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Montréal Canadiens

2016–17·47–26–9·103 points·1st in the Atlantic, 4th in the Eastern·Clinched division

Points
103#8
Goal differential
+25#8
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
53.6%#4
Power play
19.7%#13
Penalty kill
81.1%#15
GSAx
+5.3#11

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4124–12–5530.651228755.7%
Away4123–14–4500.6110111151.4%
October98–0–1170.94311353.5%
November148–5–1170.61373650.5%
December146–4–4160.57443661.8%
January148–5–1170.61424147.7%
February135–7–1110.42213550.3%
March139–3–1190.73362756.1%
April53–2–060.60121053.8%
Division rivals3019–5–6440.73856253.5%
Rest of conference2413–10–1270.56566552.9%
Other conference2815–11–2320.57827154.0%
TOR44–0–081.0012754.4%
OTT53–1–170.70161248.2%
DET53–1–170.7011653.5%
FLA43–0–170.8816962.6%
NJD33–0–061.0012661.3%
NYR33–0–061.0011751.2%
BUF42–1–150.6312852.2%
BOS42–1–150.6381052.0%
TBL42–1–150.63101051.9%
ARI22–0–041.0010665.0%

On the road

62,688 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2016-10-13: to Buffalo, 514 km (W)2016-10-15: to Ottawa, 358 km (SOL)2016-10-18: to Montreal, 185 km (W)2016-10-22: to Boston, 402 km (W)2016-10-24: to Montreal, 402 km (W)2016-10-26: to Brooklyn, 536 km (W)2016-10-27: to Montreal, 536 km (W)2016-11-04: to Columbus, 985 km (L)2016-11-05: to Montreal, 985 km (W)2016-11-13: to Chicago, 1,201 km (L)2016-11-15: to Montreal, 1,201 km (OTL)2016-11-18: to Raleigh, 1,162 km (L)2016-11-19: to Montreal, 1,162 km (W)2016-11-26: to Detroit, 837 km (OTW)2016-11-29: to Anaheim, 3,167 km (L)2016-12-02: to San Jose, 535 km (L)2016-12-04: to Los Angeles, 491 km (SOW)2016-12-06: to St. Louis, 2,555 km (OTL)2016-12-08: to Montreal, 1,567 km (W)2016-12-17: to Washington, 787 km (W)2016-12-20: to Montreal, 787 km (W)2016-12-23: to Columbus, 985 km (L)2016-12-28: to Tampa, 1,338 km (OTL)2016-12-29: to Sunrise, 289 km (OTW)2016-12-31: to Pittsburgh, 1,588 km (OTL)2017-01-03: to Nashville, 760 km (OTW)2017-01-04: to Dallas, 992 km (OTW)2017-01-07: to Toronto, 1,936 km (W)2017-01-09: to Montreal, 504 km (L)2017-01-11: to Winnipeg, 1,822 km (W)2017-01-12: to St. Paul, 628 km (L)2017-01-14: to Montreal, 1,527 km (W)2017-01-16: to Detroit, 837 km (L)2017-01-18: to Montreal, 837 km (L)2017-01-20: to Newark, 532 km (W)2017-01-21: to Montreal, 532 km (OTL)2017-01-26: to Brooklyn, 536 km (L)2017-01-31: to Montreal, 536 km (W)2017-02-02: to Philadelphia, 636 km (L)2017-02-04: to Montreal, 636 km (L)2017-02-07: to Denver, 2,632 km (L)2017-02-09: to Glendale, 946 km (OTW)2017-02-11: to Montreal, 3,534 km (L)2017-02-12: to Boston, 402 km (L)2017-02-18: to Montreal, 402 km (L)2017-02-21: to New York, 529 km (SOW)2017-02-23: to Montreal, 529 km (L)2017-02-25: to Toronto, 504 km (OTW)2017-02-27: to Newark, 537 km (OTW)2017-02-28: to Montreal, 532 km (OTW)2017-03-04: to New York, 529 km (W)2017-03-07: to Vancouver, 3,902 km (OTW)2017-03-09: to Calgary, 674 km (L)2017-03-12: to Edmonton, 282 km (W)2017-03-14: to Montreal, 2,974 km (L)2017-03-18: to Ottawa, 185 km (SOW)2017-03-19: to Montreal, 185 km (W)2017-04-01: to Tampa, 2,103 km (OTW)2017-04-03: to Sunrise, 289 km (W)2017-04-05: to Buffalo, 1,863 km (L)2017-04-07: to Montreal, 514 km (L)2017-04-08: to Detroit, 837 km (OTW)BuffaloOttawaMontrealBostonBrooklynColumbusChicagoRaleighDetroitAnaheimSan JoseLos AngelesSt. LouisWashingtonTampaSunrisePittsburghNashvilleDallasTorontoWinnipegSt. PaulNewarkPhiladelphiaDenverGlendaleNew YorkVancouverCalgaryEdmonton
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
15 GP · 9–4–2 · 9 vs fresher opponent
66.7%
51.8%
1 day
46 GP · 24–16–6 · 12 vs fresher opponent
58.7%
53.4%
2 days
14 GP · 10–4–0 · 1 vs fresher opponent
71.4%
55.8%
3+ days
6 GP · 3–2–1 · 0 vs fresher opponent
58.3%
51.8%

Pulling the goalie

31 times this season the Canadiens were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:005:006:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Canadiens in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
50.9%
49.4%
Goals share
53.0%
58.5%
Shooting %
9.1%
12.2%
Save %
.921
.922