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Edmonton Oilers at Montréal Canadiens

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Edmonton Oilers
0
Montréal Canadiens
▸3
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Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-0. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Brendan Gallagher's goal at 19:29 of the second period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 53% to 75%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 3.4 to 2.9; shots on goal were EDM 30, MTL 25. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Oilers win a replay of these chances 52% of the time. Calvin Pickard stopped 22 of 24 (.917), 0.6 goals saved above expected; Samuel Montembeault stopped 30 of 30 (1.000), 2.9 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Samuel Montembeault (30 saves, 1.000), 2. Kaiden Guhle (1 G), 3. Brendan Gallagher (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    S. Montembeault30 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    MTL
    K. Guhle1 G
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    B. Gallagher1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
EDMEDM0130809030
MTLMTL0816211325

Scoring

3 goals

2nd period

  1. MTL
    B. Gallagher(8)
    M. Matheson (12)
    tip-inxG 0.05win prob +23 ptsVideo
    0-1
    19:29

3rd period

  1. MTL
    K. Guhle(2)
    C. Caufield (4), J. Evans (6)
    wristxG 0.02win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-2
    5:52
  2. MTL
    J. Evans(4)EN
    N. Suzuki (12)
    snapxG 0.42win prob +1 ptsVideo
    0-3
    16:52

Penalties

EDM 6 PIM·MTL 8 PIM

1st

  • 5:08EDMConnor Brown · Trippingdrawn by Lane Hutson2 min
  • 8:56MTLJosh Anderson · Hookingdrawn by Connor McDavid2 min
  • 16:06EDMJoshua Brown · Roughingdrawn by Kirby Dach2 min
  • 16:06MTLKirby Dach · Roughingdrawn by Joshua Brown2 min
  • 19:13MTLJoel Armia · High stickingdrawn by Corey Perry2 min

2nd

  • 4:41MTLLane Hutson · Hookingdrawn by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins2 min

3rd

  • 10:52EDMBrett Kulak · Hookingdrawn by Juraj Slafkovský2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Brendan Gallagher, 2nd 19:29 — MTL 53% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
J. Evans · Goal · xG 0.42M. Matheson · Missed · xG 0.42K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.20B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.20E. Heineman · On goal · xG 0.17C. Dvorak · Missed · xG 0.16A. Xhekaj · Missed · xG 0.15L. Condotta · Missed · xG 0.14L. Condotta · On goal · xG 0.12C. Dvorak · Missed · xG 0.11C. Dvorak · Missed · xG 0.11K. Dach · Missed · xG 0.11B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.10N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.07N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.07B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.07N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.07C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.06E. Heineman · Missed · xG 0.06B. Gallagher · Goal · xG 0.05K. Dach · Missed · xG 0.05C. Dvorak · Missed · xG 0.05K. Guhle · On goal · xG 0.04J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.04N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.04A. Newhook · On goal · xG 0.04L. Hutson · Missed · xG 0.04C. Dvorak · On goal · xG 0.03J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.03E. Heineman · Missed · xG 0.03J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.03K. Guhle · Goal · xG 0.02J. Struble · On goal · xG 0.02K. Dach · On goal · xG 0.02J. Armia · On goal · xG 0.02M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.02A. Newhook · Missed · xG 0.02D. Savard · Missed · xG 0.01L. Hutson · On goal · xG 0.01C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.01C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.01K. Guhle · On goal · xG 0.01J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.00K. Guhle · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL3 G · 3.4 xG · 44 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

EDMvsMTL
2.90 G
All situations
2 G3.4
1.10 G
Even strength
2 G2.2
1.80 G
Power play
0 G0.2
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.2

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 83 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
EDM52%48%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.61 – 2.52

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

EDMvsMTL
30
Shots on goal
25
56%
Faceoffs
44%
0/3
Power play
0/2
6
Penalty minutes
8
13
Hits
19
15
Blocked shots
15
14
Giveaways
9
3
Takeaways
6

Box score

every player line
Edmonton Oilers skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
97C. McDavidC000-210.040002522:42
2E. BouchardD000-330.18010—22:35
29L. DraisaitlC000-320.270006721:48
14M. EkholmD000-300.00020—21:16
93R. Nugent-HopkinsC000-150.862005021:08
18Z. HymanL000-240.84100—19:41
27B. KulakD000040.06022—18:10
19A. HenriqueC000020.120207015:55
51T. StecherD000000.00010—15:27
92V. PodkolzinR000020.05220—14:30
28C. BrownR000-110.0101210013:59
90C. PerryR000010.07010—13:39
13M. JanmarkC000000.00000013:11
49T. EmbersonD000010.00310—13:02
24T. DermottD000000.00220—12:37
10D. RyanC000010.201003812:35
53J. SkinnerL000-130.16000—12:19
44J. BrownD000000.00202—11:58
Edmonton Oilers goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30C. Pickard(L)24222.9172.60+0.6057:28

Season series

Tied 1-1

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