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Game Recap
EDM0
MTL3
MTL beat EDM 3-0 despite fewer good chances: 2.44 expected goals to 3.16. J. Evans led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). R. Nugent-Hopkins had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.0. S. Montembeault stopped 30 of 30.
Team Stats
EDMMTL
30Shots on goal25
3.16Expected goals2.44
53Shot attempts57
195v5 shots on goal20
0/3Power play0/2
13Hits19
15Blocked shots15
6Penalty minutes8
13Giveaways9
3Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
EDM 3.16 xGMTL 2.44 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
EDM Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. McDavid | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 22:42 | 5:25 |
| L. Draisaitl | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 21:48 | 5:24 |
| R. Nugent-Hopkins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:08 | 5:11 |
| Z. Hyman | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:41 | 5:12 |
| A. Henrique | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 0:36 |
| V. Podkolzin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | 0:00 |
| C. Brown | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 13:59 | 0:00 |
| C. Perry | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 | 0:48 |
| M. Janmark | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 | 0:00 |
| D. Ryan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:35 | 0:00 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:19 | 0:34 |
| E. Bouchard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 22:35 | 5:26 |
| M. Ekholm | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 21:16 | 0:35 |
| B. Kulak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:10 | 0:49 |
| T. Stecher | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:27 | 0:00 |
| T. Emberson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:02 | 0:00 |
| T. Dermott | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 | 0:00 |
| J. Brown | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:58 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Pickard | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 57:28 | Loss |
| S. Skinner | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Evans | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:44 | 0:07 |
| N. Suzuki | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 21:00 | 2:07 |
| B. Gallagher | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:21 | 1:54 |
| C. Caufield | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:46 | 2:08 |
| J. Slafkovský | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:20 | 2:09 |
| K. Dach | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:22 | 2:06 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 | 0:00 |
| J. Armia | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:38 | 1:44 |
| A. Newhook | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:29 | 1:53 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:16 | 0:00 |
| E. Heineman | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:52 | 1:43 |
| L. Condotta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:42 | 0:00 |
| M. Matheson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 24:03 | 1:57 |
| K. Guhle | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 18:21 | 0:09 |
| L. Hutson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:17 | 2:03 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 20:52 | 0:00 |
| A. Xhekaj | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17:10 | 0:00 |
| J. Struble | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Montembeault | 30 | 30 | 0 | 1.000 | 60:00 | Win |
| C. Primeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
How We Did
| We projected | It finished | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | EDM 3.7, MTL 2.7 | EDM 0, MTL 3 |
| Total goals | 6.4 | 3 |
| Shots on goal | EDM 32.4, MTL 23.8 | EDM 30, MTL 25 |
| Win chance | EDM 66% | MTL won |
Players
| Player | SOG projected | SOG | Points projected | Points | Goal chance | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDM C. McDavid | 3.4 | 1 | 1.71 | 0 | 41% | 0 |
| EDM Z. Hyman | 3.2 | 4 | 0.89 | 0 | 40% | 0 |
| MTL C. Caufield | 2.8 | 1 | 0.70 | 1 | 31% | 0 |
| EDM L. Draisaitl | 2.8 | 2 | 1.45 | 0 | 46% | 0 |
| EDM E. Bouchard | 2.7 | 3 | 1.04 | 0 | 18% | 0 |
| EDM M. Ekholm | 2.3 | 0 | 0.62 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| EDM J. Skinner | 2.1 | 3 | 0.55 | 0 | 24% | 0 |
| EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins | 2.0 | 5 | 0.89 | 0 | 25% | 0 |
| MTL N. Suzuki | 1.9 | 4 | 0.82 | 1 | 27% | 0 |
| MTL B. Gallagher | 1.8 | 2 | 0.43 | 1 | 19% | 1 |
| MTL M. Matheson | 1.8 | 1 | 0.66 | 1 | 12% | 0 |
| MTL K. Dach | 1.7 | 2 | 0.52 | 0 | 16% | 0 |
| MTL J. Armia | 1.6 | 2 | 0.37 | 0 | 17% | 0 |
| MTL J. Slafkovský | 1.6 | 2 | 0.58 | 0 | 18% | 0 |
| EDM A. Henrique | 1.5 | 2 | 0.52 | 0 | 24% | 0 |
| EDM C. Brown | 1.5 | 1 | 0.33 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| MTL J. Anderson | 1.5 | 0 | 0.34 | 0 | 17% | 0 |
| EDM B. Kulak | 1.5 | 4 | 0.38 | 0 | 7% | 0 |
| EDM V. Podkolzin | 1.4 | 2 | 0.27 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| MTL A. Newhook | 1.3 | 1 | 0.43 | 0 | 17% | 0 |
| EDM C. Perry | 1.2 | 1 | 0.35 | 0 | 18% | 0 |
| MTL C. Dvorak | 1.1 | 1 | 0.39 | 0 | 14% | 0 |
| MTL K. Guhle | 1.1 | 4 | 0.33 | 1 | 8% | 1 |
| MTL J. Evans | 1.0 | 1 | 0.40 | 2 | 12% | 1 |
| EDM J. Brown | 1.0 | 0 | 0.20 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| MTL E. Heineman | 1.0 | 1 | 0.25 | 0 | 12% | 0 |
| MTL A. Xhekaj | 1.0 | 0 | 0.18 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| EDM M. Janmark | 1.0 | 0 | 0.36 | 0 | 13% | 0 |
| MTL L. Hutson | 0.9 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| MTL L. Condotta | 0.9 | 1 | 0.21 | 0 | 11% | 0 |
| EDM T. Emberson | 0.9 | 1 | 0.23 | 0 | 3% | 0 |
| EDM T. Stecher | 0.9 | 0 | 0.15 | 0 | 3% | 0 |
| EDM D. Ryan | 0.8 | 1 | 0.19 | 0 | 10% | 0 |
| MTL J. Struble | 0.8 | 1 | 0.17 | 0 | 4% | 0 |
| MTL D. Savard | 0.7 | 0 | 0.28 | 0 | 5% | 0 |
| EDM T. Dermott | 0.5 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 | 3% | 0 |
Shots on goal: 27 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 more than projected on average.
Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.