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Montréal Canadiens at New York Islanders

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Montréal Canadiens
3
New York Islanders
▸4
Final/OTTV MSGSN, TSN2·UBS Arena

Recap

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The New York Islanders beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-3 in overtime, Bo Horvat scoring at 3:37. The Islanders scored first and never trailed. The Islanders led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Bo Horvat's goal at 3:37 of overtime, which took the Islanders' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 4.1 to 3.3; shots on goal were MTL 41, NYI 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 64% of the time. Samuel Montembeault stopped 21 of 25 (.840), 0.7 goals below expected; Ilya Sorokin stopped 38 of 41 (.927), 1.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Bo Horvat (2 G), 2. Ilya Sorokin (38 saves, .927), 3. Patrik Laine (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NYI
    B. Horvat2 G
  2. ★★
    NYI
    I. Sorokin38 saves, .927
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    P. Laine1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
MTLMTL11501021501341
NYINYI17171813425

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. NYI
    A. Duclair(7)PPG
    A. Lee (22), J. Pageau (24)
    snapxG 0.25win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-1
    5:37
  2. MTL
    J. Roy(1)
    J. Struble (8), P. Laine (12)
    backhandxG 0.27win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    11:58

2nd period

  1. NYI
    S. Holmstrom(17)PPG
    N. Dobson (23), T. DeAngelo (9)
    slapxG 0.13win prob +18 ptsVideo
    1-2
    16:40

3rd period

  1. NYI
    B. Horvat(22)
    N. Dobson (24), I. Sorokin (1)
    snapxG 0.22win prob +15 ptsVideo
    1-3
    2:31
  2. MTL
    P. Laine(17)PPG
    N. Suzuki (50)
    slapxG 0.16win prob +11 ptsVideo
    2-3
    4:32
  3. MTL
    B. Gallagher(17)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.20win prob +36 ptsVideo
    3-3
    14:16

Overtime

  1. NYI
    B. Horvat(23)
    T. DeAngelo (10), I. Sorokin (2)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +49 ptsVideo
    3-4
    3:37

Penalties

MTL 6 PIM·NYI 10 PIM

1st

  • 3:50MTLBrendan Gallagher · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Ilya Sorokin2 min
  • 9:22NYIAdam Pelech · Interferencedrawn by Juraj Slafkovský2 min
  • 14:03NYIAnders Lee · Trippingdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min

2nd

  • 0:31MTLBrendan Gallagher · Interferencedrawn by Scott Mayfield2 min
  • 1:47NYINoah Dobson · Interferencedrawn by Jake Evans2 min
  • 15:20MTLMike Matheson · Holdingdrawn by Kyle Palmieri2 min

3rd

  • 4:15NYIKyle MacLean · Trippingdrawn by Jake Evans2 min
  • 4:32NYIserved by P. Engvall · Delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Bo Horvat, OT 3:37 — NYI 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.40P. Engvall · On goal · xG 0.35N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.31A. Duclair · Goal · xG 0.25H. Fasching · On goal · xG 0.23B. Horvat · Goal · xG 0.22K. MacLean · On goal · xG 0.16T. DeAngelo · Missed · xG 0.15S. Holmstrom · Goal · xG 0.13B. Horvat · Missed · xG 0.12H. Fasching · On goal · xG 0.12B. Horvat · Goal · xG 0.11H. Fasching · On goal · xG 0.09T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.07C. Cizikas · Missed · xG 0.05M. Tsyplakov · On goal · xG 0.05N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.04H. Fasching · On goal · xG 0.04M. Tsyplakov · Missed · xG 0.04K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.04B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.03K. MacLean · Missed · xG 0.03M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.03A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.03B. Horvat · On goal · xG 0.02K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.02H. Fasching · On goal · xG 0.02T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.02T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.02M. Reilly · Missed · xG 0.02T. DeAngelo · On goal · xG 0.01C. Cizikas · Missed · xG 0.01S. Mayfield · Missed · xG 0.01A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.01S. Mayfield · Missed · xG 0.01
NYI4 G · 3.3 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsNYI
4.13 G
All situations
4 G3.3
2.72 G
Even strength
2 G2.9
1.41 G
Power play
2 G0.4
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 89 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL64%36%NYI

Flurry-adjusted xG 4.04 – 3.13

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

MTLvsNYI
41
Shots on goal
25
55%
Faceoffs
45%
1/5
Power play
2/3
6
Penalty minutes
10
21
Hits
19
28
Blocked shots
19
11
Giveaways
16
4
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8M. MathesonD000-150.14042—26:32
48L. HutsonD000020.03220—25:13
14N. SuzukiC011-130.690006124:03
13C. CaufieldR000030.32100—21:52
20J. SlafkovskýL000050.48410—19:56
45A. CarrierD000010.06220—19:13
92P. LaineL112-140.41000—15:52
47J. StrubleD011+210.04110—15:31
71J. EvansC000030.230305015:12
58D. SavardD000000.00280—15:10
28C. DvorakC000+110.020104115:08
15A. NewhookC000040.561308814:34
72A. XhekajD000010.00220—14:32
11B. GallagherR101+150.55004—14:26
17J. AndersonR000+110.09110—14:26
40J. ArmiaR000000.00000—12:26
51E. HeinemanL000000.16400—11:29
89J. RoyR101020.3010010010:09
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35S. Montembeault(O)25214.8403.28-0.7263:37

Season series

NYI leads 2-1

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