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Vancouver Canucks at Montréal Canadiens

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Montréal Canadiens
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Recap

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The Vancouver Canucks beat the Montréal Canadiens 3-2 in overtime, J.T. Miller scoring at 2:01. The lead changed hands 2 times. The Canucks led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was J.T. Miller's goal at 2:01 of overtime, which took the Canucks' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 2.5 to 2.0; shots on goal were VAN 28, MTL 31. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Thatcher Demko stopped 29 of 31 (.935), 0.5 goals saved above expected; Jake Allen stopped 25 of 28 (.893), 1.0 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. J.T. Miller (1 G), 2. Jake Allen (25 saves, .893), 3. Thatcher Demko (29 saves, .935).

Three stars

  1. ★
    VAN
    J. Miller1 G
  2. ★★
    MTL
    J. Allen25 saves, .893
  3. ★★★
    VAN
    T. Demko29 saves, .935

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
VANVAN0112100611328
MTLMTL1801311000231

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    C. Perry(6)PPG
    J. Petry (15), T. Tatar (13)
    wristxG 0.09win prob +10 pts
    0-1
    4:15

2nd period

  1. VAN
    A. Gaudette(4)
    A. Roussel (3), Z. MacEwen (1)
    tip-inxG 0.10win prob +16 pts
    1-1
    2:25
  2. VAN
    N. Hoglander(6)
    N. Schmidt (8), B. Boeser (16)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +18 pts
    2-1
    6:37

3rd period

  1. MTL
    N. Suzuki(6)PPG
    J. Petry (16)
    wristxG 0.05win prob +44 pts
    2-2
    19:03

Overtime

  1. VAN
    J. Miller(9)
    Q. Hughes (24)
    backhandxG 0.25win prob +51 pts
    3-2
    2:01

Penalties

VAN 8 PIM·MTL 4 PIM

1st

  • 2:55VANAntoine Roussel · Trippingdrawn by Nick Suzuki2 min
  • 6:32MTLShea Weber · Trippingdrawn by Jimmy Vesey2 min

2nd

  • 14:50VANQuinn Hughes · Hookingdrawn by Alexander Romanov2 min

3rd

  • 12:54MTLJesperi Kotkaniemi · High stickingdrawn by Tyler Motte2 min
  • 14:39VANJake Virtanen · Roughingdrawn by Tyler Toffoli2 min
  • 18:57VANTyler Motte · Delaying game puck over glass2 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: J.T. Miller, OT 2:01 — VAN 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.16B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.14T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.13J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.12P. Byron · On goal · xG 0.12J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.11T. Toffoli · Missed · xG 0.11J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.10T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.09C. Perry · Goal · xG 0.09J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.09N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.09S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.08T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.08J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.08P. Byron · On goal · xG 0.08J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.07N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.06J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.06J. Kotkaniemi · On goal · xG 0.06T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.06N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.06N. Suzuki · Goal · xG 0.05T. Toffoli · On goal · xG 0.05S. Weber · On goal · xG 0.04N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.03J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.03T. Tatar · On goal · xG 0.03J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.02J. Petry · Missed · xG 0.02B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.02X. Ouellet · Missed · xG 0.02N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.02J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.02J. Petry · On goal · xG 0.02J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.01A. Romanov · Missed · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.01A. Romanov · Missed · xG 0.01A. Romanov · On goal · xG 0.01B. Kulak · On goal · xG 0.01C. Perry · Missed · xG 0.01J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.01A. Romanov · On goal · xG 0.01
MTL2 G · 2.5 xG · 45 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

VANvsMTL
2.03 G
All situations
2 G2.5
1.93 G
Even strength
0 G2.0
0.00 G
Power play
2 G0.4
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 81 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
VAN41%59%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.00 – 2.50

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
28
Shots on goal
31
34%
Faceoffs
66%
0/2
Power play
2/4
8
Penalty minutes
4
11
Hits
27
20
Blocked shots
10
11
Giveaways
20
7
Takeaways
4

Box score

every player line
Vancouver Canucks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
43Q. HughesD011010.10022—24:03
9J. MillerC101+120.470002323:36
57T. MyersD000+230.06020—21:24
53B. HorvatC000+200.031003521:23
88N. SchmidtD011+110.01010—20:48
23A. EdlerD000+140.04020—20:30
27T. HamonicD000020.03110—19:30
6B. BoeserR011+110.08200—18:30
24J. VeseyL000020.14020—18:13
20B. SutterC000010.080004616:42
64T. MotteC000030.20422015:29
36N. HoglanderL101+120.08000—14:15
8J. BennD000+110.01020—13:34
18J. VirtanenR000020.3011210013:02
26A. RousselL011+100.00012—10:57
13J. HawrylukR000000.00010—10:11
71Z. MacEwenR011+100.07120—09:59
96A. GaudetteR101+130.311102508:31
Vancouver Canucks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35T. Demko(W)31292.9352.50+0.5062:01

Season series

MTL leads 6-3

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