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Game Recap
MTL2
FinalFri, Jan 3, 2025Every game that night
CHI4

CHI beat MTL 4-2, with the chances close: 4.04 expected goals to 3.71. MTL outshot CHI 40 to 26. N. Foligno led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). M. Matheson had 8 shots on goal against our projection of 1.8. A. Soderblom stopped 38 of 40.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
MTL1012
CHI1124
  1. 1st 3:21CHIT. BertuzziPP0.20 xG
  2. 1st 18:24MTLC. Caufield0.16 xG
  3. 2nd 7:05CHIN. Foligno0.09 xG
  4. 3rd 3:01CHIP. Maroon0.19 xG
  5. 3rd 9:45MTLE. HeinemanPP0.34 xG
  6. 3rd 15:51CHIN. Foligno0.37 xG

Team Stats

MTLCHI
40Shots on goal26
3.71Expected goals4.04
72Shot attempts52
345v5 shots on goal19
1/3Power play1/4
25Hits20
9Blocked shots14
13Penalty minutes11
15Giveaways4
8Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 3.71 xGCHI 4.04 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdCHI goal, 3:21MTL goal, 18:24CHI goal, 7:05CHI goal, 3:01MTL goal, 9:45CHI goal, 15:51

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

MTL39 on goal, 2 scored
CHI25 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. SuzukiC0112100021:533:48
C. CaufieldRW101700-1019:033:51
K. DachC011031-1015:221:41
E. HeinemanLW101510-1011:321:23
J. SlafkovskýLW0001110019:273:52
A. NewhookC000200-1015:441:51
B. GallagherRW0003100015:082:01
J. EvansC000021-1014:240:00
J. AndersonRW000220-1014:200:00
J. ArmiaRW0002000014:173:34
C. DvorakC0001000014:170:00
M. PezzettaLW000330005:490:00
M. MathesonD0228310028:101:50
L. HutsonD0001120026:443:45
A. CarrierD000103-1220:120:19
K. GuhleD000110-2219:380:00
J. StrubleD000020-1210:270:00
A. XhekajD000140079:590:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault26224.84656:11Loss
J. Dobes000–0:00

CHI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. FolignoLW202320+1018:221:27
J. DickinsonC011340+1018:500:04
C. BedardC0114000018:425:11
T. TeravainenC0110000017:404:39
T. BertuzziLW1013000016:485:06
R. DonatoC011310+1014:403:38
T. HallLW011110+1013:510:54
C. SmithC011111+1010:530:36
P. MaroonLW101111+179:360:00
I. MikheyevRW0000000017:170:04
F. NazarC0001000012:081:17
C. DachC0005500011:050:50
A. VlasicD011003+1223:111:14
W. KaiserD011100+1017:570:00
S. JonesD000003+2224:524:39
L. CrevierD0000060019:020:21
N. AllanD0000500015:020:00
T. BrodieD0000000014:290:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Soderblom40382.95060:00Win
P. Mrazek000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreMTL 3.2, CHI 2.9MTL 2, CHI 4
Total goals6.16
Shots on goalMTL 27.1, CHI 27.7MTL 40, CHI 26
Win chanceMTL 54%CHI won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
MTL C. Caufield2.970.78132%1
CHI C. Bedard2.740.97128%0
CHI S. Jones2.200.56011%0
CHI R. Donato2.230.53122%0
CHI T. Hall2.010.65124%0
CHI T. Bertuzzi1.830.63126%1
MTL N. Suzuki1.820.84126%0
MTL M. Matheson1.880.64211%0
MTL B. Gallagher1.830.44019%0
CHI I. Mikheyev1.800.44021%0
CHI T. Teravainen1.700.67123%0
CHI C. Smith1.710.33116%0
MTL J. Armia1.620.42018%0
MTL J. Anderson1.620.39019%0
MTL J. Slafkovský1.610.61019%0
CHI N. Foligno1.530.48219%2
MTL K. Dach1.500.44116%0
CHI A. Vlasic1.500.3715%0
CHI J. Dickinson1.330.42120%0
MTL A. Newhook1.320.44019%0
MTL C. Dvorak1.310.41015%0
MTL A. Xhekaj1.210.2106%0
MTL K. Guhle1.110.3307%0
MTL L. Hutson1.110.6305%0
CHI W. Kaiser1.110.2012%0
MTL A. Carrier1.010.3305%0
MTL E. Heineman1.050.45119%1
CHI F. Nazar1.010.29015%0
MTL J. Evans1.000.47014%0
CHI L. Crevier0.900.1805%0
CHI P. Maroon0.910.2719%1
MTL J. Struble0.800.2005%0
MTL M. Pezzetta0.730.2209%0
CHI T. Brodie0.600.2803%0
CHI N. Allan0.500.2605%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.3 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.