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Game Recap
BOS3
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
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| MTL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 9:21BOSB. Marchand0.03 xG
- 2nd 8:49MTLD. Savard0.14 xG
- 3rd 1:13MTLJ. ArmiaSH0.17 xG
- 3rd 17:01BOSC. Clifton0.14 xG
- 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
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
BOS Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Marchand | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:10 | 6:38 |
| E. Haula | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:20 | 1:21 |
| C. Coyle | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:17 | 6:22 |
| C. Smith | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:08 | 1:21 |
| D. Pastrnak | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:14 | 6:38 |
| T. Hall | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:13 | 6:51 |
| J. DeBrusk | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:15 | 1:01 |
| J. Studnicka | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 | 0:45 |
| T. Nosek | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:02 | 0:06 |
| C. Lazar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:14 | 0:00 |
| N. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:45 | 0:00 |
| T. Frederic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 | 0:00 |
| C. Clifton | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:15 | 0:22 |
| C. McAvoy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 24:17 | 5:42 |
| M. Reilly | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:23 | 0:17 |
| M. Grzelcyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 19:36 | 1:55 |
| B. Carlo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:36 | 0:23 |
| D. Forbort | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 14:08 | 0:18 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Swayman | 28 | 26 | 2 | .929 | 60:34 | Win |
| L. Ullmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Armia | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:21 | 2:32 |
| P. Byron | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:43 | 0:00 |
| N. Suzuki | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 20:27 | 1:53 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:03 | 1:28 |
| C. Caufield | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 17:01 | 1:30 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 16:41 | 2:07 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:47 | 2:30 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:20 | 2:09 |
| J. Drouin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:57 | 1:46 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:33 | 0:00 |
| L. Dauphin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:09 | 0:00 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 6:05 | 0:00 |
| A. Romanov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 20:54 | 0:00 |
| D. Savard | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 19:11 | 0:00 |
| J. Edmundson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23:00 | 0:05 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 20:57 | 0:08 |
| C. Schueneman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:57 | 2:30 |
| C. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:18 | 1:22 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Allen | 46 | 43 | 3 | .935 | 60:34 | OT loss |
| S. Montembeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |