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Montréal Canadiens at Seattle Kraken

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Montréal Canadiens
▸5
Seattle Kraken
1
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Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Seattle Kraken 5-1. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 5-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Newhook's goal at 6:22 of the first period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 59% to 74%. Expected goals favored the Kraken, 3.2 to 1.2; shots on goal were MTL 17, SEA 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Kraken win a replay of these chances 83% of the time. Cayden Primeau stopped 36 of 37 (.973), 2.2 goals saved above expected; Joey Daccord stopped 10 of 11 (.909). Three stars: 1. Kaiden Guhle (1 G, 2 A), 2. Alex Newhook (2 G), 3. Cayden Primeau (36 saves, .973).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    K. Guhle1 G, 2 A
  2. ★★
    MTL
    A. Newhook2 G
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    C. Primeau36 saves, .973

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL471802517
SEASEA010117010137

Scoring

6 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    K. Guhle(6)
    C. Caufield (35), N. Suzuki (38)
    slapxG 0.05win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    4:18
  2. MTL
    A. Newhook(11)
    K. Guhle (12), M. Pezzetta (8)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-0
    6:22
  3. MTL
    N. Suzuki(28)
    J. Harris (8), J. Slafkovský (24)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +11 ptsVideo
    3-0
    17:33
  4. MTL
    A. Newhook(12)
    B. Gallagher (10), K. Guhle (13)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +6 ptsVideo
    4-0
    18:00

2nd period

  1. SEA
    J. Eberle(16)
    W. Borgen (22), J. Oleksiak (9)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +6 ptsVideo
    4-1
    0:56
  2. MTL
    M. Matheson(10)SHG
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.17win prob +4 ptsVideo
    5-1
    13:16

Penalties

MTL 8 PIM·SEA 4 PIM

1st

  • 12:56SEAJamie Oleksiak · Trippingdrawn by Rafael Harvey-Pinard2 min

2nd

  • 2:12SEAAndre Burakovsky · Hookingdrawn by Jordan Harris2 min
  • 3:26MTLAlex Newhook · Hookingdrawn by Tye Kartye2 min
  • 11:19MTLJayden Struble · Slashingdrawn by Tye Kartye2 min

3rd

  • 5:50MTLJosh Anderson · Hookingdrawn by Tomas Tatar2 min
  • 19:17MTLJuraj Slafkovský · Trippingdrawn by Kailer Yamamoto2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Alex Newhook, 1st 6:22 — MTL 59% → 74%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.26M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.22J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.19M. Beniers · On goal · xG 0.19A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.17J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.15A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.14W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.12J. Eberle · On goal · xG 0.11J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.10K. Yamamoto · On goal · xG 0.08B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.08A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.07A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.07R. Evans · Missed · xG 0.07O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.07T. Kartye · On goal · xG 0.07B. Tanev · Missed · xG 0.06B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.06J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.06K. Yamamoto · On goal · xG 0.06J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.06J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.05J. McCann · Missed · xG 0.05O. Bjorkstrand · On goal · xG 0.05J. Schwartz · Missed · xG 0.05J. Schultz · On goal · xG 0.04J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.04B. Tanev · Missed · xG 0.04T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.04J. Oleksiak · On goal · xG 0.03A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.03T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.03J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.03W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.02J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.02B. Dumoulin · Missed · xG 0.02W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.02W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.02J. Eberle · Goal · xG 0.02J. Schwartz · On goal · xG 0.02B. Tanev · On goal · xG 0.02A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.01W. Borgen · Missed · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · Missed · xG 0.01A. Larsson · Missed · xG 0.01E. Tolvanen · Missed · xG 0.01J. McCann · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · Missed · xG 0.01W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · Missed · xG 0.01R. Evans · Missed · xG 0.01A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.00W. Borgen · On goal · xG 0.00T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.00
SEA1 G · 3.2 xG · 55 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsSEA
1.25 G
All situations
1 G3.2
1.14 G
Even strength
1 G2.6
0.00 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.21 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL17%83%SEA

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.25 – 3.15

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

MTLvsSEA
17
Shots on goal
37
53%
Faceoffs
47%
0/2
Power play
0/4
8
Penalty minutes
4
17
Hits
25
19
Blocked shots
13
4
Giveaways
5
5
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
21K. GuhleD123+410.05110—23:29
8M. MathesonD101+520.24000—21:48
54J. HarrisD011000.00210—19:27
14N. SuzukiC112+210.150007119:02
58D. SavardD000000.00040—18:29
20J. SlafkovskýL011+110.01022—17:45
22C. CaufieldR011+210.10010—17:33
40J. ArmiaR000+210.00010—17:14
72A. XhekajD000-100.00120—17:10
71J. EvansC000+100.000005316:53
47J. StrubleD000000.00522—16:41
15A. NewhookC202+130.370125715:10
11B. GallagherR011020.0200010013:40
17J. AndersonR000010.04002—13:14
56J. YlonenR000040.14110—12:14
36C. WhiteC000000.131102011:35
49R. Harvey-PinardL000+100.00000—11:35
55M. PezzettaL011+100.00620—10:18
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30C. Primeau(W)37361.9733.23+2.2360:00

Season series

MTL leads 2-0

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