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Game Recap
MTL2
FinalThu, Jan 23, 2025Every game that night
DET4

DET beat MTL 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.91 expected goals to 2.45. DET outshot MTL 45 to 29. D. Larkin led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). D. Larkin had 9 shots on goal against our projection of 2.9. C. Talbot stopped 27 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
MTL0202
DET2204
  1. 1st 13:00DETJ. Berggren0.18 xG
  2. 1st 19:56DETA. DeBrincat0.06 xG
  3. 2nd 4:25DETA. CoppSH0.16 xG
  4. 2nd 5:29MTLK. Dach0.06 xG
  5. 2nd 7:50DETD. LarkinPP0.60 xG
  6. 2nd 11:06MTLK. Guhle0.01 xG

Team Stats

MTLDET
29Shots on goal45
2.45Expected goals4.91
55Shot attempts69
235v5 shots on goal35
0/3Power play1/4
24Hits19
14Blocked shots16
8Penalty minutes4
14Giveaways9
3Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 2.45 xGDET 4.91 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdDET goal, 13:00DET goal, 19:56DET goal, 4:25MTL goal, 5:29DET goal, 7:50MTL goal, 11:06

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

MTL29 on goal, 2 scored
DET44 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. DachC112120+1215:062:02
P. LaineLW0112000016:573:14
C. DvorakC011100+1014:131:58
B. GallagherRW011141+1013:132:02
N. SuzukiC000222-2220:213:14
A. NewhookC000510+1017:422:02
C. CaufieldRW000422-2017:253:14
J. EvansC000201-1016:470:00
J. SlafkovskýLW000230-2216:413:14
J. ArmiaRW000110-1016:160:00
J. AndersonRW0000400012:390:00
M. PezzettaLW000000004:060:00
K. GuhleD101312+2019:430:00
M. MathesonD000221-1026:092:02
L. HutsonD000002-2223:423:14
A. CarrierD0001010020:100:04
D. SavardD000112-1014:130:00
A. XhekajD000110+1011:010:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault45414.91157:57Loss
J. Dobes000–0:00

DET Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
D. LarkinC112902+1020:442:49
L. RaymondLW0113010018:502:49
A. DeBrincatRW101500+1017:423:53
V. TarasenkoRW0114200016:414:00
A. CoppC101400+1016:131:17
J. BerggrenRW101201+1012:530:55
J. CompherLW000401+1016:230:52
M. KasperC000132-1015:350:00
J. VelenoC0000300015:080:10
M. RasmussenC000211-1010:480:47
E. SoderblomLW000410008:030:00
C. FischerRW000000007:200:00
M. SeiderD0222320227:153:45
S. EdvinssonD0111120219:510:19
B. ChiarotD000131+1024:121:53
A. JohanssonD000212-1018:350:00
E. GustafssonD0000110013:551:06
J. HollD000100+1013:520:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Talbot29272.93160:00Win
A. Lyon000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreMTL 3.0, DET 3.3MTL 2, DET 4
Total goals6.36
Shots on goalMTL 26.7, DET 28.8MTL 29, DET 45
Win chanceDET 54%DET won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
MTL C. Caufield3.040.80032%0
DET D. Larkin2.990.96235%1
DET A. DeBrincat2.750.81131%1
MTL P. Laine2.520.78130%0
DET L. Raymond2.130.93130%0
MTL M. Matheson2.020.64012%0
MTL N. Suzuki2.020.90027%0
DET M. Seider1.920.6429%0
DET V. Tarasenko1.940.62125%0
MTL J. Armia1.710.42018%0
MTL B. Gallagher1.610.38117%0
DET M. Kasper1.610.38016%0
MTL K. Dach1.510.45217%1
MTL J. Slafkovský1.520.58019%0
DET J. Berggren1.420.41120%1
MTL A. Newhook1.450.45019%0
MTL J. Anderson1.400.35017%0
DET J. Compher1.340.52020%0
DET B. Chiarot1.310.2707%0
MTL K. Guhle1.330.3518%1
DET E. Soderblom1.340.37017%0
DET A. Copp1.340.45117%1
MTL C. Dvorak1.210.38114%0
DET M. Rasmussen1.220.38016%0
MTL L. Hutson1.200.7807%0
MTL A. Carrier1.110.3505%0
DET E. Gustafsson1.100.4006%0
DET S. Edvinsson1.010.3919%0
DET C. Fischer1.000.25011%0
MTL J. Evans1.020.43014%0
MTL A. Xhekaj1.010.1605%0
DET J. Veleno1.000.29014%0
DET A. Johansson1.020.1905%0
MTL D. Savard0.710.2705%0
DET J. Holl0.510.2003%0
MTL M. Pezzetta0.400.1205%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.6 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.