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Ottawa Senators at Montréal Canadiens

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Ottawa Senators
2
Montréal Canadiens
▸5
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Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Ottawa Senators 5-2. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 4-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Max Domi's goal at 14:38 of the second period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 53% to 73%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 2.7 to 1.9; shots on goal were OTT 30, MTL 41. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Craig Anderson stopped 36 of 41 (.878), 2.4 goals below expected; Carey Price stopped 28 of 30 (.933). Three stars: 1. Max Domi (2 G, 1 A), 2. Jonathan Drouin (1 G, 2 A), 3. Brendan Gallagher (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    M. Domi2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    MTL
    J. Drouin1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    B. Gallagher1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
OTTOTT01011317230
MTLMTL117312112541

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    J. Drouin(10)
    M. Domi (17), M. Peca (6)
    backhandxG 0.17win prob +14 pts
    0-1
    14:30

2nd period

  1. OTT
    D. DeMelo(3)
    M. Boedker (14), C. Tierney (17)
    slapxG 0.01win prob +18 pts
    1-1
    8:49
  2. MTL
    M. Domi(12)
    J. Drouin (14)
    snapxG 0.13win prob +20 pts
    1-2
    14:38
  3. MTL
    M. Domi(13)
    J. Drouin (15), P. Byron (5)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +16 pts
    1-3
    17:29
  4. MTL
    A. Lehkonen(5)
    J. Kotkaniemi (10), A. Shaw (8)
    wristxG 0.25win prob +7 pts
    1-4
    18:17

3rd period

  1. MTL
    B. Gallagher(12)
    T. Tatar (11)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +1 pts
    1-5
    4:21
  2. OTT
    M. Stone(13)
    M. Duchene (22)
    wristxG 0.14
    2-5
    12:29

Penalties

OTT 13 PIM·MTL 15 PIM

1st

  • 5:49MTLMax Domi · Roughingdrawn by Drake Batherson2 min
  • 5:49MTLMax Domi · Roughingdrawn by Drake Batherson2 min
  • 5:49OTTDrake Batherson · Roughingdrawn by Max Domi2 min
  • 10:17OTTMark Stone · Kneeingdrawn by Jonathan Drouin2 min
  • 19:29OTTBrady Tkachuk · Slashingdrawn by Mike Reilly2 min
  • 19:29MTLMichael Chaput · Holdingdrawn by Colin White2 min
  • 19:56MTLBrendan Gallagher · Holdingdrawn by Thomas Chabot2 min

2nd

  • 3:55OTTChris Tierney · Trippingdrawn by Jonathan Drouin2 min

3rd

  • 4:43MTLJesperi Kotkaniemi · Hookingdrawn by Cody Ceci2 min
  • 10:50MTLBrett Kulak · Fightingdrawn by Ryan Dzingel5 min
  • 10:50OTTRyan Dzingel · Fightingdrawn by Brett Kulak5 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Max Domi, 2nd 14:38 — MTL 53% → 73%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Lehkonen · Goal · xG 0.25P. Byron · On goal · xG 0.17P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.17J. Drouin · Goal · xG 0.17M. Domi · Goal · xG 0.13J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.11A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.11B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.10B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.08S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.08B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.08M. Domi · Missed · xG 0.07A. Shaw · Missed · xG 0.07K. Agostino · Missed · xG 0.07A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.07B. Gallagher · Goal · xG 0.05M. Peca · Missed · xG 0.05M. Domi · Goal · xG 0.05A. Shaw · Missed · xG 0.05S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.05T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.05A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.04B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.04M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.04M. Reilly · Missed · xG 0.04S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.03S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.03T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.03T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.03P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.03A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.03A. Shaw · On goal · xG 0.02M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.02S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.02J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.02M. Chaput · Missed · xG 0.02K. Agostino · On goal · xG 0.02B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.01J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.01A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.01B. Kulak · Missed · xG 0.01D. Schlemko · Missed · xG 0.01B. Kulak · Missed · xG 0.01B. Kulak · Missed · xG 0.01S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.01A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.01M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.01K. Agostino · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.01M. Reilly · On goal · xG 0.00D. Schlemko · On goal · xG 0.00D. Schlemko · On goal · xG 0.00T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL5 G · 2.7 xG · 58 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

OTTvsMTL
1.92 G
All situations
5 G2.7
1.52 G
Even strength
5 G2.2
0.40 G
Power play
0 G0.4

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 97 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
OTT37%63%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.93 – 2.64

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

OTTvsMTL
30
Shots on goal
41
54%
Faceoffs
46%
0/3
Power play
0/2
13
Penalty minutes
15
20
Hits
33
26
Blocked shots
10
12
Giveaways
13
4
Takeaways
12

Box score

every player line
Ottawa Senators skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
72T. ChabotD000-140.17310—25:14
5C. CeciD000-220.07230—20:48
61M. StoneR101-230.33012—19:40
2D. DeMeloD101-120.04000—18:40
95M. DucheneC011010.090005318:27
67B. HarpurD000-110.02140—18:15
83C. JarosD000020.02020—17:22
18R. DzingelC000-120.32025015:19
15Z. SmithC000+120.011105015:18
89M. BoedkerL011+100.01210—14:49
36C. WhiteC000-330.221105614:42
71C. TierneyC011000.000026714:39
7B. TkachukL000-310.21312—14:23
9B. RyanR000060.38110—14:00
42J. FalkD000-100.00310—13:53
79D. BathersonR000000.0025210013:46
56M. PaajarviL000-100.00000—13:09
10T. PyattL000-110.02120—11:36
Ottawa Senators goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
41C. Anderson(L)41365.8782.65-2.3560:00

Season series

MTL leads 3-1

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