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Game Recap
MTL4
FinalSat, Jan 20, 2024Every game that night
BOS9

BOS beat MTL 9-4, and the chances backed it up: 3.92 expected goals to 1.83. BOS outshot MTL 36 to 21. D. Heinen scored three for BOS. L. Ullmark stopped 17 of 21.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
MTL2204
BOS3249
  1. 1st 9:18MTLC. CaufieldPP0.07 xG
  2. 1st 12:47BOSB. Carlo0.05 xG
  3. 1st 15:00MTLJ. Armia0.08 xG
  4. 1st 18:10BOSJ. DeBrusk0.13 xG
  5. 1st 19:05BOSD. Heinen0.10 xG
  6. 2nd 6:16MTLM. MathesonPP0.07 xG
  7. 2nd 10:46BOSD. Heinen0.05 xG
  8. 2nd 11:35BOSC. Coyle0.09 xG
  9. 2nd 13:19MTLB. Gallagher0.04 xG
  10. 3rd 1:26BOSD. Pastrnak0.32 xG
  11. 3rd 4:32BOSB. Marchand0.19 xG
  12. 3rd 9:13BOSP. Zacha0.17 xG
  13. 3rd 10:40BOSD. HeinenPP0.21 xG

Team Stats

MTLBOS
21Shots on goal36
1.83Expected goals3.92
46Shot attempts52
195v5 shots on goal31
2/3Power play1/3
44Hits39
7Blocked shots14
11Penalty minutes11
7Giveaways9
9Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 1.83 xGBOS 3.92 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdMTL goal, 9:18BOS goal, 12:47MTL goal, 15:00BOS goal, 18:10BOS goal, 19:05MTL goal, 6:16BOS goal, 10:46BOS goal, 11:35MTL goal, 13:19BOS goal, 1:26BOS goal, 4:32BOS goal, 9:13BOS goal, 10:40

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

MTL21 on goal, 4 scored
BOS35 on goal, 9 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. MonahanC0331000017:423:57
N. SuzukiC011100-2220:084:02
J. SlafkovskýLW011240-3020:064:00
C. CaufieldRW101420-3019:444:00
J. ArmiaRW1012100014:270:00
B. GallagherRW101241-2014:150:02
R. Harvey-PinardLW0110010012:570:00
J. RoyRW0111000011:430:00
J. EvansC000010-3017:220:02
J. AndersonRW000061-3713:190:00
M. StephensC000210-108:440:00
M. PezzettaLW000090-108:440:00
M. MathesonD101542-3222:534:02
K. GuhleD000110-1022:320:00
J. HarrisD000021-1018:590:00
J. StrubleD000050-2018:280:05
D. SavardD000031-3017:110:00
J. BarronD000010-2016:160:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault30228.73349:13Loss
C. Primeau651.83310:47

BOS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. HeinenLW303510+1013:270:31
D. PastrnakRW112801+3018:093:53
B. MarchandLW112440+2018:042:12
C. CoyleC112200+2217:262:12
J. van RiemsdykLW022200+1014:282:17
J. DeBruskLW112111+1012:431:49
M. GeekieC011063+3017:162:11
P. ZachaC101210+1014:522:18
T. FredericC011321+3514:280:00
J. LaukoC011180+1013:430:00
J. BoqvistC0110400012:300:01
M. PoitrasC0001100012:240:00
C. McAvoyD011220+5024:472:09
H. LindholmD011001+3022:572:21
B. CarloD101251+3018:560:00
M. GrzelcykD011010+3217:530:00
K. ShattenkirkD011123-2214:470:36
D. ForbortD0002130017:080:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Ullmark21174.81060:00Win
J. Swayman000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.