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Boston Bruins at Montréal Canadiens

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Boston Bruins
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Montréal Canadiens
▸4
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Recap

written from the game data

The Montréal Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins 4-1. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 2-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Christian Dvorak's goal at 0:40 of the second period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 53% to 69%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 3.9 to 2.5; shots on goal were BOS 19, MTL 32. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 61% of the time. Jeremy Swayman stopped 28 of 31 (.903); Samuel Montembeault stopped 18 of 19 (.947), 1.5 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Brendan Gallagher (1 G, 1 A), 2. Nick Suzuki (1 G, 1 A), 3. Juraj Slafkovský (1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    B. Gallagher1 G, 1 A
  2. ★★
    MTL
    N. Suzuki1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    J. Slafkovský1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
BOSBOS080219119
MTLMTL0721728432

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. MTL
    C. Dvorak(11)
    B. Gallagher (16)
    snapxG 0.17win prob +15 ptsVideo
    0-1
    0:40
  2. MTL
    C. Caufield(35)
    N. Suzuki (55), J. Slafkovský (31)
    snapxG 0.21win prob +8 ptsVideo
    0-2
    14:24

3rd period

  1. MTL
    B. Gallagher(19)
    J. Evans (20)
    snapxG 0.16win prob +6 ptsVideo
    0-3
    3:00
  2. BOS
    E. Lindholm(14)
    D. Pastrnak (52), M. Geekie (18)
    snapxG 0.36win prob +2 ptsVideo
    1-3
    13:19
  3. MTL
    N. Suzuki(26)EN
    J. Evans (21), J. Armia (15)
    snapxG 0.85Video
    1-4
    18:03

Penalties

BOS 9 PIM·MTL 11 PIM

1st

  • 6:22MTLAlexandre Carrier · Trippingdrawn by David Pastrnak2 min
  • 18:30BOSPatrick Brown · Slashingdrawn by Samuel Montembeault2 min
  • 18:30BOSJakub Lauko · Roughingdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min
  • 18:30MTLJosh Anderson · Roughingdrawn by Jakub Lauko2 min

2nd

  • 13:40MTLKaiden Guhle · Fightingdrawn by Cole Koepke5 min
  • 13:40BOSCole Koepke · Fightingdrawn by Kaiden Guhle5 min

3rd

  • 5:25MTLDavid Savard · Trippingdrawn by Andrew Peeke2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Christian Dvorak, 2nd 0:40 — MTL 53% → 69%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Suzuki · Goal · xG 0.85K. Guhle · Missed · xG 0.23M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.22C. Caufield · Goal · xG 0.21C. Dvorak · Goal · xG 0.17B. Gallagher · Goal · xG 0.16C. Dvorak · Missed · xG 0.14N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.13N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.12C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.11J. Slafkovský · Missed · xG 0.10C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.10A. Newhook · On goal · xG 0.10A. Newhook · On goal · xG 0.09C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.09N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.07C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.07A. Newhook · On goal · xG 0.07A. Newhook · On goal · xG 0.06J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.06P. Laine · On goal · xG 0.05B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.04E. Heineman · Missed · xG 0.04E. Heineman · Missed · xG 0.04B. Gallagher · On goal · xG 0.04J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.04C. Dvorak · Missed · xG 0.04E. Heineman · Missed · xG 0.04J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.04A. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.04J. Evans · On goal · xG 0.03E. Heineman · On goal · xG 0.03K. Guhle · Missed · xG 0.03M. Matheson · On goal · xG 0.03J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.03C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.03M. Matheson · Missed · xG 0.03L. Hutson · On goal · xG 0.03M. Matheson · Missed · xG 0.02L. Hutson · On goal · xG 0.02A. Carrier · Missed · xG 0.01M. Pezzetta · On goal · xG 0.01D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.01L. Hutson · Missed · xG 0.01K. Guhle · On goal · xG 0.01A. Newhook · Missed · xG 0.01A. Carrier · Missed · xG 0.01B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.00J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.00D. Savard · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL4 G · 3.9 xG · 50 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

BOSvsMTL
2.51 G
All situations
3 G3.9
2.21 G
Even strength
3 G3.1
0.30 G
Power play
0 G0.0

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
BOS39%61%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.43 – 3.05

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

BOSvsMTL
19
Shots on goal
32
47%
Faceoffs
53%
0/2
Power play
0/1
9
Penalty minutes
11
29
Hits
34
15
Blocked shots
21
18
Giveaways
18
3
Takeaways
7

Box score

every player line
Boston Bruins skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
91N. ZadorovD000+110.01630—21:27
20H. JokiharjuD000000.01020—20:52
88D. PastrnakR011-210.39110—20:24
14I. MitchellD000-210.00020—19:01
39M. GeekieC011-210.422004318:58
52A. PeekeD000-130.04300—18:27
6M. LohreiD000-300.03000—18:09
18P. ZachaC000-320.242105717:53
28E. LindholmC101020.672006317:49
29P. WotherspoonD000000.00010—17:19
11C. MittelstadtC000-210.180105016:43
23F. LysellR000010.14010—15:07
92M. KhusnutdinovC000-100.0000010014:35
95V. LettieriC000-130.19400013:55
45C. KoepkeL000000.07405—13:29
19J. BeecherC000030.141201411:45
94J. LaukoC000000.00202011:39
38P. BrownC000000.002121711:28
Boston Bruins goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
1J. Swayman(L)31283.9033.07+0.0759:00

Season series

BOS leads 2-1

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