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Thu, Nov 2, 2023·Mullett Arena, Tempe

Montréal Canadiens 2, Arizona Coyotes 3

Expected result

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 74% of the time.

ARI winsMTL wins

By period

Goals and shots on goal in each period.

TeamP1P2P3Total
MTL11201018230
ARI1811918335

Goals, with shots on goal in grey.

Scoring

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

  1. P1 6:17ARINick SchmaltzUnassisted · Wrist, 0.35 xG0–1
  2. P1 7:13MTLSean MonahanAssists: Brendan Gallagher · Wrist, 0.11 xG1–1
  3. P2 19:21ARILawson CrouseAssists: Matias Maccelli, Nick Bjugstad · Slap, 0.09 xG1–2
  4. P3 2:59MTLBrendan GallagherPPAssists: Tanner Pearson, Alex Newhook · Wrist, 0.17 xG2–2
  5. P3 6:07ARINick SchmaltzPPGWGAssists: Logan Cooley, Clayton Keller · Wrist, 0.20 xG2–3
Penalties (10)
  1. P1 3:22ARINick Bjugstad: Tripping2 min
  2. P1 6:17MTLJustin Barron: Penalty shot covering puck in crease0 min
  3. P1 11:57ARIMichael Carcone: Holding2 min
  4. P2 12:18ARIMichael Carcone: High sticking2 min
  5. P2 17:18MTLJoel Armia: Interference2 min
  6. P3 1:24ARIClayton Keller: Roughing2 min · PPG
  7. P3 5:22MTLArber Xhekaj: Cross checking2 min · PPG
  8. P3 8:42ARIMatias Maccelli: Tripping2 min
  9. P3 11:16MTLJustin Barron: Holding2 min
  10. P3 13:55MTLMike Matheson: Tripping2 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.

MTL00 SOG · 0.0 xG

20:00

P1

0.0 xG · 0 SOG0ARI
46% to win54% to win
← MTL attackARI attack →
  1. P1 20:00Suzuki won the faceoff against Bjugstad
  • Goal
  • Shot
  • Miss
  • Block
  • Hit
  • Takeaway
  • Giveaway
  • Faceoff
  • Penalty

The numbers

Team totals, side by side.

MTLARI
30Shots on goal35
2.5Expected goals4.0
56Shot attempts73
40Faceoffs won23
5Power plays4
8Penalty minutes10
22Hits19
25Blocked shots10
6Giveaways5
4Takeaways4

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.

Montréal Canadiens

Forward lines

  1. bestSuzuki – Harvey-Pinard – Caufield4:11

    xG 0.17–0.06 (72%)attempts 4–3goals 0–0

  2. Suzuki – Caufield – Newhook2:17

    xG 0.00–0.06 (0%)attempts 0–1goals 0–0

  3. Suzuki – Ylonen – Caufield2:02

    xG 0.00–0.18 (2%)attempts 1–2goals 0–0

  4. Armia – Evans – Ylonen5:41

    xG 0.07–0.33 (18%)attempts 2–7goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestHarris – Xhekaj6:15

    xG 0.23–0.12 (65%)attempts 8–2goals 0–0

  2. Matheson – Kovacevic9:51

    xG 0.35–0.49 (41%)attempts 18–9goals 1–0

  3. Kovacevic – Harris3:09

    xG 0.00–0.15 (1%)attempts 1–6goals 0–0

Arizona Coyotes

Forward lines

  1. bestSchmaltz – Keller – Hayton10:36

    xG 1.46–0.17 (90%)attempts 25–11goals 0–0

  2. O'Brien – Carcone – Cooley2:36

    xG 0.16–0.01 (96%)attempts 2–4goals 0–0

  3. Bjugstad – Crouse – Maccelli7:51

    xG 0.45–0.44 (51%)attempts 9–5goals 0–0

  4. Kerfoot – O'Brien – McBain5:21

    xG 0.18–0.17 (51%)attempts 6–4goals 0–1

Defence pairs

  1. bestVälimäki – Durzi3:27

    xG 0.46–0.00 (100%)attempts 10–0goals 0–0

  2. Durzi – Moser12:46

    xG 0.63–0.47 (57%)attempts 17–7goals 0–0

  3. Dumba – Dermott7:41

    xG 0.36–0.25 (59%)attempts 10–6goals 0–1

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.

ARI 4.0 xGMTL 2.5 xG
01234P1P2P3EndxG

Tempo: attempts, hits and takeaways per minute

ARIMTL

Win probability

Model-based

How each goal and each minute changed the likely winner.

Win probability

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

Excitement 62/100 · #549 of 1312 this seasonSwing 1.84 · 5 goals in reachComeback index 50% (winner's lowest chance)
MTL 100%5050%50ARI 100%P1P2P3EndBiggest swing +25 pts

Did the better team win?

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

Based on shot quality alone, Arizona Coyotes win this game 74% of the time.

ARI winsMTL wins

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

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