Montreal Canadiens vs. Carolina HurricanesDec 28, 2023

FinalThursday, Dec 28, 2023· PNC Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	2	0	1	3		MTL	7	12	2	21
CAR	2	1	2	5		CAR	15	7	9	31

: MTL 53CAR 73
: MTL 2.29CAR 3.32
PP goals: MTL 1CAR 0
Hits: MTL 17CAR 19
Blocks: MTL 26CAR 13
PIM: MTL 6CAR 8
: MTL 55%CAR 45%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal Canadiens 5–3

Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal Canadiens 5–3 at home. Sebastian Aho (CAR) led the scoring with 0G 4A. MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Monahan, Suzuki, Caufield and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:35 together.

Points
Andrei Svechnikov had a hat trick (3 points) on 3 shots in 16:07.Svechnikov
Points
Sebastian Aho had 4 assists (4 points) on 2 shots in 18:04.Aho
Points
Brent Burns had 3 assists (3 points) on 1 shot in 20:48.Burns
Points
Jesper Fast had two goals (2 points) on 3 shots in 16:09.Fast
PP1
MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Monahan, Suzuki, Caufield and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 3:35 together.Matheson Monahan Suzuki Caufield Slafkovský
Luck
CAR scored 5 goals on 3.32 expected goals (73 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Martin Necas (CAR) played 10:58, −6:28 down on his 17:26 season average over 76 games.Necas
Usage
Jesper Fast (CAR) played 16:09, +3:36 up on his 12:33 season average over 72 games.Fast

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)CAR attacks right (top on phones) →

CAR
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 126 of 126 attempts · CAR 73 · MTL 53

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

CAR
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CAR 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 29% of the game, CAR 30%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

CAR

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	CAR
	55	72
	2.39	2.52
	2.32	2.47
	12	11
	10	5
	16	10
	+0.051	−0.051
	29%	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.

Montreal Canadiens

L1Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
13:0157% CF
L2Gallagher – Armia – Dvorak
11:2355% CF
L3Anderson – Monahan – Evans
9:5323% CF
L4Stephens – Pezzetta – Ylonen
5:2162% CF
D1Savard – Matheson
16:5733% CF
D2Harris – Struble
14:0855% CF
D3Guhle – Barron
12:3652% CF

PP1Matheson – Monahan – Suzuki – Caufield – Slafkovský
3:3567% CF
PP2Gallagher – Anderson – Dvorak – Ylonen – Barron
1:48100% CF
PK1FArmia – Evans
1:33
PK2FDvorak – Suzuki
0:53
PK1DSavard – Matheson
2:52
PK2DStruble – Guhle
0:58

Current MTL line combinations →

Carolina Hurricanes

L1Teravainen – Aho – Svechnikov
12:1444% CF
L2Staal – Martinook – Jarvis
10:5374% CF
L3Fast – Noesen – Drury
9:4553% CF
L4Bunting – Necas – Kotkaniemi
7:5744% CF
D1Skjei – Pesce
16:3950% CF
D2Orlov – Chatfield
13:5952% CF
D3Burns – Slavin
12:3962% CF

PP1Burns – Bunting – Aho – Svechnikov – Jarvis
2:15100% CF
PP2Noesen – Skjei – Teravainen – Necas – Drury
2:00100% CF
PK1FStaal – Jarvis
2:11
PK2FTeravainen – Aho
1:51
PK1DBurns – Slavin
3:55
PK2DOrlov – Pesce
1:03

Current CAR line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

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
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	0	0	-3	2	0.07	1	0	0	22:08	—	—	51	35
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.21	0	1	0	20:04	—	—	50	44
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.13	0	1	2	19:59	—	—	51	39
Christian Dvorak C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.10	0	0	0	17:40	—	—	48	61
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.31	0	0	0	15:47	—	—	57	72
Joel Armia R	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	1	0	2	15:16	—	—	48	61
Sean Monahan C	L3	0	1	1	+1	1	0.24	1	0	0	16:02	—	—	24	33
Josh Anderson R	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.41	1	1	0	15:50	—	—	26	30
Jake Evans C	L3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	1	0	14:01	—	—	22	34
Mitchell Stephens C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.26	0	1	0	9:08	—	—	44	97
Jesse Ylonen R	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.01	0	1	0	9:01	—	—	50	97
Michael Pezzetta L	L4	0	1	1	+1	2	0.16	2	1	0	6:48	—	—	62	98
Mike Matheson D	D1	1	0	1	0	2	0.14	1	2	0	25:13	—	—	36	36
David Savard D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	4	5	0	22:46	—	—	32	34
Jayden Struble D	D2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.15	3	5	2	16:38	—	—	49	73
Jordan Harris D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.05	1	5	0	16:16	—	—	58	98
Kaiden Guhle D	D3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.03	1	2	0	17:13	—	—	46	43
Justin Barron D	D3	0	0	0	-3	0	0.00	1	0	0	15:38	—	—	50	40

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cayden Primeau(start)	L	30	26	4	.867	2.90	59:52

Carolina Hurricanes

CAR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Teuvo Teravainen C	L1	0	0	0	+2	1	0.02	0	1	0	18:07	—	—	50	48
Sebastian Aho C	L1	0	4	4	+3	2	0.17	0	0	0	18:04	—	—	50	58
Andrei Svechnikov R	L1	3	0	3	+3	3	0.75	2	0	2	16:07	—	—	53	66
Seth Jarvis R	L2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.55	1	1	0	16:45	—	—	71	55
Jordan Staal C	L2	0	0	0	-1	4	0.63	4	1	0	16:37	—	—	79	70
Jordan Martinook L	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.22	2	0	0	15:11	—	—	75	64
Jesper Fast R	L3	2	0	2	+2	3	0.38	1	0	0	16:09	—	—	58	69
Jack Drury C	L3	0	1	1	+1	4	0.37	0	2	0	13:53	—	—	48	60
Stefan Noesen R	L3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	3	0	0	13:09	—	—	52	59
Michael Bunting L	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	2	12:16	—	—	46	11
Martin Necas C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	10:58	—	—	41	10
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	L4	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	9:41	—	—	37	7
Brady Skjei D	D1	0	0	0	-1	5	0.11	1	0	4	22:05	—	—	51	42
Brett Pesce D	D1	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	0	4	0	21:53	—	—	54	47
Dmitry Orlov D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	1	0	0	16:32	—	—	57	37
Jalen Chatfield D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.01	0	1	0	15:27	—	—	52	35
Brent Burns D	D3	0	3	3	+3	1	0.12	0	2	0	20:48	—	—	64	68
Jaccob Slavin D	D3	0	0	0	+3	0	0.00	0	1	0	19:47	—	—	64	71

CAR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Antti Raanta(start)	W	21	18	3	.857	2.29	60:00

Goal anatomy

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

Mike Matheson (MTL PP) 1st 19:56 · assists Sean Monahan, Cayden Primeau · Odd-man rush · passed in · 5-on-4 at the blue line · 16.6 mph shot · 3.1 s from entry to goal.

Mike Matheson · 1st 19:56 · MTL PP

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 5-on-4
Passes: 0
Shot: 16.6 mph
Distance: 34 ft
Entry to goal: 3.1 s

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Josh Anderson · 3rd 0:25 · MTL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 5.1 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 3.0 s

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Andrei Svechnikov · 3rd 19:41 · CAR EN

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 6-on-3
Passes: 1
Shot: 5.7 mph
Distance: 39 ft
Entry to goal: 2.4 s

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Andrei Svechnikov · 1st 1:35 · CAR

Play: deflection
Entry: loose
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 2
Shot: 48.2 mph
Distance: 12 ft
Entry to goal: 4.8 s
Type: deflection

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Jesper Fast · 1st 12:40 · CAR

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 29.0 mph
Distance: 4 ft
Entry to goal: 8.3 s

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Mitchell Stephens · 1st 13:51 · MTL

Play: rebound
Entry: dump
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 2
Shot: 28.3 mph
Distance: 14 ft
Entry to goal: 8.0 s
Type: rebound

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Jesper Fast · 2nd 1:29 · CAR

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 45.5 mph
Distance: 24 ft
Type: one-timer

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Andrei Svechnikov · 3rd 13:51 · CAR

Play: faceoff
Passes: 0
Shot: 61.7 mph
Distance: 33 ft
Type: one-timer

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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.

Montreal Canadiens vs. Carolina HurricanesDec 28, 2023

Fantasy takeaways

Carolina Hurricanes beat Montreal Canadiens 5–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Sequence card

Lines used

Montreal Canadiens

Carolina Hurricanes

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Carolina Hurricanes

Goal anatomy

Mike Matheson · 1st 19:56 · MTL PP

Josh Anderson · 3rd 0:25 · MTL

Andrei Svechnikov · 3rd 19:41 · CAR EN

Andrei Svechnikov · 1st 1:35 · CAR

Jesper Fast · 1st 12:40 · CAR

Mitchell Stephens · 1st 13:51 · MTL

Jesper Fast · 2nd 1:29 · CAR

Andrei Svechnikov · 3rd 13:51 · CAR