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Game Recap
MTL1
BUF5
BUF beat MTL 5-1, and the chances backed it up: 2.99 expected goals to 2.09. V. Olofsson led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Anderson stopped 30 of 31.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| BUF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
- 1st 6:40BUFK. OkposoPP0.02 xG
- 1st 17:35BUFZ. Girgensons0.05 xG
- 2nd 9:33MTLC. Wideman0.11 xG
- 2nd 17:05BUFV. OlofssonPP0.05 xG
- 2nd 19:04BUFA. Bjork0.22 xG
- 3rd 4:29BUFT. ThompsonPP0.02 xG
Team Stats
MTLBUF
31Shots on goal36
2.09Expected goals2.99
53Shot attempts58
225v5 shots on goal22
0/4Power play3/6
18Hits9
9Blocked shots16
10Penalty minutes8
4Giveaways9
6Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MTL 2.09 xGBUF 2.99 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
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Armia | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 11:34 | 1:15 |
| M. Perreault | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:59 | 2:19 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 20:02 | 3:35 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:22 | 3:37 |
| N. Suzuki | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:07 | 4:11 |
| J. Drouin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 17:03 | 3:53 |
| C. Caufield | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:39 | 3:57 |
| T. Toffoli | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:13 | 3:57 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 | 0:02 |
| B. Gallagher | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:13 | 3:27 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:38 | 0:00 |
| C. Paquette | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 9:18 | 0:00 |
| C. Wideman | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:12 | 3:09 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:43 | 4:25 |
| B. Chiarot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 20:37 | 0:00 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:20 | 0:02 |
| A. Romanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:52 | 0:01 |
| B. Kulak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:48 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Montembeault | 36 | 31 | 5 | .861 | 60:00 | Loss |
| J. Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:38 | 6:10 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:29 | 6:17 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:16 | 3:01 |
| T. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:05 | 6:04 |
| V. Hinostroza | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:13 | 0:03 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:53 | 2:24 |
| C. Eakin | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:50 | 0:03 |
| A. Bjork | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:36 | 0:00 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | 3:38 |
| R. Asplund | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:14 | 2:44 |
| D. Caggiula | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 | 0:00 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:07 | 1:58 |
| C. Miller | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:28 | 2:24 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:29 | 2:02 |
| M. Pysyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 19:52 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 2 | 19:43 | 6:42 |
| R. Hagg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19:41 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:39 | 0:10 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Anderson | 31 | 30 | 1 | .968 | 59:57 | Win |
| D. Tokarski | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |