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Game Recap
MTL3
BUF2
MTL beat BUF 3-2 in a shootout despite fewer good chances: 3.11 expected goals to 4.59. BUF outshot MTL 48 to 31. C. Primeau stopped 46 of 48.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | SO | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
- 2nd 12:59MTLJ. Struble0.03 xG
- 2nd 13:13MTLN. SuzukiPP0.06 xG
- 3rd 1:06BUFJ. Skinner0.16 xG
- 3rd 6:36BUFK. Okposo0.03 xG
Team Stats
MTLBUF
31Shots on goal48
3.11Expected goals4.59
55Shot attempts78
195v5 shots on goal32
1/4Power play0/5
16Hits25
15Blocked shots9
15Penalty minutes24
3Giveaways7
3Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MTL 3.11 xGBUF 4.59 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Suzuki | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:26 | 4:09 |
| S. Monahan | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:40 | 4:31 |
| C. Caufield | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:47 | 4:21 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 21:21 | 0:00 |
| J. Slafkovský | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 5 | 18:10 | 4:30 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:21 | 2:28 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:58 | 2:24 |
| J. Armia | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 0:03 |
| B. Gallagher | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:52 | 2:42 |
| J. Ylonen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:44 | 2:13 |
| M. Stephens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:54 | 0:06 |
| T. Pearson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:50 | 0:00 |
| M. Matheson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29:48 | 4:43 |
| J. Kovacevic | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 20:50 | 0:00 |
| J. Struble | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 | 0:00 |
| K. Guhle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 4 | 22:03 | 0:32 |
| J. Barron | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 21:30 | 2:18 |
| G. Lindstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 15:09 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Primeau | 48 | 46 | 2 | .958 | 64:37 | Win |
| S. Montembeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
BUF Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 24:03 | 5:43 |
| J. Skinner | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 23:25 | 5:56 |
| K. Okposo | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:28 | 3:25 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 27:01 | 5:56 |
| J. Peterka | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:42 | 3:34 |
| D. Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:50 | 4:58 |
| Z. Benson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:37 | 3:11 |
| V. Olofsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 | 3:31 |
| P. Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:15 | 0:00 |
| T. Jost | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 9:03 | 0:00 |
| E. Robinson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6:32 | 0:00 |
| I. Rosen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:12 | 0:00 |
| C. Clifton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | +1 | 5 | 13:21 | 0:00 |
| R. Dahlin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 29:28 | 6:08 |
| O. Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 23:54 | 3:08 |
| M. Samuelsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:46 | 0:08 |
| H. Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 20:46 | 0:33 |
| E. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:01 | 0:00 |