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San Jose Sharks at Montréal Canadiens

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San Jose Sharks
3
Montréal Canadiens
▸4
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Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the San Jose Sharks 4-3 in overtime, Cole Caufield scoring at 3:21. The Sharks scored first; the Canadiens answered. The Sharks led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Cole Caufield's goal at 3:21 of overtime, which took the Canadiens' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Sharks, 3.3 to 3.0; shots on goal were SJS 26, MTL 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Sharks win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Alexandar Georgiev stopped 29 of 33 (.879), 1.0 goals below expected; Samuel Montembeault stopped 23 of 26 (.885). Three stars: 1. Nick Suzuki (2 G, 1 A), 2. Cole Caufield (1 G, 1 A), 3. Will Smith (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    N. Suzuki2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    MTL
    C. Caufield1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    SJS
    W. Smith1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
SJSSJS271100702326
MTLMTL2130611212433

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. SJS
    F. Zetterlund(16)
    W. Smith (17), A. Wennberg (16)
    snapxG 0.06win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    3:56
  2. MTL
    N. Suzuki(17)
    C. Caufield (25), J. Slafkovský (23)
    snapxG 0.07win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-1
    6:49
  3. SJS
    N. Sturm(6)
    K. Kostin (4), C. Graf (3)
    snapxG 0.41win prob +14 ptsVideo
    2-1
    12:38
  4. MTL
    N. Suzuki(18)
    L. Hutson (40), J. Struble (6)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-2
    19:04

2nd period

  1. SJS
    W. Smith(9)
    S. Mukhamadullin (2), A. Wennberg (17)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +22 ptsVideo
    3-2
    17:21

3rd period

  1. MTL
    A. Newhook(11)
    P. Laine (9), O. Beck (1)
    backhandxG 0.11win prob +25 ptsVideo
    3-3
    2:22

Overtime

  1. MTL
    C. Caufield(28)
    N. Suzuki (42), S. Montembeault (1)
    snapxG 0.30win prob +49 ptsVideo
    3-4
    3:21

Penalties

SJS 9 PIM·MTL 5 PIM

2nd

  • 6:20SJSBarclay Goodrow · Fightingdrawn by Jayden Struble5 min
  • 6:20MTLJayden Struble · Fightingdrawn by Barclay Goodrow5 min

3rd

  • 6:54SJSCollin Graf · Trippingdrawn by Lane Hutson2 min
  • 9:48SJSShakir Mukhamadullin · Holdingdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Cole Caufield, OT 3:21 — MTL 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Caufield · Goal · xG 0.30P. Laine · Missed · xG 0.21B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.19O. Beck · On goal · xG 0.18A. Newhook · On goal · xG 0.17N. Suzuki · Goal · xG 0.14J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.13J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.12A. Newhook · Goal · xG 0.11P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.10E. Heineman · On goal · xG 0.10J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.09E. Heineman · Missed · xG 0.09J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.09J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.09J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.08A. Newhook · Missed · xG 0.08B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.08C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.08N. Suzuki · Goal · xG 0.07J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.06J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.05O. Beck · On goal · xG 0.05E. Heineman · On goal · xG 0.05J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.04P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.04N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.04J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.03P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.03J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.03J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.02M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.02C. Dvorak · On goal · xG 0.02L. Hutson · On goal · xG 0.02C. Dvorak · On goal · xG 0.01D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.01J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Struble · On goal · xG 0.01
MTL4 G · 3.0 xG · 38 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

SJSvsMTL
3.33 G
All situations
4 G3.0
3.33 G
Even strength
4 G2.5
0.00 G
Power play
0 G0.6

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
SJS54%46%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.23 – 3.01

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

SJSvsMTL
26
Shots on goal
33
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/0
Power play
0/2
9
Penalty minutes
5
33
Hits
39
21
Blocked shots
20
23
Giveaways
21
6
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
San Jose Sharks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
96J. WalmanD000-210.03160—27:55
38M. FerraroD000+300.01420—24:52
71M. CelebriniC000-240.531104521:20
21A. WennbergC022+110.160203820:43
72W. EklundL000-100.13220—20:43
37T. LiljegrenD000-110.17100—20:43
44M. VlasicD000-100.00030—18:36
85S. MukhamadullinD011+220.06232—18:07
73T. ToffoliC000-130.25100016:54
20F. ZetterlundL101+140.48200—16:52
2W. SmithC112040.500003315:59
11L. KuninC000020.10410015:38
53T. DellandreaC000010.266005713:35
23B. GoodrowC000020.031052013:07
3H. ThrunD000-200.00110—12:13
51C. GrafR011000.00002—10:53
7N. SturmC101010.414007510:23
10K. KostinC011000.20300007:30
San Jose Sharks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
40A. Georgiev(O)33294.8793.03-0.9763:21

Season series

MTL leads 2-0

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