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Florida Panthers at Montréal Canadiens

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Florida Panthers
▸5
Montréal Canadiens
1
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Recap

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The Florida Panthers beat the Montréal Canadiens 5-1. The Panthers scored first and never trailed. The Panthers led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Sam Bennett's goal at 0:08 of the third period, which took the Panthers' chances from 72% to 89%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 2.9 to 2.0; shots on goal were FLA 29, MTL 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 66% of the time. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 21 of 22 (.955), 1.9 goals saved above expected; Cayden Primeau stopped 24 of 29 (.828), 3.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Aleksander Barkov (1 G, 1 A), 2. Carter Verhaeghe (1 G, 1 A), 3. Sergei Bobrovsky (21 saves, .955).

Three stars

  1. ★
    FLA
    A. Barkov1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    FLA
    C. Verhaeghe1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    FLA
    S. Bobrovsky21 saves, .955

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
FLAFLA01018411529
MTLMTL080915122

Scoring

6 goals

2nd period

  1. FLA
    A. Barkov(7)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.15win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-0
    7:07

3rd period

  1. FLA
    S. Bennett(3)
    C. Verhaeghe (8)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-0
    0:08
  2. FLA
    E. Rodrigues(4)
    S. Reinhart (13), A. Barkov (15)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +7 ptsVideo
    3-0
    3:12
  3. FLA
    C. Verhaeghe(10)PPG
    A. Lundell (8), E. Rodrigues (11)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +1 ptsVideo
    4-0
    5:49
  4. MTL
    J. Kovacevic(4)
    C. Caufield (12), J. Evans (5)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +1 ptsVideo
    4-1
    9:30
  5. FLA
    O. Ekman-Larsson(6)
    D. Kulikov (8), N. Cousins (3)
    slapxG 0.05Video
    5-1
    19:49

Penalties

FLA 17 PIM·MTL 13 PIM

1st

  • 0:37FLANiko Mikkola · Cross checkingdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min
  • 7:56FLANiko Mikkola · Hookingdrawn by Jake Evans2 min
  • 18:35FLAGustav Forsling · Trippingdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min
  • 18:59MTLMike Matheson · Interferencedrawn by Eetu Luostarinen2 min

2nd

  • 6:11FLAAnton Lundell · High stickingdrawn by Jake Evans2 min
  • 6:14MTLCole Caufield · Trippingdrawn by Gustav Forsling2 min
  • 13:27MTLKaiden Guhle · Interferencedrawn by Evan Rodrigues2 min
  • 15:35FLAAaron Ekblad · High stickingdrawn by Jayden Struble2 min

3rd

  • 4:15MTLBrendan Gallagher · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Sergei Bobrovsky2 min
  • 6:29FLAKevin Stenlund · Slashingdrawn by Cole Caufield2 min
  • 19:16MTLJosh Anderson · Fightingdrawn by Jonah Gadjovich5 min
  • 19:16FLAJonah Gadjovich · Fightingdrawn by Josh Anderson5 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Sam Bennett, 3rd 0:08 — FLA 72% → 89%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.19J. Ylonen · Missed · xG 0.18T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.18B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.18J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.16J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.15J. Slafkovský · Missed · xG 0.14B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.14B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.13J. Ylonen · On goal · xG 0.11S. Monahan · On goal · xG 0.11B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.11J. Barron · On goal · xG 0.11J. Slafkovský · Missed · xG 0.10J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.09K. Guhle · On goal · xG 0.08J. Ylonen · On goal · xG 0.07J. Struble · On goal · xG 0.06S. Monahan · On goal · xG 0.06C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.06C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.06M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.06T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.05C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.05J. Kovacevic · Goal · xG 0.04N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.04J. Barron · On goal · xG 0.04J. Ylonen · On goal · xG 0.02T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.02K. Guhle · Missed · xG 0.02S. Monahan · On goal · xG 0.01J. Struble · Missed · xG 0.01J. Barron · Missed · xG 0.01J. Barron · On goal · xG 0.01N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.01G. Lindstrom · On goal · xG 0.01J. Kovacevic · Missed · xG 0.01T. Pearson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.00
MTL1 G · 2.9 xG · 39 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

FLAvsMTL
2.05 G
All situations
1 G2.9
1.64 G
Even strength
1 G1.9
0.21 G
Power play
0 G1.0
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 76 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
FLA34%66%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.00 – 2.88

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

FLAvsMTL
29
Shots on goal
22
43%
Faceoffs
57%
1/4
Power play
0/6
17
Penalty minutes
13
18
Hits
17
13
Blocked shots
15
19
Giveaways
13
7
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Florida Panthers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
62B. MontourD000+100.00020—22:35
5A. EkbladD000+100.00002—21:28
42G. ForslingD000+120.07012—21:02
77N. MikkolaD000+210.00314—19:23
13S. ReinhartC011+210.070004319:03
16A. BarkovC112+230.391004018:28
91O. Ekman-LarssonD101030.22020—17:13
7D. KulikovD011+110.03220—16:33
19M. TkachukL000020.19210—15:49
9S. BennettC101020.144003115:45
27E. LuostarinenC000020.05110014:31
23C. VerhaegheC112040.45000014:21
15A. LundellC011010.110123814:03
82K. StenlundC000+110.031025413:35
17E. RodriguesC112+140.0910010013:18
21N. CousinsC011+100.00000011:26
94R. LombergL000+110.0521010010:46
12J. GadjovichL000010.11115—08:41
Florida Panthers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
72S. Bobrovsky(W)22211.9552.91+1.9160:00

Season series

FLA leads 3-1

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