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Game Recap
BOS5
FinalThu, Apr 13, 2023Every game that night
MTL4

BOS beat MTL 5-4, and the chances backed it up: 4.26 expected goals to 3.38. MTL outshot BOS 34 to 21. D. Pastrnak led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Swayman stopped 30 of 34.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
BOS2125
MTL1214
  1. 1st 3:27MTLL. Condotta0.58 xG
  2. 1st 9:19BOST. Frederic0.05 xG
  3. 1st 14:40BOSJ. DeBrusk0.06 xG
  4. 2nd 7:16MTLN. Suzuki0.08 xG
  5. 2nd 8:24MTLM. Pezzetta0.30 xG
  6. 2nd 13:58BOSD. Orlov0.09 xG
  7. 3rd 1:09MTLJ. BarronSH0.20 xG
  8. 3rd 8:48BOSC. Coyle0.17 xG
  9. 3rd 11:00BOSD. Pastrnak0.24 xG

Team Stats

BOSMTL
21Shots on goal34
4.26Expected goals3.38
61Shot attempts60
185v5 shots on goal28
0/6Power play0/3
9Hits9
12Blocked shots19
11Penalty minutes19
14Giveaways14
6Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 4.26 xGMTL 3.38 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdMTL goal, 3:27BOS goal, 9:19BOS goal, 14:40MTL goal, 7:16MTL goal, 8:24BOS goal, 13:58MTL goal, 1:09BOS goal, 8:48BOS goal, 11:00

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

BOS21 on goal, 5 scored
MTL33 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. PastrnakRW112300-1018:125:18
B. MarchandLW011300-1018:095:37
J. DeBruskLW101200-1217:595:02
C. CoyleC101200+1017:130:54
T. BertuzziLW011001+1016:464:38
T. FredericC101300+1014:370:00
J. LaukoC011010+209:070:00
P. ZachaC000101-2016:324:17
T. HallLW0000100015:533:32
G. HathawayRW0000010015:480:00
A. GreerLW000200+1512:110:00
P. BergeronC000000+105:362:48
D. OrlovD112213+4221:313:12
C. McAvoyD011000+2019:453:52
C. CliftonD0111430218:180:00
H. LindholmD000102-1020:555:00
M. GrzelcykD000110-1016:550:00
B. CarloD0000110016:330:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman34304.88260:00Win
B. Bussi000–0:00

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. PitlickC0220010414:583:15
M. PezzettaLW112321+1212:250:00
N. SuzukiC101422-1019:233:16
C. TierneyC011100+1015:461:04
J. EvansC011202-1014:280:00
J. TeasdaleLW0111000011:260:50
L. CondottaLW1015300011:020:00
J. ArmiaRW000000-1016:363:16
J. DrouinLW000000-2015:543:07
B. GallagherRW000701-2214:421:35
D. GurianovRW0003000012:451:35
S. FarrellC0002020011:550:30
J. BarronD101112+1225:491:34
J. EdmundsonD011011-1719:220:00
J. KovacevicD0000030025:360:00
F. AllardD000302+1016:260:00
C. WidemanD000001-3216:051:49
M. MathesonD0002010012:112:19
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault21165.76259:11Loss
J. Allen000–0:00