VAN 7–6 MTL Final / OT · W
Canucks/Schedule/Recap Tue, Dec 6, 2022 · 2022-23 regular season
Vancouver Canucks
VAN · 11-12-3
7–6
Final / OTW
Montreal Canadiens
MTL · 12-11-2
1ST2ND3RDOTT VAN 092134911732 MTL 411082700626 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
VAN 11-12-3 · MTL 12-11-2 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

Canucks beat the Canadiens

Down 0–4 in the 1st period, the Canucks erased the deficit with 7 unanswered goals — Kuzmenko's equalizer with 1:25 left and the goalie pulled — and won it in overtime on Pettersson's goal. Samuel Montembeault allowed 3.9 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Who had the better chances

The Canadiens created the better chances: 3.9 expected goals to 3.1, on 26 and 32 shots on goal.

VAN 3.1 xG · 32 shots MTL 3.9 xG · 26 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st 0.8 · 1.6
2nd 1.2 · 1.1
3rd 0.8 · 1.3
OT 0.3 · 0.0
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Canucks win 39.
VAN 39%MTL 61%

Goals and penalties

13 goals · 0 penalties
← Canucks shoot this way Canadiens shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
Jordan Harris · slap shot, a good chance (11%)
0–1
2
12:34 Nick Suzuki
Kaiden Guhle · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
0–2
3
14:57 Sean Monahan
Nick Suzuki, Mike Matheson · tip in shot, a great chance (42%)
0–3
4
16:17
Jordan Harris, Jake Evans · backhand shot, a good chance (18%)
0–4
2nd period
5
Andrei Kuzmenko · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in
1–4
6
Elias Pettersson, Brock Boeser · snap shot, a great chance (25%)
2–4
3rd period
7
04:02 Bo Horvat
Nils Hoglander, · wrist shot, a good chance (16%)
3–4
8
Elias Pettersson, · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (9%) that found a way in
4–4
9
Unassisted · wrist shot, a good chance (11%)
5–4
10
Evgenii Dadonov, Joel Armia · wrist shot, a good chance (23%)
5–5
11
Arber Xhekaj, Mike Matheson · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (22%)
5–6
12
18:35 Andrei Kuzmenko EXTRA ATTACKER
J.T. Miller, Quinn Hughes · tip in shot, a good chance (23%)
6–6
Overtime
13
00:13 Elias Pettersson GWG
Unassisted · wrist shot, a great chance (27%)
7–6
No penalties
Goaltending
+0.6
vs expected
15/17 saves · 2 GA · 2.6 xGA Stopped 0.6 more goals than an average goalie would have.
−2.7
vs expected
5/9 saves · 4 GA · 1.3 xGA Allowed 2.7 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team VANMTL
Shots on goal
32
26
Expected goals
3.1
3.9
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Power play
0/0
0/0
Penalty minutes
0
0