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Montréal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils

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Montréal Canadiens
4
New Jersey Devils
▸6
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Montréal Canadiens 6-4. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 6-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Blake Coleman's goal at 16:33 of the first period, which took the Devils' chances from 68% to 82%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 2.8 to 2.5; shots on goal were MTL 33, NJD 33. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 54% of the time. Charlie Lindgren stopped 27 of 33 (.818), 3.5 goals below expected; Keith Kinkaid stopped 29 of 33 (.879), 1.2 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Travis Zajac (2 G, 1 A), 2. Taylor Hall (2 A), 3. Will Butcher (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    T. Zajac2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    NJD
    T. Hall2 A
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    W. Butcher2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL05216212433
NJDNJD4172709633

Scoring

10 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    S. Noesen(10)
    W. Butcher (29), T. Zajac (10)
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    8:25
  2. NJD
    B. Coleman(7)
    W. Butcher (30), B. Boyle (8)
    wristxG 0.16win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    16:33
  3. NJD
    T. Zajac(9)PPG
    K. Palmieri (15), S. Vatanen (24)
    tip-inxG 0.11win prob +8 pts
    0-3
    18:08
  4. NJD
    T. Zajac(10)PPG
    T. Hall (43), S. Vatanen (25)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +2 pts
    0-4
    19:48

2nd period

  1. MTL
    B. Gallagher(24)
    J. Petry (22), P. Byron (12)
    backhandxG 0.09win prob +3 pts
    1-4
    10:27
  2. NJD
    P. Maroon(15)PPG
    T. Hall (44), K. Palmieri (16)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +3 pts
    1-5
    11:36
  3. NJD
    B. Boyle(12)
    B. Coleman (10)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +1 pts
    1-6
    16:14
  4. MTL
    J. de la Rose(2)
    P. Danault (17), J. Benn (9)
    backhandxG 0.07
    2-6
    19:46

3rd period

  1. MTL
    J. de la Rose(3)
    A. Shaw (10), M. Reilly (11)
    tip-inxG 0.07
    3-6
    14:40
  2. MTL
    B. Froese(3)
    D. Carr (9), M. Reilly (12)
    backhandxG 0.20
    4-6
    19:01

Penalties

MTL 12 PIM·NJD 6 PIM

1st

  • 17:14MTLJacob de la Rose · Slashingdrawn by Andy Greene2 min
  • 19:39MTLAndrew Shaw · High sticking double minordrawn by Andy Greene4 min

2nd

  • 3:15NJDBlake Coleman · Hookingdrawn by Paul Byron2 min
  • 9:33MTLPhillip Danault · Roughingdrawn by Travis Zajac2 min
  • 9:33NJDTravis Zajac · Roughingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min
  • 11:29MTLRinat Valiev · Slashingdrawn by Sami Vatanen2 min
  • 16:47NJDTaylor Hall · Hookingdrawn by Alex Galchenyuk2 min

3rd

  • 6:49MTLDaniel Carr · Unsportsmanlike conduct2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Blake Coleman, 1st 16:33 — NJD 68% → 82%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.18B. Boyle · Goal · xG 0.18M. Grabner · Missed · xG 0.17M. Grabner · On goal · xG 0.17B. Coleman · Goal · xG 0.16B. Boyle · Missed · xG 0.15J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.13J. Moore · Missed · xG 0.13P. Maroon · Goal · xG 0.12J. Bratt · On goal · xG 0.12T. Zajac · Goal · xG 0.11J. Moore · On goal · xG 0.10T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.09S. Noesen · On goal · xG 0.07P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.06M. Grabner · On goal · xG 0.06S. Noesen · Goal · xG 0.06T. Zajac · Goal · xG 0.05S. Vatanen · On goal · xG 0.05M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.04N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.04T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.04M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.04K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.03T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.03M. Grabner · On goal · xG 0.02D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.02M. Wood · Missed · xG 0.01W. Butcher · Missed · xG 0.01M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.01D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.01T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.01S. Vatanen · On goal · xG 0.01J. Moore · On goal · xG 0.01J. Moore · On goal · xG 0.01T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.01W. Butcher · On goal · xG 0.00B. Boyle · On goal · xG 0.00D. Severson · Missed · xG 0.00B. Lovejoy · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD6 G · 2.5 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsNJD
2.84 G
All situations
6 G2.5
2.54 G
Even strength
3 G1.9
0.30 G
Power play
3 G0.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 88 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL54%46%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.77 – 2.53

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

MTLvsNJD
33
Shots on goal
33
48%
Faceoffs
52%
0/2
Power play
3/5
12
Penalty minutes
6
25
Hits
28
11
Blocked shots
16
2
Giveaways
6
5
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
26J. PetryD011+200.02110—24:41
28M. ReillyD022+220.29200—21:49
58N. JuulsenD000-120.07100—19:10
22K. AlznerD000-120.13110—18:47
17R. ValievD000010.10012—16:42
8J. BennD011020.03110—16:18
25J. de la RoseL202+140.182224015:53
65A. ShawR011000.124146015:41
11B. GallagherR101+130.420005015:19
92J. DrouinL000+120.041004615:16
41P. ByronL011+100.00210—14:58
27A. GalchenyukC000020.0300010014:53
38N. ScherbakR000020.08210—14:27
24P. DanaultC011+110.061024414:25
43D. CarrL011-140.34212—14:18
62A. LehkonenL000000.0110010014:07
20N. DeslauriersL000-140.4940010013:38
42B. FroeseC101-120.400104413:24
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39C. Lindgren(L)33276.8182.53-3.4759:04

Season series

NJD leads 2-1

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