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Montréal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes

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Montréal Canadiens
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Carolina Hurricanes
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FinalTV FS-CR, TSN2·PNC Arena

Recap

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The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montréal Canadiens 3-1. The Hurricanes scored first and never trailed. The Hurricanes led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Erik Haula's goal at 7:34 of the second period, which took the Hurricanes' chances from 53% to 71%. Expected goals favored the Hurricanes, 4.2 to 2.9; shots on goal were MTL 30, CAR 36. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Hurricanes win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Charlie Lindgren stopped 33 of 35 (.943), 1.5 goals saved above expected; Petr Mrazek stopped 29 of 30 (.967), 1.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Erik Haula (1 G, 1 A), 2. Teuvo Teravainen (2 A), 3. Petr Mrazek (29 saves, .967).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CAR
    E. Haula1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    CAR
    T. Teravainen2 A
  3. ★★★
    CAR
    P. Mrazek29 saves, .967

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL16013011130
CARCAR11418114336

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. CAR
    S. Aho(23)PPG
    E. Haula (6), T. Teravainen (32)
    deflectedxG 0.08win prob +8 pts
    0-1
    1:55
  2. MTL
    M. Domi(12)
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.18win prob +12 pts
    1-1
    3:48

2nd period

  1. CAR
    E. Haula(11)
    B. Pesce (9), T. Teravainen (33)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +17 pts
    1-2
    7:34

3rd period

  1. CAR
    R. Dzingel(7)EN
    L. Wallmark (11), D. Hamilton (24)
    snapxG 0.39win prob +2 pts
    1-3
    19:06

Penalties

MTL 4 PIM·CAR 6 PIM

1st

  • 1:20MTLArtturi Lehkonen · Trippingdrawn by Sebastian Aho2 min
  • 17:52CARserved by R. Dzingel · Too many men on the ice2 min

2nd

  • 12:55CARJordan Martinook · Slashingdrawn by Shea Weber2 min

3rd

  • 1:49MTLRyan Poehling · High stickingdrawn by Joel Edmundson2 min
  • 16:54CARRyan Dzingel · High stickingdrawn by Jeff Petry2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Erik Haula, 2nd 7:34 — CAR 53% → 71%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Dzingel · Goal · xG 0.39L. Wallmark · Missed · xG 0.36D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.24W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.22E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.20N. Niederreiter · Missed · xG 0.18E. Haula · Goal · xG 0.18W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.18J. Staal · On goal · xG 0.14M. Necas · On goal · xG 0.13W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.13E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.13W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.11S. Aho · On goal · xG 0.10T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.10J. Staal · On goal · xG 0.10M. Necas · Missed · xG 0.10R. Dzingel · On goal · xG 0.09R. Dzingel · Missed · xG 0.09S. Aho · Goal · xG 0.08W. Foegele · Missed · xG 0.08A. Svechnikov · On goal · xG 0.07S. Aho · On goal · xG 0.07A. Svechnikov · Missed · xG 0.07T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.07S. Aho · On goal · xG 0.06D. Hamilton · Missed · xG 0.05T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.05J. Martinook · On goal · xG 0.04D. Hamilton · Missed · xG 0.04J. Slavin · On goal · xG 0.03W. Foegele · On goal · xG 0.03M. Necas · On goal · xG 0.03R. Dzingel · On goal · xG 0.03T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.02D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.02B. McGinn · On goal · xG 0.02A. Svechnikov · Missed · xG 0.02J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.02T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.02D. Hamilton · On goal · xG 0.02R. Dzingel · On goal · xG 0.01S. Aho · On goal · xG 0.01T. Teravainen · Missed · xG 0.01M. Necas · Missed · xG 0.01H. Fleury · On goal · xG 0.01J. Slavin · Missed · xG 0.01J. Slavin · Missed · xG 0.01B. Pesce · On goal · xG 0.01E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.01T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.00D. Hamilton · Missed · xG 0.00J. Slavin · On goal · xG 0.00
CAR3 G · 4.2 xG · 53 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsCAR
2.91 G
All situations
2 G4.2
2.91 G
Even strength
1 G2.8
0.10 G
Power play
1 G0.7

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 96 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL42%58%CAR

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.91 – 3.41

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

MTLvsCAR
30
Shots on goal
36
45%
Faceoffs
55%
0/3
Power play
1/2
4
Penalty minutes
6
29
Hits
18
13
Blocked shots
12
10
Giveaways
9
7
Takeaways
18

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6S. WeberD000-140.23310—24:56
8B. ChiarotD000+100.02320—21:55
26J. PetryD000020.02100—21:26
14N. SuzukiC000-100.000205520:26
24P. DanaultC000040.453003820:08
90T. TatarL000-120.31010—19:18
13M. DomiC101-110.351005717:58
21N. CousinsC000-110.1812010017:43
20C. FleuryD000010.02100—16:28
25R. PoehlingC000030.43412015:52
62A. LehkonenL000010.23312—15:50
17B. KulakD000-110.03210—15:45
15J. KotkaniemiC000-130.171002915:19
43J. WealC000020.191004313:48
53V. MeteD000030.21100—13:31
44N. ThompsonC000020.103204011:22
11B. GallagherR000000.010006710:57
42L. VejdemoC000000.00100006:04
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39C. Lindgren(L)35332.9433.48+1.4858:39

Season series

CAR leads 2-1

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