Toronto Maple Leafs vs Montréal Canadiens
Preseason · Saturday, September 28, 2024 · Centre Bell
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Game summary
The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montréal Canadiens 2–1 on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at Centre Bell. The Canadiens outshot the Maple Leafs 27–22.
Nick Robertson scored twice. Kirby Dach also scored.
Dennis Hildeby made 26 saves on 27 shots for the win; Cayden Primeau stopped 9 of 10.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Nick Robertson (2)Easton Cowan (1), Conor Timmins (1)1–009:17 TOR ·
3rd period
- Nick Robertson (3)Pontus Holmberg (1), Matthew Knies (1)2–003:26 TOR
Kirby Dach (1)Lane Hutson (2), Nick Suzuki (1)Mattinen 1:38 into shift2–118:16 MTL
Tired legs
When each goal went in, how long every skater on the ice had been out there. Each bar is one player: the taller the bar, the longer he’d been on. In 2024–25 the average NHL shift lasted about 48 seconds, and goals go in more often against players who’ve been out longer.
2–1 · 3rd 18:16 · Dach. Mattinen had been on the ice for 1:38 when it went in.
1–0 TOR
1st 9:17 · · Robertson
Beck 0:24
2–0 TOR
3rd 3:26 · Robertson
Farrell 0:58
2–1 MTL
3rd 18:16 · Dach
Stuck out there: Mattinen 1:38
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
1.6×
When a defending player has been out 80 seconds or more, shots go in 1.6 times as often as when every defending player has been out under 20 seconds: about 1 in 15 against about 1 in 24.
29%
of 5-on-5 goals were scored while a defending player had been on the ice 60 seconds or more.
Team stats
Penalties
- 2:07 into the first period
Philippe Myers · tripping2 min - 4:47 into the first period
Arber Xhekaj · fighting5 min - 4:47 into the first periodArber Xhekaj · instigator2 min
- 4:47 into the first periodArber Xhekaj · instigator misconduct10 min
- 4:47 into the first periodArber Xhekaj · game misconduct10 min
- 11:29 into the first periodMatthew Knies · roughing2 min
- 15:00 into the first periodMikko Kokkonen · cross checking2 min
- 18:49 into the first periodSimon Benoit · elbowing2 min
- 4:06 into the second periodNicolas Mattinen · tripping2 min
- 7:49 into the second periodJuraj Slafkovský · fighting5 min
- 7:49 into the second periodMarshall Rifai · fighting5 min
- 10:50 into the second periodNikita Grebenkin · roughing2 min
- 10:50 into the second periodAlex Newhook · roughing2 min
- 11:18 into the second periodNick Robertson · tripping2 min
- 17:12 into the second periodPhilippe Myers · fighting5 min
- 17:12 into the second periodJosh Anderson · fighting5 min
- 12:15 into the third periodConor Timmins · slashing2 min
- 14:27 into the third periodLane Hutson · hooking2 min
Toronto Maple Leafs
| 89Nick RobertsonL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17:39 |
| 23Matthew KniesL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:14 |
| 29Pontus HolmbergR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:24 |
| 53Easton CowanR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:02 |
| 25Conor TimminsD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23:42 |
| 18Steven LorentzC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:52 |
| 26Nick AbruzzeseC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:03 |
| 33Roni HirvonenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:42 |
| 56Cedric PareC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:34 |
| 61Jacob QuillanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:30 |
| 71Nikita GrebenkinR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:18 |
| 77Ryan TverbergC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:04 |
| 92Alex NylanderL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:27 |
| 2Simon BenoitD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:30 |
| 51Philippe MyersD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:12 |
| 54Nicolas MattinenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 | 16:03 |
| 83Marshall RifaiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:43 |
| 84Mikko KokkonenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:01 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Dennis HildebyG | W | 27 | 1 | .963 |
| 70Artur AkhtyamovG | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Montréal Canadiens
| 14Nick SuzukiC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 26:47 |
| 77Kirby DachC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 21:19 |
| 48Lane HutsonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25:16 |
| 13Cole CaufieldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 6 | 24:05 |
| 15Alex NewhookC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:51 |
| 17Josh AndersonR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:47 |
| 20Juraj SlafkovskýL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:06 |
| 57Sean FarrellC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 10:17 |
| 62Owen BeckC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 14:35 |
| 76Jared DavidsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 3 | 14:02 |
| 82Lucas CondottaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:40 |
| 89Joshua RoyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:15 |
| 92Patrik LaineL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 02:22 |
| 8Mike MathesonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27:07 |
| 24Logan MaillouxD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:22 |
| 58David SavardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:13 |
| 64David ReinbacherD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:13 |
| 72Arber XhekajD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:29 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Cayden PrimeauG | L | 10 | 1 | .900 |
| 35Samuel MontembeaultG | 12 | 1 | .917 |