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St. Louis Blues vs. Montreal CanadiensOct 26, 2024

Final· Centre Bell
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STL
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MTL
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Goals123TShots123T
STL0202STL6141131
MTL1225MTL811726
STL 70MTL 58
STL 3.73MTL 3.01
PP goals
STL 0MTL 1
Hits
STL 18MTL 24
Blocks
STL 16MTL 19
PIM
STL 6MTL 6
STL 56%MTL 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens beat St. Louis Blues 5–2

Montreal Canadiens beat St. Louis Blues 5–2 at home. Joel Armia (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Suzuki, Dach, Caufield and Newhook) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:04 together.

  1. Points
    Jake Evans had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:40.Evans
  2. Points
    Joel Armia had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 16:57.Armia
  3. Points
    Kirby Dach had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 15:45.Dach
  4. Points
    Mike Matheson had 2 assists (2 points) in 22:42.Matheson
  5. Points
    Nick Suzuki had 2 assists (2 points) on 2 shots in 18:21.Suzuki
  6. PP1
    MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Suzuki, Dach, Caufield and Newhook) scored 1 power-play goal on 1 attempt in 2:04 together.MathesonSuzukiDachCaufieldNewhook
  7. Luck
    MTL scored 5 goals on 3.01 expected goals (58 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  8. Usage
    David Savard (MTL) played 21:00, +4:28 up on his 16:32 season average over 74 games.Savard

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.

Shot map, STL at MTL: 128 attempts, 57 on goal, 7 goals, 6.74 expected goals; best chance Joel Armia at 0.51 xG.

Strength
Period
Team
← STL attacks left (bottom on phones)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →
  • MTL
  • STL
  • Goal
  • Shot on goal
  • Missed
  • Blocked

Showing 128 of 128 attempts · MTL 58 · STL 70

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, STL at MTL: expected goals 3.01 to 3.73 (STL led the chances), shot attempts 58 to 70, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdMTLSTLEDPNNCAnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:00
  • MTL
  • STL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
MTLSTLcontrol2nd3rdEvans · 1st 8:34Dach · 2nd 1:12Parayko · 2nd 1:33Neighbours · 2nd 4:02Newhook · 2nd 14:04Caufield · 3rd 5:19Armia · 3rd 16:49
  • MTL pressure
  • STL pressure
  • Goal
  • Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: STL 31% of the game, MTL 30%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, STL at MTL: 38 players over 60:00; most ice Samuel Montembeault (59:33) for MTL and Jordan Binnington (59:15) for STL, 7 goals.

MTL
STL
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
StatSTLMTL
6162
3.162.53
2.692.47
128
75
2426
+0.021−0.021
31%30%

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.

St. Louis Blues

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Montreal Canadiens

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Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 8:34
    MTLJake Evans (Joel Armia, David Savard)wrist0.13 xG
    STL: Saad, Sundqvist, Texier, Perunovich, HollowayMTL: Evans, Pezzetta, Suzuki, Mailloux, Hutson
    STL 0 – 1 MTL

2nd period

  1. 1:12
    MTLKirby Dach (Nick Suzuki, Mike Matheson)wrist0.08 xG
    STL: Faulk, Buchnevich, Kyrou, Texier, BrobergMTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Dach, Caufield, Mailloux
    STL 0 – 2 MTL
  2. 1:33
    STLColton Parayko (Mathieu Joseph, Ryan Suter)wrist0.35 xG
    STL: Suter, Parayko, Joseph, Holloway, BolducMTL: Armia, Matheson, Newhook, Mailloux, Kapanen
    STL 1 – 2 MTL
  3. 4:02
    STLJake Neighbours (Brandon Saad, Brayden Schenn)snap0.27 xG
    STL: Suter, Schenn, Saad, Joseph, NeighboursMTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Dach, Caufield, Mailloux
    STL 2 – 2 MTL
  4. 14:04
    MTLAlex NewhookPP (Kirby Dach, Mike Matheson)snap0.17 xG
    STL: Suter, Faksa, Parayko, ToropchenkoMTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Dach, Caufield, Newhook
    STL 2 – 3 MTL

3rd period

  1. 5:19
    MTLCole Caufield (Nick Suzuki, Lane Hutson)wrist0.09 xG
    STL: Faulk, Faksa, Sundqvist, Toropchenko, BrobergMTL: Suzuki, Dach, Caufield, Mailloux, Hutson
    STL 2 – 4 MTL
  2. 16:49
    MTLJoel ArmiaEN (Christian Dvorak, Jake Evans)wrist0.51 xG
    STL: Schenn, Faulk, Saad, Buchnevich, Kyrou, NeighboursMTL: Savard, Armia, Matheson, Dvorak, Evans
    STL 2 – 5 MTL

Box score

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

St. Louis Blues

STL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Jordan Kyrou RL1000-260.4001019:40——5049
Pavel Buchnevich LL1000-220.0600018:46——5756
Alexandre Texier LL1000-210.0200014:09——4839
Brayden Schenn CL2011010.3400219:56——3037
Jake Neighbours LL2101030.7910017:56——3342
Brandon Saad LL2011-110.3501014:08——3342
Alexey Toropchenko RL3000-120.1131013:21——6077
Radek Faksa CL3000-100.1841212:22——5862
Oskar Sundqvist CL3000-210.1321011:52——5049
Dylan Holloway LL4000020.0421015:41——4964
Mathieu Joseph RL4011+120.1730012:43——5672
Zachary Bolduc RL4000+120.1220012:36——7294
Colton Parayko DD1101+140.7700023:12——3845
Ryan Suter DD1011+200.0503021:48——4155
Justin Faulk DD2000-320.1412024:54——5368
Philip Broberg DD2000-200.0002019:16——5667
Scott Perunovich DD3000-110.0203212:35——6241
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD3000+110.0500011:44——7173
STL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jordan Binnington(start)L25214.8402.5059:15

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1022+220.2411018:21——5856
Kirby Dach CL1112+140.2430015:45——6045
Cole Caufield RL1101+110.0910015:44——5946
Jake Evans CL2112+220.1711016:40——4153
Brendan Gallagher RL2000020.3300016:12——3337
Josh Anderson RL2000030.5021012:39——4459
Joel Armia RL3112040.5311016:57——4629
Alex Newhook CL3101-110.3100015:10——3920
Oliver Kapanen CL3000-110.1301013:13——3021
Christian Dvorak CL4011+120.1800016:10——7177
Emil Heineman LL4000000.0930012:26——6778
Michael Pezzetta LL4000+100.074048:51——7598
Lane Hutson DD1011+210.0623023:49——5470
David Savard DD1011+100.0025021:00——4881
Arber Xhekaj DD2000000.0030020:34——5952
Jayden Struble DD2000030.0512016:47——6162
Mike Matheson DD3022000.0002222:42——3828
Logan Mailloux DD3000+100.0002011:27——4932
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)W31292.9353.7359:33

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Jake Evans (MTL) 1st 8:34 · assists Joel Armia, David Savard · Rush · carried in · 72.8 mph shot · 1.9 s from entry to goal.

Jake Evans · 1st 8:34 · MTL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
72.8 mph
Distance
22 ft
Entry to goal
1.9 s

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Kirby Dach · 2nd 1:12 · MTL

Play
rebound
Passes
1 (royal road)
Shot
44.0 mph
Distance
16 ft
Type
rebound

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Jake Neighbours · 2nd 4:02 · STL

Play
rebound
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
1
Shot
30.0 mph
Distance
4 ft
Entry to goal
6.3 s
Type
one-timer, rebound

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Alex Newhook · 2nd 14:04 · MTL PP

Play
turnover-forecheck
Passes
3 (royal road)
Shot
24.6 mph
Distance
6 ft

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Cole Caufield · 3rd 5:19 · MTL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
2
Shot
65.4 mph
Distance
36 ft
Entry to goal
1.6 s

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