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Montréal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche

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Montréal Canadiens
2
Colorado Avalanche
▸3
Final/OTTV NHLN, ALT·Ball Arena

Recap

written from the game data

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Montréal Canadiens 3-2 in overtime, Gabriel Landeskog scoring at 1:16. The Avalanche scored first and never trailed. The Avalanche led 2-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Gabriel Landeskog's goal at 1:16 of overtime, which took the Avalanche's chances from 51% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Avalanche, 3.5 to 2.9; shots on goal were MTL 30, COL 46. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Avalanche win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Cayden Primeau stopped 43 of 46 (.935), 0.5 goals saved above expected; Darcy Kuemper stopped 28 of 30 (.933), 0.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Gabriel Landeskog (1 G), 2. Samuel Girard (2 A), 3. Cayden Primeau (43 saves, .935).

Three stars

  1. ★
    COL
    G. Landeskog1 G
  2. ★★
    COL
    S. Girard2 A
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    C. Primeau43 saves, .935

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
MTLMTL0121101800230
COLCOL1231110913346

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. COL
    A. Newhook(9)PPG
    S. Girard (18), D. Toews (21)
    wristxG 0.12win prob +11 pts
    0-1
    8:20

2nd period

  1. COL
    V. Nichushkin(11)PPG
    S. Girard (19), D. Toews (22)
    wristxG 0.14win prob +13 pts
    0-2
    8:57
  2. MTL
    A. Lehkonen(5)
    N. Suzuki (16), T. Toffoli (14)
    wristxG 0.06win prob +15 pts
    1-2
    18:17

3rd period

  1. MTL
    N. Suzuki(8)PPG
    C. Dvorak (9), M. Hoffman (5)
    wristxG 0.18win prob +29 pts
    2-2
    8:06

Overtime

  1. COL
    G. Landeskog(15)
    V. Nichushkin (8), D. Toews (23)
    deflectedxG 0.10win prob +49 pts
    2-3
    1:16

Penalties

MTL 10 PIM·COL 6 PIM

1st

  • 1:16COLserved by M. Maltsev · Too many men on the ice2 min
  • 7:10MTLBen Chiarot · Holdingdrawn by Nathan MacKinnon2 min
  • 10:47MTLJeff Petry · Delaying game2 min

2nd

  • 7:08MTLLaurent Dauphin · Trippingdrawn by Mikko Rantanen2 min

3rd

  • 6:18COLNazem Kadri · High stickingdrawn by Jeff Petry2 min
  • 6:18COLNazem Kadri · High stickingdrawn by Jeff Petry2 min
  • 6:18MTLJeff Petry · Interferencedrawn by Nazem Kadri2 min
  • 9:32MTLChris Wideman · High stickingdrawn by Nathan MacKinnon2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Gabriel Landeskog, OT 1:16 — COL 51% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
A. Burakovsky · Missed · xG 0.27N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.25N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.17J. Compher · On goal · xG 0.16N. MacKinnon · Missed · xG 0.15V. Nichushkin · Goal · xG 0.14N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.13C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.12N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.12A. Newhook · Goal · xG 0.11V. Nichushkin · On goal · xG 0.11G. Landeskog · Goal · xG 0.10N. Aube-Kubel · On goal · xG 0.09E. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.09G. Landeskog · On goal · xG 0.09G. Landeskog · Missed · xG 0.07N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.07N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.07A. Newhook · Missed · xG 0.06A. Newhook · On goal · xG 0.06G. Landeskog · On goal · xG 0.06N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.06M. Maltsev · Missed · xG 0.06A. Newhook · Missed · xG 0.06D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.06A. Newhook · On goal · xG 0.05M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.05A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.05N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.05M. Maltsev · On goal · xG 0.04M. Maltsev · On goal · xG 0.04A. Newhook · On goal · xG 0.04N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.04N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.04J. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.03M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.03E. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.03C. Makar · Missed · xG 0.03M. Maltsev · Missed · xG 0.03C. Makar · On goal · xG 0.02A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.02N. MacKinnon · On goal · xG 0.02E. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.02D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.02M. Rantanen · Missed · xG 0.02N. Aube-Kubel · On goal · xG 0.02D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.02J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.01J. Johnson · Missed · xG 0.01D. Toews · On goal · xG 0.01T. Jost · On goal · xG 0.01M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.01J. Johnson · On goal · xG 0.01N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.01M. Rantanen · On goal · xG 0.00G. Landeskog · On goal · xG 0.00S. Girard · On goal · xG 0.00
COL3 G · 3.5 xG · 57 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsCOL
2.92 G
All situations
3 G3.5
2.11 G
Even strength
1 G2.6
0.51 G
Power play
2 G0.9
0.30 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 97 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL39%61%COL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.85 – 3.51

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

MTLvsCOL
30
Shots on goal
46
50%
Faceoffs
50%
1/2
Power play
2/4
10
Penalty minutes
6
32
Hits
24
12
Blocked shots
15
1
Giveaways
10
6
Takeaways
15

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
58D. SavardD000010.03430—25:03
8B. ChiarotD000010.01202—23:57
14N. SuzukiC112+130.451303121:35
26J. PetryD000+110.06404—21:18
77B. KulakD000+110.03320—20:29
73T. ToffoliC011+140.34200019:21
17J. AndersonR000-110.12200—17:23
28C. DvorakC011010.092006016:40
71J. EvansC000-140.291006516:23
68M. HoffmanC011050.6300010016:13
62A. LehkonenL101+140.53100—15:57
20C. WidemanD000-110.03112—14:05
27A. RomanovD000010.01100—13:50
32R. PitlickC000010.09010013:49
45L. DauphinC000000.00012013:15
25R. PoehlingC000000.102102511:52
13C. PaquetteC000010.0630010007:56
55M. PezzettaL000000.00300—07:43
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30C. Primeau(O)46433.9353.54+0.5461:16

Season series

COL leads 2-0

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