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Montréal Canadiens

2019–20·31–31–9·71 points·5th in the Atlantic, 12th in the Eastern

Points
71#24
Goal differential
−12#24
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
53.8%#3
Power play
17.2%#23
Penalty kill
80.6%#18
GSAx
−17.9#28

Splits

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

Home3714–17–6340.4610111756.1%
Away3417–14–3370.5410710351.3%
October137–4–2160.62494052.6%
November134–5–4120.46375252.7%
December147–7–0140.50433854.2%
January125–6–1110.46283151.6%
February157–6–2160.53424557.7%
March41–3–020.2591451.1%
Division rivals249–13–2200.42617653.5%
Rest of conference2310–8–5250.54727551.2%
Other conference2412–10–2260.54756956.3%
OTT43–0–170.889560.4%
TOR33–0–061.0012854.9%
STL22–0–041.0011559.1%
VGK22–0–041.009858.9%
PHI31–0–240.679852.4%
WSH32–1–040.6711954.8%
NYI22–0–041.0010458.4%
CGY22–0–041.006353.4%
CAR31–1–130.508946.3%
BUF21–0–130.757660.0%

On the road

47,491 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2019-10-03: to Raleigh, 1,162 km (SOL)2019-10-05: to Toronto, 874 km (SOW)2019-10-09: to Buffalo, 95 km (OTL)2019-10-10: to Montreal, 514 km (L)2019-10-19: to St. Louis, 1,567 km (W)2019-10-20: to St. Paul, 742 km (L)2019-10-24: to Montreal, 1,527 km (L)2019-10-30: to Glendale, 3,534 km (W)2019-10-31: to Paradise, 391 km (OTW)2019-11-02: to Dallas, 1,721 km (L)2019-11-05: to Montreal, 2,438 km (W)2019-11-07: to Philadelphia, 636 km (OTL)2019-11-09: to Montreal, 636 km (W)2019-11-15: to Washington, 787 km (W)2019-11-16: to Montreal, 787 km (OTL)2019-11-19: to Columbus, 985 km (L)2019-11-20: to Montreal, 985 km (OTL)2019-12-01: to Boston, 402 km (L)2019-12-03: to Montreal, 402 km (W)2019-12-06: to New York, 529 km (W)2019-12-10: to Pittsburgh, 507 km (W)2019-12-11: to Montreal, 767 km (OTW)2019-12-17: to Vancouver, 3,686 km (W)2019-12-19: to Calgary, 674 km (OTW)2019-12-21: to Edmonton, 282 km (L)2019-12-23: to Winnipeg, 1,194 km (W)2019-12-28: to Tampa, 2,741 km (L)2019-12-29: to Sunrise, 289 km (L)2019-12-31: to Raleigh, 1,083 km (L)2020-01-02: to Montreal, 1,162 km (L)2020-01-07: to Detroit, 836 km (L)2020-01-09: to Montreal, 836 km (L)2020-01-11: to Ottawa, 185 km (OTW)2020-01-13: to Montreal, 185 km (W)2020-01-16: to Philadelphia, 636 km (W)2020-01-18: to Montreal, 636 km (SOW)2020-01-30: to Buffalo, 514 km (W)2020-02-01: to Montreal, 514 km (W)2020-02-04: to Newark, 532 km (SOW)2020-02-06: to Montreal, 532 km (OTW)2020-02-12: to Boston, 402 km (L)2020-02-14: to Pittsburgh, 774 km (L)2020-02-15: to Montreal, 767 km (OTL)2020-02-18: to Detroit, 836 km (L)2020-02-20: to Washington, 637 km (OTW)2020-02-22: to Ottawa, 717 km (W)2020-02-25: to Montreal, 185 km (OTL)2020-03-03: to Brooklyn, 536 km (W)2020-03-05: to Tampa, 1,614 km (L)2020-03-07: to Sunrise, 289 km (L)2020-03-10: to Montreal, 2,233 km (L)RaleighTorontoBuffaloMontrealSt. LouisSt. PaulGlendaleParadiseDallasPhiladelphiaWashingtonColumbusBostonNew YorkPittsburghVancouverCalgaryEdmontonWinnipegTampaSunriseDetroitOttawaNewarkBrooklyn
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
13 GP · 4–6–3 · 7 vs fresher opponent
42.3%
50.1%
1 day
37 GP · 19–15–3 · 7 vs fresher opponent
55.4%
55.3%
2 days
14 GP · 6–7–1 · 1 vs fresher opponent
46.4%
54.5%
3+ days
6 GP · 2–3–1 · 0 vs fresher opponent
41.7%
53.7%

Pulling the goalie

40 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.

0:001:002:003:004:005:00Down 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
51.7%
51.8%
Goals share
48.6%
39.0%
Shooting %
8.6%
8.3%
Save %
.905
.866