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Thu, Mar 30, 2017·Centre Bell, Montreal

Florida Panthers 2, Montréal Canadiens 6

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 72% of the time.

MTL winsFLA wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA0911319231
MTL3170838633

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

Every goal, with the change it made to the home team's win probability.

  1. P1 7:24MTLPaul ByronAssists: Brendan Gallagher, Nathan Beaulieu · Wrist, 0.07 xG0–1
  2. P1 10:04MTLTomas PlekanecAssists: Brendan Gallagher, Alexei Emelin · Wrist, 0.16 xG0–2
  3. P1 13:19MTLPaul ByronGWGAssists: Nathan Beaulieu, Brendan Gallagher · Tip-in, 0.09 xG0–3
  4. P2 10:41FLAReilly SmithAssists: Jussi Jokinen · Wrist, 0.04 xG1–3
  5. P3 3:52MTLMax PaciorettyAssists: Alexander Radulov · Wrist, 0.08 xG1–4
  6. P3 8:45FLAMike MathesonAssists: Vincent Trocheck, Mark Pysyk · Wrist, 0.06 xG2–4
  7. P3 12:55MTLBrendan GallagherAssists: Brandon Davidson, Tomas Plekanec · Wrist, 0.01 xG2–5
  8. P3 16:49MTLPhillip DanaultAssists: Alexander Radulov · Snap, 0.13 xG2–6
Penalties (9)
  1. P2 3:39FLAMark Pysyk: Tripping2 min
  2. P2 7:04MTLMax Pacioretty: Holding2 min
  3. P2 7:04MTLMax Pacioretty: Roughing2 min
  4. P2 7:04FLAJonathan Marchessault: Roughing2 min
  5. P2 7:43MTLShea Weber: Slashing2 min
  6. P2 11:15FLAShawn Thornton: Roughing2 min
  7. P2 11:15MTLAlexei Emelin: Elbowing2 min
  8. P2 11:15MTLSteve Ott: Roughing2 min
  9. P2 11:15MTLSteve Ott: Misconduct10 min

Replay

Watch the game unfold on the ice: every shot, hit, turnover and faceoff appears as it happened, then fades. Drag the timeline to jump; goals are marked on it.

FLA00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0MTL
44% to win56% to win
← FLA attackMTL attack →
  1. P1 20:00Bjugstad won the faceoff against Plekanec
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

FLAMTL
31Shots on goal33
2.0Expected goals3.2
55Shot attempts63
27Faceoffs won35
3Power plays1
6Penalty minutes20
27Hits19
18Blocked shots17
11Giveaways23
7Takeaways6

Line combinations that worked

Model-based

Each team's forward lines and defence pairs at 5-on-5 (two minutes or more together), best first by expected goals for minus against.

Florida Panthers

Forward lines

  1. Jagr – Trocheck – Huberdeau2:27

    xG 0.03–0.01 (70%)attempts 3–1goals 0–0

  2. Thornton – MacKenzie – Vanek2:17

    xG 0.01–0.03 (28%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  3. Sceviour – Bjugstad – Marchessault4:48

    xG 0.06–0.25 (19%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  4. Thornton – MacKenzie – Sceviour5:18

    xG 0.01–0.22 (5%)attempts 3–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. Yandle – Petrovic11:03

    xG 0.28–0.24 (54%)attempts 18–9goals 0–0

  2. Kindl – Pysyk3:31

    xG 0.02–0.08 (19%)attempts 2–3goals 0–0

  3. Petrovic – Matheson7:06

    xG 0.14–0.21 (39%)attempts 6–5goals 1–0

Montréal Canadiens

Forward lines

  1. bestShaw – Galchenyuk – Lehkonen12:42

    xG 0.90–0.24 (79%)attempts 12–14goals 0–2

  2. Plekanec – Byron – Gallagher10:12

    xG 0.83–0.20 (81%)attempts 12–9goals 4–0

  3. Radulov – Pacioretty – Danault13:43

    xG 0.71–0.21 (77%)attempts 16–8goals 1–0

  4. Ott – King – Martinsen8:57

    xG 0.26–0.06 (82%)attempts 10–8goals 0–0

Defence pairs

  1. bestEmelin – Beaulieu13:52

    xG 1.33–0.23 (85%)attempts 20–12goals 3–1

  2. Markov – Weber17:25

    xG 0.87–0.10 (90%)attempts 20–12goals 1–0

  3. Petry – Davidson16:19

    xG 0.57–0.21 (73%)attempts 16–12goals 1–1

How the game flowed

Model-based

Chance quality for each side, minute by minute, with pressure underneath.

Expected goals flow

Running total of expected goals for each team. Steep climbs are spells of pressure; dots are goals. Shaded bands mark power plays (team colour), 4-on-4 or 3-on-3 (grey) and empty nets.

MTL 3.2 xGFLA 2.0 xG
0123P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

MTLFLA

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

MTL's chance of winning through the game. Above the middle line MTL is favoured, below it FLA. Dots are goals.

Excitement 51/100 · #558 of 1230 this seasonSwing 0.61 · 7 goals in reachComeback index 55% (winner's lowest chance)
FLA 100%5050%50MTL 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +15 pts

Did the better team win?

Every shot replayed 10,000 times, scoring with its expected-goal probability.

Based on shot quality alone, Montréal Canadiens win this game 72% of the time.

MTL winsFLA wins

Simulated goal difference (MTL − FLA), 10,000 replays

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0
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The outlined bar is the actual result (excluding the shootout).