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Game Recap
MTL4
BUF3
MTL beat BUF 4-3 in a shootout, and the chances backed it up: 4.64 expected goals to 2.13. MTL outshot BUF 41 to 33. L. Rousek led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Allen stopped 30 of 33.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| BUF | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- 1st 1:22MTLJ. Harris0.12 xG
- 1st 3:49BUFL. Rousek0.02 xG
- 2nd 4:28MTLA. Belzile0.02 xG
- 2nd 5:49BUFJ. PeterkaPP0.05 xG
- 2nd 8:31BUFR. Stillman0.06 xG
- 3rd 8:35MTLB. Gallagher0.04 xG
Team Stats
MTLBUF
41Shots on goal33
4.64Expected goals2.13
65Shot attempts53
295v5 shots on goal22
0/3Power play1/4
16Hits10
13Blocked shots15
8Penalty minutes6
7Giveaways8
10Takeaways11
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MTL 4.64 xGBUF 2.13 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. Drouin | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:24 | 0:06 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:44 | 0:07 |
| J. Ylonen | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:06 | 0:01 |
| B. Gallagher | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:19 | 0:55 |
| A. Belzile | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:40 | 0:00 |
| K. Dach | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:29 | 4:00 |
| N. Suzuki | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:09 | 3:54 |
| R. Harvey-Pinard | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:22 | 3:08 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:16 | 1:56 |
| D. Gurianov | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:06 |
| C. Tierney | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:49 | 0:04 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:25 | 0:00 |
| M. Matheson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 29:05 | 4:00 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 24:48 | 0:04 |
| J. Harris | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:53 | 0:00 |
| J. Kovacevic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 19:41 | 0:00 |
| J. Edmundson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:00 | 0:07 |
| J. Barron | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 13:50 | 0:07 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Allen | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 65:00 | Win |
| S. Montembeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Rousek | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 9:03 | 0:00 |
| A. Tuch | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:43 | 3:09 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:37 | 2:49 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 14:32 | 2:05 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:00 | 2:42 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:01 | 0:07 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:28 | 2:49 |
| J. Quinn | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 18:04 | 1:40 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:58 | 1:56 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:53 | 2:13 |
| Z. Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:34 | 0:22 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:09 | 0:22 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27:39 | 1:33 |
| R. Stillman | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 8:59 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 29:58 | 3:36 |
| I. Lyubushkin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | +1 | 0 | 23:50 | 0:00 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 22:22 | 0:22 |
| J. Bryson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:35 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Comrie | 41 | 38 | 3 | .927 | 64:42 | OT loss |
| U. Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |