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Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsJan 27, 2024

Final / OT· PPG Paints Arena
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MTL
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PIT
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
MTL11002MTL10115127
PIT01113PIT13145133
MTL 48PIT 86
MTL 2.73PIT 3.84
PP goals
MTL 1PIT 0
Hits
MTL 23PIT 23
Blocks
MTL 26PIT 4
PIM
MTL 4PIT 2
MTL 39%PIT 61%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Montreal Canadiens 3–2 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Montreal Canadiens 3–2 in overtime at home. Marcus Pettersson (PIT) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Monahan, Suzuki, Caufield and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:00 together.

  1. Points
    Marcus Pettersson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 23:52.Pettersson
  2. Points
    Rickard Rakell had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:53.Rakell
  3. PP1
    MTL's first power-play unit (Matheson, Monahan, Suzuki, Caufield and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 1:00 together.MathesonMonahanSuzukiCaufieldSlafkovský
  4. Usage
    Kaiden Guhle (MTL) played 25:45, +4:58 up on his 20:47 season average over 69 games.Guhle
  5. New line
    New look for MTL: Pearson–Evans–Ylonen skated 8:33 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (26.3% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.PearsonEvansYlonen
  6. Usage
    Pierre-Olivier Joseph (PIT) played 8:33, −6:41 down on his 15:14 season average over 51 games.Joseph
  7. Usage
    Sean Monahan (MTL) played 21:33, +3:30 up on his 18:03 season average over 82 games.Monahan
  8. Usage
    Bryan Rust (PIT) played 22:59, +3:28 up on his 19:31 season average over 61 games.Rust

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, MTL at PIT: 134 attempts, 60 on goal, 5 goals, 6.57 expected goals; best chance Lars Eller at 0.36 xG.

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

Showing 134 of 134 attempts · PIT 86 · MTL 48

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at PIT: expected goals 3.84 to 2.73 (PIT led the chances), shot attempts 86 to 48, 5 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTPITMTLGESGPnet xGcumulative expected goals · 62:43
  • PIT
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
PITMTLcontrol2nd3rdOTGuhle · 1st 15:53Eller · 2nd 4:05Slafkovský · 2nd 12:23Guentzel · 3rd 10:03Pettersson · OT 2:43
  • 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 26% of the game, PIT 46%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

Shift chart, MTL at PIT: 38 players over 62:43; most ice Tristan Jarry (62:43) for PIT and Jake Allen (62:00) for MTL, 5 goals.

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
StatMTLPIT
5084
2.623.38
2.503.20
1223
42
2324
−0.084+0.084
26%46%

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

Current MTL line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 15:53
    MTLKaiden Guhle (Mike Matheson, Cole Caufield)wrist0.11 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Anderson, Suzuki, Caufield, GuhlePIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Guentzel, Pettersson
    MTL 1 – 0 PIT

2nd period

  1. 4:05
    PITLars Eller (Valtteri Puustinen, Rickard Rakell)wrist0.12 xG
    MTL: Armia, Matheson, Monahan, Guhle, SlafkovskýPIT: Letang, Eller, Rakell, Pettersson, Puustinen
    MTL 1 – 1 PIT
  2. 12:23
    MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP (Sean Monahan, Nick Suzuki)wrist0.10 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Monahan, Suzuki, Caufield, SlafkovskýPIT: Eller, Graves, Joseph, O'Connor
    MTL 2 – 1 PIT

3rd period

  1. 10:03
    PITJake Guentzel (Sidney Crosby, Marcus Pettersson)tip-in0.09 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Anderson, Suzuki, Caufield, GuhlePIT: Crosby, Letang, Rust, Guentzel, Pettersson
    MTL 2 – 2 PIT

OT period

  1. 2:43
    PITMarcus Pettersson (Rickard Rakell, Evgeni Malkin)snap0.23 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Anderson, MonahanPIT: Malkin, Rakell, Pettersson
    MTL 2 – 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
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Nick Suzuki CL1011010.0111021:57——3335
Cole Caufield RL1011000.2000018:53——3842
Josh Anderson RL1000-120.2814017:51——3639
Sean Monahan CL2011-250.6010021:33——5069
Joel Armia RL2000-120.4901017:10——5169
Juraj Slafkovský LL2101-150.8020017:09——5369
Jake Evans CL3000000.0011019:05——226
Tanner Pearson LL3000000.0014014:20——216
Jesse Ylonen RL3000000.0040011:27——247
Rafael Harvey-Pinard LL4000000.0002012:09——229
Michael Pezzetta LL4000000.003005:44——5056
Lucas Condotta LL4000010.091005:20——5056
Mike Matheson DD1011-230.0804027:36——4145
Kaiden Guhle DD1101-140.1612225:45——4050
Jayden Struble DD2000020.0130018:17——3327
David Savard DD2000010.0103017:56——3535
Jordan Harris DD3000000.0013216:29——3356
Johnathan Kovacevic DD3000010.0031016:11——3560
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Allen(start)O33303.9093.8462:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Bryan Rust RL1000010.2210022:59——5849
Jake Guentzel CL1101060.8000021:38——5549
Sidney Crosby CL1011010.4000020:06——5650
Evgeni Malkin CL2011+120.2811019:48——7062
Drew O'Connor LL2000030.2110016:25——6562
Colin White CL2000010.1210012:30——6862
Noel Acciari CL3000010.0370014:40——5027
Jeff Carter CL3000010.1831013:07——5040
Jansen Harkins CL3000010.031006:57——7033
Lars Eller CL4101+140.6610017:01——8285
Rickard Rakell RL4022+200.2910013:53——8381
Valtteri Puustinen RL4011+100.000009:24——5647
Kris Letang DD1000+130.2000227:05——6462
Marcus Pettersson DD1112+220.2810023:52——6762
Erik Karlsson DD2000020.0601026:48——5447
Ryan Graves DD2000020.0411021:56——5542
Chad Ruhwedel DD3000030.0630010:27——6948
Pierre-Olivier Joseph DD3000000.001008:33——7367
PIT goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Tristan Jarry(start)W27252.9262.7362:43

Goal anatomy

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

Juraj Slafkovský (MTL PP) 2nd 12:23 · assists Sean Monahan, Nick Suzuki · Forecheck turnover · 22.9 mph shot.

Lars Eller · 2nd 4:05 · PIT

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
0
Shot
35.7 mph
Distance
14 ft
Entry to goal
7.4 s

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