Fowler Keeps Canadiens in It with a Clean Night

Jacob Fowler made all of his saves and denied Detroit through the 64:46 he was in net, helping Montreal to a 1-0 victory that was decided in the shootout. He finished with 30 saves on 30 shots and a 1.000 save percentage in the game, facing expected goals against of 3.9 and turning that into 3.9 goals saved above expected for the night.

This outing pushed his season totals to 45 saves on 48 shots with a 0.94 save percentage and 2.91 goals saved above expected across two appearances; the game’s clean box-score result stands out against those season numbers but does not appear as a credited shutout in his season totals. Fowler logged 64:46 of ice time in net for Montreal in this matchup.