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Vancouver Canucks at Montréal Canadiens

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Vancouver Canucks
▸4
Montréal Canadiens
3
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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-3 in overtime, Tyler Toffoli scoring at 1:35. The Canucks came back from two goals down. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Tyler Toffoli's goal at 1:35 of overtime, which took the Canucks' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 3.1 to 2.6; shots on goal were VAN 34, MTL 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 58% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 37 of 40 (.925); Carey Price stopped 30 of 34 (.882), 1.4 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Tyler Toffoli (1 G), 2. Max Domi (2 A), 3. Jake Virtanen (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    T. Toffoli1 G
  2. ★★
    MTL
    M. Domi2 A
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    J. Virtanen1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
VANVAN1131411215434
MTLMTL21301211500340

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    P. Byron(3)
    M. Domi (26)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +12 pts
    0-1
    5:59
  2. MTL
    S. Weber(15)
    T. Tatar (35), P. Danault (30)
    slapxG 0.02win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    7:23
  3. VAN
    B. Horvat(20)PPG
    J. Miller (39), Q. Hughes (42)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +11 pts
    1-2
    15:57

2nd period

  1. VAN
    A. Edler(5)
    J. Virtanen (17), A. Gaudette (18)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +21 pts
    2-2
    15:36

3rd period

  1. MTL
    J. Weal(7)
    M. Domi (27)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +24 pts
    2-3
    0:50
  2. VAN
    J. Virtanen(18)PPG
    T. Myers (14), A. Gaudette (19)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +23 pts
    3-3
    5:53

Overtime

  1. VAN
    T. Toffoli(21)
    B. Horvat (30), A. Edler (23)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +51 pts
    4-3
    1:35

Penalties

VAN 2 PIM·MTL 4 PIM

1st

  • 15:51MTLShea Weber · Slashingdrawn by Tyler Motte2 min

2nd

  • 6:51VANAlexander Edler · Holdingdrawn by Jonathan Drouin2 min

3rd

  • 4:20MTLChristian Folin · Boardingdrawn by Adam Gaudette2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Tyler Toffoli, OT 1:35 — VAN 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.42J. Weal · Goal · xG 0.23J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.22P. Byron · Goal · xG 0.19A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.14P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.14J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.12B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.12P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.11J. Weal · On goal · xG 0.11A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.10P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.10J. Weal · Missed · xG 0.10N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.09B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.09M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.08P. Byron · On goal · xG 0.08J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.08M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.08J. Weal · On goal · xG 0.08M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.05M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.04P. Danault · On goal · xG 0.04P. Byron · On goal · xG 0.03N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.03N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.03B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.02J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.02A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.02S. Weber · Goal · xG 0.02B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.02J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.02C. Folin · On goal · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.01J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.01K. Alzner · On goal · xG 0.01C. Folin · On goal · xG 0.00S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.00B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.00C. Folin · Missed · xG 0.00A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL3 G · 3.1 xG · 46 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsMTL
2.64 G
All situations
3 G3.1
2.32 G
Even strength
3 G3.0
0.32 G
Power play
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
VAN42%58%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.57 – 3.00

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

VANvsMTL
34
Shots on goal
40
53%
Faceoffs
47%
2/2
Power play
0/1
2
Penalty minutes
4
19
Hits
28
17
Blocked shots
11
18
Giveaways
18
13
Takeaways
10

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43Q. HughesD011-240.45020—22:02
8C. TanevD000-210.01000—21:39
9J. MillerC011-240.402004321:11
23A. EdlerD112+130.03242—21:08
57T. MyersD011010.03220—19:13
51T. StecherD000010.01020—18:44
40E. PetterssonC000-210.31220018:33
5O. FantenbergD000030.03120—17:42
53B. HorvatC112020.210105517:40
73T. ToffoliC101040.40100017:02
21L. ErikssonL000-220.05000—15:37
70T. PearsonL000-130.25210—15:23
20B. SutterC000000.001005014:26
83J. BeagleC000010.092006513:36
64T. MotteC000000.00310012:38
88A. GaudetteR022+100.000003812:38
18J. VirtanenR112+140.36100—12:01
26A. RousselL000+100.00000—11:34
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Demko(W)40373.9253.11+0.1161:33

Season series

Tied 1-1

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