Game Recap: ARI 2, MTL 4, February 27, 2024

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Game Recap

ARI2

FinalTue, Feb 27, 2024Every game that night

MTL4

MTL beat ARI 4-2 despite fewer good chances: 2.74 expected goals to 3.70. ARI outshot MTL 38 to 21. J. Armia led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). S. Montembeault stopped 36 of 38.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
ARI	0	1	1	2
MTL	1	1	2	4

1st 7:52MTLJ. Armia0.18 xG
2nd 4:52MTLJ. Harris0.12 xG
2nd 7:42ARIA. Kerfoot0.16 xG
3rd 5:14MTLT. Pearson0.24 xG
3rd 14:23ARIN. Bjugstad0.10 xG
3rd 19:57MTLN. SuzukiEN0.17 xG

Team Stats

ARIMTL

38Shots on goal21

3.70Expected goals2.74

82Shot attempts39

305v5 shots on goal18

0/3Power play0/0

18Hits22

12Blocked shots24

0Penalty minutes6

17Giveaways18

1Takeaways5

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

ARI 3.70 xGMTL 2.74 xGGoal

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

ARI37 on goal, 2 scored

MTL19 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

ARI Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	TOI	PP TOI
N. Schmaltz	C	0	1	1	4	0	1	0	22:55	4:08
M. Maccelli	LW	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	21:19	4:07
N. Bjugstad	C	1	0	1	5	2	0	+1	18:31	1:53
A. Kerfoot	C	1	0	1	1	0	3	+1	17:00	0:06
L. Crouse	LW	0	0	0	2	2	0	+1	17:51	1:47
B. Hayton	C	0	0	0	2	2	0	-1	17:23	0:06
J. Zucker	LW	0	0	0	3	1	1	-2	16:53	4:03
D. Guenther	RW	0	0	0	4	1	0	-2	16:42	4:01
L. Cooley	C	0	0	0	3	0	0	-1	14:56	1:51
M. Carcone	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	-1	9:35	1:52
L. O'Brien	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	-2	8:41	0:00
J. McBain	C	0	0	0	1	2	0	-2	7:43	0:00
J. Moser	D	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	22:43	1:43
M. Kesselring	D	0	1	1	2	1	1	+1	17:19	0:06
S. Durzi	D	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	24:09	4:11
M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	20:50	0:06
J. Välimäki	D	0	0	0	1	0	0	-2	14:20	0:00
T. Stecher	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	-2	12:38	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
C. Ingram	20	17	3	.850	58:32	Loss
K. Vejmelka	0	0	0	–	0:00

MTL Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
J. Evans	C	0	2	2	3	1	0	+2	0	19:03	0:00
J. Armia	RW	1	1	2	4	0	2	+1	0	16:50	0:00
N. Suzuki	C	1	0	1	2	1	1	+1	0	18:41	0:00
J. Roy	RW	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	12:36	0:00
T. Pearson	LW	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	12:32	0:00
A. Newhook	C	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	11:43	0:00
J. Slafkovský	LW	0	0	0	1	4	1	-1	4	17:54	0:00
C. Caufield	RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	17:48	0:00
J. Anderson	RW	0	0	0	0	2	0	+1	2	14:12	0:00
B. Gallagher	RW	0	0	0	1	1	2	+1	0	12:37	0:00
C. White	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	11:16	0:00
J. Ylonen	RW	0	0	0	0	1	0	+1	0	8:48	0:00
J. Harris	D	1	1	2	2	1	2	+2	0	17:34	0:00
K. Guhle	D	0	0	0	1	2	6	-2	0	24:09	0:00
M. Matheson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0	23:59	0:00
D. Savard	D	0	0	0	1	1	2	+2	0	20:30	0:00
A. Xhekaj	D	0	0	0	2	2	1	+1	0	17:33	0:00
J. Kovacevic	D	0	0	0	0	1	4	+2	0	16:15	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
S. Montembeault	38	36	2	.947	60:00	Win
J. Allen	0	0	0	–	0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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