Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsNov 27, 2021

FinalSaturday, Nov 27, 2021· PPG Paints Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	0	1	5	6		MTL	8	13	13	34
PIT	0	0	3	3		PIT	14	17	19	50

: MTL 54PIT 72
: MTL 5.23PIT 4.14
PP goals: MTL 0PIT 1
Hits: MTL 37PIT 24
Blocks: MTL 11PIT 10
PIM: MTL 6PIT 8
: MTL 44%PIT 56%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 at PIT. Josh Anderson (MTL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. Jake Allen (MTL) faced 50 shots and stopped 47 (.940), +18 against a season average of 32.1; the win.

Points
Josh Anderson had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 6 shots in 18:17.Anderson
Points
Christian Dvorak had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 20:02.Dvorak
Points
Sidney Crosby had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 21:44.Crosby
Points
Tyler Toffoli had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:51.Toffoli
Points
Jeff Carter had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:48.Carter
Points
Alexander Romanov had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 23:13.Romanov
Points
Kasperi Kapanen had 2 assists (2 points) in 17:42.Kapanen
Goalie
Jake Allen (MTL) faced 50 shots and stopped 47 (.940), +18 against a season average of 32.1; the win.Allen

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)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →

PIT
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 126 of 126 attempts · PIT 72 · MTL 54

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

PIT
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

PIT 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 25% of the game, PIT 33%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

PIT

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	PIT
	54	71
	2.62	3.62
	2.55	3.21
	12	16
	7	6
	8	6
	−0.110	+0.110
	25%	33%

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

L1Toffoli – Anderson – Dvorak
9:4156% CF
L2Gallagher – Drouin – Evans
8:4236% CF
L3Lehkonen – Suzuki – Caufield
7:2367% CF
L4Armia – Pezzetta – Poehling
4:5617% CF
D1Petry – Chiarot
9:0539% CF
D2Niku – Romanov
6:3775% CF
D3Savard – Norlinder
4:3244% CF

PP1Toffoli – Gallagher – Drouin – Niku – Suzuki
3:01
PP2Petry – Chiarot – Anderson – Dvorak – Caufield
2:25100% CF
PK1FLehkonen – Evans
1:41
PK2FArmia – Dvorak
1:04
PK1DSavard – Romanov
1:40
PK2DPetry – Chiarot
1:13

Current MTL line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Guentzel – Rodrigues
14:2471% CF
L2Carter – Zucker – Kapanen
11:3550% CF
L3Blueger – McGinn – Aston-Reese
7:0931% CF
L4Boyle – Heinen – Simon
5:1640% CF
D1Letang – Dumoulin
12:2865% CF
D2Pettersson – Marino
11:4247% CF
D3Matheson – Ruhwedel
11:4135% CF

PP1Carter – Crosby – Letang – Guentzel – Rodrigues
2:41100% CF
PP2Zucker – Kapanen – Heinen – Marino – Simon
1:03100% CF
PK1FBlueger – McGinn
2:59
PK2FBoyle – Aston-Reese
2:46
PK1DDumoulin – Marino
4:33
PK2DLetang – Ruhwedel
1:34

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

15:34
MTLJonathan Drouinbackhand0.17 xG
MTL: Petry, Chiarot, Gallagher, Drouin, EvansPIT: Crosby, Letang, Dumoulin, Guentzel, Rodrigues
MTL 1 – 0 PIT

3rd period

2:33
PITEvan RodriguesPP (Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel)wrist0.14 xG
MTL: Petry, Chiarot, Armia, EvansPIT: Carter, Crosby, Letang, Guentzel, Rodrigues
MTL 1 – 1 PIT
3:05
MTLChristian Dvorak (Sami Niku, Josh Anderson)tip-in0.08 xG
MTL: Toffoli, Anderson, Dvorak, Niku, RomanovPIT: Carter, Letang, Dumoulin, Zucker, Kapanen
MTL 2 – 1 PIT
6:16
MTLArtturi Lehkonen (Cole Caufield, Mattias Norlinder)snap0.27 xG
MTL: Savard, Lehkonen, Suzuki, Caufield, NorlinderPIT: Matheson, Blueger, McGinn, Ruhwedel, Aston-Reese
MTL 3 – 1 PIT
17:23
PITJeff Carter (Kasperi Kapanen, Sidney Crosby)wrist0.13 xG
MTL: Savard, Drouin, Evans, Suzuki, RomanovPIT: Carter, Crosby, Letang, Guentzel, Kapanen, Rodrigues
MTL 3 – 2 PIT
18:19
MTLJosh AndersonEN (Christian Dvorak, Tyler Toffoli)wrist0.96 xG
MTL: Petry, Chiarot, Toffoli, Anderson, DvorakPIT: Carter, Crosby, Letang, Guentzel, Kapanen, Rodrigues
MTL 4 – 2 PIT
18:50
PITSidney Crosby (Kasperi Kapanen, Jeff Carter)wrist0.11 xG
MTL: Petry, Chiarot, Armia, Lehkonen, EvansPIT: Carter, Crosby, Letang, Guentzel, Kapanen, Rodrigues
MTL 4 – 3 PIT
19:12
MTLJosh AndersonEN (Tyler Toffoli, Alexander Romanov)unknown0.96 xG
MTL: Savard, Toffoli, Anderson, Dvorak, RomanovPIT: Carter, Crosby, Letang, Guentzel, Kapanen, Rodrigues
MTL 5 – 3 PIT
19:23
MTLTyler ToffoliEN (Christian Dvorak, Alexander Romanov)wrist0.57 xG
MTL: Savard, Toffoli, Anderson, Dvorak, RomanovPIT: Carter, Crosby, Letang, Guentzel, Kapanen, Rodrigues
MTL 6 – 3 PIT

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
Christian Dvorak C	L1	1	2	3	+4	5	0.30	0	0	0	20:02	—	—	53	43
Tyler Toffoli C	L1	1	2	3	+4	2	0.61	1	1	0	19:51	—	—	39	29
Josh Anderson R	L1	2	1	3	+4	6	2.42	2	3	0	18:17	—	—	53	52
Jonathan Drouin L	L2	1	0	1	0	1	0.34	1	0	0	17:42	—	—	32	32
Jake Evans C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.11	0	0	0	15:49	—	—	35	31
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.28	0	1	0	15:13	—	—	36	32
Nick Suzuki C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	1	0	0	19:29	—	—	43	48
Artturi Lehkonen L	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.39	4	1	2	14:54	—	—	50	64
Cole Caufield R	L3	0	1	1	+1	2	0.09	1	0	0	10:46	—	—	70	86
Joel Armia R	L4	0	0	0	-1	1	0.10	4	1	0	12:58	—	—	28	33
Ryan Poehling C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	7:07	—	—	44	62
Michael Pezzetta L	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.12	3	0	0	6:22	—	—	38	60
Jeff Petry D	D1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.07	3	0	0	23:37	—	—	47	40
Ben Chiarot D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.08	4	1	2	23:22	—	—	43	31
Alexander Romanov D	D2	0	2	2	+2	4	0.08	4	0	0	23:13	—	—	44	48
Sami Niku D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.03	1	1	0	14:50	—	—	72	94
David Savard D	D3	0	0	0	+2	1	0.10	5	1	0	22:56	—	—	30	30
Mattias Norlinder D	D3	0	1	1	+1	0	0.00	2	1	2	9:50	—	—	47	54

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Allen(start)	W	50	47	3	.940	4.14	59:29

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Sidney Crosby C	L1	1	2	3	-2	5	0.52	0	0	0	21:44	—	—	73	78
Jake Guentzel C	L1	0	1	1	-2	9	1.09	0	0	0	21:24	—	—	71	74
Evan Rodrigues C	L1	1	0	1	-2	12	0.60	1	0	0	21:17	—	—	72	77
Jeff Carter C	L2	1	1	2	-2	4	0.53	4	1	0	18:48	—	—	52	49
Kasperi Kapanen R	L2	0	2	2	-2	0	0.00	1	0	0	17:42	—	—	50	48
Jason Zucker L	L2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.18	0	0	0	15:21	—	—	55	58
Brock McGinn L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	3	0	0	13:50	—	—	39	36
Teddy Blueger C	L3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.32	1	1	0	12:10	—	—	33	30
Zachary Aston-Reese L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	4	0	0	11:25	—	—	33	33
Brian Boyle C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:38	—	—	36	29
Danton Heinen L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	7:56	—	—	40	30
Dominik Simon C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.12	0	0	4	7:55	—	—	40	30
Kris Letang D	D1	0	0	0	-3	5	0.39	1	3	2	26:00	—	—	71	77
Brian Dumoulin D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.09	0	4	0	18:59	—	—	59	73
John Marino D	D2	0	0	0	0	2	0.07	0	0	0	22:35	—	—	52	37
Marcus Pettersson D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.05	4	0	0	15:31	—	—	58	54
Mike Matheson D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.11	1	1	2	15:41	—	—	46	43
Chad Ruhwedel D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.06	2	0	0	15:04	—	—	35	29

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Casey DeSmith(start)	L	31	28	3	.903	2.75	58:00

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.