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Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings

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Montréal Canadiens
▸3
Detroit Red Wings
2
Final/OTTV BSDET, TSN2·Little Caesars Arena

Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in overtime, Cole Caufield scoring at 4:16. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Cole Caufield's goal at 4:16 of overtime, which took the Canadiens' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals were close — MTL 2.5, DET 2.4; shots on goal were MTL 27, DET 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 51% of the time. Cayden Primeau stopped 27 of 29 (.931); James Reimer stopped 24 of 27 (.889), 0.6 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Cole Caufield (1 G), 2. J.T. Compher (1 G), 3. Nick Suzuki (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    C. Caufield1 G
  2. ★★
    DET
    J. Compher1 G
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    N. Suzuki1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
MTLMTL110061615327
DETDET081141403229

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    M. Matheson(3)
    A. Newhook (4)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    7:02

2nd period

  1. DET
    C. Fischer(1)
    M. Rasmussen (3), B. Chiarot (4)
    deflectedxG 0.29win prob +22 ptsVideo
    1-1
    16:44

3rd period

  1. MTL
    N. Suzuki(5)PPG
    M. Matheson (6), S. Monahan (6)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +23 ptsVideo
    2-1
    0:26
  2. DET
    J. Compher(3)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.04win prob +28 ptsVideo
    2-2
    6:06

Overtime

  1. MTL
    C. Caufield(5)PPG
    M. Matheson (7), N. Suzuki (7)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +51 ptsVideo
    3-2
    4:16

Penalties

MTL 10 PIM·DET 22 PIM

1st

  • 2:58MTLJordan Harris · Holdingdrawn by Klim Kostin2 min
  • 7:12DETJeff Petry · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 14:15MTLMichael Pezzetta · Holdingdrawn by Joseph Veleno2 min
  • 15:05DETLucas Raymond · Slashingdrawn by Joel Armia2 min

2nd

  • 3:02MTLJosh Anderson · Trippingdrawn by Joseph Veleno2 min
  • 5:58MTLKaiden Guhle · Holdingdrawn by Christian Fischer2 min
  • 10:53DETJake Walman · Holdingdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min
  • 18:29DETDylan Larkin · Trippingdrawn by Kaiden Guhle2 min

3rd

  • 8:58MTLBrendan Gallagher · Roughingdrawn by Moritz Seider2 min
  • 8:58DETMoritz Seider · Roughingdrawn by Brendan Gallagher2 min

OT

  • 3:27DETJames Reimer · Holding the stickdrawn by Cole Caufield2 min
  • 4:16DETJ.T. Compher · Misconduct10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Cole Caufield, OT 4:16 — MTL 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Fischer · Goal · xG 0.29A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.13D. Larkin · Missed · xG 0.13A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.11L. Raymond · On goal · xG 0.11D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.09L. Raymond · On goal · xG 0.09M. Seider · On goal · xG 0.08J. Walman · On goal · xG 0.08M. Rasmussen · On goal · xG 0.08J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.07L. Raymond · Missed · xG 0.07D. Larkin · Missed · xG 0.07D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.07A. Copp · Missed · xG 0.06A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.06J. Veleno · Missed · xG 0.06D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.06D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.06J. Walman · Missed · xG 0.05M. Seider · On goal · xG 0.05J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.05J. Walman · On goal · xG 0.05J. Veleno · Missed · xG 0.04J. Compher · Goal · xG 0.04J. Walman · Missed · xG 0.04D. Sprong · Missed · xG 0.04B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.04B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.03A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.02D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.02A. Czarnik · On goal · xG 0.02J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.02D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.02J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.02J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.02C. Fischer · Missed · xG 0.01D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.01A. DeBrincat · Missed · xG 0.01D. Sprong · Missed · xG 0.01A. DeBrincat · On goal · xG 0.01M. Seider · On goal · xG 0.01C. Fischer · On goal · xG 0.01M. Rasmussen · Missed · xG 0.01J. Walman · On goal · xG 0.00A. Copp · On goal · xG 0.00
DET2 G · 2.4 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsDET
2.53 G
All situations
2 G2.4
1.81 G
Even strength
2 G1.6
0.52 G
Power play
0 G0.8
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL51%49%DET

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.45 – 2.42

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

MTLvsDET
27
Shots on goal
29
53%
Faceoffs
47%
2/5
Power play
0/4
10
Penalty minutes
22
21
Hits
19
14
Blocked shots
12
1
Giveaways
10
4
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8M. MathesonD123+150.29010—27:56
14N. SuzukiC112040.541002322:32
52J. BarronD000+110.08100—22:31
21K. GuhleD000-120.02102—21:16
22C. CaufieldR101040.38200—21:00
26J. KovacevicD000-100.00230—18:33
91S. MonahanC011-110.190007118:29
15A. NewhookC011000.10100017:59
17J. AndersonR000020.42102—16:37
54J. HarrisD000-110.01032—16:30
28C. DvorakC000010.021006415:36
71J. EvansC000000.001006214:30
11B. GallagherR000-100.06012—14:01
70T. PearsonL000-110.03120—13:55
20J. SlafkovskýL000010.17130—13:17
40J. ArmiaR000010.0400010011:11
72A. XhekajD000-120.05310—10:59
55M. PezzettaL000010.05502—06:45
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30C. Primeau(W)29272.9312.44+0.4464:16

Season series

DET leads 3-1

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