Montréal Canadiens at New York Rangers

1st Round, Game 4 · Apr 18, 2017 · Madison Square Garden

Team	Goals	Shots
Montréal Canadiens	1	24
New York Rangers	2	32

Scoring

Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Score
1st Period
11:39	NYR	Jesper Fast (1)	Unassisted	0 - 1
18:37	MTL	Torrey Mitchell (1)	Shea Weber (2), Alexander Radulov (4)	1 - 1
2nd Period
04:28	NYR	Rick Nash (2)	Ryan McDonagh (1)	1 - 2

Penalties

Time	Team	Player	Penalty	Min
1st Period
13:25	MTL	Andrew Shaw	Tripping	2
14:21	NYR	Rick Nash	Interference goalkeeper	2
15:59	MTL	Alexander Radulov	High sticking	2
19:55	NYR	Ryan McDonagh	Slashing	2
2nd Period
17:28	NYR	Derek Stepan	Hooking	2

Shot attempts

Team	Attempts (Corsi)	Unblocked (Fenwick)	On goal	Goals	Expected goals	5-on-5 CF%
Montréal Canadiens	50	37	24	1	1.8	41.9
New York Rangers	60	42	32	2	2.9	58.1

How the game went

The gap in shot attempts as the game went on: how many more one team had taken than the other. The line is above the middle and red while New York Rangers had taken more, and below it and blue while Montréal Canadiens had.

Expected goals

Montréal Canadiens: 1.8 expected, 1 scored · New York Rangers: 2.9 expected, 2 scored

Each line climbs with every chance a team had: a small step for a shot from far out, a big one for a dangerous chance. A dot is a goal. Expected goals adds up how likely each shot was to go in, judged by where it was taken from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. Blocked shots and the shootout are not counted. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

Where the attempts came from

Montréal Canadiens

New York Rangers

There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from.

Montréal Canadiens

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Tomas Plekanec · Paul Byron · Brendan Gallagher	11:33	33.3	36.8	0-1
Steve Ott · Torrey Mitchell · Dwight King	9:29	45.5	36.7	1-0
Alexander Radulov · Max Pacioretty · Phillip Danault	7:26	50.0	42.9	0-1
Max Pacioretty · Andrew Shaw · Phillip Danault	5:05	60.0	56.8	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Andrei Markov · Shea Weber	17:24	30.8	29.6	0-1
Jeff Petry · Jordie Benn	14:02	54.2	69.6	0-1
Brandon Davidson · Nathan Beaulieu	11:48	42.3	30.8	0-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

xG is the expected goals of a skater's own shots. CF-CA and xGF-xGA are the shot attempts and the expected goals for and against while he was on the ice at five-on-five. For a goalie, xGA is what the shots he faced were expected to produce, and the last column is how many of those he saved. What these numbers mean

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
71	Torrey Mitchell	C	1	0	1	1	0	3	0	10:50	0.28	5-7	0.18-0.37
6	Shea Weber	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	25:24	0.03	9-19	0.35-0.67
47	Alexander Radulov	R	0	1	1	-1	2	0	4	19:52		10-12	0.37-0.43
2	Jeff Petry	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	21:33	0.05	18-18	0.82-0.54
7	Brendan Gallagher	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	15:50	0.24	12-19	0.36-0.59
14	Tomas Plekanec	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	17:55	0.09	10-17	0.32-0.52
18	Jordie Benn	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18:31		15-13	0.84-0.48
21	Dwight King	L	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	11:21	0.01	7-8	0.22-0.42
24	Phillip Danault	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	14:37	0.23	12-10	0.42-0.46
28	Nathan Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16:20	0.02	14-20	0.34-0.89
41	Paul Byron	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	14:15	0.03	9-16	0.34-0.52
47	Alex Galchenyuk	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15:39	0.15	11-16	0.55-0.45
62	Artturi Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	13:29	0.31	11-18	0.51-0.58
65	Andrew Shaw	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	10:52	0.21	12-18	0.57-0.68
67	Max Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	20:45	0.13	12-11	0.42-0.51
79	Andrei Markov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	24:21	0.01	9-22	0.28-0.69
88	Brandon Davidson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	13:51	0.02	13-16	0.34-0.81
92	Steve Ott	C	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	12:04		6-10	0.18-0.58

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
31	Carey Price	L	32	30	2	58:31	2.15	+0.15

New York Rangers

Lines and pairings

Forward line	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Rick Nash · Derek Stepan · Jimmy Vesey	12:35	52.4	52.1	1-0
Mats Zuccarello · Kevin Hayes · J.T. Miller	11:44	55.6	46.5	0-0
Michael Grabner · Oscar Lindberg · Jesper Fast	8:34	61.5	76.0	1-0
Chris Kreider · Mika Zibanejad · Pavel Buchnevich	8:11	58.8	57.9	0-0

Defence pair	Time	CF%	xGF%	Goals
Dan Girardi · Ryan McDonagh	14:23	42.3	29.9	1-0
Brendan Smith · Brady Skjei	14:23	48.1	64.0	1-0
Marc Staal · Nick Holden	12:29	78.3	67.7	0-0

The forwards and the defencemen who were on the ice together most at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out.

Players

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	Shots	Hits	TOI	xG	CF-CA	xGF-xGA
61	Rick Nash	L	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	16:29	0.33	14-12	0.51-0.49
71	Jesper Fast	R	1	0	1	1	0	2	5	15:01	0.25	9-8	0.54-0.28
27	Ryan McDonagh	D	0	1	1	1	2	1	4	22:22	0.11	14-17	0.38-0.66
5	Dan Girardi	D	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	20:59	0.01	15-16	0.46-0.65
5	Nick Holden	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	14:25	0.05	20-7	0.64-0.40
7	Brendan Smith	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	22:44		18-17	0.92-0.43
10	J.T. Miller	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	15:40	0.06	15-9	0.26-0.30
13	Kevin Hayes	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	15:37	0.06	13-9	0.23-0.27
18	Marc Staal	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	19:38	0.09	23-7	0.85-0.32
21	Derek Stepan	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	18:15	0.02	15-15	0.57-0.60
22	Chris Kreider	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	13:22	0.09	15-8	0.70-0.44
24	Oscar Lindberg	L	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	10:54	0.15	14-8	0.62-0.26
26	Jimmy Vesey	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	15:29	0.20	13-15	0.61-0.68
36	Mats Zuccarello	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	17:02	0.13	17-8	0.37-0.19
40	Michael Grabner	L	0	0	0	1	0	5	2	12:34	0.18	13-7	0.50-0.16
76	Brady Skjei	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	17:54		18-15	0.82-0.50
89	Pavel Buchnevich	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	12:23	0.11	12-10	0.58-0.41
93	Mika Zibanejad	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	13:12	0.42	12-7	0.62-0.35

#	Goalie	Decision	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	TOI	xGA	Saved above xG
30	Henrik Lundqvist	W	24	23	1	60:00	1.72	+0.72