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Montréal Canadiens at Detroit Red Wings

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Montréal Canadiens
0
Detroit Red Wings
▸3
FinalTV BSDET, TSN2·Little Caesars Arena

Recap

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The Detroit Red Wings beat the Montréal Canadiens 3-0. The Red Wings scored first and never trailed. It was tied 0-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Elmer Soderblom's goal at 2:33 of the third period, which took the Red Wings' chances from 52% to 77%. Expected goals favored the Red Wings, 5.1 to 1.5; shots on goal were MTL 29, DET 40. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Red Wings win a replay of these chances 85% of the time. Jake Allen stopped 37 of 38 (.974), 2.8 goals saved above expected; Ville Husso stopped 29 of 29 (1.000), 1.4 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Elmer Soderblom (1 G), 2. Ville Husso (29 saves, 1.000), 3. Jake Allen (37 saves, .974).

Three stars

  1. ★
    DET
    E. Soderblom1 G
  2. ★★
    DET
    V. Husso29 saves, 1.000
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    J. Allen37 saves, .974

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL01008011029
DETDET0250936340

Scoring

3 goals

3rd period

  1. DET
    E. Soderblom(1)
    M. Rasmussen (1), O. Sundqvist (1)
    snapxG 0.23win prob +25 pts
    0-1
    2:33
  2. DET
    M. Rasmussen(1)EN
    A. Copp (1), D. Larkin (1)
    pokexG 0.71win prob +5 pts
    0-2
    18:59
  3. DET
    O. Maatta(1)EN
    M. Rasmussen (2), O. Sundqvist (2)
    snapxG 0.58
    0-3
    19:12

Penalties

MTL 6 PIM·DET 6 PIM

1st

  • 5:28MTLArber Xhekaj · Hookingdrawn by Jakub Vrana2 min
  • 14:24DETFilip Hronek · Interferencedrawn by Rem Pitlick2 min
  • 17:55MTLJosh Anderson · Interferencedrawn by Moritz Seider2 min

2nd

  • 2:36DETRobert Hagg · Slashingdrawn by Brendan Gallagher2 min
  • 16:27MTLNick Suzuki · Trippingdrawn by Dylan Larkin2 min

3rd

  • 9:40DETMichael Rasmussen · Roughingdrawn by Christian Dvorak2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Elmer Soderblom, 3rd 2:33 — DET 52% → 77%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
M. Rasmussen · Goal · xG 0.71O. Maatta · Goal · xG 0.58J. Vrana · Missed · xG 0.25E. Soderblom · Goal · xG 0.23T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.20D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.19L. Raymond · On goal · xG 0.19T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.18M. Rasmussen · On goal · xG 0.16J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.14E. Soderblom · On goal · xG 0.14E. Soderblom · On goal · xG 0.14J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.13E. Soderblom · On goal · xG 0.13D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.13D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.12M. Rasmussen · On goal · xG 0.12E. Soderblom · On goal · xG 0.11L. Raymond · On goal · xG 0.10F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.10L. Raymond · On goal · xG 0.09D. Perron · On goal · xG 0.09F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.08T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.08A. Copp · Missed · xG 0.07T. Bertuzzi · Missed · xG 0.06M. Rasmussen · On goal · xG 0.06F. Hronek · Missed · xG 0.06D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.06L. Raymond · On goal · xG 0.05M. Seider · On goal · xG 0.04D. Perron · Missed · xG 0.03F. Hronek · On goal · xG 0.03D. Larkin · Missed · xG 0.03R. Hagg · On goal · xG 0.03R. Hagg · On goal · xG 0.03A. Erne · On goal · xG 0.02D. Larkin · On goal · xG 0.02M. Seider · On goal · xG 0.02A. Copp · Missed · xG 0.02M. Seider · On goal · xG 0.02J. Vrana · On goal · xG 0.01B. Chiarot · On goal · xG 0.01M. Seider · On goal · xG 0.01M. Seider · On goal · xG 0.01O. Maatta · On goal · xG 0.01O. Maatta · Missed · xG 0.01M. Seider · On goal · xG 0.01R. Hagg · On goal · xG 0.00
DET3 G · 5.1 xG · 49 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsDET
1.50 G
All situations
1 G5.1
0.70 G
Even strength
1 G2.6
0.70 G
Power play
0 G1.1
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 80 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL15%85%DET

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.43 – 3.67

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

MTLvsDET
29
Shots on goal
40
58%
Faceoffs
42%
0/3
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
6
24
Hits
38
16
Blocked shots
16
10
Giveaways
12
3
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
58D. SavardD000000.00230—23:06
14N. SuzukiC000-100.003123321:30
54J. HarrisD000040.05230—21:28
26J. KovacevicD000020.01010—18:32
17J. AndersonR000010.312026717:59
22C. CaufieldR000-140.26000—17:45
68M. HoffmanC000-100.00100016:48
6C. WidemanD000-210.00000—16:47
28C. DvorakC000-120.070006716:28
91S. MonahanC000-150.392007216:19
21K. GuhleD000-110.00130—16:09
77K. DachC000-120.06110015:58
11B. GallagherR000-230.20010—14:20
72A. XhekajD000-120.06632—14:02
71J. EvansC000-100.000006913:53
32R. PitlickC000-100.000002512:45
63E. DadonovL000-120.04000—12:02
20J. SlafkovskýL000-200.00400—09:37
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
34J. Allen(L)38371.9743.82+2.8258:32

Season series

DET leads 3-1

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