Montreal Canadiens vs. Vancouver CanucksJan 23, 2021

FinalSaturday, Jan 23, 2021· Rogers Arena

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Montreal CanadiensMTL

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Vancouver CanucksVAN

2

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	1	1	3	5		MTL	11	7	15	33
VAN	0	0	2	2		VAN	5	8	12	25

: MTL 61VAN 49
: MTL 2.64VAN 1.93
PP goals: MTL 0VAN 0
Hits: MTL 20VAN 32
Blocks: MTL 12VAN 18
PIM: MTL 23VAN 21
: MTL 39%VAN 61%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2

Montreal Canadiens beat Vancouver Canucks 5–2 at VAN. Jonathan Drouin (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for MTL: Perry–Toffoli–Kotkaniemi skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Jonathan Drouin had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 12:32.Drouin
New line
New look for MTL: Perry–Toffoli–Kotkaniemi skated 10:17 together at 5v5 as the L1 trio (57.1% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Perry Toffoli Kotkaniemi
Usage
Joel Edmundson (MTL) played 13:34, −6:36 down on his 20:10 season average over 54 games.Edmundson
Luck
MTL scored 5 goals on 2.64 expected goals (61 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Nils Hoglander (VAN) played 10:38, −4:54 down on his 15:32 season average over 55 games.Hoglander
Usage
Josh Anderson (MTL) played 11:54, −4:36 down on his 16:30 season average over 51 games.Anderson
Usage
Jonathan Drouin (MTL) played 12:32, −3:38 down on his 16:10 season average over 43 games.Drouin
Usage
Tanner Pearson (VAN) played 12:20, −4:50 down on his 17:10 season average over 50 games.Pearson

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

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

VAN
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 110 of 110 attempts · VAN 49 · MTL 61

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

VAN
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: MTL 34% of the game, VAN 26%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

VAN

MTL

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	MTL	VAN
	62	46
	2.43	1.66
	2.31	1.62
	13	6
	10	7
	14	10
	−0.113	+0.113
	34%	26%

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.

Montreal Canadiens

L1Perry – Toffoli – Kotkaniemi
10:1757% CF
L2Tatar – Gallagher – Danault
9:3456% CF
L3Anderson – Drouin – Suzuki
9:2462% CF
L4Byron – Lehkonen – Evans
7:3956% CF
D1Weber – Chiarot
14:4946% CF
D2Kulak – Romanov
14:1759% CF
D3Petry – Edmundson
8:5058% CF

PP1Weber – Petry – Toffoli – Drouin – Suzuki
2:06100% CF
PP2Perry – Tatar – Gallagher – Kotkaniemi – Romanov
1:260% CF
PK1FDanault – Lehkonen
2:35
PK2FByron – Evans
1:24
PK1DWeber – Chiarot
3:05
PK2DPetry – Romanov
1:12

Current MTL line combinations →

Vancouver Canucks

L1Beagle – Roussel – Motte
6:5842% CF
L2Miller – Boeser – Pettersson
4:2820% CF
L3Pearson – Horvat – Hoglander
4:1679% CF
L4Sutter – Virtanen – MacEwen
3:4640% CF
D1Edler – Schmidt
12:0756% CF
D2Benn – Hughes
9:5636% CF
D3Myers – Juolevi
6:3036% CF

PP1Miller – Horvat – Boeser – Pettersson – Hughes
4:3567% CF
PP2Pearson – Schmidt – Virtanen – MacEwen – Hoglander
0:37
PK1FSutter – Roussel
1:50
PK2FBeagle – Motte
1:45
PK1DEdler – Myers
2:49
PK2DBenn – Juolevi
1:49

Current VAN line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

10:54
MTLNick Suzuki (Brett Kulak, Jonathan Drouin)wrist0.05 xG
MTL: Petry, Kulak, Anderson, Drouin, SuzukiVAN: Edler, Myers, Pearson, Horvat, Boeser
MTL 1 – 0 VAN

2nd period

11:42
MTLCorey Perry (Ben Chiarot, Tyler Toffoli)wrist0.04 xG
MTL: Perry, Weber, Chiarot, Toffoli, KotkaniemiVAN: Myers, Pearson, Horvat, Juolevi, Hoglander
MTL 2 – 0 VAN

3rd period

3:50
VANElias Pettersson (Jordie Benn, Brock Boeser)deflected0.11 xG
MTL: Petry, Edmundson, Anderson, Drouin, SuzukiVAN: Benn, Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes
MTL 2 – 1 VAN
6:08
VANNils Hoglander (Nate Schmidt, Bo Horvat)backhand0.07 xG
MTL: Weber, Tatar, Chiarot, Gallagher, DanaultVAN: Pearson, Schmidt, Horvat, Hughes, Hoglander
MTL 2 – 2 VAN
9:07
MTLBrendan Gallagher (Tomas Tatar)wrist0.09 xG
MTL: Petry, Tatar, Chiarot, Gallagher, DanaultVAN: Edler, Pearson, Horvat, Hughes, Hoglander
MTL 3 – 2 VAN
12:44
MTLJonathan Drouin (Josh Anderson)backhand0.09 xG
MTL: Weber, Chiarot, Anderson, Drouin, SuzukiVAN: Myers, Miller, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes
MTL 4 – 2 VAN
17:06
MTLJoel EdmundsonENwrist0.24 xG
MTL: Petry, Tatar, Gallagher, Edmundson, DanaultVAN: Myers, Miller, Horvat, Boeser, Pettersson, Hughes
MTL 5 – 2 VAN

Box score

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

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tyler Toffoli C	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.26	1	0	2	19:27	—	—	70	89
Corey Perry R	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.15	0	1	2	15:19	—	—	63	86
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	L1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.28	2	1	0	15:08	—	—	64	85
Phillip Danault C	L2	0	0	0	+1	0	0.15	2	0	0	15:21	—	—	53	54
Tomas Tatar L	L2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.10	2	0	0	15:17	—	—	52	56
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	1	0	1	+1	4	0.36	0	0	0	15:15	—	—	50	46
Nick Suzuki C	L3	1	0	1	+1	1	0.06	1	0	2	16:44	—	—	54	53
Jonathan Drouin L	L3	1	1	2	+1	2	0.17	1	0	0	12:32	—	—	65	58
Josh Anderson R	L3	0	1	1	+1	5	0.35	2	0	2	11:54	—	—	62	58
Artturi Lehkonen L	L4	0	0	0	0	3	0.05	2	0	0	15:20	—	—	33	22
Jake Evans C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.21	2	0	10	12:42	—	—	53	42
Paul Byron L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:30	—	—	62	50
Shea Weber D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.05	1	3	0	25:58	—	—	50	56
Ben Chiarot D	D1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.03	0	3	0	22:40	—	—	53	60
Alexander Romanov D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	1	1	0	20:46	—	—	61	57
Brett Kulak D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.03	0	2	0	15:20	—	—	61	69
Jeff Petry D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.08	0	0	0	19:45	—	—	71	65
Joel Edmundson D	D3	1	0	1	0	2	0.25	2	1	5	13:34	—	—	52	51

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carey Price(start)	W	25	23	2	.920	1.93	60:00

Vancouver Canucks

VAN skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tyler Motte C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	5	1	0	17:28	—	—	29	33
Jay Beagle C	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2	1	2	12:39	—	—	43	44
Antoine Roussel L	L1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	2	0	12:36	—	—	44	48
J.T. Miller C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	4	0	0	20:09	—	—	28	23
Brock Boeser R	L2	0	1	1	-2	1	0.31	0	0	2	18:39	—	—	36	24
Elias Pettersson C	L2	1	0	1	-1	2	0.32	1	0	0	18:39	—	—	24	23
Bo Horvat C	L3	0	1	1	-3	1	0.13	1	0	2	18:19	—	—	51	45
Tanner Pearson L	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.04	0	1	10	12:20	—	—	63	58
Nils Hoglander L	L3	1	0	1	-1	2	0.20	1	1	0	10:38	—	—	55	57
Brandon Sutter C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.27	0	0	0	15:52	—	—	43	50
Jake Virtanen R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.17	4	1	0	14:23	—	—	39	56
Zack MacEwen R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	4	1	0	9:51	—	—	39	6
Alexander Edler D	D1	0	0	0	-2	3	0.01	4	2	0	22:01	—	—	46	43
Nate Schmidt D	D1	0	1	1	+1	3	0.12	0	2	0	18:28	—	—	53	65
Quinn Hughes D	D2	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	0	1	0	25:05	—	—	49	36
Jordie Benn D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	1	3	0	15:39	—	—	32	39
Tyler Myers D	D3	0	0	0	-4	2	0.03	0	1	5	19:29	—	—	36	23
Olli Juolevi D	D3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.03	0	1	0	13:29	—	—	25	29

VAN goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Braden Holtby(start)	L	32	28	4	.875	2.40	58:41

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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.