Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal CanadiensMar 2, 2021

FinalTuesday, Mar 2, 2021· Centre Bell

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
OTT	0	1	0	1		OTT	8	14	5	27
MTL	0	2	1	3		MTL	13	15	5	33

: OTT 45MTL 63
: OTT 1.50MTL 2.84
PP goals: OTT 0MTL 2
Hits: OTT 16MTL 37
Blocks: OTT 21MTL 9
PIM: OTT 6MTL 6
: OTT 56%MTL 44%

Fantasy takeaways

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

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 3–1

Montreal Canadiens beat Ottawa Senators 3–1 at home. Brendan Gallagher (MTL) led the scoring with 1G 1A. New look for OTT: Anisimov–Haley–Watson skated 5:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Brendan Gallagher had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 14:56.Gallagher
Points
Jeff Petry had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:38.Petry
New line
New look for OTT: Anisimov–Haley–Watson skated 5:00 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (22.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Anisimov Haley Watson
Usage
Corey Perry (MTL) played 10:14, −3:35 down on his 13:49 season average over 48 games.Perry
Usage
Artem Zub (OTT) played 15:21, −3:06 down on his 18:27 season average over 46 games.Zub
Usage
Mike Reilly (OTT) played 16:13, −3:07 down on his 19:20 season average over 54 games.Reilly
Usage
Joel Edmundson (MTL) played 23:34, +3:35 up on his 19:59 season average over 54 games.Edmundson
Usage
Tim Stützle (OTT) played 19:19, +3:39 up on his 15:40 season average over 52 games.Stützle

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

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

MTL
OTT
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 108 of 108 attempts · MTL 63 · OTT 45

Game flow

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

Cumulative shot attempts

MTL
OTT
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

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

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: OTT 24% of the game, MTL 42%.

Shift chart

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

Shifts

MTL

OTT

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	OTT	MTL
	43	60
	0.88	1.63
	0.88	1.59
	2	5
	4	1
	25	23
	+0.026	−0.026
	24%	42%

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.

Ottawa Senators

L1Norris – Batherson – Stützle
12:4137% CF
L2Tierney – Brown – Tkachuk
9:0050% CF
L3Dadonov – Paul – White
7:3138% CF
L4Anisimov – Haley – Watson
5:0022% CF
D1Chabot – Zaitsev
19:3238% CF
D2Reilly – Zub
11:2345% CF
D3Gudbranson – Brannstrom
10:5844% CF

PP1Dadonov – Chabot – Batherson – Tkachuk – Stützle
3:2970% CF
PP2Anisimov – Paul – White – Norris – Brannstrom
1:56
PK1FTierney – Brown
0:57
PK2FWatson – Paul
0:31
PK1DReilly – Zub
1:02
PK2DChabot – Zaitsev
0:32

Current OTT line combinations →

Montreal Canadiens

L1Toffoli – Drouin – Suzuki
13:0255% CF
L2Tatar – Gallagher – Danault
10:4256% CF
L3Armia – Lehkonen – Kotkaniemi
8:5857% CF
L4Perry – Byron – Evans
6:3850% CF
D1Petry – Edmundson
16:0461% CF
D2Weber – Chiarot
15:2752% CF
D3Kulak – Romanov
12:4855% CF

PP1Weber – Toffoli – Armia – Drouin – Suzuki
1:23100% CF
PP2Perry – Petry – Tatar – Gallagher – Kotkaniemi
1:06100% CF
PK1FByron – Danault
1:35
PK2FLehkonen – Evans
1:10
PK1DWeber – Chiarot
3:15
PK2DPetry – Edmundson
2:06

Current MTL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

9:26
MTLBrendan GallagherPP (Corey Perry, Jeff Petry)wrist0.17 xG
OTT: Gudbranson, Tierney, Brown, ZaitsevMTL: Perry, Petry, Tatar, Gallagher, Kotkaniemi
OTT 0 – 1 MTL
11:30
MTLJeff PetryPP (Tomas Tatar, Jesperi Kotkaniemi)slap0.02 xG
OTT: Reilly, Brown, Zaitsev, NorrisMTL: Perry, Petry, Tatar, Gallagher, Kotkaniemi
OTT 0 – 2 MTL
18:29
OTTArtem Zub (Drake Batherson, Mike Reilly)wrist0.08 xG
OTT: Reilly, Norris, Batherson, Stützle, ZubMTL: Petry, Edmundson, Armia, Lehkonen, Kotkaniemi
OTT 1 – 2 MTL

3rd period

19:39
MTLTyler ToffoliEN (Nick Suzuki, Brendan Gallagher)wrist0.79 xG
OTT: Dadonov, White, Chabot, Batherson, Tkachuk, StützleMTL: Petry, Toffoli, Gallagher, Edmundson, Suzuki
OTT 1 – 3 MTL

Box score

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

Ottawa Senators

OTT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tim Stützle C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.14	1	0	0	19:19	—	—	35	27
Drake Batherson R	L1	0	1	1	0	1	0.18	3	1	0	18:23	—	—	40	34
Josh Norris C	L1	0	0	0	+1	1	0.01	0	1	0	17:36	—	—	36	35
Brady Tkachuk L	L2	0	0	0	-1	6	0.32	3	1	0	20:38	—	—	54	59
Connor Brown R	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.03	0	1	0	16:15	—	—	48	54
Chris Tierney C	L2	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	3	0	14:44	—	—	45	48
Evgenii Dadonov L	L3	0	0	0	-1	3	0.23	1	1	0	17:37	—	—	39	33
Colin White C	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	16:00	—	—	50	27
Nick Paul L	L3	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	0	0	0	14:34	—	—	46	24
Austin Watson L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.11	2	3	0	11:59	—	—	33	45
Artem Anisimov C	L4	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	0	0	0	11:41	—	—	33	37
Micheal Haley L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	6:23	—	—	20	2
Thomas Chabot D	D1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.05	0	3	0	26:35	—	—	38	36
Nikita Zaitsev D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.06	0	1	0	23:22	—	—	41	37
Mike Reilly D	D2	0	1	1	+1	0	0.05	1	1	0	16:13	—	—	50	62
Artem Zub D	D2	1	0	1	+1	2	0.08	1	1	0	15:21	—	—	40	43
Erik Gudbranson D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3	1	4	16:38	—	—	44	20
Erik Brannstrom D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.05	0	3	2	14:55	—	—	46	21

OTT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Joey Daccord(start)	L	32	30	2	.938	2.05	59:18

Montreal Canadiens

MTL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Tyler Toffoli C	L1	1	0	1	+1	4	0.95	2	1	0	19:26	—	—	59	63
Nick Suzuki C	L1	0	1	1	+1	2	0.13	1	0	0	18:41	—	—	54	69
Jonathan Drouin L	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.20	0	0	0	16:32	—	—	60	78
Phillip Danault C	L2	0	0	0	0	2	0.18	0	0	0	18:02	—	—	54	69
Brendan Gallagher R	L2	1	1	2	+1	3	0.39	2	0	0	14:56	—	—	59	69
Tomas Tatar L	L2	0	1	1	0	1	0.06	2	1	0	14:41	—	—	66	72
Joel Armia R	L3	0	0	0	-1	4	0.17	4	1	4	13:51	—	—	68	69
Artturi Lehkonen L	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.14	3	0	0	13:39	—	—	61	60
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	L3	0	1	1	-1	3	0.14	1	0	0	12:50	—	—	71	65
Paul Byron L	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	12:53	—	—	31	30
Jake Evans C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	5	0	2	10:50	—	—	39	48
Corey Perry R	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.01	3	0	0	10:14	—	—	50	56
Joel Edmundson D	D1	0	0	0	0	2	0.11	1	1	0	23:34	—	—	62	57
Jeff Petry D	D1	1	1	2	0	2	0.04	0	2	0	21:38	—	—	60	58
Shea Weber D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.09	2	0	0	22:45	—	—	52	78
Ben Chiarot D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.06	2	2	0	20:46	—	—	52	81
Alexander Romanov D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.16	4	0	0	15:35	—	—	68	58
Brett Kulak D	D3	0	0	0	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	13:13	—	—	55	50

MTL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Carey Price(start)	W	27	26	1	.963	1.50	59:54

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.