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Montréal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils

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New Jersey Devils
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Recap

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The New Jersey Devils beat the Montréal Canadiens 2-1. The Devils scored first and never trailed. The Devils led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kurtis Gabriel's goal at 3:06 of the second period, which took the Devils' chances from 69% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 2.3 to 1.6; shots on goal were MTL 35, NJD 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Carey Price stopped 20 of 22 (.909); Cory Schneider stopped 34 of 35 (.971), 1.3 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Cory Schneider (34 saves, .971), 2. Nathan Bastian (1 G), 3. Connor Carrick (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    NJD
    C. Schneider34 saves, .971
  2. ★★
    NJD
    N. Bastian1 G
  3. ★★★
    NJD
    C. Carrick2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL011014110135
NJDNJD1101606222

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. NJD
    N. Bastian(1)
    C. Carrick (4), E. Yakovlev (4)
    snapxG 0.28win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    12:35

2nd period

  1. NJD
    K. Gabriel(2)
    C. Carrick (5), K. Rooney (2)
    backhandxG 0.07win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    3:06

3rd period

  1. MTL
    P. Byron(12)SHG
    P. Danault (31)
    snapxG 0.26win prob +13 pts
    1-2
    6:30

Penalties

MTL 12 PIM·NJD 10 PIM

1st

  • 7:07MTLAndrew Shaw · Illegal check to headdrawn by Kyle Palmieri2 min
  • 9:38NJDMichael McLeod · Holdingdrawn by Max Domi2 min

2nd

  • 7:23NJDKurtis Gabriel · Interferencedrawn by Artturi Lehkonen2 min
  • 12:26MTLMax Domi · Roughingdrawn by Travis Zajac2 min
  • 13:00MTLJoel Armia · Roughingdrawn by Nico Hischier2 min
  • 13:00NJDNico Hischier · Roughingdrawn by Joel Armia2 min
  • 18:42MTLBrendan Gallagher · Trippingdrawn by Andy Greene2 min

3rd

  • 1:39NJDSteven Santini · Trippingdrawn by Max Domi2 min
  • 5:40MTLArtturi Lehkonen · Elbowingdrawn by Blake Coleman2 min
  • 11:17NJDNico Hischier · Hookingdrawn by Jonathan Drouin2 min
  • 19:45MTLPaul Byron · Interferencedrawn by Kyle Palmieri2 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: Kurtis Gabriel, 2nd 3:06 — NJD 69% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Bastian · Goal · xG 0.28T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.12M. Wood · On goal · xG 0.10K. Palmieri · Missed · xG 0.09K. Agostino · On goal · xG 0.07N. Bastian · On goal · xG 0.07K. Gabriel · Goal · xG 0.07T. Zajac · On goal · xG 0.06B. Coleman · Missed · xG 0.06N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.06B. Coleman · Missed · xG 0.06K. Rooney · On goal · xG 0.06D. Stafford · On goal · xG 0.05N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.05N. Bastian · On goal · xG 0.04N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.04C. Carrick · Missed · xG 0.04N. Hischier · On goal · xG 0.03C. Carrick · On goal · xG 0.03C. Carrick · Missed · xG 0.03S. Santini · Missed · xG 0.02N. Hischier · Missed · xG 0.02M. McLeod · On goal · xG 0.02E. Yakovlev · On goal · xG 0.02T. Zajac · Missed · xG 0.02C. Carrick · On goal · xG 0.02A. Greene · On goal · xG 0.01D. Stafford · On goal · xG 0.01C. Carrick · On goal · xG 0.01K. Palmieri · On goal · xG 0.01D. Severson · On goal · xG 0.00
NJD2 G · 1.6 xG · 31 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsNJD
2.31 G
All situations
2 G1.6
1.20 G
Even strength
2 G1.1
0.50 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.61 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL65%35%NJD

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.31 – 1.54

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
35
Shots on goal
22
51%
Faceoffs
49%
0/4
Power play
0/5
12
Penalty minutes
10
10
Hits
24
11
Blocked shots
11
5
Giveaways
8
5
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6S. WeberD000-130.16230—25:04
26J. PetryD000030.14010—23:21
24P. DanaultC011+100.000107220:41
8J. BennD000+100.01110—20:03
13M. DomiC000030.131022319:36
92J. DrouinL000040.24000—18:37
11B. GallagherR000030.32202—18:27
90T. TatarL000010.13100—18:19
28M. ReillyD000050.11100—17:31
65A. ShawR000000.030223315:32
53V. MeteD000-210.04000—15:12
17B. KulakD000050.13110—14:19
41P. ByronL101+110.26002—13:38
15J. KotkaniemiC000020.161005013:11
40J. ArmiaR000020.08022—12:58
21N. ThompsonC000-210.130004211:18
62A. LehkonenL000-210.18002—10:10
63M. PecaC000-200.04000005:19
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31C. Price(L)22202.9091.55-0.4558:29

Season series

NJD leads 3-0

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