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Montréal Canadiens at Florida Panthers

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Montréal Canadiens
1
Florida Panthers
▸4
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Recap

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The Florida Panthers beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-1. The Panthers scored first and never trailed. The Panthers led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Lucas Wallmark's goal at 10:22 of the second period, which took the Panthers' chances from 53% to 71%. Expected goals were close — MTL 3.4, FLA 3.5; shots on goal were MTL 34, FLA 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 56% of the time. Charlie Lindgren stopped 28 of 31 (.903); Chris Driedger stopped 33 of 34 (.971), 2.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Chris Driedger (33 saves, .971), 2. Lucas Wallmark (1 G), 3. MacKenzie Weegar (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    FLA
    C. Driedger33 saves, .971
  2. ★★
    FLA
    L. Wallmark1 G
  3. ★★★
    FLA
    M. Weegar1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL08014112134
FLAFLA01319310432

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. FLA
    L. Wallmark(12)
    N. Acciari (7), A. Ekblad (35)
    backhandxG 0.13win prob +18 pts
    0-1
    10:22

3rd period

  1. FLA
    M. Weegar(7)
    A. Ekblad (36), F. Vatrano (18)
    slapxG 0.03win prob +14 pts
    0-2
    0:41
  2. FLA
    J. Huberdeau(23)
    E. Haula (12), M. Hoffman (30)
    tip-inxG 0.08win prob +5 pts
    0-3
    4:13
  3. MTL
    J. Evans(2)
    Unassisted
    wristxG 0.04win prob +4 pts
    1-3
    8:04
  4. FLA
    M. Hoffman(28)EN
    Unassisted
    slapxG 0.45
    1-4
    18:06

Penalties

MTL 6 PIM·FLA 6 PIM

1st

  • 2:10MTLChristian Folin · Trippingdrawn by Evgenii Dadonov2 min

2nd

  • 8:07MTLMax Domi · Slashingdrawn by Aleksander Barkov2 min
  • 13:39FLADominic Toninato · High sticking double minordrawn by Joel Armia4 min
  • 16:29FLAAaron Ekblad · High stickingdrawn by Brendan Gallagher2 min
  • 18:39MTLserved by C. Hudon · Too many men on the ice2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Lucas Wallmark, 2nd 10:22 — FLA 53% → 71%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Hoffman · Goal · xG 0.45F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.24M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.19M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.18E. Dadonov · On goal · xG 0.17M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.15M. Hoffman · Missed · xG 0.14M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.14E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.14A. Barkov · On goal · xG 0.13L. Wallmark · Goal · xG 0.13E. Haula · Missed · xG 0.12N. Acciari · Missed · xG 0.11M. Pysyk · On goal · xG 0.10M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.08J. Huberdeau · Goal · xG 0.08A. Barkov · Missed · xG 0.08M. Hoffman · Missed · xG 0.06M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.06E. Haula · Missed · xG 0.06B. Connolly · Missed · xG 0.06M. Pysyk · On goal · xG 0.06B. Connolly · On goal · xG 0.06A. Stralman · On goal · xG 0.05J. Huberdeau · Missed · xG 0.04M. Matheson · Missed · xG 0.03J. Huberdeau · On goal · xG 0.03L. Wallmark · Missed · xG 0.03K. Yandle · On goal · xG 0.03J. Huberdeau · Missed · xG 0.03M. Weegar · Goal · xG 0.03E. Dadonov · On goal · xG 0.03C. Sceviour · On goal · xG 0.02M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.02R. Stillman · On goal · xG 0.02M. Weegar · On goal · xG 0.02C. Sceviour · On goal · xG 0.02F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.02F. Vatrano · Missed · xG 0.02K. Yandle · On goal · xG 0.01M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.01A. Stralman · On goal · xG 0.01F. Vatrano · On goal · xG 0.01R. Stillman · On goal · xG 0.00
FLA4 G · 3.5 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsFLA
3.41 G
All situations
3 G3.5
2.51 G
Even strength
3 G1.8
0.90 G
Power play
0 G1.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 86 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL56%44%FLA

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.30 – 2.96

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

MTLvsFLA
34
Shots on goal
32
41%
Faceoffs
59%
0/3
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
26
Hits
20
13
Blocked shots
15
9
Giveaways
16
10
Takeaways
13

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
6S. WeberD000-240.36720—25:01
26J. PetryD000+120.21100—23:27
24P. DanaultC000-240.643004519:50
8B. ChiarotD000-310.01110—19:49
14N. SuzukiC000-130.133102018:17
13M. DomiC000-220.211125016:59
77B. KulakD000+110.02100—16:52
62A. LehkonenL000-110.08000—16:50
61X. OuelletD000-200.00020—16:36
11B. GallagherR000-210.03100—16:33
32C. FolinD000-120.05242—16:15
40J. ArmiaR000-100.00200—15:44
41P. ByronL000020.27000—14:40
54C. HudonL000-410.05100—14:30
43J. WealC000040.780005012:19
71J. EvansC101+120.151004512:07
42L. VejdemoC000+130.31120010:05
22D. WeiseR000+110.04100—09:43
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
39C. Lindgren(L)31283.9033.000.0058:34

Season series

FLA leads 2-1

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