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Game Recap
BOS5
MTL3
BOS beat MTL 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 2.90 expected goals to 2.00. BOS outshot MTL 42 to 26. P. Bergeron led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). J. Swayman stopped 23 of 26.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| MTL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
- 1st 15:03BOSP. Bergeron0.06 xG
- 1st 18:03BOSE. Haula0.30 xG
- 2nd 1:51MTLJ. AndersonPP0.11 xG
- 2nd 4:04BOSE. Haula0.16 xG
- 2nd 18:09BOSC. McAvoy0.02 xG
- 3rd 3:13MTLM. HoffmanPP0.03 xG
- 3rd 7:19MTLN. Suzuki0.02 xG
- 3rd 19:53BOSP. BergeronEN0.43 xG
Team Stats
BOSMTL
42Shots on goal26
2.90Expected goals2.00
61Shot attempts56
345v5 shots on goal13
0/1Power play2/4
36Hits28
17Blocked shots10
14Penalty minutes8
19Giveaways15
6Takeaways5
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BOS 2.90 xGMTL 2.00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Bergeron | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 15:36 | 0:54 |
| B. Marchand | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 16:51 | 1:38 |
| E. Haula | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:19 | 1:03 |
| J. DeBrusk | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:39 | 0:57 |
| T. Nosek | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:33 | 0:00 |
| C. Coyle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:58 | 0:00 |
| C. Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:40 | 1:06 |
| T. Hall | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:09 | 0:56 |
| C. Lazar | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 | 0:00 |
| T. Frederic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:17 | 0:00 |
| M. McLaughlin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:32 | 0:00 |
| N. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:01 | 0:00 |
| C. McAvoy | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +4 | 0 | 22:36 | 1:07 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:47 | 0:00 |
| M. Grzelcyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 21:17 | 0:57 |
| B. Carlo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 21:00 | 0:00 |
| D. Forbort | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 20:10 | 0:07 |
| M. Reilly | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:43 | 1:15 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Swayman | 26 | 23 | 3 | .885 | 60:00 | Win |
| L. Ullmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Suzuki | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 24:04 | 4:41 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 18:24 | 2:21 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:58 | 3:44 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 16:50 | 1:16 |
| B. Gallagher | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:23 | 1:19 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 8:42 | 0:00 |
| M. Perreault | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 7:43 | 1:07 |
| C. Caufield | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 20:00 | 3:42 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:37 | 2:33 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:54 | 0:05 |
| T. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 | 0:00 |
| L. Dauphin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:49 | 0:21 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 21:49 | 2:32 |
| A. Romanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23:08 | 0:00 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:56 | 0:00 |
| J. Edmundson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 17:29 | 0:00 |
| W. Lagesson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | 0:00 |
| J. Harris | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:26 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Montembeault | 41 | 37 | 4 | .902 | 58:54 | Loss |
| C. Primeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |