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Montréal Canadiens at Edmonton Oilers

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Montréal Canadiens
3
Edmonton Oilers
▸4
FinalTV SN, TVAS·Rogers Place

Recap

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The Edmonton Oilers beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-3. The Oilers scored first and never trailed. The Oilers led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Riley Sheahan's goal at 7:48 of the third period, which took the Oilers' chances from 52% to 81%. Expected goals favored the Oilers, 3.7 to 1.9; shots on goal were MTL 26, EDM 26. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Oilers win a replay of these chances 70% of the time. Carey Price stopped 22 of 26 (.846), 1.0 goals below expected; Mikko Koskinen stopped 23 of 26 (.885), 1.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Connor McDavid (1 G, 1 A), 2. Jeff Petry (1 G, 2 A), 3. Josh Archibald (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    EDM
    C. McDavid1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    MTL
    J. Petry1 G, 2 A
  3. ★★★
    EDM
    J. Archibald1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL1911017326
EDMEDM2151318426

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. EDM
    L. Draisaitl(22)
    C. McDavid (40), Z. Kassian (13)
    snapxG 0.25win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    1:30
  2. EDM
    J. Archibald(2)
    E. Bear (8), J. Nygard (4)
    slapxG 0.17win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    11:51
  3. MTL
    J. Petry(4)SHG
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.04win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    14:19

2nd period

  1. MTL
    P. Danault(8)PPG
    J. Petry (14), N. Suzuki (10)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +16 pts
    2-2
    8:29
  2. EDM
    C. McDavid(21)PPG
    L. Draisaitl (38), R. Nugent-Hopkins (13)
    wristxG 0.17win prob +16 pts
    2-3
    15:40

3rd period

  1. MTL
    M. Domi(8)
    A. Lehkonen (10), J. Petry (15)
    snapxG 0.10win prob +24 pts
    3-3
    1:09
  2. EDM
    R. Sheahan(3)
    J. Archibald (2)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +29 pts
    3-4
    7:48

Penalties

MTL 15 PIM·EDM 7 PIM

1st

  • 6:01MTLJordan Weal · Trippingdrawn by Adam Larsson2 min
  • 12:28MTLPhillip Danault · Holdingdrawn by Josh Archibald2 min

2nd

  • 6:40EDMCaleb Jones · Holdingdrawn by Nick Cousins2 min
  • 9:10MTLBen Chiarot · Fightingdrawn by Zack Kassian5 min
  • 9:10EDMZack Kassian · Fightingdrawn by Ben Chiarot5 min
  • 14:53MTLJordan Weal · Trippingdrawn by Joakim Nygard2 min

3rd

  • 4:54MTLCale Fleury · Trippingdrawn by Joakim Nygard2 min
  • 13:06MTLNick Cousins · Interferencedrawn by Markus Granlund2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Riley Sheahan, 3rd 7:48 — EDM 52% → 81%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Granlund · Missed · xG 0.64A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.47L. Draisaitl · Goal · xG 0.25R. Sheahan · Goal · xG 0.23L. Draisaitl · Missed · xG 0.18A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.18J. Archibald · Goal · xG 0.17C. McDavid · Goal · xG 0.17J. Neal · On goal · xG 0.14A. Chiasson · On goal · xG 0.10R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.10R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.10R. Sheahan · On goal · xG 0.08L. Draisaitl · Missed · xG 0.07R. Nugent-Hopkins · On goal · xG 0.07C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.07J. Neal · Missed · xG 0.06Z. Kassian · On goal · xG 0.06J. Archibald · On goal · xG 0.06L. Draisaitl · Missed · xG 0.06C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.05R. Nugent-Hopkins · Missed · xG 0.05G. Haas · On goal · xG 0.05C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.05C. McDavid · On goal · xG 0.05O. Klefbom · On goal · xG 0.02E. Bear · Missed · xG 0.02E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.02E. Bear · On goal · xG 0.02C. Jones · On goal · xG 0.02A. Larsson · On goal · xG 0.02O. Klefbom · On goal · xG 0.02O. Klefbom · Missed · xG 0.01M. Granlund · On goal · xG 0.00
EDM4 G · 3.7 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsEDM
1.93 G
All situations
4 G3.7
1.41 G
Even strength
3 G1.7
0.41 G
Power play
1 G1.3
0.11 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 73 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL30%70%EDM

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.87 – 2.97

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

MTLvsEDM
26
Shots on goal
26
48%
Faceoffs
52%
1/1
Power play
1/5
15
Penalty minutes
7
24
Hits
27
13
Blocked shots
21
5
Giveaways
20
6
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8B. ChiarotD000-200.04255—28:58
6S. WeberD000-100.12100—26:50
26J. PetryD123+170.21320—21:35
24P. DanaultC101-120.192124419:45
11B. GallagherR000-260.49000—19:11
90T. TatarL000-200.00110—17:37
40J. ArmiaR000000.00300—16:49
13M. DomiC101-120.150006415:19
14N. SuzukiC011020.120004015:13
21N. CousinsC000020.07002014:51
20C. FleuryD000+100.00432—14:51
17B. KulakD000010.06300—14:46
62A. LehkonenL011+120.12010—14:27
43J. WealC000000.00204012:11
44N. ThompsonC000+110.031004612:06
28M. ReillyD000-100.14100—11:17
25R. PoehlingC000000.00100010:15
45R. BarberR000010.15000—06:41
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
31C. Price(L)26224.8463.02-0.9858:09

Season series

EDM leads 2-0

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