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Game Recap
BOS4
MTL2
BOS beat MTL 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.85 expected goals to 1.64. D. Pastrnak led the way with 4 points (1 G, 3 A). J. Swayman stopped 20 of 22.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| MTL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- 2nd 9:11MTLK. DachPP0.14 xG
- 2nd 14:12BOST. HallPP0.30 xG
- 3rd 9:45BOSD. Krejci0.07 xG
- 3rd 11:31MTLK. Dach0.27 xG
- 3rd 17:05BOSP. Bergeron0.35 xG
- 3rd 19:11BOSD. PastrnakEN0.55 xG
Team Stats
BOSMTL
29Shots on goal22
3.85Expected goals1.64
56Shot attempts45
225v5 shots on goal18
1/3Power play1/3
15Hits14
11Blocked shots17
8Penalty minutes8
9Giveaways22
6Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BOS 3.85 xGMTL 1.64 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Pastrnak | RW | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:59 | 2:55 |
| D. Krejci | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:38 | 1:00 |
| B. Marchand | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:41 | 2:47 |
| P. Bergeron | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:20 | 2:04 |
| P. Zacha | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:07 | 0:42 |
| T. Hall | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:50 | 2:29 |
| C. Coyle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:07 | 0:34 |
| N. Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:09 | 0:57 |
| T. Frederic | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:00 |
| C. Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:55 | 0:00 |
| J. Koppanen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:02 | 0:00 |
| A. Greer | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:36 | 0:00 |
| C. McAvoy | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 20:47 | 2:11 |
| H. Lindholm | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:22 | 1:28 |
| B. Carlo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:44 | 0:18 |
| M. Grzelcyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:04 | 0:00 |
| D. Forbort | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 16:51 | 0:00 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:00 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Swayman | 22 | 20 | 2 | .909 | 60:00 | Win |
| L. Ullmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Dach | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 23:59 | 2:51 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:33 | 2:49 |
| E. Dadonov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 | 2:47 |
| A. Belzile | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 9:35 | 0:00 |
| N. Suzuki | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 23:21 | 2:51 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:50 | 0:47 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 19:34 | 0:48 |
| J. Ylonen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:32 | 0:47 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:15 | 0:52 |
| R. Harvey-Pinard | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:00 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:37 | 0:00 |
| J. Barron | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:47 | 0:00 |
| M. Matheson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 19:55 | 2:46 |
| J. Edmundson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 19:45 | 0:00 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 17:43 | 0:00 |
| J. Harris | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:23 | 0:00 |
| J. Kovacevic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:48 | 0:00 |
| A. Xhekaj | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:43 | 0:52 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Montembeault | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 58:18 | Loss |
| C. Primeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |