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Montréal Canadiens at New York Islanders

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Montréal Canadiens
▸6
New York Islanders
3
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Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the New York Islanders 6-3. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. It was tied 3-3 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Paul Byron's goal at 8:10 of the third period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 48% to 78%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 3.7 to 2.4; shots on goal were MTL 25, NYI 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Charlie Lindgren stopped 32 of 35 (.914), 0.6 goals below expected; Jaroslav Halak stopped 19 of 24 (.792), 2.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Alex Galchenyuk (3 G, 1 A), 2. Brendan Gallagher (1 G, 1 A), 3. Brock Nelson (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    A. Galchenyuk3 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    MTL
    B. Gallagher1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    NYI
    B. Nelson1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL15210310625
NYINYI114211010335

Scoring

9 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    B. Gallagher(22)
    A. Galchenyuk (24), J. Drouin (23)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +11 pts
    1-0
    1:28
  2. NYI
    T. Fritz(2)
    B. Nelson (12), T. Hickey (15)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +15 pts
    1-1
    19:54

2nd period

  1. MTL
    A. Galchenyuk(13)
    D. Schlemko (3)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +13 pts
    2-1
    2:17
  2. NYI
    J. Bailey(16)
    N. Leddy (28)
    backhandxG 0.13win prob +17 pts
    2-2
    4:23
  3. MTL
    A. Galchenyuk(14)
    M. Reilly (9)
    snapxG 0.08win prob +19 pts
    3-2
    10:31
  4. NYI
    B. Nelson(15)PPG
    A. Beauvillier (11), A. Ladd (13)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +18 pts
    3-3
    19:56

3rd period

  1. MTL
    P. Byron(16)
    B. Gallagher (17), J. de la Rose (5)
    wristxG 0.15win prob +31 pts
    4-3
    8:10
  2. MTL
    N. Juulsen(1)
    A. Lehkonen (8), M. Reilly (10)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +16 pts
    5-3
    9:53
  3. MTL
    A. Galchenyuk(15)EN
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.95
    6-3
    19:11

Penalties

MTL 8 PIM·NYI 6 PIM

1st

  • 14:15MTLMike Reilly · Slashingdrawn by Mathew Barzal2 min

2nd

  • 1:01MTLJonathan Drouin · Hookingdrawn by Mathew Barzal2 min
  • 1:50NYIJosh Bailey · Hookingdrawn by Byron Froese2 min
  • 11:57NYIBrock Nelson · Slashingdrawn by Jonathan Drouin2 min
  • 18:48MTLByron Froese · Holdingdrawn by Mathew Barzal2 min

3rd

  • 9:53NYIMathew Barzal · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Mike Reilly2 min
  • 16:10MTLAndrew Shaw · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Jaroslav Halak2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Paul Byron, 3rd 8:10 — MTL 48% → 78%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Fritz · Goal · xG 0.13J. Bailey · Goal · xG 0.13A. Beauvillier · On goal · xG 0.12A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.10B. Nelson · Goal · xG 0.10N. Leddy · On goal · xG 0.10J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.10T. Fritz · Missed · xG 0.09M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.08J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.08T. Fritz · On goal · xG 0.08R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.08A. Ladd · On goal · xG 0.07J. Boychuk · On goal · xG 0.07A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.07M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.07B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.06A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.06B. Nelson · Missed · xG 0.06A. Beauvillier · Missed · xG 0.05J. Tavares · On goal · xG 0.05J. Bailey · On goal · xG 0.05B. Davidson · Missed · xG 0.05R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.05M. Barzal · Missed · xG 0.04R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.04B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.04A. Ladd · Missed · xG 0.04N. Leddy · On goal · xG 0.04B. Davidson · Missed · xG 0.04N. Leddy · Missed · xG 0.04N. Leddy · On goal · xG 0.03A. Ladd · Missed · xG 0.03B. Davidson · Missed · xG 0.03R. Pulock · On goal · xG 0.02A. Lee · Missed · xG 0.02S. Aho · On goal · xG 0.01T. Fritz · Missed · xG 0.01A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.01A. Ladd · Missed · xG 0.01S. Aho · On goal · xG 0.01B. Nelson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Tavares · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.01M. Barzal · On goal · xG 0.01T. Fritz · Missed · xG 0.01A. Pelech · On goal · xG 0.01N. Leddy · On goal · xG 0.00A. Lee · On goal · xG 0.00
NYI3 G · 2.4 xG · 49 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsNYI
3.75 G
All situations
3 G2.4
2.65 G
Even strength
2 G1.7
0.10 G
Power play
1 G0.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL56%44%NYI

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.73 – 2.43

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
25
Shots on goal
35
55%
Faceoffs
45%
0/3
Power play
1/4
8
Penalty minutes
6
26
Hits
34
13
Blocked shots
5
12
Giveaways
13
7
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
26J. PetryD000-100.00010—23:13
22K. AlznerD000+100.10410—22:41
58N. JuulsenD101+220.04310—21:54
28M. ReillyD022+410.04102—21:29
21D. SchlemkoD011+300.10110—21:23
62A. LehkonenL011060.50310—18:05
27A. GalchenyukC314+351.4401010017:07
24P. DanaultC000-120.081104716:18
11B. GallagherR112+420.251108015:50
92J. DrouinL011+310.200026715:45
41P. ByronL101+120.33110—14:37
42B. FroeseC000010.052025614:33
38N. ScherbakR000000.18110—14:09
67M. PaciorettyL000-200.00100—13:25
25J. de la RoseL011+110.073005613:13
65A. ShawR000+100.00212—12:34
43D. CarrL000+120.32200—10:50
53V. MeteD000-100.00020—05:48
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39C. Lindgren(W)35323.9142.44-0.5659:58

Season series

MTL leads 2-1

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