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Montréal Canadiens at Boston Bruins

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Montréal Canadiens
2
Boston Bruins
▸5
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Montréal Canadiens 5-2. The Canadiens scored first; the Bruins answered. The Canadiens led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Charlie Coyle's goal at 5:58 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 52% to 80%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 4.0 to 1.8; shots on goal were MTL 29, BOS 41. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 73% of the time. Samuel Montembeault stopped 36 of 40 (.900), 0.8 goals below expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 27 of 29 (.931). Three stars: 1. Charlie McAvoy (2 G), 2. Charlie Coyle (2 G), 3. Taylor Hall (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    C. McAvoy2 G
  2. ★★
    BOS
    C. Coyle2 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    T. Hall1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL11211007229
BOSBOS011120410541

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    J. Armia(1)
    A. Lehkonen (5)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +13 pts
    1-0
    8:09

2nd period

  1. BOS
    C. McAvoy(2)
    T. Hall (5), J. Zboril (1)
    wristxG 0.23win prob +18 pts
    1-1
    8:27
  2. MTL
    M. Pezzetta(1)
    A. Brooks (1), J. Anderson (4)
    deflectedxG 0.06win prob +22 pts
    2-1
    16:25

3rd period

  1. BOS
    C. McAvoy(3)PPG
    B. Marchand (11)
    snapxG 0.05win prob +21 pts
    2-2
    2:14
  2. BOS
    C. Coyle(4)
    Unassisted
    deflectedxG 0.16win prob +27 pts
    2-3
    5:58
  3. BOS
    C. Coyle(5)
    J. DeBrusk (1), O. Steen (2)
    wristxG 0.13win prob +13 pts
    2-4
    9:05
  4. BOS
    T. Hall(4)EN
    D. Pastrnak (9), B. Carlo (1)
    wristxG 0.82win prob +1 pts
    2-5
    18:02

Penalties

MTL 18 PIM·BOS 2 PIM

1st

  • 3:20MTLJosh Anderson · Cross checkingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 15:35MTLJake Evans · Trippingdrawn by Brad Marchand2 min
  • 18:23MTLBrendan Gallagher · Slashingdrawn by Anton Blidh2 min
  • 18:59BOSBrad Marchand · Trippingdrawn by Artturi Lehkonen2 min

3rd

  • 1:25MTLJeff Petry · Holdingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 18:02MTLChris Wideman · Misconduct10 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Charlie Coyle, 3rd 5:58 — BOS 52% → 80%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
T. Hall · Goal · xG 0.82C. McAvoy · Goal · xG 0.23B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.18D. Forbort · On goal · xG 0.18P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.18C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.17C. Coyle · Goal · xG 0.16C. Coyle · Goal · xG 0.13C. Coyle · Missed · xG 0.13B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.12B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.11P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.10D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.09J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.09B. Marchand · Missed · xG 0.09P. Bergeron · Missed · xG 0.08T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.08T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.08B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.08T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.08B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.07T. Nosek · Missed · xG 0.07J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.06C. McAvoy · Goal · xG 0.05C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.05J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.05D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.05T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.04B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.04C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.04C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · Missed · xG 0.03T. Nosek · On goal · xG 0.03J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.03T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.03T. Hall · On goal · xG 0.03N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.03C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.02J. DeBrusk · On goal · xG 0.02C. Clifton · On goal · xG 0.02C. McAvoy · On goal · xG 0.02P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.01E. Haula · On goal · xG 0.01P. Bergeron · On goal · xG 0.01C. Coyle · On goal · xG 0.01C. Clifton · On goal · xG 0.01B. Marchand · On goal · xG 0.01D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS5 G · 4.0 xG · 48 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsBOS
1.82 G
All situations
4 G4.0
1.82 G
Even strength
3 G2.3
0.00 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

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
MTL27%73%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.79 – 3.12

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

MTLvsBOS
29
Shots on goal
41
53%
Faceoffs
46%
0/1
Power play
1/4
18
Penalty minutes
2
29
Hits
31
7
Blocked shots
10
7
Giveaways
6
5
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8B. ChiarotD000020.03220—27:18
26J. PetryD000-130.13002—25:24
14N. SuzukiC000-220.170107720:07
58D. SavardD000010.05220—19:11
62A. LehkonenL011000.0020010018:41
73T. ToffoliC000-120.06100018:23
28C. DvorakC000-130.152006017:10
40J. ArmiaR101-130.09300—17:06
17J. AndersonR011-120.3420210016:53
77B. KulakD000010.02110—16:34
27A. RomanovD000020.06410—16:12
71J. EvansC000000.003025014:26
20C. WidemanD000-210.003010—13:54
25R. PoehlingC000020.0600010013:39
11B. GallagherR000-120.51102—12:50
60A. BelzileR000010.060003309:04
24A. BrooksC011000.00200008:52
55M. PezzettaL101-120.09100—07:34
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35S. Montembeault(L)40364.9003.17-0.8359:27

Season series

BOS leads 4-0

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