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Game Recap
MTL2
FinalThu, Mar 23, 2023Every game that night
BOS4

BOS beat MTL 4-2, with the chances close: 2.74 expected goals to 2.95. MTL outshot BOS 31 to 21. D. Pastrnak led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Swayman stopped 29 of 31.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
MTL1102
BOS2114
  1. 1st 4:34BOST. Bertuzzi0.02 xG
  2. 1st 13:38BOSJ. DeBrusk0.19 xG
  3. 1st 19:41MTLN. SuzukiPP0.12 xG
  4. 2nd 2:36BOSD. Pastrnak0.01 xG
  5. 2nd 16:13MTLK. DachPP0.10 xG
  6. 3rd 12:16BOSD. Krejci0.09 xG

Team Stats

MTLBOS
31Shots on goal21
2.95Expected goals2.74
63Shot attempts40
235v5 shots on goal16
2/5Power play0/5
28Hits26
10Blocked shots10
14Penalty minutes25
11Giveaways11
13Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 2.95 xGBOS 2.74 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdBOS goal, 4:34BOS goal, 13:38MTL goal, 19:41BOS goal, 2:36MTL goal, 16:13BOS goal, 12:16

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

MTL31 on goal, 2 scored
BOS21 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. DachC1123300024:005:55
N. SuzukiC1124220022:275:55
D. GurianovRW011101-1017:273:42
R. Harvey-PinardLW0003300020:055:56
J. DrouinLW000120-2017:212:50
B. GallagherRW000320-1014:462:39
R. PitlickC000020-2213:202:43
M. HoffmanC0001200012:492:56
J. EvansC000202-2411:580:00
C. TierneyC000000-2010:200:00
A. BelzileRW000120-1010:141:49
M. PezzettaLW000310-106:120:00
M. MathesonD011512-1428:555:45
D. SavardD000141-3020:140:23
J. EdmundsonD000031-3019:570:23
J. KovacevicD0001010017:300:00
J. BarronD0002000416:132:34
C. WidemanD000010-108:160:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Allen21174.81057:56Loss
S. Montembeault000–0:00

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. PastrnakRW112521+2022:226:11
T. BertuzziLW112300+2015:543:58
J. DeBruskLW101500+1017:224:27
D. KrejciC101100+2016:124:01
C. CoyleC011100+1015:230:15
P. BergeronC011031+1015:034:50
P. ZachaC000231+1016:152:21
T. NosekLW0000000015:210:00
B. MarchandLW0001200415:084:40
T. FredericC000000+1012:130:09
G. HathawayRW0000310211:270:00
A. GreerLW0001010152:130:00
C. CliftonD022020+3215:130:12
J. ZborilD011132+2012:130:00
C. McAvoyD000021+1224:242:21
D. OrlovD0000200022:543:10
H. LindholmD000010+1022:485:21
M. GrzelcykD000132+2017:291:04
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Swayman31292.93560:00Win
L. Ullmark000–0:00