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Montréal Canadiens at Chicago Blackhawks

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Montréal Canadiens
▸3
Chicago Blackhawks
2
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Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. It was tied 2-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Kaiden Guhle's goal at 19:45 of the third period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 48% to 99%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 3.6 to 1.9; shots on goal were MTL 28, CHI 22. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 78% of the time. Samuel Montembeault stopped 20 of 22 (.909); Spencer Knight stopped 25 of 28 (.893), 0.6 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Kaiden Guhle (1 G), 2. Cole Caufield (1 G, 1 A), 3. Frank Nazar (2 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    K. Guhle1 G
  2. ★★
    MTL
    C. Caufield1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    CHI
    F. Nazar2 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL08210110328
CHICHI0624012222

Scoring

5 goals

2nd period

  1. MTL
    C. Caufield(1)PPG
    Z. Bolduc (1), N. Suzuki (3)
    batxG 0.18win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    2:45
  2. CHI
    S. Rinzel(1)
    T. Teravainen (2), F. Nazar (3)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +17 ptsVideo
    1-1
    4:34
  3. MTL
    Z. Bolduc(3)PPG
    C. Caufield (2), N. Suzuki (4)
    wristxG 0.11win prob +17 ptsVideo
    2-1
    5:45
  4. CHI
    C. Bedard(2)PPG
    F. Nazar (4), T. Teravainen (3)
    tip-inxG 0.12win prob +18 ptsVideo
    2-2
    9:15

3rd period

  1. MTL
    K. Guhle(1)
    N. Suzuki (5), L. Hutson (1)
    wristxG 0.03win prob +51 ptsVideo
    3-2
    19:45

Penalties

MTL 17 PIM·CHI 39 PIM

1st

  • 3:35CHIRyan Donato · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 4:51MTLNick Suzuki · Holdingdrawn by Connor Murphy2 min
  • 9:31CHIMatt Grzelcyk · High stickingdrawn by Jake Evans2 min
  • 10:58CHIConnor Murphy · Interferencedrawn by Zachary Bolduc2 min
  • 15:40CHISam Lafferty · Trippingdrawn by Noah Dobson2 min

2nd

  • 1:46CHIWyatt Kaiser · Cross checkingdrawn by Zachary Bolduc2 min
  • 4:58CHILouis Crevier · Instigatordrawn by Kaiden Guhle2 min
  • 4:58CHIWyatt Kaiser · Roughingdrawn by Alex Newhook2 min
  • 4:58MTLAlex Newhook · Roughingdrawn by Wyatt Kaiser2 min
  • 4:58MTLKaiden Guhle · Fightingdrawn by Louis Crevier5 min
  • 4:58CHILouis Crevier · Fightingdrawn by Kaiden Guhle5 min
  • 4:58CHILouis Crevier · Instigator misconduct10 min
  • 8:29MTLArber Xhekaj · Roughingdrawn by Colton Dach2 min
  • 9:35CHISam Lafferty · Trippingdrawn by Lane Hutson2 min
  • 12:12CHIConnor Bedard · Unsportsmanlike conductdrawn by Alexandre Carrier2 min
  • 12:12CHIConnor Bedard · Roughingdrawn by Alexandre Carrier2 min
  • 12:12MTLAlexandre Carrier · Roughingdrawn by Connor Bedard2 min
  • 18:08CHIColton Dach · Trippingdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min

3rd

  • 1:47CHIConnor Murphy · Trippingdrawn by Josh Anderson2 min
  • 5:31MTLKaiden Guhle · Hookingdrawn by Frank Nazar2 min
  • 13:41MTLNoah Dobson · High stickingdrawn by Frank Nazar2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Kaiden Guhle, 3rd 19:45 — MTL 48% → 99%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.26T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.16R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.13I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.12C. Bedard · Goal · xG 0.12A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.11C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.11F. Nazar · On goal · xG 0.10R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.09A. Burakovsky · On goal · xG 0.07R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.06C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.06I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.05A. Burakovsky · Missed · xG 0.05L. Crevier · On goal · xG 0.04F. Nazar · Missed · xG 0.03S. Rinzel · Goal · xG 0.03T. Bertuzzi · On goal · xG 0.03C. Bedard · Missed · xG 0.03F. Nazar · On goal · xG 0.03N. Foligno · On goal · xG 0.03R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.03R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · On goal · xG 0.02L. Crevier · Missed · xG 0.02I. Mikheyev · On goal · xG 0.02C. Murphy · Missed · xG 0.01R. Donato · On goal · xG 0.01R. Donato · Missed · xG 0.01I. Mikheyev · Missed · xG 0.01S. Rinzel · On goal · xG 0.01L. Crevier · Missed · xG 0.01W. Kaiser · On goal · xG 0.01T. Teravainen · On goal · xG 0.00
CHI2 G · 1.9 xG · 34 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsCHI
3.63 G
All situations
2 G1.9
1.31 G
Even strength
1 G1.2
2.32 G
Power play
1 G0.7
0.10 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 77 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL78%22%CHI

Flurry-adjusted xG 3.58 – 1.85

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

MTLvsCHI
28
Shots on goal
22
62%
Faceoffs
38%
2/10
Power play
1/4
17
Penalty minutes
39
16
Hits
22
8
Blocked shots
16
14
Giveaways
15
4
Takeaways
8

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
53N. DobsonD000030.15022—23:34
8M. MathesonD000000.00120—23:08
14N. SuzukiC033+120.401026721:56
48L. HutsonD011+110.20000—21:26
20J. SlafkovskýL000+120.15110—20:37
13C. CaufieldR112+131.09100—19:58
76Z. BolducR112030.36200—16:42
21K. GuhleD101040.18317—16:32
17J. AndersonR000010.01220—14:37
71J. EvansC000-110.340007114:33
93I. DemidovR000-110.12000—14:22
77K. DachC000000.031005714:12
11B. GallagherR000000.09000—13:52
45A. CarrierD000-120.01002—13:43
92P. LaineL000-130.42100—13:33
15A. NewhookC000010.031025713:15
91O. KapanenC000010.05000010:40
72A. XhekajD000000.00202—06:48
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35S. Montembeault(W)22202.9091.92-0.0859:46

Season series

MTL leads 2-0

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