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Vancouver Canucks at Montréal Canadiens

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Vancouver Canucks
2
Montréal Canadiens
▸5
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Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brendan Gallagher's goal at 8:44 of the third period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 52% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 3.7 to 2.2; shots on goal were VAN 36, MTL 45. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Anders Nilsson stopped 40 of 44 (.909), 0.9 goals below expected; Carey Price stopped 34 of 36 (.944). Three stars: 1. Brendan Gallagher (1 G, 1 A), 2. Karl Alzner (1 G, 1 A), 3. Daniel Sedin (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    B. Gallagher1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    MTL
    K. Alzner1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    D. Sedin1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
VANVAN01118117236
MTLMTL113115317545

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    K. Alzner(1)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.01win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    9:39

2nd period

  1. MTL
    A. Galchenyuk(10)PPG
    J. Petry (11), J. Drouin (14)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    2:12
  2. VAN
    D. Sedin(9)
    A. Edler (9), H. Sedin (26)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    13:04

3rd period

  1. VAN
    M. Del Zotto(2)
    B. Boeser (18), D. Sedin (18)
    backhandxG 0.18win prob +24 pts
    2-2
    2:47
  2. MTL
    B. Gallagher(16)
    K. Alzner (6)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +30 pts
    2-3
    8:44
  3. MTL
    P. Byron(11)
    B. Gallagher (7)
    backhandxG 0.16win prob +6 pts
    2-4
    18:45
  4. MTL
    M. Pacioretty(10)EN
    P. Danault (15), J. Petry (12)
    wristxG 0.64
    2-5
    19:01

Penalties

VAN 6 PIM·MTL 6 PIM

1st

  • 11:10VANTroy Stecher · Hookingdrawn by Max Pacioretty2 min
  • 13:41MTLJakub Jerabek · Trippingdrawn by Sam Gagner2 min
  • 19:32MTLAndrew Shaw · Trippingdrawn by Brendan Gaunce2 min

2nd

  • 0:33VANDerrick Pouliot · Hookingdrawn by Paul Byron2 min
  • 3:49MTLTomas Plekanec · Slashingdrawn by Brock Boeser2 min
  • 16:30VANNic Dowd · Slashingdrawn by Max Pacioretty2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brendan Gallagher, 3rd 8:44 — MTL 52% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Pacioretty · Goal · xG 0.63B. Gallagher · Goal · xG 0.23P. Byron · On goal · xG 0.17P. Byron · Goal · xG 0.16A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.15C. Hudon · On goal · xG 0.15A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.13C. Hudon · On goal · xG 0.12J. de la Rose · On goal · xG 0.12M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.12P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.12C. Hudon · On goal · xG 0.10A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.09M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.09J. de la Rose · On goal · xG 0.09J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.09P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.09A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.08T. Plekanec · On goal · xG 0.07M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.07J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.06M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.06A. Galchenyuk · Missed · xG 0.06A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.05A. Galchenyuk · On goal · xG 0.04J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.04C. Hudon · On goal · xG 0.04T. Plekanec · On goal · xG 0.04B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.03B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.03A. Galchenyuk · Goal · xG 0.03B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.03B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.03J. Morrow · On goal · xG 0.03A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.02C. Hudon · Missed · xG 0.02P. Byron · On goal · xG 0.02J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.02J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.02C. Hudon · Missed · xG 0.02K. Alzner · On goal · xG 0.01D. Schlemko · On goal · xG 0.01T. Plekanec · On goal · xG 0.01J. Morrow · Missed · xG 0.01A. Galchenyuk · Missed · xG 0.01D. Schlemko · Missed · xG 0.01J. de la Rose · Missed · xG 0.01K. Alzner · Goal · xG 0.01A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pacioretty · On goal · xG 0.01T. Plekanec · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.00B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.00T. Plekanec · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL5 G · 3.7 xG · 55 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsMTL
2.22 G
All situations
4 G3.7
1.42 G
Even strength
3 G2.5
0.60 G
Power play
1 G0.3
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 102 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN35%65%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.15 – 3.04

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

VANvsMTL
36
Shots on goal
45
49%
Faceoffs
51%
0/3
Power play
1/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
31
Hits
22
24
Blocked shots
13
14
Giveaways
8
10
Takeaways
14

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
51T. StecherD000040.14522—22:11
23A. EdlerD011-250.10450—22:04
4M. Del ZottoD101010.19200—21:26
21L. ErikssonL000010.06140—19:51
60M. GranlundC000030.160107519:38
6B. BoeserR011-150.23000—18:50
44E. GudbransonD000000.01550—18:38
5D. PouliotD000-200.00022—17:28
89S. GagnerC000-220.041103615:59
17N. DowdC000030.151025315:32
33H. SedinC011000.000005015:17
26T. VanekL000-310.12100—15:10
22D. SedinL112-140.33000—15:02
47S. BaertschiL000020.32110—13:34
27B. HuttonD000020.02230—13:30
50B. GaunceC000020.182005011:09
18J. VirtanenR000010.13000—10:26
45M. ChaputC000000.006006709:00
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31A. Nilsson(L)44404.9093.06-0.9459:36

Season series

MTL leads 2-0

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