Chicago Blackhawks vs. Montreal CanadiensOct 10, 2017

FinalTuesday, Oct 10, 2017· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CHI	2	1	0	3		CHI	7	12	6	25
MTL	1	0	0	1		MTL	16	10	16	42

: CHI 46MTL 83
: CHI 2.36MTL 4.68
PP goals: CHI 1MTL 0
Hits: CHI 18MTL 21
Blocks: CHI 23MTL 11
PIM: CHI 10MTL 4
: CHI 49%MTL 51%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Chicago Blackhawks beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1

Chicago Blackhawks beat Montreal Canadiens 3–1 at MTL. Alex DeBrincat (CHI) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL scored 1 goal on 4.68 expected goals (83 attempts), well short of its chances.

Points
Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:15.DeBrincat
Luck
MTL scored 1 goal on 4.68 expected goals (83 attempts), well short of its chances.
Goalie
Corey Crawford (CHI) faced 42 shots and stopped 41 (.976), +12 against a season average of 30.1; the win.Crawford
New line
New look for CHI: Anisimov–Bouma–Hartman skated 4:10 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Anisimov Bouma Hartman
New line
New look for CHI: Kane–Wingels–Hayden skated 7:01 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kane Wingels Hayden
Usage
Jonathan Drouin (MTL) played 23:14, +5:42 up on his 17:32 season average over 76 games.Drouin
Usage
Paul Byron (MTL) played 11:05, −5:06 down on his 16:11 season average over 81 games.Byron
Usage
Tanner Kero (CHI) played 15:52, +5:04 up on his 10:48 season average over 7 games.Kero

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← CHI attacks left (bottom on phones)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →

MTL
CHI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 129 of 129 attempts · MTL 83 · CHI 46

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
CHI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MTL pressure
CHI pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: CHI 21% of the game, MTL 49%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

MTL

CHI

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	CHI	MTL
	46	72
	2.45	2.97
	2.45	2.78
	2	12
	6	4
	22	34
	+0.004	−0.004
	21%	49%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Chicago Blackhawks

L1Toews – Panik – Saad
11:4544% CF
L2Sharp – Kero – DeBrincat
9:0029% CF
L3Kane – Wingels – Hayden
7:0157% CF
L4Anisimov – Bouma – Hartman
4:1064% CF
D1Keith – Seabrook
13:3047% CF
D2Franson – Kempny
12:1436% CF
D3Forsling – Rutta
10:4241% CF

PP1Sharp – Keith – Toews – Kane – Saad
2:0475% CF
PP2Seabrook – Franson – Anisimov – Panik – DeBrincat
1:0967% CF
PK1FAnisimov – Kero
2:32
PK2FToews – Saad
2:07
PK1DKeith – Seabrook
3:48
PK2DForsling – Rutta
2:42

Current CHI line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Pacioretty – Gallagher – Drouin
8:0365% CF
L2Shaw – Danault – Galchenyuk
6:2257% CF
L3Plekanec – Hudon – Lehkonen
4:5431% CF
L4Hemsky – Mitchell – Byron
2:2575% CF
D1Benn – Davidson
12:3564% CF
D2Petry – Alzner
11:3958% CF
D3Weber – Mete
11:0375% CF

PP1Weber – Pacioretty – Gallagher – Galchenyuk – Drouin
4:3560% CF
PP2Petry – Shaw – Hudon – Lehkonen – Mete
2:03100% CF
PK1FPlekanec – Lehkonen
1:56
PK2FMitchell – Byron
0:39
PK1DWeber – Alzner
1:43
PK2DPetry – Benn
1:37

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

1:15
MTLTomas Plekanecwrist0.03 xG
CHI: Anisimov, Kane, Hartman, Forsling, RuttaMTL: Plekanec, Benn, Davidson, Hudon, Lehkonen
CHI 0 – 1 MTL
17:53
CHIAlex DeBrincat (Patrick Sharp)snap0.01 xG
CHI: Sharp, Franson, Kero, DeBrincat, KempnyMTL: Plekanec, Benn, Davidson, Hudon, Lehkonen
CHI 1 – 1 MTL
18:12
CHIBrandon Saad (Jonathan Toews, Richard Panik)wrist0.16 xG
CHI: Toews, Panik, Saad, Forsling, RuttaMTL: Weber, Pacioretty, Gallagher, Drouin, Mete
CHI 2 – 1 MTL

2nd period

10:44
CHIArtem AnisimovPP (Alex DeBrincat, Cody Franson)wrist0.12 xG
CHI: Seabrook, Franson, Anisimov, Panik, DeBrincatMTL: Mitchell, Petry, Byron, Benn
CHI 3 – 1 MTL

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Chicago Blackhawks

CHI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jonathan Toews C	L1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.41	0	0	0	19:46	—	—	37	52
Brandon Saad L	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	1.07	1	2	0	19:13	—	—	43	65
Richard Panik R	L1	0	1	1	+1	1	0.04	3	2	2	16:04	—	—	41	55
Tanner Kero C	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	2	1	0	15:52	—	—	29	27
Patrick Sharp L	L2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.08	1	2	0	14:55	—	—	30	26
Alex DeBrincat R	L2	1	1	2	+1	2	0.09	0	0	0	12:15	—	—	33	31
Patrick Kane R	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.01	0	0	0	16:44	—	—	35	19
Tommy Wingels C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	2	0	12:59	—	—	44	26
John Hayden C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	3	0	2	12:42	—	—	47	35
Artem Anisimov C	L4	1	0	1	-1	2	0.21	0	2	0	15:16	—	—	45	29
Ryan Hartman R	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	8:46	—	—	37	35
Lance Bouma L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	1	0	7:20	—	—	50	36
Duncan Keith D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.08	0	0	0	23:43	—	—	46	60
Brent Seabrook D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.07	0	4	0	22:41	—	—	37	43
Michal Kempny D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	3	1	0	16:59	—	—	40	51
Cody Franson D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.06	1	2	4	16:41	—	—	36	54
Jan Rutta D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	2	0	19:57	—	—	44	43
Gustav Forsling D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	1	2	2	18:07	—	—	30	31

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Corey Crawford(start)	W	42	41	1	.976	4.68	60:00

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Jonathan Drouin L	L1	0	0	-1	6	0.98	1	1	0	23:14	—	—	66	34
Max Pacioretty L	L1	0	0	-1	3	0.31	1	0	0	21:54	—	—	68	44
Brendan Gallagher R	L1	0	0	-1	3	0.54	0	0	0	18:15	—	—	68	57
Andrew Shaw R	L2	0	0	0	4	0.63	1	2	2	14:49	—	—	64	80
Alex Galchenyuk C	L2	0	0	0	2	0.34	0	0	0	14:47	—	—	54	73
Phillip Danault C	L2	0	0	0	1	0.02	1	0	2	12:07	—	—	70	81
Artturi Lehkonen L	L3	0	0	0	1	0.17	0	0	0	19:45	—	—	49	31
Charles Hudon L	L3	0	0	0	5	0.55	6	1	0	16:10	—	—	52	35
Tomas Plekanec C	L3	1	1	0	4	0.32	1	3	0	13:56	—	—	48	76
Ales Hemsky R	L4	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	11:53	—	—	73	54
Paul Byron L	L4	0	0	0	2	0.29	0	0	0	11:05	—	—	75	79
Torrey Mitchell C	L4	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	0	0	7:51	—	—	56	32
Jordie Benn D	D1	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	17:41	—	—	63	55
Brandon Davidson D	D1	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	3	0	13:52	—	—	57	37
Karl Alzner D	D2	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	19:51	—	—	49	55
Jeff Petry D	D2	0	0	0	1	0.06	1	1	0	19:21	—	—	54	62
Shea Weber D	D3	0	0	-1	5	0.31	3	0	0	25:38	—	—	68	52
Victor Mete D	D3	0	0	-1	3	0.12	0	0	0	16:43	—	—	73	57

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carey Price(start)	L	25	22	3	.880	2.36	57:31

Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.