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Montréal Canadiens

2018–19·44–30–8·96 points·4th in the Atlantic, 9th in the Eastern

Points
96#14
Goal differential
+10#16
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
53.5%#6
Power play
13.2%#30
Penalty kill
80.9%#13
GSAx
−11.0#22

Splits

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

Home4125–12–4540.6613411056.7%
Away4119–18–4420.5111212650.2%
October116–3–2140.64332951.1%
November145–6–3130.46425451.5%
December1510–5–0200.67514553.1%
January117–4–0140.64262150.6%
February136–5–2140.54423755.7%
March158–6–1170.57424154.8%
April32–1–040.6710958.7%
Division rivals2815–8–5350.631068752.8%
Rest of conference2412–9–3270.56726854.0%
Other conference3017–13–0340.57688153.3%
DET44–0–081.0021758.0%
OTT43–0–170.88181062.3%
FLA43–1–060.75191150.0%
TOR41–1–240.50131852.1%
PIT32–1–040.679959.1%
CGY22–0–041.006440.7%
BUF41–1–240.50171755.7%
BOS42–2–040.508942.6%
NYI32–1–040.678548.1%
NYR32–1–040.6712952.9%

On the road

62,281 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2018-10-03: to Toronto, 504 km (OTL)2018-10-06: to Pittsburgh, 360 km (W)2018-10-11: to Montreal, 767 km (L)2018-10-20: to Ottawa, 185 km (OTL)2018-10-23: to Montreal, 185 km (W)2018-10-25: to Buffalo, 514 km (L)2018-10-27: to Boston, 642 km (W)2018-10-30: to Montreal, 402 km (L)2018-11-05: to Brooklyn, 536 km (SOW)2018-11-06: to New York, 8 km (L)2018-11-08: to Montreal, 529 km (OTL)2018-11-13: to Edmonton, 2,974 km (L)2018-11-15: to Calgary, 282 km (W)2018-11-17: to Vancouver, 674 km (W)2018-11-19: to Montreal, 3,686 km (OTL)2018-11-21: to Newark, 532 km (L)2018-11-23: to Buffalo, 457 km (OTL)2018-11-24: to Montreal, 514 km (L)2018-12-06: to Ottawa, 185 km (W)2018-12-09: to Chicago, 1,018 km (W)2018-12-11: to St. Paul, 555 km (L)2018-12-13: to Montreal, 1,527 km (W)2018-12-19: to Denver, 2,632 km (L)2018-12-20: to Glendale, 946 km (W)2018-12-22: to Paradise, 391 km (OTW)2018-12-28: to Sunrise, 3,475 km (W)2018-12-29: to Tampa, 289 km (L)2018-12-31: to Dallas, 1,478 km (OTW)2019-01-03: to Montreal, 2,438 km (W)2019-01-08: to Detroit, 836 km (W)2019-01-10: to St. Louis, 732 km (L)2019-01-12: to Montreal, 1,567 km (W)2019-01-14: to Boston, 402 km (OTW)2019-01-15: to Montreal, 402 km (W)2019-01-18: to Columbus, 985 km (W)2019-01-19: to Montreal, 985 km (L)2019-02-14: to Nashville, 1,517 km (L)2019-02-16: to Tampa, 1,000 km (L)2019-02-17: to Sunrise, 289 km (L)2019-02-19: to Montreal, 2,233 km (W)2019-02-23: to Toronto, 504 km (L)2019-02-25: to Newark, 537 km (L)2019-02-26: to Detroit, 760 km (W)2019-03-01: to New York, 774 km (W)2019-03-02: to Montreal, 529 km (L)2019-03-05: to Los Angeles, 3,969 km (W)2019-03-07: to San Jose, 491 km (L)2019-03-08: to Anaheim, 535 km (L)2019-03-12: to Montreal, 3,953 km (W)2019-03-14: to Uniondale, 531 km (L)2019-03-16: to Montreal, 531 km (L)2019-03-19: to Philadelphia, 636 km (W)2019-03-21: to Montreal, 636 km (W)2019-03-24: to Raleigh, 1,162 km (OTL)2019-03-26: to Montreal, 1,162 km (W)2019-03-28: to Columbus, 985 km (L)2019-03-30: to Winnipeg, 1,562 km (W)2019-04-02: to Montreal, 1,822 km (W)2019-04-04: to Washington, 787 km (L)2019-04-06: to Montreal, 787 km (SOW)TorontoPittsburghMontrealOttawaBuffaloBostonBrooklynNew YorkEdmontonCalgaryVancouverNewarkChicagoSt. PaulDenverGlendaleParadiseSunriseTampaDallasDetroitSt. LouisColumbusNashvilleLos AngelesSan JoseAnaheimUniondalePhiladelphiaRaleighWinnipegWashington
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
14 GP · 5–8–1 · 9 vs fresher opponent
39.3%
51.1%
1 day
47 GP · 26–17–4 · 16 vs fresher opponent
59.6%
53.0%
2 days
13 GP · 9–3–1 · 1 vs fresher opponent
73.1%
54.1%
3+ days
7 GP · 4–2–1 · 0 vs fresher opponent
64.3%
58.3%

Pulling the goalie

30 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
51.3%
50.8%
Goals share
51.0%
53.5%
Shooting %
8.8%
11.3%
Save %
.911
.907