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Game Recap
MTL4
FinalMon, Dec 23, 2024Every game that night
CBJ5

CBJ beat MTL 5-4, with the chances close: 3.53 expected goals to 2.84. K. Marchenko led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). K. Guhle had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. J. Greaves stopped 27 of 31.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
MTL0314
CBJ2125
  1. 1st 12:03CBJD. Voronkov0.15 xG
  2. 1st 18:45CBJK. Johnson0.81 xG
  3. 2nd 2:03MTLD. Savard0.16 xG
  4. 2nd 3:34CBJJ. Harris0.12 xG
  5. 2nd 7:03MTLL. Hutson0.03 xG
  6. 2nd 14:26MTLJ. Evans0.16 xG
  7. 3rd 0:20MTLJ. Armia0.17 xG
  8. 3rd 3:24CBJD. VoronkovPP0.17 xG
  9. 3rd 17:48CBJK. Marchenko0.08 xG

Team Stats

MTLCBJ
31Shots on goal32
2.84Expected goals3.53
64Shot attempts57
285v5 shots on goal25
0/2Power play1/3
15Hits18
15Blocked shots15
6Penalty minutes4
16Giveaways14
7Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 2.84 xGCBJ 3.53 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdCBJ goal, 12:03CBJ goal, 18:45MTL goal, 2:03CBJ goal, 3:34MTL goal, 7:03MTL goal, 14:26MTL goal, 0:20CBJ goal, 3:24CBJ goal, 17:48

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

MTL30 on goal, 4 scored
CBJ31 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. CaufieldRW022440-1218:271:02
J. EvansC112210+1014:430:00
N. SuzukiC011102-1021:221:01
J. SlafkovskýLW011020-1017:461:17
J. ArmiaRW101200+2012:460:59
E. HeinemanLW011120+1011:430:59
K. DachC0004000015:481:14
A. NewhookC0001100015:371:01
C. DvorakC0000020015:310:00
J. AndersonRW0002100014:410:00
B. GallagherRW0000000414:351:15
P. LaineLW000010006:150:00
D. SavardD112314+2017:150:00
L. HutsonD1012010024:310:51
A. CarrierD011211-1016:390:16
M. MathesonD000111-2026:151:09
K. GuhleD000504-2018:000:16
A. XhekajD000100+2015:260:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault32275.84458:25Loss
C. Primeau000–0:00

CBJ Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. MarchenkoRW123400+2023:171:25
S. MonahanC033522+2022:371:24
D. VoronkovLW202411+1220:431:30
M. OlivierRW0111220017:250:00
K. JohnsonC1012000015:411:25
C. SillingerC000420+1020:001:06
A. FantilliC000231-2014:201:07
Z. Aston-ReeseLW000011-2011:550:00
J. van RiemsdykLW000011-2011:541:01
M. PyyhtiaLW0001110010:550:00
S. KuralyC000110008:430:00
Z. WerenskiD033703+1028:441:25
J. HarrisD101100006:260:00
I. ProvorovD000001-1225:011:06
D. FabbroD000030+1023:280:00
D. MateychukD0000100018:361:06
J. JohnsonD000002-109:530:00
J. ChristiansenD000000006:330:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Greaves31274.87159:49Win
D. Tarasov000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamSean Monahan CBJ Faces MTL, his team until Jan 20243 A, 5 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreMTL 3.3, CBJ 3.5MTL 4, CBJ 5
Total goals6.89
Shots on goalMTL 27.4, CBJ 32.1MTL 31, CBJ 32
Win chanceCBJ 55%CBJ won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
CBJ Z. Werenski3.371.02319%0
MTL C. Caufield2.940.82233%0
CBJ K. Marchenko2.740.78331%1
CBJ S. Monahan2.650.86329%0
MTL P. Laine2.500.80031%0
CBJ D. Voronkov2.240.69228%2
CBJ C. Sillinger2.240.49018%0
MTL M. Matheson2.110.67012%0
CBJ K. Johnson2.120.73125%1
CBJ A. Fantilli2.020.53021%0
MTL N. Suzuki1.810.85127%0
MTL B. Gallagher1.700.46019%0
MTL J. Armia1.620.43119%1
CBJ J. Riemsdyk1.600.47018%0
MTL J. Slafkovský1.600.62120%0
CBJ Z. Aston-Reese1.500.33015%0
MTL J. Anderson1.520.38019%0
CBJ M. Olivier1.510.42118%0
MTL A. Xhekaj1.410.2507%0
CBJ I. Provorov1.400.4608%0
MTL K. Dach1.340.41014%0
CBJ D. Fabbro1.300.3006%0
MTL C. Dvorak1.300.44015%0
MTL A. Newhook1.310.44019%0
MTL L. Hutson1.120.6715%1
MTL K. Guhle1.150.3108%0
CBJ S. Kuraly1.110.30014%0
MTL A. Carrier1.120.3015%0
MTL E. Heineman1.010.43119%0
MTL J. Evans1.020.48214%1
CBJ J. Christiansen0.900.2103%0
CBJ M. Pyyhtia0.810.20010%0
MTL D. Savard0.830.3025%1
CBJ J. Johnson0.600.1202%0
CBJ J. Harris0.610.1814%1

Shots on goal: 16 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.