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Carolina Hurricanes at Montréal Canadiens

FinalTV BSSO, SNE·Centre Bell

Recap

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The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Montréal Canadiens 3-0. The Hurricanes scored first and never trailed. The Hurricanes led 3-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Paul Stastny's goal at 10:51 of the second period, which took the Hurricanes' chances from 66% to 84%. Expected goals favored the Hurricanes, 2.5 to 1.1; shots on goal were CAR 50, MTL 14. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Hurricanes win a replay of these chances 78% of the time. Antti Raanta stopped 14 of 14 (1.000), 1.1 goals saved above expected; Samuel Montembeault stopped 47 of 50 (.940), 0.5 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. Brent Burns (1 A), 2. Paul Stastny (1 G, 1 A), 3. Samuel Montembeault (47 saves, .940).

Three stars

  1. ★
    CAR
    B. Burns1 A
  2. ★★
    CAR
    P. Stastny1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    S. Montembeault47 saves, .940

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CARCAR118218014350
MTLMTL050504014

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. CAR
    P. Stastny (13), B. Pesce (25)
    snapxG 0.04win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    6:00

2nd period

  1. CAR
    B. Burns (42), S. Jarvis (21)
    tip-inxG 0.04win prob +18 pts
    2-0
    10:51
  2. CAR
    S. Aho(34)PPG
    snapxG 0.15win prob +8 pts
    3-0
    16:27

Penalties

CAR 6 PIM·MTL 4 PIM

2nd

  • 11:45CARBrady Skjei · Cross checkingdrawn by Michael Pezzetta2 min
  • 14:40MTLJake Evans · Holdingdrawn by Jesperi Kotkaniemi2 min
  • 16:27MTLJohnathan Kovacevic · Trippingdrawn by Martin Necas2 min
  • 19:44CARJesperi Kotkaniemi · Roughingdrawn by Johnathan Kovacevic2 min

3rd

  • 15:21CARJordan Staal · Hookingdrawn by Sean Farrell2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
MTL goalCAR goalFinal: MTL 0%

Biggest swing: Paul Stastny, 2nd 10:51 — CAR 66% → 84%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.19M. Pezzetta · On goal · xG 0.19N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.13M. Pezzetta · Missed · xG 0.08M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.08S. Farrell · On goal · xG 0.06J. Ylonen · On goal · xG 0.05J. Ylonen · On goal · xG 0.05J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.05M. Matheson · Missed · xG 0.05S. Farrell · On goal · xG 0.04D. Gurianov · On goal · xG 0.03M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.02J. Kovacevic · Missed · xG 0.01N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.01J. Ylonen · On goal · xG 0.01J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.01J. Kovacevic · Missed · xG 0.01D. Gurianov · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL0 G · 1.1 xG · 19 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CARvsMTL
2.53 G
All situations
0 G1.1
1.92 G
Even strength
0 G1.0
0.61 G
Power play
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CAR78%22%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.45 – 1.05

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

CARvsMTL
50
Shots on goal
14
61%
Faceoffs
39%
1/2
Power play
0/3
6
Penalty minutes
4
9
Hits
16
6
Blocked shots
19
13
Giveaways
18
6
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8B. BurnsD011+180.27000—22:42
22B. PesceD011+170.16120—20:45
76B. SkjeiD101+120.04002—20:13
74J. SlavinD000+150.22000—19:59
41S. GostisbehereD000020.07000—17:52
5J. ChatfieldD000010.05110—17:39
11J. StaalC000010.160026717:13
20S. AhoC101020.311007116:01
48J. MartinookL000010.13010—15:59
82J. KotkaniemiC000040.191126415:38
24S. JarvisR011+240.14100—15:16
21D. StepanC000+210.060005014:45
88M. NecasC000010.050006714:32
71J. FastR000000.00300—14:23
13J. PuljujarviR000030.18100—13:11
23S. NoesenR011020.18010—13:06
18J. DruryC011020.0800010012:45
26P. StastnyC112+240.170005012:01
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
32A. Raanta(W)141401.0001.07+1.0760:00

Season series

CAR leads 3-0

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