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Montréal Canadiens at Calgary Flames

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Montréal Canadiens
▸2
Calgary Flames
1
Final/OTTV SN, RDS·Scotiabank Saddledome

Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 in overtime, Mike Matheson scoring at 1:00. The Canadiens scored first and never trailed. The Canadiens led 1-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Mike Matheson's goal at 1:00 of overtime, which took the Canadiens' chances from 49% to 100%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 2.8 to 2.1; shots on goal were MTL 28, CGY 37. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 63% of the time. Jakub Dobes stopped 36 of 37 (.973), 1.1 goals saved above expected; Dustin Wolf stopped 26 of 28 (.929), 0.8 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Jakub Dobes (36 saves, .973), 2. Dustin Wolf (26 saves, .929), 3. Mike Matheson (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    J. Dobes36 saves, .973
  2. ★★
    CGY
    D. Wolf26 saves, .929
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    M. Matheson1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdOTT
MTLMTL110090811228
CGYCGY0901811000137

Scoring

3 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    Z. Bolduc(4)PPG
    N. Suzuki (10), L. Hutson (5)
    snapxG 0.11win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    17:09

3rd period

  1. CGY
    A. Klapka(1)
    M. Frost (2)
    wristxG 0.07win prob +28 ptsVideo
    1-1
    5:56

Overtime

  1. MTL
    M. Matheson(2)
    I. Demidov (5), A. Newhook (4)
    snapxG 0.22win prob +51 ptsVideo
    2-1
    1:00

Penalties

MTL 10 PIM·CGY 6 PIM

1st

  • 8:35MTLJakub Dobes · High stickingdrawn by Connor Zary2 min
  • 10:42CGYAdam Klapka · Trippingdrawn by Joseph Veleno2 min
  • 16:28CGYRasmus Andersson · Hookingdrawn by Nick Suzuki2 min

2nd

  • 4:34MTLZachary Bolduc · Delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 11:02MTLOliver Kapanen · High stickingdrawn by Nazem Kadri2 min
  • 14:37MTLMike Matheson · Trippingdrawn by Nazem Kadri2 min

3rd

  • 12:18MTLNoah Dobson · Trippingdrawn by Connor Zary2 min
  • 12:34CGYMorgan Frost · Trippingdrawn by Nick Suzuki2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Mike Matheson, OT 1:00 — MTL 49% → 100%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
K. Bahl · On goal · xG 0.22J. Farabee · Missed · xG 0.17M. Coronato · On goal · xG 0.14J. Huberdeau · Missed · xG 0.14N. Kadri · Missed · xG 0.13A. Klapka · On goal · xG 0.10M. Frost · On goal · xG 0.10A. Klapka · Goal · xG 0.07M. Frost · On goal · xG 0.07M. Frost · On goal · xG 0.07C. Zary · Missed · xG 0.07M. Backlund · On goal · xG 0.06R. Andersson · Missed · xG 0.06C. Zary · Missed · xG 0.06M. Backlund · On goal · xG 0.05R. Andersson · On goal · xG 0.04M. Weegar · On goal · xG 0.03M. Weegar · On goal · xG 0.03R. Andersson · On goal · xG 0.03S. Honzek · On goal · xG 0.03A. Klapka · On goal · xG 0.03R. Andersson · On goal · xG 0.02N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.02R. Lomberg · On goal · xG 0.02M. Weegar · On goal · xG 0.02J. Hanley · Missed · xG 0.02J. Bean · On goal · xG 0.02M. Coronato · On goal · xG 0.02M. Weegar · On goal · xG 0.02M. Backlund · On goal · xG 0.02M. Backlund · On goal · xG 0.02J. Hanley · On goal · xG 0.02J. Hanley · On goal · xG 0.01J. Huberdeau · Missed · xG 0.01R. Andersson · On goal · xG 0.01K. Bahl · Missed · xG 0.01M. Weegar · On goal · xG 0.01R. Andersson · On goal · xG 0.01M. Backlund · Missed · xG 0.01M. Coronato · Missed · xG 0.01M. Backlund · Missed · xG 0.01N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.01J. Farabee · On goal · xG 0.01J. Hanley · On goal · xG 0.01K. Bahl · On goal · xG 0.00Z. Parekh · On goal · xG 0.00N. Kadri · On goal · xG 0.00M. Backlund · On goal · xG 0.00J. Kirkland · On goal · xG 0.00
CGY1 G · 2.1 xG · 49 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsCGY
2.82 G
All situations
1 G2.1
2.11 G
Even strength
1 G1.4
0.31 G
Power play
0 G0.6
0.40 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 84 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL63%37%CGY

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.75 – 2.03

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

MTLvsCGY
28
Shots on goal
37
48%
Faceoffs
52%
1/3
Power play
0/5
10
Penalty minutes
6
17
Hits
23
25
Blocked shots
13
13
Giveaways
12
6
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
8M. MathesonD101+130.25032—25:26
53N. DobsonD000-110.03062—23:42
48L. HutsonD011010.04020—23:23
45A. CarrierD000-100.00150—21:20
14N. SuzukiC011020.401105821:05
71J. EvansC000020.360005317:17
13C. CaufieldR000030.24010—17:02
20J. SlafkovskýL000040.29130—16:50
17J. AndersonR000010.0800010016:41
15A. NewhookC011000.002105016:08
93I. DemidovR011010.12100—13:46
91O. KapanenC000-130.412122913:33
47J. StrubleD000010.01010—12:52
11B. GallagherR000020.21200—12:34
72A. XhekajD000000.00100—12:16
76Z. BolducR101020.24102—10:45
90J. VelenoC000020.081102210:22
89J. RoyR000000.00400—07:58
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
75J. Dobes(W)37361.9732.06+1.0661:00

Season series

MTL leads 2-0

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