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Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings

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Montréal Canadiens
▸6
Detroit Red Wings
3
FinalTV FS-D, TSN2·Little Caesars Arena

Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 6-3. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Canadiens led 4-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Alex Galchenyuk's goal at 17:49 of the second period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 70% to 87%. Expected goals favored the Red Wings, 2.3 to 1.8; shots on goal were MTL 25, DET 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Red Wings win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Carey Price stopped 28 of 31 (.903), 0.7 goals below expected; Jimmy Howard stopped 19 of 25 (.760), 4.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brendan Gallagher (2 G, 1 A), 2. Carey Price (28 saves, .903), 3. Charles Hudon (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    B. Gallagher2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    MTL
    C. Price28 saves, .903
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    C. Hudon1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL1631326625
DETDET2130919331

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    B. Gallagher(11)PPG
    M. Pacioretty (8), D. Carr (1)
    deflectedxG 0.06win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    4:10
  2. DET
    A. Mantha(12)
    X. Ouellet (4)
    wristxG 0.04win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    5:14
  3. DET
    T. Tatar(8)PPG
    G. Nyquist (6), N. Kronwall (5)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +10 pts
    1-2
    15:43

2nd period

  1. MTL
    C. Hudon(3)
    T. Plekanec (7), B. Gallagher (6)
    wristxG 0.08win prob +16 pts
    2-2
    4:46
  2. MTL
    A. Shaw(6)
    P. Danault (10)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +17 pts
    3-2
    5:29
  3. MTL
    A. Galchenyuk(6)
    P. Byron (4), J. de la Rose (1)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +18 pts
    4-2
    17:49

3rd period

  1. MTL
    B. Gallagher(12)
    J. Petry (5), T. Plekanec (8)
    deflectedxG 0.09win prob +5 pts
    5-2
    8:35
  2. MTL
    M. Pacioretty(8)PPG
    J. Petry (6), P. Danault (11)
    wristxG 0.12
    6-2
    15:59
  3. DET
    F. Nielsen(7)PPG
    A. Mantha (10), D. Larkin (18)
    wristxG 0.10
    6-3
    17:36

Penalties

MTL 8 PIM·DET 8 PIM

1st

  • 2:12DETLuke Glendening · Hookingdrawn by Daniel Carr2 min
  • 5:23MTLPhillip Danault · High stickingdrawn by Trevor Daley2 min
  • 11:00DETHenrik Zetterberg · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 15:13MTLJacob de la Rose · Holdingdrawn by Nick Jensen2 min

2nd

  • 0:29MTLCharles Hudon · Interferencedrawn by Frans Nielsen2 min
  • 10:47DETNiklas Kronwall · Trippingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min

3rd

  • 15:08DETGustav Nyquist · Holdingdrawn by Jakub Jerabek2 min
  • 17:16MTLTomas Plekanec · Slashingdrawn by Gustav Nyquist2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Alex Galchenyuk, 2nd 17:49 — MTL 70% → 87%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.28F. Nielsen · On goal · xG 0.17A. Mantha · Missed · xG 0.13A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.11A. Mantha · On goal · xG 0.11X. Ouellet · On goal · xG 0.11F. Nielsen · Goal · xG 0.11T. Tatar · Goal · xG 0.10L. Glendening · On goal · xG 0.10L. Glendening · On goal · xG 0.10H. Zetterberg · On goal · xG 0.08G. Nyquist · On goal · xG 0.08D. Helm · On goal · xG 0.08D. Larkin · Missed · xG 0.06A. Mantha · Missed · xG 0.05L. Glendening · On goal · xG 0.05N. Kronwall · On goal · xG 0.05A. Mantha · Goal · xG 0.04N. Kronwall · On goal · xG 0.03A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.03A. Athanasiou · Missed · xG 0.03T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.03T. Daley · On goal · xG 0.03T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.03D. DeKeyser · On goal · xG 0.03D. DeKeyser · Missed · xG 0.03X. Ouellet · Missed · xG 0.03X. Ouellet · Missed · xG 0.03T. Daley · On goal · xG 0.02A. Athanasiou · On goal · xG 0.02D. Booth · On goal · xG 0.02J. Ericsson · On goal · xG 0.02X. Ouellet · On goal · xG 0.02D. Booth · On goal · xG 0.02A. Mantha · Missed · xG 0.02N. Jensen · On goal · xG 0.01D. Helm · On goal · xG 0.01X. Ouellet · Missed · xG 0.01D. Larkin · Missed · xG 0.01X. Ouellet · On goal · xG 0.01D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.00D. Helm · On goal · xG 0.00
DET3 G · 2.3 xG · 42 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsDET
1.86 G
All situations
3 G2.3
1.54 G
Even strength
1 G1.4
0.42 G
Power play
2 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 70 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL41%59%DET

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.82 – 2.25

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

MTLvsDET
25
Shots on goal
31
52%
Faceoffs
48%
2/4
Power play
2/4
8
Penalty minutes
8
14
Hits
16
15
Blocked shots
13
12
Giveaways
18
1
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
26J. PetryD022+110.05120—25:13
22K. AlznerD000+110.01210—20:37
21D. SchlemkoD000+200.00020—20:02
67M. PaciorettyL112+140.25110—19:13
41P. ByronL011030.18100—18:33
8J. BennD000020.04020—17:59
24P. DanaultC022+100.001022917:55
28J. JerabekD000+100.00220—17:31
65A. ShawR101+120.240006717:14
14T. PlekanecC022+200.000027117:05
27A. GalchenyukC101040.3310010015:28
11B. GallagherR213+230.31100—15:20
54C. HudonL101+230.231125014:57
25J. de la RoseL011010.181022013:18
53V. MeteD000+110.01000—11:49
43D. CarrL011000.00010—11:25
42B. FroeseC000000.001306710:54
20N. DeslauriersL000000.00100—10:41
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31C. Price(W)31283.9032.26-0.7459:56

Season series

MTL leads 4-0

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