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Game Recap
LAK4
MTL2
LAK beat MTL 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.45 expected goals to 1.96. LAK outshot MTL 35 to 22. P. Copley stopped 20 of 22.
Team Stats
LAKMTL
35Shots on goal22
3.45Expected goals1.96
58Shot attempts57
275v5 shots on goal12
0/4Power play0/3
15Hits24
21Blocked shots11
6Penalty minutes8
18Giveaways13
2Takeaways2
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
LAK 3.45 xGMTL 1.96 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
LAK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Kopitar | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 19:38 | 4:45 |
| P. Danault | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:21 | 3:03 |
| K. Fiala | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:12 | 4:48 |
| V. Arvidsson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:53 | 3:13 |
| A. Kempe | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:17 | 4:45 |
| B. Lizotte | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:59 | 0:14 |
| T. Moore | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:04 | 2:57 |
| A. Kaliyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | 3:05 |
| G. Vilardi | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:53 | 4:45 |
| A. Iafallo | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:46 | 0:00 |
| J. Anderson-Dolan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 9:41 | 0:10 |
| C. Grundstrom | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 8:34 | 0:00 |
| M. Anderson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 22:15 | 0:00 |
| A. Edler | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12:51 | 0:00 |
| D. Doughty | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 0 | 26:34 | 4:34 |
| S. Durzi | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 19:42 | 3:41 |
| M. Roy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:17 | 0:00 |
| S. Walker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 13:34 | 0:00 |
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Dvorak | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:26 | 2:51 |
| C. Caufield | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:50 | 3:12 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:43 | 3:20 |
| E. Dadonov | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:31 | 2:53 |
| N. Suzuki | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 21:36 | 3:12 |
| K. Dach | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:25 | 3:13 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:34 | 2:47 |
| J. Armia | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:27 | 2:48 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:26 | 0:00 |
| J. Slafkovský | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:08 | 2:48 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7:06 | 0:00 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6:49 | 0:00 |
| K. Guhle | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24:20 | 0:16 |
| J. Harris | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:14 | 0:00 |
| J. Edmundson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 22:27 | 0:00 |
| C. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:11 | 2:40 |
| A. Xhekaj | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:37 | 0:00 |
| J. Kovacevic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:20 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Allen | 34 | 31 | 3 | .912 | 58:50 | Loss |
| S. Montembeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.