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Detroit Red Wings at Montréal Canadiens

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Recap

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The Detroit Red Wings beat the Montréal Canadiens 5-0. The Red Wings scored first and never trailed. The Red Wings led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was David Perron's goal at 10:09 of the first period, which took the Red Wings' chances from 59% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Red Wings, 2.9 to 1.7; shots on goal were DET 21, MTL 24. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Red Wings win a replay of these chances 72% of the time. Ville Husso stopped 24 of 24 (1.000), 1.7 goals saved above expected; Cayden Primeau stopped 16 of 21 (.762), 2.1 goals below expected. Three stars: 1. David Perron (2 G, 1 A), 2. Joseph Veleno (1 G), 3. Austin Czarnik.

Three stars

  1. ★
    DET
    D. Perron2 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    DET
    J. Veleno1 G
  3. ★★★
    DET
    A. Czarnik

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
DETDET2721113521
MTLMTL0100707024

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. DET
    wristxG 0.14win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    4:55
  2. DET
    backhandxG 0.23win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    10:09

2nd period

  1. DET
    snapxG 0.20win prob +10 pts
    3-0
    7:12
  2. DET
    J. Veleno(9)PPG
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +3 pts
    4-0
    18:20

3rd period

  1. DET
    tip-inxG 0.17
    5-0
    7:26

Penalties

DET 8 PIM·MTL 8 PIM

1st

  • 2:13DETBen Chiarot · Hookingdrawn by Chris Tierney2 min
  • 15:21DETSimon Edvinsson · Interferencedrawn by Nick Suzuki2 min

2nd

  • 12:02MTLMike Matheson · Roughingdrawn by Dylan Larkin2 min
  • 12:02DETDylan Larkin · Roughingdrawn by Mike Matheson2 min
  • 14:32MTLBrendan Gallagher · Trippingdrawn by Austin Czarnik2 min
  • 16:46MTLMichael Pezzetta · Trippingdrawn by Dominik Kubalik2 min
  • 18:27MTLDenis Gurianov · Roughingdrawn by Austin Czarnik2 min

3rd

  • 15:56DETJoseph Veleno · Hookingdrawn by Justin Barron2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: David Perron, 1st 10:09 — DET 59% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.28J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.21J. Drouin · On goal · xG 0.17J. Evans · Missed · xG 0.14M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.13J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.12M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.09M. Pezzetta · On goal · xG 0.06N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.06N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.05S. Farrell · Missed · xG 0.05J. Barron · On goal · xG 0.05D. Gurianov · On goal · xG 0.04N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.04B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.03N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.02J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.02M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.02J. Kovacevic · On goal · xG 0.01C. Tierney · On goal · xG 0.01C. Tierney · On goal · xG 0.01J. Edmundson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.01C. Wideman · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pezzetta · Missed · xG 0.01M. Hoffman · On goal · xG 0.01J. Ylonen · On goal · xG 0.01J. Drouin · Missed · xG 0.01J. Barron · On goal · xG 0.00J. Kovacevic · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL0 G · 1.7 xG · 30 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

DETvsMTL
2.95 G
All situations
0 G1.7
2.44 G
Even strength
0 G1.1
0.51 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.3

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 60 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
DET72%28%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.87 – 1.67

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

DETvsMTL
21
Shots on goal
24
59%
Faceoffs
41%
1/3
Power play
0/3
8
Penalty minutes
8
12
Hits
10
6
Blocked shots
16
6
Giveaways
11
7
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Detroit Red Wings skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
53M. SeiderD000+120.03000—22:53
8B. ChiarotD000+200.00102—20:37
96J. WalmanD011+140.14000—20:18
71D. LarkinC000+100.000025018:36
18A. CoppC000+110.380008018:22
23L. RaymondL101+110.15000—17:16
3S. EdvinssonD000000.00022—17:14
82J. OesterleD022+300.12110—17:11
57D. PerronL213+350.89220—16:40
2O. MaattaD022+100.00100—16:31
24P. SuterC000+110.0600010015:48
90J. VelenoC101+110.180023315:04
52J. BerggrenR011+110.02000—14:25
73A. ErneL000000.22100—12:45
81D. KubalikL011+110.12000—12:43
48A. ChiassonR000010.19000—12:40
21A. CzarnikC000+110.071006012:39
22M. LuffR101+120.31510—10:34
Detroit Red Wings goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35V. Husso(W)242401.0001.67+1.6759:44

Season series

DET leads 3-1

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