Carolina Hurricanes at Montréal Canadiens
Recap
written from the game dataThe 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
- ★B. Burns1 A

- ★★P. Stastny1 G, 1 A

- ★★★S. Montembeault47 saves, .940

Line score
goals · shots on goal beneathScoring
3 goals1st period
1-06:00
2nd period
2-010:51
3-016:27
Penalties
2nd
- 11:45
Brady Skjei · Cross checkingdrawn by Michael Pezzetta2 min
- 14:40
Jake Evans · Holdingdrawn by Jesperi Kotkaniemi2 min
- 16:27
Johnathan Kovacevic · Trippingdrawn by Martin Necas2 min
- 19:44
Jesperi Kotkaniemi · Roughingdrawn by Johnathan Kovacevic2 min
3rd
- 15:21
Jordan Staal · Hookingdrawn by Sean Farrell2 min
Win probability
ours · the whole gameBiggest swing: Paul Stastny, 2nd 10:51 — 66% → 84%
Shot map
unblocked attempts · size = our xGExpected goals
- 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 createdFlurry-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
- 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
Season series
CAR leads 3-0
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0this game
Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).




















