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Game Recap
MTL2
COL1
MTL beat COL 2-1 despite fewer good chances: 2.57 expected goals to 3.16. S. Montembeault stopped 27 of 28.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| COL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- 1st 0:43COLN. MacKinnon0.16 xG
- 1st 0:52MTLN. Suzuki0.02 xG
- 1st 14:53MTLJ. Armia0.10 xG
Team Stats
MTLCOL
27Shots on goal28
2.57Expected goals3.16
49Shot attempts67
235v5 shots on goal25
0/3Power play0/3
18Hits13
20Blocked shots12
6Penalty minutes6
1Giveaways5
8Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MTL 2.57 xGCOL 3.16 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 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 22:17 | 4:25 |
| J. Slafkovský | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:57 | 4:13 |
| A. Newhook | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:28 | 4:09 |
| J. Armia | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:03 | 1:33 |
| C. Caufield | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:16 | 4:16 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:39 | 0:55 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:43 | 0:44 |
| B. Gallagher | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:03 | 0:55 |
| R. Harvey-Pinard | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:40 | 0:53 |
| C. White | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:03 | 0:00 |
| J. Ylonen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:55 | 0:00 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:27 | 0:00 |
| K. Guhle | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:01 | 1:43 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:26 | 0:43 |
| M. Matheson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27:11 | 4:37 |
| J. Harris | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19:20 | 0:48 |
| J. Struble | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:08 | 0:06 |
| A. Xhekaj | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 13:23 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Montembeault | 28 | 27 | 1 | .964 | 60:00 | Win |
| C. Primeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
COL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Rantanen | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25:48 | 4:42 |
| N. MacKinnon | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:29 | 4:41 |
| J. Drouin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:47 | 4:20 |
| V. Nichushkin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:25 | 4:41 |
| C. Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:04 | 1:40 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:03 | 1:19 |
| Y. Trenin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:43 | 0:00 |
| R. Colton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:18 | 1:18 |
| M. Wood | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:43 | 0:00 |
| A. Cogliano | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:18 | 0:00 |
| Z. Parise | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:33 | 0:00 |
| B. Duhaime | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:14 | 0:00 |
| D. Toews | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:52 | 1:08 |
| C. Makar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:41 | 4:52 |
| S. Girard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 20:09 | 1:19 |
| J. Manson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 16:22 | 0:00 |
| S. Walker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15:12 | 0:00 |
| J. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Annunen | 27 | 25 | 2 | .926 | 59:19 | Loss |
| A. Georgiev | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.