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Game Recap
CBJ2
FinalSat, Feb 12, 2022Every game that night
MTL1

CBJ beat MTL 2-1, and the chances backed it up: 5.06 expected goals to 2.77. CBJ outshot MTL 42 to 31. P. Laine led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). E. Merzlikins stopped 30 of 31.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
CBJ1012
MTL0011
  1. 1st 1:16CBJO. Bjorkstrand0.16 xG
  2. 3rd 2:55MTLC. Caufield0.11 xG
  3. 3rd 19:52CBJP. LainePP0.08 xG

Team Stats

CBJMTL
42Shots on goal31
5.06Expected goals2.77
71Shot attempts56
365v5 shots on goal27
1/3Power play0/1
23Hits16
14Blocked shots18
4Penalty minutes8
17Giveaways19
6Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

CBJ 5.06 xGMTL 2.77 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdCBJ goal, 1:16MTL goal, 2:55CBJ goal, 19:52

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

CBJ40 on goal, 2 scored
MTL29 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. LaineLW112310+1019:283:52
O. BjorkstrandRW101350+1018:593:21
J. VoracekRW0113000014:473:24
B. JennerC000343+1021:053:28
G. NyquistRW0005010018:571:51
S. KuralyC0003410017:330:00
M. DomiC0001000216:161:55
C. SillingerC0002200214:540:00
E. ChinakhovRW0002000013:431:21
J. RoslovicC000000-109:261:48
B. GaunceC000230-109:160:00
T. Fix-WolanskyRW000021-106:340:00
Z. WerenskiD011801+1028:223:31
A. PeekeD000421+1023:420:00
V. GavrikovD000104-1022:410:06
A. BoqvistD000100-1017:181:58
D. KukanD0000010013:240:00
G. BayreutherD000101009:350:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
E. Merzlikins31301.96860:00Win
J. Korpisalo000–0:00

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. CaufieldRW101210+1013:391:33
R. PoehlingC011101+1011:060:27
N. SuzukiC0001110020:471:33
T. ToffoliC0007200018:551:33
J. EvansC000212-1015:230:00
A. LehkonenLW0003100014:480:00
M. HoffmanC0002000014:461:33
R. PitlickC000101-1014:410:27
B. GallagherRW0004200014:150:27
J. AndersonRW000112-1013:480:27
P. ByronLW0000100012:200:00
J. ArmiaRW000302+1010:160:00
J. PetryD000123+1223:260:27
B. ChiarotD0000220222:570:00
B. KulakD0001000220:510:00
A. RomanovD000012-1019:190:00
K. ClagueD0001010017:040:00
C. WidemanD0001110214:281:33
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault42402.95259:52Loss
C. Primeau000–0:00