Montréal Canadiens at Vancouver Canucks
Recap
written from the game dataThe Montréal Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-5. The lead changed hands 3 times. The Canadiens led 4-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Nicolas Deslauriers's goal at 17:05 of the second period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 47% to 70%. Expected goals were close — MTL 3.1, VAN 3.2; shots on goal were MTL 32, VAN 39. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canucks win a replay of these chances 68% of the time. Carey Price stopped 34 of 39 (.872), 1.8 goals below expected; Anders Nilsson stopped 25 of 31 (.806), 3.8 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Thomas Vanek (3 G, 1 A), 2. Nicolas Deslauriers (2 G), 3. Jeff Petry (1 G, 1 A).
Three stars
- ★T. Vanek3 G, 1 A

- ★★N. Deslauriers2 G

- ★★★J. Petry1 G, 1 A

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
12 goals1st period
0-111:37
1-116:39
2nd period
2-17:18
2-214:00
3-217:05
3-317:39
4-319:13
3rd period
5-31:37
5-413:29
6-417:27
6-518:59
7-519:49
Penalties
1st
- 6:18
Jakub Jerabek · Holdingdrawn by Brendan Gaunce2 min
- 9:39
Joe Morrow · High stickingdrawn by Reid Boucher2 min
- 14:45
Thomas Vanek · Trippingdrawn by Nicolas Deslauriers2 min
2nd
- 19:09
Alex Biega · Cross checkingdrawn by Byron Froese2 min
3rd
- 9:45
Alex Biega · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Carey Price2 min
- 12:37
Byron Froese · Interferencedrawn by Alexander Edler2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Nicolas Deslauriers, 2nd 17:05 — 47% → 70%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 3.16 G
- All situations
- 5 G3.2
- 1.94 G
- Even strength
- 3 G2.1
- 0.22 G
- Power play
- 2 G1.1
- 0.00 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.0
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.16 – 3.23
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
- 32
- Shots on goal
- 39
- 54%
- Faceoffs
- 46%
- 2/3
- Power play
- 2/3
- 6
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 13
- Hits
- 27
- 20
- Blocked shots
- 11
- 6
- Giveaways
- 6
- 5
- Takeaways
- 3
Box score
every player line
Season series
MTL leads 2-0
7@
5this game
2@
5Final
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
