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Game Recap
BOS3
Final/OTMon, Mar 21, 2022Every game that night
MTL2

BOS beat MTL 3-2 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.75 expected goals to 1.79. BOS outshot MTL 46 to 28. B. Marchand led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Swayman stopped 26 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
BOS10113
MTL01102
  1. 1st 9:21BOSB. Marchand0.03 xG
  2. 2nd 8:49MTLD. Savard0.14 xG
  3. 3rd 1:13MTLJ. ArmiaSH0.17 xG
  4. 3rd 17:01BOSC. Clifton0.14 xG
  5. OT 0:34BOSB. Marchand0.19 xG

Team Stats

BOSMTL
46Shots on goal28
3.75Expected goals1.79
81Shot attempts48
325v5 shots on goal22
0/4Power play0/2
26Hits19
12Blocked shots22
6Penalty minutes10
31Giveaways25
11Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 3.75 xGMTL 1.79 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTBOS goal, 9:21MTL goal, 8:49MTL goal, 1:13BOS goal, 17:01BOS goal, 0:34

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

BOS46 on goal, 3 scored
MTL26 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. MarchandLW202800+1221:106:38
E. HaulaLW022200+2014:201:21
C. CoyleC011210-1019:176:22
C. SmithC0111010014:081:21
D. PastrnakRW000210-1017:146:38
T. HallLW000200-1017:136:51
J. DeBruskLW000510+1016:151:01
J. StudnickaC0003100014:490:45
T. NosekLW0002300013:020:06
C. LazarC0002410012:140:00
N. FolignoLW0002400011:450:00
T. FredericC0002400011:420:00
C. CliftonD112401+1016:150:22
C. McAvoyD000323-1224:175:42
M. ReillyD000341+1020:230:17
M. GrzelcykD000111+2219:361:55
B. CarloD0001010019:360:23
D. ForbortD000103-1014:080:18
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman28262.92960:34Win
L. Ullmark000–0:00

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. ArmiaRW1013000015:212:32
P. ByronLW011230+1012:430:00
N. SuzukiC000022-2020:271:53
J. AndersonRW000410-1017:031:28
C. CaufieldRW000100-2217:011:30
M. HoffmanC000202-1016:412:07
R. PitlickC000000-1015:472:30
C. DvorakC0002100015:202:09
J. DrouinLW0002000013:571:46
J. EvansC000111+1213:330:00
L. DauphinC0000110012:090:00
M. PezzettaLW000030+106:050:00
A. RomanovD011323+1420:540:00
D. SavardD101332+1219:110:00
J. EdmundsonD0001160023:000:05
J. PetryD000114-1020:570:08
C. SchuenemanD000301-1018:572:30
C. WidemanD0000000014:181:22
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Allen46433.93560:34OT loss
S. Montembeault000–0:00