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Montreal Canadiens vs. Nashville PredatorsMar 5, 2024

Final / OT· Bridgestone Arena
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MTL
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Goals123OTTShots123OTT
MTL02114MTL11117130
NSH11103NSH1477028
MTL 56NSH 59
MTL 1.82NSH 3.22
PP goals
MTL 0NSH 0
Hits
MTL 21NSH 16
Blocks
MTL 15NSH 18
PIM
MTL 9NSH 7
MTL 46%NSH 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens edge Nashville Predators 4–3 (OT)

Montreal Canadiens beat Nashville Predators 4–3 in overtime at NSH. Ryan O'Reilly (NSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. MTL scored 4 goals on 1.83 expected goals (56 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

  1. Points
    Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 4 shots in 19:08.O'Reilly
  2. Points
    Filip Forsberg had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 4 shots in 18:26.Forsberg
  3. Points
    Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 18:49.Nyquist
  4. Points
    Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 19:37.Suzuki
  5. Points
    Cole Caufield had 2 assists (2 points) on 6 shots in 18:47.Caufield
  6. Luck
    MTL scored 4 goals on 1.83 expected goals (56 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
  7. New line
    New look for MTL: Pearson–Ylonen–Harvey-Pinard skated 8:06 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (42.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.PearsonYlonenHarvey-Pinard
  8. Usage
    Arber Xhekaj (MTL) played 20:20, +4:31 up on his 15:49 season average over 43 games.Xhekaj

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 NSH: 115 attempts, 58 on goal, 7 goals, 5.05 expected goals; best chance Gustav Nyquist at 0.34 xG.

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

Showing 115 of 115 attempts · NSH 59 · MTL 56

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

Game flow, MTL at NSH: expected goals 3.22 to 1.82 (NSH led the chances), shot attempts 59 to 56, 7 goals.

0.01.02.03.04.01st2nd3rdOTNSHMTLFNGSORSnet xGcumulative expected goals · 60:17
  • NSH
  • MTL
  • Goal
  • Power play (shaded)
Pressure Index
NSHMTLcontrol2nd3rdOTForsberg · 1st 15:24Nyquist · 2nd 5:11Gallagher · 2nd 16:39Savard · 2nd 16:45O'Reilly · 3rd 12:19Roy · 3rd 14:55Suzuki · OT 0:17
  • NSH 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 23% of the game, NSH 33%.

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 NSH: 38 players over 60:17; most ice Juuse Saros (60:17) for NSH and Jake Allen (60:17) for MTL, 7 goals.

NSH
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
StatMTLNSH
6154
1.882.46
1.842.39
1110
71
619
−0.026+0.026
23%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

Current MTL line combinations →

Nashville Predators

Current NSH line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

  1. 15:24
    NSHFilip Forsberg (Luke Evangelista, Ryan O'Reilly)backhand0.06 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Guhle, SlafkovskýNSH: McDonagh, Josi, O'Reilly, Forsberg, Evangelista
    MTL 0 – 1 NSH

2nd period

  1. 5:11
    NSHGustav Nyquist (Filip Forsberg, Ryan O'Reilly)wrist0.34 xG
    MTL: Suzuki, Harris, Caufield, Struble, SlafkovskýNSH: Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg, Lauzon, Carrier
    MTL 0 – 2 NSH
  2. 16:39
    MTLBrendan Gallagher (Jake Evans, Josh Anderson)wrist0.07 xG
    MTL: Savard, Gallagher, Anderson, Evans, XhekajNSH: Josi, McCarron, Fabbro, Sherwood, Smith
    MTL 1 – 2 NSH
  3. 16:45
    MTLDavid Savard (Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki)wrist0.00 xG
    MTL: Savard, Suzuki, Caufield, Xhekaj, SlafkovskýNSH: Josi, Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg, Fabbro
    MTL 2 – 2 NSH

3rd period

  1. 12:19
    NSHRyan O'Reilly (Gustav Nyquist, Jeremy Lauzon)wrist0.10 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Guhle, SlafkovskýNSH: Nyquist, O'Reilly, Forsberg, Lauzon, Carrier
    MTL 2 – 3 NSH
  2. 14:55
    MTLJoshua Roywrist0.03 xG
    MTL: Savard, Armia, Newhook, Roy, XhekajNSH: Schenn, Josi, Jankowski, Novak, Evangelista
    MTL 3 – 3 NSH

OT period

  1. 0:17
    MTLNick Suzuki (Cole Caufield, Mike Matheson)wrist0.03 xG
    MTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, GuhleNSH: McDonagh, Sissons, Lauzon, Evangelista
    MTL 4 – 3 NSH

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 CL1112-110.0320019:37——4232
Cole Caufield RL1022-160.4001018:47——4835
Juraj Slafkovský LL1000-210.2421017:56——4228
Alex Newhook CL2000+120.1211016:11——6752
Joel Armia RL2000+120.1900014:21——6847
Joshua Roy RL2101+110.0320014:04——6552
Jake Evans CL3011+110.0302016:06——5855
Brendan Gallagher RL3101+140.1600014:44——5454
Josh Anderson RL3011+100.0420514:09——6762
Tanner Pearson LL4000020.1311011:48——3560
Jesse Ylonen RL4000000.0020011:21——4052
Rafael Harvey-Pinard LL4000010.2301010:43——5065
Mike Matheson DD1011-120.0121027:02——4637
Kaiden Guhle DD1000-110.0714218:32——4021
Arber Xhekaj DD2000+320.0531020:20——6961
David Savard DD2101+320.0100019:41——7255
Jordan Harris DD3000-110.0312217:19——5244
Jayden Struble DD3000-110.0520014:27——4631
MTL goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Jake Allen(start)W28253.8933.2260:17

Nashville Predators

NSH skaters
SkaterLineGAP+/-HitsBlkPIMPPSH
Ryan O'Reilly CL1123+240.8902019:08——6991
Gustav Nyquist RL1112+110.3601018:49——6689
Filip Forsberg LL1112+240.4210018:26——6790
Cole Smith RL2000-110.2330015:18——5046
Kiefer Sherwood LL2000-100.0020014:15——4328
Michael McCarron CL2000-110.1700014:13——5548
Luke Evangelista RL3011-110.1100013:51——3516
Tommy Novak CL3000-100.0001013:48——3516
Mark Jankowski LL3000-110.0000013:16——334
Colton Sissons CL4000-130.4804014:39——2123
Yakov Trenin CL4000020.0411012:49——3850
Cody Glass CL4000020.3800011:30——197
Alexandre Carrier DD1000+230.0800220:26——5675
Jeremy Lauzon DD1011+110.0162018:46——5985
Roman Josi DD2000-210.0013024:57——4247
Dante Fabbro DD2000-210.0102016:02——4861
Ryan McDonagh DD3000010.0002022:14——4933
Luke Schenn DD3000-110.0320514:41——2710
NSH goalies
GoalieDecSASVGATOI
Juuse Saros(start)O30264.8671.8260:17

Goal anatomy

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

Filip Forsberg (NSH) 1st 15:24 · assists Luke Evangelista, Ryan O'Reilly · Cycle · 26.4 mph shot.

Gustav Nyquist · 2nd 5:11 · NSH

Play
turnover-forecheck
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-1
Passes
0
Shot
27.5 mph
Distance
6 ft
Entry to goal
7.6 s

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Joshua Roy · 3rd 14:55 · MTL

Play
rush
Entry
carry
Odd man
No
Passes
0
Shot
77.9 mph
Distance
33 ft
Entry to goal
2.4 s

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Nick Suzuki · OT 0:17 · MTL

Play
cycle
Entry
carry
Odd man
3-on-2
Passes
1
Shot
42.8 mph
Distance
22 ft
Entry to goal
6.9 s
Type
one-timer

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