DET
3–0
MTL
Final · W
Detroit Red Wings
DET · 1-0-0
3–0
FinalW
Montreal Canadiens
MTL · 1-1-0
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DET
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MTL
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goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Red Wings lead the season series 1–0
DET 1-0-0 · MTL 1-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Red Wings lead the season series 1–0
Red Wings beat the Canadiens
The Red Wings earned it: 3.8 expected goals to 1.3, and a 3–0 win to show for it. Jake Allen stopped 2.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.
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 Red Wings created the better chances: 3.8 expected goals to 1.3, on 40 and 29 shots on goal.
DET 3.8 xG · 40 shots
MTL 1.3 xG · 29 shots
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3
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1st · the swing
2.6 · 0.5
2nd
0.5 · 0.2
3rd
0.7 · 0.6
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Elmer Soderblom · 3rd 02:33 · 1–0 · snap shot on a rebound, a great chance (26%)
2
Michael Rasmussen · 3rd 18:59 · 2–0 · poke shot off the rush, into an empty net
3
Olli Maatta · 3rd 19:12 · 3–0 · snap shot, into an empty net
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Red Wings win 87.
DET 87%MTL 13%
Goals and penalties
3 goals · 0 penalties← Red Wings shoot this way
Canadiens shoot this way →
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Elmer Soderblom · 3rd 02:33 · GWG · 1–0
Snap shot on a rebound, a great chance (26%)
2
Michael Rasmussen · 3rd 18:59 · EN · 2–0
Poke shot off the rush, into an empty net
3
Olli Maatta · 3rd 19:12 · EN · 3–0
Snap shot, into an empty net
1st period
No goals or penalties.
2nd period
No goals or penalties.
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
29/29 saves · 0 GA · 1.3 xGA
Stopped 1.3 more goals than an average goalie would have.
37/38 saves · 1 GA · 3.8 xGA
Stopped 2.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.
