG 0.01A. Romanov · On goal · xG 0.01S. Mayfield · On goal · xG 0.01A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.01
NYI2 G · 3.8 xG · 50 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsNYI
2.41 G
All situations
2 G3.8
2.21 G
Even strength
2 G3.4
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL27%73%NYI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.32 – 3.74

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

MTLvsNYI
23
Shots on goal
38
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
18
Hits
25
25
Blocked shots
14
12
Giveaways
13
5
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
58D. SavardD000-110.16210—23:18
14N. SuzukiC101-130.401205722:52
22C. CaufieldR000020.18010—21:45
44J. EdmundsonD000010.04130—21:27
17J. AndersonR000030.16030—20:03
77K. DachC000-140.442226719:51
28C. DvorakC000000.000203118:06
72A. XhekajD000000.02220—17:17
54J. HarrisD000010.06242—16:59
40J. ArmiaR000010.02110—16:43
27J. DrouinL011030.271005016:38
20J. SlafkovskýL000010.09100—15:44
52J. BarronD000000.00110—15:08
63E. DadonovL000020.41000—13:47
56J. YlonenR000-100.00120—12:34
26J. KovacevicD000-110.13110—10:41
6C. WidemanD000000.00100—07:06
71J. EvansC000000.001007507:04
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35S. Montembeault(L)38362.9473.81+1.8158:57

Season series

NYI leads 2-1

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