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Game Recap
BUF0
MTL4
MTL beat BUF 4-0, and the chances backed it up: 3.80 expected goals to 2.17. N. Suzuki led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). S. Montembeault stopped 32 of 32.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MTL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
- 1st 6:52MTLN. Suzuki0.22 xG
- 2nd 5:57MTLN. Suzuki0.36 xG
- 3rd 1:18MTLC. Caufield0.04 xG
- 3rd 18:27MTLJ. EvansEN0.35 xG
Team Stats
BUFMTL
32Shots on goal29
2.17Expected goals3.80
56Shot attempts44
285v5 shots on goal27
0/2Power play0/1
14Hits13
7Blocked shots17
9Penalty minutes11
30Giveaways33
2Takeaways9
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
BUF 2.17 xGMTL 3.80 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
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:48 | 2:43 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 20:17 | 2:43 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:07 | 1:42 |
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:20 | 2:13 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:55 | 1:17 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:16 | 2:12 |
| B. Biro | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | 1:47 |
| M. Jankowski | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 | 0:00 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:49 | 1:11 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:07 | 0:06 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:02 | 0:00 |
| J. Hayden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:49 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 26:34 | 2:42 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:16 | 1:18 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:33 | 0:00 |
| C. Fitzgerald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 18:49 | 0:06 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:42 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:19 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 59:49 | Loss |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Suzuki | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 20:48 | 1:07 |
| C. Caufield | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 17:08 | 1:06 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:52 | 0:53 |
| J. Evans | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:14 | 0:01 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:49 | 1:05 |
| L. Dauphin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:21 | 0:00 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:20 | 0:54 |
| B. Gallagher | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 14:31 | 1:07 |
| R. Poehling | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:18 | 0:54 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 10:13 | 0:44 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:57 | 0:00 |
| P. Byron | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:11 | 0:00 |
| B. Chiarot | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 24:21 | 0:41 |
| A. Romanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 22:48 | 0:00 |
| B. Kulak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 20:41 | 0:00 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:18 | 0:09 |
| K. Clague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:51 | 0:00 |
| C. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:19 | 1:19 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Montembeault | 32 | 32 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 | Win |
| A. Hammond | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |