New York Islanders vs. Montreal CanadiensNov 4, 2021

FinalThursday, Nov 4, 2021· Centre Bell

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New York IslandersNYI

6

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Montreal CanadiensMTL

2

Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
NYI	1	4	1	6		NYI	12	13	11	36
MTL	0	0	2	2		MTL	10	13	15	38

: NYI 52MTL 74
: NYI 4.49MTL 3.19
PP goals: NYI 0MTL 1
Hits: NYI 26MTL 22
Blocks: NYI 27MTL 9
PIM: NYI 6MTL 6
: NYI 46%MTL 54%

Fantasy takeaways

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

New York Islanders rout Montreal Canadiens 6–2

New York Islanders beat Montreal Canadiens 6–2 at MTL. Brock Nelson (NYI) led the scoring with 4G 0A. MTL's first power-play unit (Hoffman, Wideman, Toffoli, Dvorak and Suzuki) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:37 together.

Points
Brock Nelson had 4 goals (4 points) on 7 shots in 16:54.Nelson
Points
Anthony Beauvillier had 3 assists (3 points) on 5 shots in 15:23.Beauvillier
Points
Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 15:39.Pageau
Points
Nick Suzuki had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 5 shots in 19:07.Suzuki
Points
Zach Parise had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 13:11.Parise
PP1
MTL's first power-play unit (Hoffman, Wideman, Toffoli, Dvorak and Suzuki) scored 1 power-play goal on 7 attempts in 2:37 together.Hoffman Wideman Toffoli Dvorak Suzuki
Goalie
Ilya Sorokin (NYI) faced 38 shots and stopped 36 (.947), +6 against a season average of 31.6; the win.Sorokin
New line
New look for MTL: Belzile–Brooks–Pezzetta skated 7:41 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (63.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Belzile Brooks Pezzetta

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

← NYI attacks left (bottom on phones)MTL attacks right (top on phones) →

MTL
NYI
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 126 of 126 attempts · MTL 74 · NYI 52

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
NYI
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

MTL pressure
NYI pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: NYI 33% of the game, MTL 27%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MTL

NYI

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	NYI	MTL
	44	74
	3.38	3.14
	3.22	2.92
	16	14
	4	6
	29	30
	−0.057	+0.057
	33%	27%

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.

New York Islanders

L1Bailey – Lee – Barzal
10:4325% CF
L2Palmieri – Nelson – Beauvillier
10:1845% CF
L3Parise – Pageau – Wahlstrom
9:1253% CF
L4Clutterbuck – Martin – Cizikas
8:2344% CF
D1Chara – Pulock
12:5842% CF
D2Greene – Dobson
12:2520% CF
D3Mayfield – Pelech
11:0256% CF

PP1Bailey – Lee – Barzal – Beauvillier – Dobson
2:4686% CF
PP2Parise – Palmieri – Nelson – Pulock – Wahlstrom
1:19
PK1FClutterbuck – Cizikas
0:49
PK2FBailey – Nelson
0:48
PK1DMayfield – Pelech
0:49
PK2DChara – Greene
0:48

Current NYI line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Toffoli – Gallagher – Suzuki
10:3257% CF
L2Hoffman – Anderson – Dvorak
9:2850% CF
L3Belzile – Brooks – Pezzetta
7:4164% CF
L4Armia – Lehkonen – Evans
7:3967% CF
D1Petry – Chiarot
16:2870% CF
D2Savard – Kulak
15:4460% CF
D3Wideman – Romanov
12:2558% CF

PP1Hoffman – Wideman – Toffoli – Dvorak – Suzuki
2:3788% CF
PP2Petry – Gallagher – Armia – Anderson – Brooks
0:41
PK1FArmia – Dvorak
1:24
PK2FToffoli – Suzuki
1:17
PK1DPetry – Chiarot
3:28
PK2DSavard – Romanov
1:25

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

1st period

4:14
NYIBrock Nelson (Kyle Palmieri, Anthony Beauvillier)backhand0.13 xG
NYI: Palmieri, Nelson, Mayfield, Pelech, BeauvillierMTL: Savard, Toffoli, Gallagher, Kulak, Suzuki
NYI 1 – 0 MTL

2nd period

3:31
NYIOliver Wahlstrom (Casey Cizikas)wrist0.06 xG
NYI: Chara, Martin, Cizikas, Pulock, WahlstromMTL: Hoffman, Wideman, Anderson, Dvorak, Romanov
NYI 2 – 0 MTL
12:25
NYIBrock Nelson (Anthony Beauvillier, Zdeno Chara)backhand0.14 xG
NYI: Chara, Palmieri, Nelson, Beauvillier, DobsonMTL: Petry, Hoffman, Chiarot, Anderson, Dvorak
NYI 3 – 0 MTL
15:23
NYIBrock Nelson (Anthony Beauvillier)backhand0.17 xG
NYI: Palmieri, Nelson, Mayfield, Pelech, BeauvillierMTL: Hoffman, Savard, Kulak, Anderson, Dvorak
NYI 4 – 0 MTL
18:08
NYIJean-Gabriel Pageau (Zach Parise, Ryan Pulock)wrist0.26 xG
NYI: Chara, Parise, Pageau, Pulock, WahlstromMTL: Hoffman, Savard, Kulak, Anderson, Dvorak
NYI 5 – 0 MTL

3rd period

15:20
MTLNick SuzukiSH (David Savard)wrist0.08 xG
NYI: Chara, Bailey, Lee, Mayfield, BarzalMTL: Savard, Toffoli, Suzuki, Romanov
NYI 5 – 1 MTL
17:04
MTLTyler ToffoliPP (Christian Dvorak, Nick Suzuki)wrist0.20 xG
NYI: Chara, Pageau, PelechMTL: Hoffman, Wideman, Toffoli, Dvorak, Suzuki
NYI 5 – 2 MTL
19:41
NYIBrock NelsonEN (Zach Parise, Jean-Gabriel Pageau)wrist0.57 xG
NYI: Parise, Nelson, Pageau, Mayfield, PelechMTL: Petry, Hoffman, Toffoli, Dvorak, Suzuki
NYI 6 – 2 MTL

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

New York Islanders

NYI skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Anders Lee L	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.61	0	2	0	18:37	—	—	31	53
Josh Bailey R	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.29	1	1	0	17:05	—	—	26	47
Mathew Barzal C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.24	2	0	0	16:41	—	—	23	31
Brock Nelson C	L2	4	0	4	+4	7	1.63	1	1	0	16:54	—	—	50	67
Kyle Palmieri C	L2	0	1	1	+3	1	0.02	0	0	0	16:46	—	—	44	57
Anthony Beauvillier R	L2	0	3	3	+3	5	0.69	0	0	0	15:23	—	—	44	57
Jean-Gabriel Pageau C	L3	1	1	2	+2	1	0.33	1	1	0	15:39	—	—	41	65
Zach Parise L	L3	0	2	2	+2	1	0.03	0	1	0	13:11	—	—	47	61
Oliver Wahlstrom R	L3	1	0	1	+2	5	0.33	4	1	0	12:26	—	—	47	62
Casey Cizikas C	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.03	4	1	0	13:44	—	—	33	18
Cal Clutterbuck R	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	2	0	2	12:07	—	—	40	11
Matt Martin L	L4	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	6	0	0	10:17	—	—	40	18
Zdeno Chara D	D1	0	1	1	+2	3	0.06	0	2	0	21:08	—	—	43	63
Ryan Pulock D	D1	0	1	1	+2	1	0.04	1	4	0	20:14	—	—	44	65
Noah Dobson D	D2	0	0	0	+1	1	0.04	3	4	2	20:24	—	—	24	28
Andy Greene D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	4	0	17:50	—	—	17	17
Adam Pelech D	D3	0	0	0	+3	0	0.00	1	2	0	18:11	—	—	57	85
Scott Mayfield D	D3	0	0	0	+2	2	0.11	0	3	2	18:01	—	—	41	62

NYI goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Ilya Sorokin(start)	W	38	36	2	.947	3.19	60:00

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Nick Suzuki C	L1	1	1	2	-1	5	0.33	1	0	0	19:07	—	—	59	61
Tyler Toffoli C	L1	1	0	1	-1	4	0.37	1	0	0	16:59	—	—	58	61
Brendan Gallagher R	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.58	2	0	0	15:47	—	—	61	58
Christian Dvorak C	L2	0	1	1	-5	5	0.33	0	2	0	18:09	—	—	55	26
Mike Hoffman C	L2	0	0	0	-5	0	0.00	1	0	0	17:41	—	—	45	21
Josh Anderson R	L2	0	0	0	-4	2	0.13	2	0	0	15:54	—	—	49	23
Adam Brooks C	L3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	10:40	—	—	73	97
Alex Belzile R	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	2	1	2	9:03	—	—	73	96
Michael Pezzetta L	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.56	3	0	0	9:03	—	—	69	97
Joel Armia R	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	16:56	—	—	78	71
Artturi Lehkonen L	L4	0	0	0	0	5	0.42	1	1	0	16:41	—	—	83	76
Jake Evans C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0	0	15:10	—	—	70	41
Jeff Petry D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	3	1	0	23:36	—	—	71	65
Ben Chiarot D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.05	1	2	0	22:14	—	—	66	61
David Savard D	D2	0	1	1	-2	0	0.00	1	1	2	19:08	—	—	56	32
Brett Kulak D	D2	0	0	0	-3	2	0.06	0	1	0	17:41	—	—	58	31
Chris Wideman D	D3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.30	1	0	2	16:06	—	—	60	58
Alexander Romanov D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	15:38	—	—	62	60

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Jake Allen(start)	L	25	20	5	.800	2.49	40:00
Samuel Montembeault	—	10	10	0	.1000	1.42	18:17

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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.