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Carolina Hurricanes at Montréal Canadiens

Final/OTTV FS-CR, SNE·Centre Bell

Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime, Jeff Petry scoring at 0:52. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 3-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Jeff Petry's goal at 0:52 of overtime, which took the Canadiens' chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 3.0 to 2.1; shots on goal were CAR 30, MTL 39. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 65% of the time. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 18 of 19 (.947); Charlie Lindgren stopped 27 of 30 (.900), 0.9 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Jeff Petry (1 G), 2. Phillip Danault (1 G, 1 A), 3. Justin Williams (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    J. Petry1 G
  2. ★★
    MTL
    P. Danault1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    CAR
    J. Williams1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
CARCAR0111521301330
MTLMTL11621201011439

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    tip-inxG 0.14win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    2:40

2nd period

  1. MTL
    P. Byron (6), J. Weal (7)
    wristxG 0.25win prob +15 pts
    0-2
    3:46
  2. MTL
    T. Tatar (38), P. Danault (32)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +9 pts
    0-3
    4:03
  3. CAR
    wristxG 0.02win prob +8 pts
    1-3
    7:45

3rd period

  1. CAR
    M. Necas (19), J. Slavin (30)
    wristxG 0.01win prob +15 pts
    2-3
    1:14
  2. CAR
    tip-inxG 0.06win prob +44 pts
    3-3
    18:43

Overtime

  1. MTL
    wristxG 0.23win prob +49 pts
    3-4
    0:52

Penalties

CAR 8 PIM·MTL 6 PIM

1st

  • 6:01MTLBrett Kulak · High stickingdrawn by Justin Williams2 min
  • 11:14CARserved by M. Necas · Too many men on the ice2 min

2nd

  • 17:59CARJustin Williams · Slashingdrawn by Max Domi2 min

3rd

  • 6:38CARVincent Trocheck · Embellishmentdrawn by Ben Chiarot2 min
  • 6:38MTLBen Chiarot · Cross checkingdrawn by Vincent Trocheck2 min
  • 9:36CARAndrei Svechnikov · Interference goalkeeperdrawn by Charlie Lindgren2 min
  • 11:48MTLPhillip Danault · Trippingdrawn by Joel Edmundson2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Jeff Petry, OT 0:52 — MTL 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.41M. Domi · Goal · xG 0.25J. Petry · Goal · xG 0.23J. Weal · On goal · xG 0.17T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.14C. Folin · On goal · xG 0.14P. Danault · Goal · xG 0.14C. Hudon · On goal · xG 0.13N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.11N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.11N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.10B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.09J. Evans · Missed · xG 0.09J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.08X. Ouellet · On goal · xG 0.08N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.07A. Lehkonen · Missed · xG 0.07T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.05B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.04B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.04J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.03T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.03A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.03B. Gallagher · Goal · xG 0.03S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.03S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.03S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.03B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.02S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.02B. Chiarot · Missed · xG 0.02T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.02T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.02J. Weal · On goal · xG 0.02C. Folin · On goal · xG 0.02N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.02J. Weal · Missed · xG 0.01M. Domi · Missed · xG 0.01P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.01J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.01J. Weal · On goal · xG 0.01J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.01P. Danault · Missed · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.01P. Byron · On goal · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.00M. Domi · On goal · xG 0.00A. Lehkonen · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL4 G · 3.0 xG · 50 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CARvsMTL
2.13 G
All situations
4 G3.0
1.63 G
Even strength
4 G2.6
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.4
0.20 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 91 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CAR35%65%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.11 – 2.94

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

CARvsMTL
30
Shots on goal
39
44%
Faceoffs
56%
0/2
Power play
0/3
8
Penalty minutes
6
24
Hits
24
22
Blocked shots
14
13
Giveaways
22
2
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
74J. SlavinD011+130.05050—26:03
76B. SkjeiD000-210.01220—23:29
6J. EdmundsonD112+120.03030—22:50
4H. FleuryD101020.02240—21:14
20S. AhoC000-230.210103620:58
86T. TeravainenC011-150.370103319:57
37A. SvechnikovR000-350.55102—17:05
16V. TrocheckC000+120.173124516:33
88M. NecasC011+110.02400015:19
11J. StaalC011010.104106115:06
21N. NiederreiterR000+200.13100—14:43
13W. FoegeleL000000.00200—13:17
14J. WilliamsR101+130.23102—12:32
51J. GardinerD000000.04110—12:23
18R. DzingelC000000.15110011:42
23B. McGinnL000010.0110010010:48
57T. van RiemsdykD000-110.03010—10:42
48J. MartinookL000000.00110—10:23
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39A. Nedeljkovic(O)19181.9471.26+0.2636:27
31A. Forsberg20173.8501.73-1.2724:03

Season series

CAR leads 2-1

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