Chicago Blackhawks vs. Montreal CanadiensMar 16, 2019

FinalSaturday, Mar 16, 2019· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
CHI	0	1	1	2		CHI	11	8	5	24
MTL	0	0	0	0		MTL	13	17	18	48

: CHI 46MTL 91
: CHI 2.29MTL 4.74
PP goals: CHI 0MTL 0
Hits: CHI 15MTL 29
Blocks: CHI 24MTL 11
PIM: CHI 8MTL 4
: CHI 54%MTL 46%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Chicago Blackhawks beat Montreal Canadiens 2–0

Chicago Blackhawks beat Montreal Canadiens 2–0 at MTL. Alex DeBrincat (CHI) led the scoring with 0G 2A. Corey Crawford (CHI) faced 48 shots and stopped 48 (.1000), +18 against a season average of 30.2; the win.

Points
Alex DeBrincat had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:45.DeBrincat
Goalie
Corey Crawford (CHI) faced 48 shots and stopped 48 (.1000), +18 against a season average of 30.2; the win.Crawford
Luck
MTL scored 0 goals on 4.74 expected goals (91 attempts), well short of its chances.
New line
New look for MTL: Shaw–Lehkonen–Domi skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (54.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Shaw Lehkonen Domi
Usage
Slater Koekkoek (CHI) played 22:30, +6:53 up on his 15:37 season average over 30 games.Koekkoek
Usage
Alex DeBrincat (CHI) played 13:45, −4:00 down on his 17:45 season average over 81 games.DeBrincat
Usage
Jesperi Kotkaniemi (MTL) played 7:56, −5:53 down on his 13:49 season average over 78 games.Kotkaniemi
Usage
Connor Murphy (CHI) played 22:32, +3:06 up on his 19:26 season average over 51 games.Murphy

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 137 of 137 attempts · MTL 91 · 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 19% of the game, MTL 42%.

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
	52	85
	2.61	3.76
	2.54	3.60
	13	24
	5	7
	23	13
	+0.015	−0.015
	19%	42%

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 – Saad – Sikura
8:1265% CF
L2Perlini – Strome – DeBrincat
7:5433% CF
L3Kunitz – Kruger – Kampf
7:0357% CF
L4Anisimov – Kane – Kahun
6:3514% CF
D1Keith – Gustafsson
15:1137% CF
D2Murphy – Koekkoek
14:1036% CF
D3Seabrook – Forsling
13:5143% CF

PP1Toews – Kane – Gustafsson – Strome – DeBrincat
2:18
PP2Keith – Seabrook – Anisimov – Saad – Kahun
0:39
PK1FKruger – Kampf
1:50
PK2FAnisimov – Saad
0:47
PK1DMurphy – Koekkoek
4:38
PK2DKeith – Seabrook
1:25

Current CHI line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Tatar – Gallagher – Danault
10:1942% CF
L2Shaw – Lehkonen – Domi
9:3954% CF
L3Thompson – Byron – Weal
8:2980% CF
L4Armia – Drouin – Kotkaniemi
6:0450% CF
D1Petry – Kulak
16:3167% CF
D2Weber – Mete
13:5449% CF
D3Benn – Folin
10:3076% CF

PP1Petry – Byron – Tatar – Shaw – Domi
3:08100% CF
PP2Weber – Weal – Gallagher – Danault – Drouin
3:0586% CF
PK1FThompson – Lehkonen
1:04
PK2FArmia – Danault
0:42
PK1DWeber – Benn
2:13
PK2DPetry – Mete
0:53

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

3:04
CHIConnor Murphy (Dylan Strome, Alex DeBrincat)wrist0.14 xG
CHI: Kruger, Murphy, Koekkoek, Strome, DeBrincatMTL: Benn, Armia, Drouin, Folin, Kotkaniemi
CHI 1 – 0 MTL

3rd period

4:49
CHIBrendan Perlini (Alex DeBrincat, Slater Koekkoek)snap0.15 xG
CHI: Murphy, Koekkoek, Perlini, Strome, DeBrincatMTL: Petry, Byron, Weal, Kulak, Domi
CHI 2 – 0 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	0	0	0	3	0.18	2	1	4	19:12	—	—	45	52
Brandon Saad L	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.45	0	0	0	18:30	—	—	47	42
Dylan Sikura R	L1	0	0	0	0	4	0.43	0	0	0	11:33	—	—	58	58
Dylan Strome C	L2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	0	2	0	13:53	—	—	33	25
Alex DeBrincat R	L2	0	2	2	+2	1	0.11	0	0	0	13:45	—	—	33	32
Brendan Perlini L	L2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.47	0	0	0	10:54	—	—	39	46
David Kampf C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.08	1	3	0	15:48	—	—	39	34
Marcus Kruger C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	0	0	14:47	—	—	36	54
Chris Kunitz L	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	0	10:06	—	—	46	66
Patrick Kane R	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	0	0	0	18:19	—	—	23	15
Artem Anisimov C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.18	0	2	0	15:45	—	—	24	43
Dominik Kahun C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	2	10:43	—	—	29	41
Duncan Keith D	D1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	1	0	20:30	—	—	37	21
Erik Gustafsson D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	2	2	2	18:23	—	—	35	19
Connor Murphy D	D2	1	0	1	+2	2	0.24	4	4	0	22:32	—	—	32	59
Slater Koekkoek D	D2	0	1	1	+2	0	0.00	1	4	0	22:30	—	—	36	64
Brent Seabrook D	D3	0	0	0	0	3	0.04	2	1	0	19:26	—	—	44	59
Gustav Forsling D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	1	2	0	15:24	—	—	40	47

CHI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Corey Crawford(start)	W	48	48	0	.1000	4.74	60:00

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tomas Tatar L	L1	0	3	0.20	0	1	0	18:46	—	—	56	40
Brendan Gallagher R	L1	0	3	0.18	1	0	0	18:13	—	—	50	52
Phillip Danault C	L1	0	2	0.68	1	0	0	17:08	—	—	49	49
Max Domi C	L2	-1	2	0.19	1	1	2	19:32	—	—	56	62
Andrew Shaw R	L2	0	7	0.99	7	0	0	17:42	—	—	61	65
Artturi Lehkonen L	L2	0	3	0.99	1	2	0	14:30	—	—	57	75
Jordan Weal C	L3	-1	2	0.08	0	0	0	19:04	—	—	82	65
Paul Byron L	L3	-1	5	0.26	2	0	2	15:02	—	—	77	57
Nate Thompson C	L3	0	3	0.20	1	0	0	13:10	—	—	75	60
Jonathan Drouin L	L4	-1	4	0.29	0	0	0	15:13	—	—	71	62
Joel Armia R	L4	-1	1	0.23	3	1	0	11:02	—	—	70	63
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	L4	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	7:56	—	—	50	40
Jeff Petry D	D1	-1	3	0.14	4	3	0	25:28	—	—	70	56
Brett Kulak D	D1	-1	0	0.02	2	1	0	18:54	—	—	61	42
Shea Weber D	D2	0	4	0.07	3	1	0	24:26	—	—	51	56
Victor Mete D	D2	0	3	0.15	0	0	0	17:10	—	—	50	55
Jordie Benn D	D3	-1	1	0.03	0	0	0	14:11	—	—	83	84
Christian Folin D	D3	-1	2	0.03	2	1	0	10:44	—	—	80	80

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carey Price(start)	L	24	22	2	.917	2.29	57:49

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.