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Pittsburgh Penguins at Montréal Canadiens

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Pittsburgh Penguins
▸3
Montréal Canadiens
2
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Recap

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The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montréal Canadiens 3-2 in overtime, Brandon Tanev scoring at 1:49. The Canadiens scored first; the Penguins answered. The Canadiens led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brandon Tanev's goal at 1:49 of overtime, which took the Penguins' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Penguins, 2.7 to 1.6; shots on goal were PIT 37, MTL 28. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 71% of the time. Matt Murray stopped 26 of 28 (.929); Carey Price stopped 34 of 37 (.919). Three stars: 1. Evgeni Malkin (1 A), 2. Artturi Lehkonen (2 G), 3. Nick Suzuki (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    PIT
    E. Malkin1 A
  2. ★★
    MTL
    A. Lehkonen2 G
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    N. Suzuki1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
PITPIT11101011412337
MTLMTL161130900228

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    A. Lehkonen(8)
    M. Domi (20), N. Suzuki (17)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +13 pts
    0-1
    8:42
  2. PIT
    Z. Aston-Reese(5)
    T. Blueger (7)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +13 pts
    1-1
    9:28

2nd period

  1. MTL
    A. Lehkonen(9)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.30win prob +16 pts
    1-2
    3:37

3rd period

  1. PIT
    B. Rust(17)
    E. Malkin (28), J. Johnson (5)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +27 pts
    2-2
    5:24

Overtime

  1. PIT
    B. Tanev(8)
    T. Blueger (8), M. Pettersson (14)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +51 pts
    3-2
    1:49

Penalties

PIT 15 PIM·MTL 15 PIM

1st

  • 5:25PITMarcus Pettersson · Holdingdrawn by Lukas Vejdemo2 min
  • 12:42PITJoseph Blandisi · Roughingdrawn by Shea Weber2 min
  • 12:42MTLShea Weber · Roughingdrawn by Joseph Blandisi2 min
  • 14:09PITMarcus Pettersson · Fightingdrawn by Max Domi5 min
  • 14:09MTLMax Domi · Cross checkingdrawn by Marcus Pettersson2 min
  • 14:09MTLMax Domi · Fightingdrawn by Marcus Pettersson5 min
  • 15:14PITKris Letang · Trippingdrawn by Artturi Lehkonen2 min
  • 19:34MTLShea Weber · Slashingdrawn by Jared McCann2 min

2nd

  • 4:23PITJohn Marino · Hookingdrawn by Phillip Danault2 min
  • 7:08MTLMarco Scandella · Trippingdrawn by Evgeni Malkin2 min
  • 11:50PITJack Johnson · High stickingdrawn by Max Domi2 min

3rd

  • 10:32MTLPhillip Danault · Trippingdrawn by Dominik Kahun2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brandon Tanev, OT 1:49 — PIT 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Lehkonen · Goal · xG 0.30M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.23A. Lehkonen · Goal · xG 0.14P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.12S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.09P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.09N. Thompson · On goal · xG 0.07M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.06S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.05N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.04J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.04J. Weal · On goal · xG 0.03J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.03S. Weber · Missed · xG 0.03T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.03C. Fleury · Missed · xG 0.02J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.02J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.02A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.02A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.02N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.01M. Scandella · Missed · xG 0.01R. Poehling · Missed · xG 0.01V. Mete · Missed · xG 0.01C. Fleury · On goal · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.01J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.01M. Scandella · Missed · xG 0.01N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.01M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.00N. Cousins · On goal · xG 0.00M. Scandella · On goal · xG 0.00C. Fleury · On goal · xG 0.00J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.00C. Fleury · On goal · xG 0.00T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL2 G · 1.6 xG · 36 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PITvsMTL
2.73 G
All situations
2 G1.6
1.93 G
Even strength
2 G1.4
0.80 G
Power play
0 G0.1
0.10 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
PIT71%29%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.67 – 1.56

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

PITvsMTL
37
Shots on goal
28
51%
Faceoffs
49%
0/4
Power play
0/4
15
Penalty minutes
15
21
Hits
35
19
Blocked shots
17
10
Giveaways
15
7
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
58K. LetangD000010.07232—28:57
6J. MarinoD000-110.01032—22:22
17B. RustR101+230.24010—21:46
71E. MalkinC011+150.270104821:23
3J. JohnsonD011010.01232—20:15
53T. BluegerC022+220.080203319:51
28M. PetterssonD011010.07107—19:17
13B. TanevL101+120.17420—17:52
72P. HornqvistR000-150.74300—17:05
19J. McCannL000-150.522108216:22
46Z. Aston-ReeseL101+140.35210—15:32
24D. KahunC000+130.060207514:59
50J. RiikolaD000+100.00000—13:48
12D. SimonC000-200.00200013:38
2C. RuhwedelD000+120.06000—13:23
18A. GalchenyukC000010.04100009:22
36J. BlandisiC000-100.03002004:34
54T. Di PauliC000-110.00200004:16
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30M. Murray(W)28262.9291.57-0.4361:49

Season series

PIT leads 2-1

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