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Montréal Canadiens at Boston Bruins

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Montréal Canadiens
3
Boston Bruins
▸4
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Recap

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The Boston Bruins beat the Montréal Canadiens 4-3. The Canadiens scored first; the Bruins answered. The Canadiens led 3-2 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Fraser Minten's goal at 13:55 of the third period, which took the Bruins' chances from 15% to 52%. Expected goals favored the Bruins, 3.9 to 2.8; shots on goal were MTL 25, BOS 20. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Bruins win a replay of these chances 59% of the time. Samuel Montembeault stopped 16 of 20 (.800), 0.6 goals below expected; Jeremy Swayman stopped 22 of 25 (.880). Three stars: 1. Morgan Geekie (2 G), 2. Cole Caufield (3 G), 3. Fraser Minten (1 G, 1 A).

Three stars

  1. ★
    BOS
    M. Geekie2 G
  2. ★★
    MTL
    C. Caufield3 G
  3. ★★★
    BOS
    F. Minten1 G, 1 A

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
MTLMTL172909325
BOSBOS0221127420

Scoring

7 goals

1st period

  1. MTL
    C. Caufield(27)
    M. Matheson (20), J. Evans (6)
    snapxG 0.22win prob +12 ptsVideo
    1-0
    6:36

2nd period

  1. BOS
    V. Arvidsson(12)PPG
    F. Minten (12), C. Mittelstadt (14)
    snapxG 0.31win prob +13 ptsVideo
    1-1
    1:45
  2. MTL
    C. Caufield(28)PPG
    N. Suzuki (42), J. Slafkovský (22)
    slapxG 0.11win prob +15 ptsVideo
    2-1
    7:37
  3. BOS
    M. Geekie(27)PPG
    D. Pastrnak (43), C. McAvoy (27)
    snapxG 0.27win prob +13 ptsVideo
    2-2
    9:46
  4. MTL
    C. Caufield(29)PPG
    N. Suzuki (43), L. Hutson (44)
    wristxG 0.10win prob +17 ptsVideo
    3-2
    13:29

3rd period

  1. BOS
    F. Minten(13)
    H. Lindholm (13), C. McAvoy (28)
    backhandxG 0.08win prob +37 ptsVideo
    3-3
    13:55
  2. BOS
    M. Geekie(28)PPG
    C. McAvoy (29), P. Zacha (22)
    slapxG 0.04win prob +28 ptsVideo
    3-4
    14:07

Penalties

MTL 13 PIM·BOS 11 PIM

1st

  • 9:28MTLZachary Bolduc · Trippingdrawn by Andrew Peeke2 min
  • 15:33MTLKirby Dach · Fightingdrawn by Jonathan Aspirot5 min
  • 15:33BOSJonathan Aspirot · Fightingdrawn by Kirby Dach5 min

2nd

  • 0:25MTLNoah Dobson · Interferencedrawn by Casey Mittelstadt2 min
  • 6:30BOSPavel Zacha · Trippingdrawn by Juraj Slafkovský2 min
  • 9:02MTLKaiden Guhle · High stickingdrawn by Sean Kuraly2 min
  • 12:09BOSDavid Pastrnak · Interferencedrawn by Jake Evans2 min

3rd

  • 8:14BOSAndrew Peeke · Roughingdrawn by Brendan Gallagher2 min
  • 14:03MTLAlexandre Carrier · Holdingdrawn by Tanner Jeannot2 min

Win probability

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

Biggest swing: Fraser Minten, 3rd 13:55 — BOS 15% → 52%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
C. Mittelstadt · Missed · xG 0.45V. Arvidsson · Goal · xG 0.31M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.27V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.24M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.21M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.18V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.17V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.15V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.15P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.13D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.13D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.13P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.13D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.13V. Arvidsson · On goal · xG 0.12D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.11D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.09M. Geekie · Missed · xG 0.09F. Minten · Goal · xG 0.08E. Lindholm · On goal · xG 0.07D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.07P. Zacha · Missed · xG 0.07M. Khusnutdinov · Missed · xG 0.07V. Arvidsson · Missed · xG 0.04M. Geekie · Goal · xG 0.04D. Pastrnak · Missed · xG 0.03S. Kuraly · On goal · xG 0.03E. Lindholm · Missed · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.03D. Pastrnak · On goal · xG 0.02C. Mittelstadt · Missed · xG 0.02T. Jeannot · Missed · xG 0.01M. Geekie · On goal · xG 0.01A. Steeves · Missed · xG 0.01T. Jeannot · Missed · xG 0.01A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.01J. Aspirot · Missed · xG 0.01P. Zacha · On goal · xG 0.01S. Kuraly · Missed · xG 0.00A. Peeke · On goal · xG 0.00
BOS4 G · 3.9 xG · 40 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

MTLvsBOS
2.83 G
All situations
4 G3.9
1.61 G
Even strength
1 G1.6
1.32 G
Power play
3 G1.7
0.00 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.0

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 82 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
MTL41%59%BOS

Flurry-adjusted xG 2.77 – 3.32

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

MTLvsBOS
25
Shots on goal
20
49%
Faceoffs
51%
2/3
Power play
3/4
13
Penalty minutes
11
16
Hits
21
10
Blocked shots
14
18
Giveaways
17
6
Takeaways
2

Box score

every player line
Montréal Canadiens skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
48L. HutsonD011000.05110—26:32
8M. MathesonD011+120.03000—23:37
14N. SuzukiC022+110.260105621:25
53N. DobsonD000+140.08002—20:58
20J. SlafkovskýL011040.24100—19:53
13C. CaufieldR303+161.2100010019:14
93I. DemidovR000000.00000—19:11
85A. TexierL000+120.13300—16:51
45A. CarrierD000-100.00112—16:47
21K. GuhleD000-100.00112—16:27
24P. DanaultC000-110.191204516:11
91O. KapanenC000010.030002914:43
71J. EvansC011000.130005713:19
17J. AndersonR000000.0911010013:05
11B. GallagherR000010.14210—11:42
76Z. BolducR000-130.26312—11:17
72A. XhekajD000000.00210—09:19
77K. DachC000-100.01005007:57
Montréal Canadiens goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
35S. Montembeault(L)20164.8003.42-0.5857:24

Season series

Tied 2-2

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