Montréal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes
Recap
written from the game dataThe Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-0. The Hurricanes scored first and never trailed. The Hurricanes led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Andrei Svechnikov's goal at 19:48 of the first period, which took the Hurricanes' chances from 68% to 83%. Expected goals favored the Hurricanes, 4.8 to 2.1; shots on goal were MTL 32, CAR 44. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Hurricanes win a replay of these chances 79% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 40 of 43 (.930), 1.0 goals saved above expected; Frederik Andersen stopped 32 of 32 (1.000), 2.1 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Sebastian Aho (1 G, 1 A), 2. Frederik Andersen (32 saves, 1.000), 3. Andrei Svechnikov (2 G).
Three stars
- ★S. Aho1 G, 1 A

- ★★F. Andersen32 saves, 1.000

- ★★★A. Svechnikov2 G

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
4 goals1st period
0-13:48
0-219:48
2nd period
0-33:43
3rd period
0-418:15
Penalties
1st
- 3:43
Laurent Dauphin · Cross checkingdrawn by Jordan Martinook2 min
2nd
- 10:46
Joel Edmundson · Hookingdrawn by Jesper Fast2 min
- 12:40
Nick Suzuki · Cross checkingdrawn by Martin Necas2 min
- 13:46
Jake Allen · Goalie removed own mask2 min
3rd
- 3:14
Derek Stepan · Trippingdrawn by Alexander Romanov2 min
- 6:45
served by N. Niederreiter · Too many men on the ice2 min
- 11:29
Vincent Trocheck · Trippingdrawn by Cole Caufield2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Andrei Svechnikov, 1st 19:48 — 68% → 83%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 2.10 G
- All situations
- 3 G4.8
- 1.30 G
- Even strength
- 2 G2.7
- 0.70 G
- Power play
- 1 G1.2
- 0.10 G
- Shorthanded
- 0 G0.1
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 100 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.
Deserve to win
on the chances createdFlurry-adjusted xG 2.10 – 3.98
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
- 32
- Shots on goal
- 44
- 35%
- Faceoffs
- 65%
- 0/3
- Power play
- 1/4
- 8
- Penalty minutes
- 6
- 19
- Hits
- 9
- 16
- Blocked shots
- 5
- 12
- Giveaways
- 13
- 9
- Takeaways
- 8
Box score
every player line
Season series
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).
