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Game Recap
BOS2
Final/OTSat, Nov 11, 2023Every game that night
MTL3

MTL beat BOS 3-2 in overtime, with the chances close: 3.60 expected goals to 3.38. B. Marchand led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). S. Montembeault stopped 26 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
BOS10102
MTL00213
  1. 1st 0:36BOSP. Zacha0.05 xG
  2. 3rd 0:24MTLN. SuzukiPP0.01 xG
  3. 3rd 0:51MTLB. Gallagher0.27 xG
  4. 3rd 12:58BOSB. MarchandPP0.52 xG
  5. OT 2:13MTLK. Guhle0.39 xG

Team Stats

BOSMTL
28Shots on goal27
3.38Expected goals3.60
57Shot attempts58
195v5 shots on goal20
1/4Power play1/4
15Hits30
17Blocked shots18
8Penalty minutes8
15Giveaways22
5Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

BOS 3.38 xGMTL 3.60 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTBOS goal, 0:36MTL goal, 0:24MTL goal, 0:51BOS goal, 12:58MTL goal, 2:13

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

BOS27 on goal, 2 scored
MTL27 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. MarchandLW112512-1222:033:40
P. ZachaC1012000222:414:09
D. PastrnakRW0116000222:064:09
J. van RiemsdykLW0112100014:563:47
J. DeBruskLW0001200019:360:00
C. CoyleC0001020017:090:22
D. HeinenLW0002010012:550:00
M. PoitrasC000110-1012:300:00
T. FredericC0000410011:580:00
O. SteenC000110008:370:00
J. BeecherC000121008:220:00
J. LaukoC000000008:200:00
C. McAvoyD0113020026:444:08
H. LindholmD000101-1022:560:01
B. CarloD0000010220:520:00
D. ForbortD0000230018:120:00
M. LohreiD0001120015:210:00
I. MitchellD0001010013:300:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman27243.88962:13OT loss
L. Ullmark000–0:00

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. SuzukiC101101-1021:114:34
C. CaufieldRW0112000018:474:32
B. GallagherRW101510+1213:482:26
J. EvansC011100+1011:290:10
J. AndersonRW0002200020:294:36
S. MonahanC0004200018:444:21
A. NewhookC0001210217:562:15
C. DvorakC0002110015:590:00
T. PearsonLW000010+1214:172:11
J. SlafkovskýLW0001400013:542:14
R. Harvey-PinardLW0000000010:200:06
M. PezzettaLW000250007:540:09
K. GuhleD112214+2021:120:12
M. MathesonD011215-1027:215:09
J. KovacevicD000123+1219:160:00
J. BarronD000121-1018:291:50
A. XhekajD0000510017:050:00
J. HarrisD0000110012:280:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault28262.92962:04Win
J. Allen000–0:00