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Detroit Red Wings at Montréal Canadiens

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Detroit Red Wings
▸2
Montréal Canadiens
1
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Recap

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The Detroit Red Wings beat the Montréal Canadiens 2-1. The Red Wings scored first and never trailed. The Red Wings led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mike Green's goal at 7:42 of the third period, which took the Red Wings' chances from 81% to 93%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 2.4 to 1.5; shots on goal were DET 20, MTL 43. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 67% of the time. Jonathan Bernier stopped 42 of 43 (.977), 1.4 goals saved above expected; Carey Price stopped 18 of 20 (.900). Three stars: 1. Jonathan Bernier (42 saves, .977), 2. Mike Green (1 G, 1 A), 3. Tyler Bertuzzi (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    DET
    J. Bernier42 saves, .977
  2. ★★
    DET
    M. Green1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    DET
    T. Bertuzzi1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
DETDET170518220
MTLMTL012010121143

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. DET
    T. Bertuzzi(11)
    D. Larkin (13), M. Green (5)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    3:21

3rd period

  1. DET
    M. Green(2)PPG
    A. Athanasiou (11), V. Filppula (10)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +12 pts
    2-0
    7:42
  2. MTL
    T. Tatar(12)
    S. Weber (17), J. Armia (7)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +4 pts
    2-1
    19:13

Penalties

DET 6 PIM·MTL 12 PIM

1st

  • 6:28MTLBrendan Gallagher · Cross checkingdrawn by Mike Green2 min
  • 16:53DETLuke Glendening · Slashingdrawn by Nick Cousins2 min

2nd

  • 9:41MTLArtturi Lehkonen · Interferencedrawn by Alex Biega2 min
  • 11:39MTLJeff Petry · Roughingdrawn by Anthony Mantha2 min
  • 11:39DETAnthony Mantha · Roughingdrawn by Jeff Petry2 min
  • 11:39DETAnthony Mantha · Cross checkingdrawn by Jeff Petry2 min
  • 11:39MTLJeff Petry · Slashingdrawn by Anthony Mantha2 min

3rd

  • 6:42MTLRiley Barber · Slashingdrawn by Filip Hronek2 min
  • 16:28MTLBrendan Gallagher · Cross checkingdrawn by Patrik Nemeth2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Mike Green, 3rd 7:42 — DET 81% → 93%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.14N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.14N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.13B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.12M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.11P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.11A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.10R. Poehling · On goal · xG 0.09P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.09J. Weal · On goal · xG 0.08T. Tatar · Missed · xG 0.07N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.06B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.06J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.05J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.05S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.05T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.05S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.05A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.05B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.04B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.04S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.04S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.03T. Tatar · Goal · xG 0.03R. Barber · On goal · xG 0.03A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.03M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.03J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.03M. Domi · Missed · xG 0.03B. Kulak · Missed · xG 0.03S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.03J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.02J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.02P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.02O. Leskinen · On goal · xG 0.02J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.02B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.02B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.02R. Poehling · On goal · xG 0.02B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.02N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.02B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.01A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.01C. Fleury · On goal · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.01J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.01S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.01N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.01P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.01O. Leskinen · Missed · xG 0.00S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.00J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.00
MTL1 G · 2.4 xG · 61 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

DETvsMTL
1.52 G
All situations
1 G2.4
0.71 G
Even strength
1 G1.9
0.81 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 90 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
DET33%67%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.51 – 2.35

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

DETvsMTL
20
Shots on goal
43
48%
Faceoffs
52%
1/4
Power play
0/1
6
Penalty minutes
12
28
Hits
26
16
Blocked shots
11
7
Giveaways
9
5
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Detroit Red Wings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
22P. NemethD000010.04230—24:15
17F. HronekD000-100.00120—23:03
25M. GreenD112+120.04100—21:51
71D. LarkinC011020.171203519:57
14R. FabbriC000+100.00100018:21
51V. FilppulaC011000.000004717:51
59T. BertuzziL101+110.21100—17:30
43D. HelmC000-110.06300017:25
83T. DaleyD000020.02000—16:59
72A. AthanasiouC011030.27100016:00
41L. GlendeningC000-100.002126915:44
3A. BiegaD000010.05440—15:01
74M. BoweyD000010.01200—14:08
11F. ZadinaR000010.30000—13:45
39A. ManthaR000010.01304—12:25
81F. NielsenC000020.300105011:51
8J. AbdelkaderL000010.03320—11:15
73A. ErneL000010.01310—10:39
Detroit Red Wings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
45J. Bernier(W)43421.9772.36+1.3660:00

Season series

DET leads 4-0

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