Carolina Hurricanes
CAR · 44-24-4
4–1
FinalW
Montreal Canadiens
MTL · 33-30-9
1ST2ND3RDT
CAR
1112914424
MTL
140308115
goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
CAR 44-24-4 · MTL 33-30-9 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
Hurricanes beat the Canadiens
The Hurricanes earned it: 2.6 expected goals to 1.7, and a 4–1 win to show for it.
Who had the better chances
Expected goals (xG) score every shot by how often shots like it go in: distance, angle, type, rebound, rush. Adding them up shows who created the better chances, whatever the scoreboard says.
The Hurricanes created the better chances: 2.6 expected goals to 1.7, on 24 and 15 shots on goal.
CAR 2.6 xG · 24 shots
MTL 1.7 xG · 15 shots
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1
2
1st
1.0 · 0.6
2nd · the swing
1.2 · 0.4
3rd
0.4 · 0.7
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Josh Anderson · 1st 00:23 · 0–1 · slap shot, a good chance (15%)
2
Jackson Blake · 1st 00:41 · 1–1
3
Taylor Hall · 2nd 13:46 · 2–1 · snap shot, a good chance (24%)
4
Sebastian Aho · 2nd 16:10 · 3–1 · snap shot, a good chance (15%)
5
Andrei Svechnikov · 3rd 19:00 · 4–1 · bat shot, into an empty net
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Hurricanes win 66.
CAR 66%MTL 34%
Goals and penalties
5 goals · 0 penalties
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Josh Anderson · 1st 00:23 · 0–1
Slap shot, a good chance (15%)
2
Jackson Blake · 1st 00:41 · 1–1
3
Taylor Hall · 2nd 13:46 · PP · GWG · 2–1
Snap shot, a good chance (24%)
4
Sebastian Aho · 2nd 16:10 · 3–1
Snap shot, a good chance (15%)
5
Andrei Svechnikov · 3rd 19:00 · EN · 4–1
Bat shot, into an empty net
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
14/15 saves · 1 GA · 1.7 xGA
Stopped 0.7 more goals than an average goalie would have.
21/23 saves · 2 GA · 2.6 xGA
Stopped 0.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.