Montreal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red WingsDec 20, 2024

FinalFriday, Dec 20, 2024· Little Caesars Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
MTL	2	0	2	4		MTL	14	10	9	33
DET	2	0	1	3		DET	13	5	10	28

: MTL 65DET 52
: MTL 3.22DET 3.16
PP goals: MTL 1DET 0
Hits: MTL 12DET 12
Blocks: MTL 9DET 13
PIM: MTL 8DET 4
: MTL 50%DET 50%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3

Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 at DET. Jake Evans (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:50 together.

Points
Emil Heineman had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 9:39.Heineman
Points
Jake Evans had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 16:02.Evans
Points
Michael Rasmussen had 2 assists (2 points) in 13:31.Rasmussen
PP1
MTL's first power-play unit (Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson and Slafkovský) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:50 together.Laine Suzuki Caufield Hutson Slafkovský
Usage
Albert Johansson (DET) played 9:58, −6:30 down on his 16:28 season average over 60 games.Johansson
Usage
David Savard (MTL) played 19:49, +3:16 up on his 16:33 season average over 74 games.Savard
Usage
Kirby Dach (MTL) played 12:25, −3:19 down on his 15:44 season average over 56 games.Dach

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)DET attacks right (top on phones) →

DET
MTL
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 117 of 117 attempts · DET 52 · MTL 65

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

DET
MTL
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

DET 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 45% of the game, DET 32%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

DET

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	DET
	70	43
	3.24	2.66
	3.08	2.58
	11	5
	4	5
	19	14
	+0.013	−0.013
	45%	32%

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
12:2874% CF
L2Laine – Dach – Newhook
9:4559% CF
L3Gallagher – Anderson – Dvorak
9:2865% CF
L4Armia – Evans – Heineman
7:5967% CF
D1Matheson – Hutson
15:4571% CF
D2Carrier – Guhle
14:0071% CF
D3Savard – Xhekaj
12:4246% CF

PP1Laine – Suzuki – Caufield – Hutson – Slafkovský
2:5075% CF
PP2Gallagher – Matheson – Dach – Newhook – Heineman
0:39100% CF
PK1FArmia – Evans
4:38
PK2FAnderson – Dvorak
3:13
PK1DSavard – Matheson
4:27
PK2DCarrier – Guhle
2:39

Current MTL line combinations →

Detroit Red Wings

L1Kane – Copp – DeBrincat
11:0742% CF
L2Tarasenko – Larkin – Raymond
9:1142% CF
L3Fischer – Veleno – Kasper
8:2325% CF
L4Motte – Compher – Rasmussen
7:4813% CF
D1Chiarot – Seider
17:0428% CF
D2Petry – Holl
14:3146% CF
D3Gustafsson – Johansson
8:0029% CF

PP1Compher – Larkin – Seider – Raymond – Kasper
2:5083% CF
PP2Kane – Tarasenko – Gustafsson – Copp – DeBrincat
2:37100% CF
PK1FMotte – Compher
1:38
PK2FLarkin – Raymond
1:24
PK1DChiarot – Seider
2:57
PK2DPetry – Holl
0:28

Current DET line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

7:09
MTLEmil Heineman (Jake Evans, Mike Matheson)wrist0.03 xG
MTL: Armia, Matheson, Evans, Heineman, HutsonDET: Gustafsson, Fischer, Veleno, Johansson, Kasper
MTL 1 – 0 DET
13:27
DETPatrick Kane (Andrew Copp, Alex DeBrincat)wrist0.04 xG
MTL: Matheson, Laine, Dach, Newhook, HutsonDET: Kane, Chiarot, Copp, DeBrincat, Seider
MTL 1 – 1 DET
18:31
MTLJake EvansSHwrist0.23 xG
MTL: Armia, Evans, Carrier, GuhleDET: Compher, Larkin, Seider, Raymond, Kasper
MTL 2 – 1 DET
19:27
DETJoseph Veleno (Jeff Petry, Michael Rasmussen)tip-in0.04 xG
MTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, SlafkovskýDET: Petry, Chiarot, Fischer, Rasmussen, Veleno
MTL 2 – 2 DET

3rd period

1:40
DETTyler Motte (Michael Rasmussen)snap0.28 xG
MTL: Matheson, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, SlafkovskýDET: Chiarot, Motte, Compher, Rasmussen, Seider
MTL 2 – 3 DET
8:42
MTLArber Xhekaj (Joel Armia, Emil Heineman)wrist0.04 xG
MTL: Savard, Armia, Evans, Heineman, XhekajDET: Kane, Gustafsson, Copp, DeBrincat, Johansson
MTL 3 – 3 DET
12:02
MTLPatrik LainePP (Lane Hutson, Cole Caufield)slap0.06 xG
MTL: Laine, Suzuki, Caufield, Hutson, SlafkovskýDET: Chiarot, Larkin, Seider, Raymond
MTL 4 – 3 DET

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	-2	1	0.13	0	0	0	17:43	—	—	75	48
Juraj Slafkovský L	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.14	0	0	2	17:41	—	—	68	49
Cole Caufield R	L1	0	1	1	-2	3	0.34	0	0	0	16:49	—	—	69	49
Patrik Laine L	L2	1	0	1	-1	3	0.32	2	0	2	13:37	—	—	61	51
Alex Newhook C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	0	0	0	12:48	—	—	58	50
Kirby Dach C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.11	1	0	2	12:25	—	—	56	52
Christian Dvorak C	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	0	1	0	15:18	—	—	52	61
Josh Anderson R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.14	2	0	0	15:01	—	—	63	70
Brendan Gallagher R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.36	1	0	0	11:11	—	—	61	70
Joel Armia R	L4	0	1	1	+3	2	0.21	0	0	0	16:59	—	—	56	58
Jake Evans C	L4	1	1	2	+3	2	0.30	2	0	0	16:02	—	—	63	64
Emil Heineman L	L4	1	1	2	+2	2	0.10	1	0	0	9:39	—	—	57	83
Mike Matheson D	D1	0	1	1	-2	1	0.44	0	0	0	24:21	—	—	68	61
Lane Hutson D	D1	0	1	1	-2	1	0.10	0	1	0	20:26	—	—	74	66
Kaiden Guhle D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.03	0	3	2	18:58	—	—	64	60
Alexandre Carrier D	D2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.03	1	1	0	18:37	—	—	72	70
David Savard D	D3	0	0	0	+1	2	0.04	1	2	0	19:49	—	—	41	29
Arber Xhekaj D	D3	1	0	1	+1	3	0.11	1	1	0	14:36	—	—	48	34

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Samuel Montembeault(start)	W	28	25	3	.893	3.16	60:00

Detroit Red Wings

DET skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Alex DeBrincat R	L1	0	1	1	0	2	0.25	0	0	0	18:24	—	—	44	49
Patrick Kane R	L1	1	0	1	0	4	0.48	0	0	0	18:06	—	—	44	49
Andrew Copp C	L1	0	1	1	0	4	0.30	0	2	0	17:11	—	—	41	45
Lucas Raymond L	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.21	1	0	0	19:57	—	—	50	66
Dylan Larkin C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.38	0	0	0	19:55	—	—	52	67
Vladimir Tarasenko R	L2	0	0	0	0	3	0.23	0	0	0	15:17	—	—	46	66
Marco Kasper C	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.10	1	0	0	16:07	—	—	41	31
Joseph Veleno C	L3	1	0	1	0	2	0.19	1	0	2	11:40	—	—	35	18
Christian Fischer R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.02	2	0	2	10:28	—	—	31	7
J.T. Compher L	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	0	0	0	16:43	—	—	20	52
Michael Rasmussen C	L4	0	2	2	+2	0	0.06	0	2	0	13:31	—	—	19	48
Tyler Motte C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.28	1	1	0	10:49	—	—	18	44
Moritz Seider D	D1	0	0	0	+1	2	0.12	1	2	0	27:17	—	—	27	46
Ben Chiarot D	D1	0	0	0	+3	2	0.12	1	2	0	22:59	—	—	31	48
Jeff Petry D	D2	0	1	1	+1	1	0.01	1	2	0	18:10	—	—	49	35
Justin Holl D	D2	0	0	0	0	1	0.09	2	0	0	17:06	—	—	47	31
Erik Gustafsson D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.18	0	1	0	14:51	—	—	48	64
Albert Johansson D	D3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	1	1	0	9:58	—	—	30	46

DET goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Talbot(start)	L	33	29	4	.879	3.22	58:02

Goal anatomy

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

Emil Heineman (MTL) 1st 7:09 · assists Jake Evans, Mike Matheson · Rush · loose puck · 72.9 mph shot · 1.9 s from entry to goal.

Emil Heineman · 1st 7:09 · MTL

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 3
Shot: 72.9 mph
Distance: 43 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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Patrick Kane · 1st 13:27 · DET

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 42.1 mph
Distance: 17 ft

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Jake Evans · 1st 18:31 · MTL SH

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 0
Shot: 20.5 mph
Distance: 8 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s

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Joseph Veleno · 1st 19:27 · DET

Play: deflection
Passes: 1
Shot: 61.6 mph
Distance: 25 ft
Type: deflection

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Tyler Motte · 3rd 1:40 · DET

Play: rebound
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 50.1 mph
Distance: 13 ft
Entry to goal: 4.1 s
Type: rebound

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Arber Xhekaj · 3rd 8:42 · MTL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: pass
Odd man: No
Passes: 1 (royal road)
Shot: 67.4 mph
Distance: 38 ft
Entry to goal: 7.1 s

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Patrik Laine · 3rd 12:02 · MTL PP

Play: cycle
Passes: 5 (royal road)
Shot: 17.0 mph
Distance: 2 ft

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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.