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Chicago Blackhawks at Montréal Canadiens

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Montréal Canadiens
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Recap

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The Montréal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1. The Blackhawks scored first; the Canadiens answered. It was tied 1-1 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Zachary Bolduc's goal at 0:20 of the third period, which took the Canadiens' chances from 53% to 76%. Expected goals favored the Canadiens, 4.5 to 2.0; shots on goal were CHI 15, MTL 35. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Canadiens win a replay of these chances 74% of the time. Spencer Knight stopped 31 of 34 (.912); Jakub Dobes stopped 14 of 15 (.933), 1.0 goals saved above expected. Three stars: 1. Zachary Bolduc (2 G), 2. Lane Hutson (3 A), 3. Nick Suzuki (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    MTL
    Z. Bolduc2 G
  2. ★★
    MTL
    L. Hutson3 A
  3. ★★★
    MTL
    N. Suzuki1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
CHICHI140605115
MTLMTL17016312435

Scoring

5 goals

1st period

  1. CHI
    F. Nazar(6)
    M. Grzelcyk (6), A. Burakovsky (14)
    tip-inxG 0.15win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-0
    7:27
  2. MTL
    Z. Bolduc(8)
    C. Caufield (17), L. Hutson (24)
    snapxG 0.14win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-1
    14:23

3rd period

  1. MTL
    Z. Bolduc(9)
    L. Hutson (25), N. Suzuki (29)
    tip-inxG 0.07win prob +23 ptsVideo
    1-2
    0:20
  2. MTL
    N. Dobson(5)
    I. Demidov (19), L. Hutson (26)
    backhandxG 0.09win prob +14 ptsVideo
    1-3
    10:00
  3. MTL
    N. Suzuki(10)EN
    Unassisted
    snapxG 0.65win prob +1 ptsVideo
    1-4
    16:29

Penalties

CHI 4 PIM·MTL 4 PIM

2nd

  • 4:49MTLNoah Dobson · Trippingdrawn by Ryan Greene2 min
  • 15:12CHIDominic Toninato · Hookingdrawn by Noah Dobson2 min
  • 18:12CHIFrank Nazar · Trippingdrawn by Alexandre Carrier2 min

3rd

  • 10:21MTLArber Xhekaj · Slashingdrawn by Louis Crevier2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Zachary Bolduc, 3rd 0:20 — MTL 53% → 76%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
N. Suzuki · Goal · xG 0.65J. Slafkovský · Missed · xG 0.45N. Suzuki · On goal · xG 0.23A. Xhekaj · On goal · xG 0.21C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.20C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.18C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.18Z. Bolduc · Goal · xG 0.14J. Evans · Missed · xG 0.13I. Demidov · Missed · xG 0.13O. Kapanen · Missed · xG 0.12A. Engstrom · On goal · xG 0.12J. Veleno · On goal · xG 0.11J. Slafkovský · Missed · xG 0.11J. Anderson · Missed · xG 0.10I. Demidov · On goal · xG 0.10Z. Bolduc · Missed · xG 0.10C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.09N. Dobson · Goal · xG 0.09J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.09J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.07Z. Bolduc · Goal · xG 0.07O. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.06J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.05J. Veleno · On goal · xG 0.05A. Xhekaj · Missed · xG 0.05C. Caufield · Missed · xG 0.04J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.04O. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.04J. Veleno · On goal · xG 0.04L. Hutson · On goal · xG 0.04A. Texier · On goal · xG 0.03J. Slafkovský · Missed · xG 0.03B. Gallagher · Missed · xG 0.03N. Dobson · Missed · xG 0.02O. Kapanen · On goal · xG 0.02N. Dobson · Missed · xG 0.02A. Engstrom · On goal · xG 0.02N. Dobson · Missed · xG 0.02J. Anderson · On goal · xG 0.02I. Demidov · On goal · xG 0.02A. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.02I. Demidov · On goal · xG 0.02I. Demidov · On goal · xG 0.02A. Carrier · Missed · xG 0.02A. Carrier · Missed · xG 0.01A. Texier · On goal · xG 0.01C. Caufield · On goal · xG 0.01O. Kapanen · Missed · xG 0.01A. Carrier · On goal · xG 0.01A. Engstrom · Missed · xG 0.01N. Dobson · On goal · xG 0.01I. Demidov · On goal · xG 0.00J. Slafkovský · On goal · xG 0.00
MTL4 G · 4.5 xG · 54 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

CHIvsMTL
2.01 G
All situations
3 G4.5
1.61 G
Even strength
3 G2.4
0.40 G
Power play
0 G0.9

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 87 unblocked attempts. Empty-net goals are left out of the goal counts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
CHI26%74%MTL

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.95 – 3.35

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

CHIvsMTL
15
Shots on goal
35
34%
Faceoffs
66%
0/2
Power play
0/2
4
Penalty minutes
4
14
Hits
21
8
Blocked shots
13
14
Giveaways
10
8
Takeaways
3

Box score

every player line
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
55A. LevshunovD000-110.02200—21:58
48M. GrzelcykD011010.02010—21:12
72A. VlasicD000-210.01020—20:57
16J. DickinsonC000-210.020003919:01
86T. TeravainenC000-220.09000018:24
46L. CrevierD000-220.04200—18:07
59T. BertuzziL000020.17110—17:47
28A. BurakovskyL011000.12100—17:42
44W. KaiserD000-100.00110—17:05
5C. MurphyD000000.03200—16:40
91F. NazarC101-120.430123616:25
95I. MikheyevR000-220.40100—16:12
20R. GreeneC000-100.071105015:07
8R. DonatoC000-100.11100013:34
76N. LardisL000000.17000—13:32
34C. DachC000-100.17110012:17
11O. MooreC000000.00000011:39
25D. ToninatoC000010.11102008:58
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
30S. Knight(L)34313.9123.38+0.3859:23

Season series

MTL leads 2-0

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