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Philadelphia Flyers at Montréal Canadiens

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Philadelphia Flyers
3
Montréal Canadiens
▸9
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Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Philadelphia Flyers 9-3. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 6-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Juraj Slafkovský's goal at 8:43 of the second period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 71% to 86%. Expected goals favored the Flyers, 3.4 to 2.6; shots on goal were PHI 36, MTL 30. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Flyers win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Samuel Ersson stopped 12 of 17 (.706), 3.6 goals below expected; Samuel Montembeault stopped 33 of 36 (.917). Three stars: 1. Juraj Slafkovský (3 G), 2. Brendan Gallagher (2 G, 1 A), 3. Christian Dvorak (2 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    J. Slafkovský3 G
  2. ★★
    MTL
    B. Gallagher2 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    C. Dvorak2 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
PHIPHI010012314336
MTLMTL1851438930

Scoring

12 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    J. Slafkovský(17)
    M. Matheson (48), C. Caufield (36)
    tip-inxG 0.13win prob +11 ptsVideo
    0-1
    1:05

2nd period

  1. MTL
    J. Slafkovský(18)
    N. Suzuki (42), M. Matheson (49)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +16 ptsVideo
    0-2
    8:43
  2. MTL
    B. Gallagher(12)
    J. Kovacevic (4), J. Harris (9)
    tip-inxG 0.09win prob +8 ptsVideo
    0-3
    10:46
  3. MTL
    J. Slafkovský(19)
    D. Savard (14)
    snapxG 0.18win prob +3 ptsVideo
    0-4
    11:22
  4. MTL
    J. Anderson(9)
    J. Harris (10), T. Pearson (8)
    backhandxG 0.01win prob +1 ptsVideo
    0-5
    12:42
  5. MTL
    C. Dvorak(4)
    J. Harris (11)
    wristxG 0.09Video
    0-6
    15:27

3rd period

  1. PHI
    R. Poehling(11)
    O. Tippett (24), E. Johnson (1)
    wristxG 0.06Video
    1-6
    4:54
  2. MTL
    C. Dvorak(5)
    R. Harvey-Pinard (8)
    snapxG 0.13Video
    1-7
    10:06
  3. MTL
    B. Gallagher(13)
    J. Armia (7), J. Kovacevic (5)
    snapxG 0.21Video
    1-8
    11:19
  4. PHI
    J. Farabee(22)
    O. Lycksell (4), N. Cates (12)
    snapxG 0.33Video
    2-8
    15:05
  5. PHI
    E. Johnson(4)
    O. Tippett (25), G. Hathaway (10)
    snapxG 0.02Video
    3-8
    17:07
  6. MTL
    J. Armia(17)
    B. Gallagher (13), A. Newhook (18)
    snapxG 0.20Video
    3-9
    18:17

Penalties

PHI 2 PIM·MTL 6 PIM

1st

  • 10:31MTLserved by B. Gallagher · Too many men on the ice2 min

2nd

  • 17:45MTLJayden Struble · Roughingdrawn by Travis Konecny2 min
  • 17:45PHITravis Konecny · Roughingdrawn by Jayden Struble2 min

3rd

  • 5:46MTLAlex Newhook · High stickingdrawn by Nick Seeler2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Juraj Slafkovský, 2nd 8:43 — MTL 71% → 86%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
B. Gallagher · Goal · xG 0.21J. Armia · Goal · xG 0.20J. Slafkovský · Goal · xG 0.18J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.16A. Newhook · On goal · xG 0.16A. Newhook · On goal · xG 0.15J. Barron · On goal · xG 0.14J. Slafkovský · Goal · xG 0.14C. Dvorak · Goal · xG 0.13J. Slafkovský · Goal · xG 0.12N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.11N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.10C. Dvorak · Goal · xG 0.09B. Gallagher · Goal · xG 0.09J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.07A. Newhook · Missed · xG 0.06N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.06J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.05B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.04J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.04J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.03B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.02C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.02J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.02J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.02J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.02J. Armia · Missed · xG 0.02J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.02J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.01N. Suzuki · Missed · xG 0.01J. Anderson · Goal · xG 0.01J. Kovacevic · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pezzetta · On goal · xG 0.01C. Dvorak · On goal · xG 0.01J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pezzetta · On goal · xG 0.01M. Pezzetta · Missed · xG 0.01J. Harris · Missed · xG 0.01J. Evans · Missed · xG 0.00M. Pezzetta · On goal · xG 0.00J. Barron · Missed · xG 0.00J. Harris · On goal · xG 0.00J. Struble · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL9 G · 2.6 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

PHIvsMTL
3.43 G
All situations
9 G2.6
3.23 G
Even strength
9 G2.6
0.20 G
Power play
0 G0.0
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 100 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
PHI61%39%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.25 – 2.58

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

PHIvsMTL
36
Shots on goal
30
54%
Faceoffs
46%
0/2
Power play
0/0
2
Penalty minutes
6
24
Hits
16
25
Blocked shots
17
12
Giveaways
9
3
Takeaways
9

Box score

every player line
Philadelphia Flyers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8C. YorkD000-130.16030—23:01
6T. SanheimD000040.22120—21:30
9J. DrysdaleD000-600.04130—20:36
71T. FoersterR000-310.21300—19:08
11T. KonecnyR000-310.05702—18:18
24N. SeelerD000-530.15130—17:52
48M. FrostC000-120.260005017:22
77E. JohnsonD112020.03220—16:52
74O. TippettR022030.32020—16:26
18M. StaalD000020.18030—16:15
14S. CouturierC000-230.330106115:45
21S. LaughtonC000-410.043103114:09
27N. CatesL011020.263204014:02
19G. HathawayR011-120.06210—13:48
86J. FarabeeL101-220.69000—13:34
25R. PoehlingC101-110.140209013:27
10B. BrinkR000-230.14100—13:22
62O. LycksellR011+110.10000—12:33
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
33S. Ersson(L)17125.7061.42-3.5832:42
82I. Fedotov1394.6921.17-2.8327:18

Season series

MTL leads 2-1

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