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Game Recap
DET5
Final/OTSat, Dec 2, 2023Every game that night
MTL4

DET beat MTL 5-4 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 4.41 expected goals to 2.17. J. Walman led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). V. Husso stopped 26 of 30.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
DET31015
MTL11204
  1. 1st 7:21DETJ. Veleno0.11 xG
  2. 1st 11:44DETC. FischerSH0.59 xG
  3. 1st 19:20DETD. Sprong0.14 xG
  4. 1st 19:53MTLJ. Barron0.03 xG
  5. 2nd 4:07MTLJ. ArmiaSH0.07 xG
  6. 2nd 4:54DETA. DeBrincatPP0.14 xG
  7. 3rd 4:12MTLN. SuzukiPP0.05 xG
  8. 3rd 16:01MTLG. Lindstrom0.18 xG
  9. OT 0:54DETJ. Walman0.12 xG

Team Stats

DETMTL
33Shots on goal30
4.41Expected goals2.17
55Shot attempts66
225v5 shots on goal23
1/4Power play1/5
18Hits19
21Blocked shots14
10Penalty minutes6
17Giveaways11
9Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

DET 4.41 xGMTL 2.17 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdOTDET goal, 7:21DET goal, 11:44DET goal, 19:20MTL goal, 19:53MTL goal, 4:07DET goal, 4:54MTL goal, 4:12MTL goal, 16:01DET goal, 0:54

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

DET32 on goal, 5 scored
MTL30 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. DeBrincatRW112200+1216:451:51
D. SprongRW112220+1011:031:57
D. LarkinC0114010221:414:33
L. RaymondLW011600-1019:354:37
J. VelenoC1013120016:561:55
M. RasmussenC011200+1014:200:00
C. FischerRW101111+229:500:04
J. CompherLW000120-1020:544:34
A. CoppC000200-1014:060:06
D. PerronLW000000-1013:234:28
R. FabbriC000100-1212:521:27
K. KostinC000220+107:300:02
M. SeiderD022232+2023:011:38
J. WalmanD112403+3020:220:23
J. PetryD000036-1020:530:08
B. ChiarotD000131-1220:200:17
S. GostisbehereD000001-1017:194:55
J. HollD0000140013:140:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Husso30264.86760:52Win
A. Lyon000–0:00

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. SuzukiC112411-1022:175:14
J. EvansC011011+2016:310:00
J. ArmiaRW101511+1015:510:00
J. AndersonRW011221-1214:001:53
C. CaufieldRW000400-1020:245:14
S. MonahanC000210+1219:185:04
C. DvorakC000000-2016:071:52
J. SlafkovskýLW000040-1013:551:49
B. GallagherRW000100-1013:205:14
J. YlonenRW000201-1011:501:53
T. PearsonLW000121009:370:00
M. StephensC000200028:170:01
M. MathesonD011133+1029:175:14
J. BarronD101103-1019:241:49
G. LindstromD101201+1013:120:00
K. GuhleD000210-2022:490:14
J. KovacevicD0000100020:170:04
J. StrubleD000121+109:140:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Allen33285.84860:49OT loss
C. Primeau000–0:00