Montreal Canadiens
MTL · 3-4-0
1–3
FinalL
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 2-3-1
1ST2ND3RDT
MTL
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MIN
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goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Canadiens trail the season series 0–1
MTL 3-4-0 · MIN 2-3-1 · First meeting this season — the Canadiens trail the season series 0–1
Canadiens fell to the Wild
The Canadiens were outchanced (3.4 to 2.8 expected goals) and lost 1–3. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 1.8 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 Wild created the better chances: 3.4 expected goals to 2.8, on 31 and 27 shots on goal.
MTL 2.8 xG · 27 shots
MIN 3.4 xG · 31 shots
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1
2
3
1st
0.8 · 1.2
2nd · the swing
0.8 · 1.6
3rd
1.2 · 0.6
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
1
Joel Eriksson Ek · 1st 05:52 · 0–1 · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (13%)
2
Cole Caufield · 2nd 01:07 · 1–1 · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
3
Brandon Duhaime · 2nd 12:48 · 1–2 · wrist shot, a good chance (19%)
4
Joel Eriksson Ek · 3rd 19:29 · 1–3 · wrist shot, into an empty net
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Canadiens win 41.
MTL 41%MIN 59%
Goals and penalties
4 goals · 0 penalties
On net
Missed
Bigger = better chance
1Goal, numbered to the list
1
Joel Eriksson Ek · 1st 05:52 · 0–1
Wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (13%)
2
Cole Caufield · 2nd 01:07 · 1–1
Wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (2%) that found a way in
3
Brandon Duhaime · 2nd 12:48 · GWG · 1–2
Wrist shot, a good chance (19%)
4
Joel Eriksson Ek · 3rd 19:29 · EN · 1–3
Wrist shot, into an empty net
1st period
2nd period
3rd period
No penalties
Goaltending
28/30 saves · 2 GA · 3.4 xGA
Stopped 1.4 more goals than an average goalie would have.
26/27 saves · 1 GA · 2.8 xGA
Stopped 1.8 more goals than an average goalie would have.