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Montréal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Montréal Canadiens
2
Pittsburgh Penguins
▸3
Final/OTTV SN-PIT, CBC·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montréal Canadiens 3-2 in overtime, Marcus Pettersson scoring at 2:43. The Canadiens scored first; the Penguins answered. The Canadiens led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Marcus Pettersson's goal at 2:43 of overtime, which took the Penguins' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 3.6 to 2.3; shots on goal were MTL 27, PIT 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 30 of 33 (.909), 0.7 goals saved above expected; Tristan Jarry stopped 25 of 27 (.926). Three stars: 1. Marcus Pettersson (1 G, 1 A), 2. Lars Eller (1 G), 3. Juraj Slafkovský (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    M. Pettersson1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    PIT
    L. Eller1 G
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    J. Slafkovský1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
MTLMTL1101110501227
PITPIT0131141511333

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    K. Guhle(4)
    M. Matheson (27), C. Caufield (22)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-0
    15:53

2nd period

  1. PIT
    L. Eller(9)
    V. Puustinen (7), R. Rakell (12)
    wristxG 0.20win prob +17 ptsVideo
    1-1
    4:05
  2. MTL
    J. Slafkovský(7)PPG
    S. Monahan (22), N. Suzuki (29)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-1
    12:23

3rd period

  1. PIT
    J. Guentzel(22)
    S. Crosby (23), M. Pettersson (17)
    tip-inxG 0.16win prob +32 ptsVideo
    2-2
    10:03

Overtime

  1. PIT
    M. Pettersson(2)
    R. Rakell (13), E. Malkin (24)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +49 ptsVideo
    2-3
    2:43

Penalties

MTL 4 PIM·PIT 2 PIM

1st

  • 9:19MTLJordan Harris · Trippingdrawn by Jeff Carter2 min

2nd

  • 11:23PITKris Letang · Interferencedrawn by Nick Suzuki2 min
  • 17:44MTLKaiden Guhle · Trippingdrawn by Rickard Rakell2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Marcus Pettersson, OT 2:43 — PIT 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.23L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.22L. Eller · Goal · xG 0.20M. Pettersson · Goal · xG 0.17J. Guentzel · Goal · xG 0.16C. White · On goal · xG 0.13L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.12J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.12J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.12E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.12S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.12R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.11J. Guentzel · Missed · xG 0.10D. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.09B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.09B. Rust · Missed · xG 0.08J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.08E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.08J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.08J. Carter · Missed · xG 0.08S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.08E. Karlsson · Missed · xG 0.07R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.06K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.06N. Acciari · On goal · xG 0.06L. Eller · On goal · xG 0.05R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.05S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.05D. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.05S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.05J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.05J. Carter · On goal · xG 0.05M. Pettersson · On goal · xG 0.04E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.04S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.04C. White · Missed · xG 0.03N. Acciari · Missed · xG 0.03K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.03L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.03C. Ruhwedel · On goal · xG 0.02K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.02C. White · Missed · xG 0.02E. Malkin · Missed · xG 0.02R. Graves · On goal · xG 0.02C. Ruhwedel · Missed · xG 0.02K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.02E. Karlsson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pettersson · Missed · xG 0.01K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.01J. Harkins · On goal · xG 0.01R. Graves · On goal · xG 0.01R. Rakell · Missed · xG 0.01C. Ruhwedel · On goal · xG 0.01B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.01D. O'Connor · On goal · xG 0.01K. Letang · Missed · xG 0.01C. Ruhwedel · On goal · xG 0.01L. Eller · Missed · xG 0.01J. Harkins · Missed · xG 0.00
PIT3 G · 3.6 xG · 59 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsPIT
2.32 G
All situations
3 G3.6
2.21 G
Even strength
3 G2.8
0.21 G
Power play
0 G0.9

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 102 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL30%70%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.30 – 3.54

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

MTLvsPIT
27
Shots on goal
33
39%
Faceoffs
61%
1/1
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
2
23
Hits
23
26
Blocked shots
4
4
Giveaways
7
12
Takeaways
16

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8M. MathesonD011-230.07040—27:36
21K. GuhleD101-140.14122—25:45
14N. SuzukiC011010.011104221:57
91S. MonahanC011-250.421004221:33
71J. EvansC000000.001102219:05
22C. CaufieldR011000.32000—18:53
47J. StrubleD000020.01300—18:17
58D. SavardD000010.01030—17:56
17J. AndersonR000-120.34140—17:51
40J. ArmiaR000-120.46010—17:10
20J. SlafkovskýL101-150.51200—17:09
54J. HarrisD000000.00132—16:29
26J. KovacevicD000010.00310—16:11
70T. PearsonL000000.00140—14:20
49R. Harvey-PinardL000000.00020—12:09
56J. YlonenR000000.00400—11:27
55M. PezzettaL000000.0030010005:44
82L. CondottaL000010.06100—05:20
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen(O)33303.9093.65+0.6562:00

Season series

PIT leads 3-0

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