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Game Recap
MTL2
FinalSat, Jan 1, 2022Every game that night
FLA5

FLA beat MTL 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 5.22 expected goals to 2.56. FLA outshot MTL 48 to 31. J. Huberdeau led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). S. Bobrovsky stopped 29 of 31.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
MTL1102
FLA1225
  1. 1st 0:32FLAS. Bennett0.20 xG
  2. 1st 3:48MTLJ. Drouin0.10 xG
  3. 2nd 9:29MTLN. Suzuki0.14 xG
  4. 2nd 15:02FLAA. BarkovPP0.20 xG
  5. 2nd 17:30FLAF. Vatrano0.21 xG
  6. 3rd 0:15FLAS. Bennett0.10 xG
  7. 3rd 13:04FLAM. Marchment0.15 xG

Team Stats

MTLFLA
31Shots on goal48
2.56Expected goals5.22
48Shot attempts75
235v5 shots on goal39
0/3Power play1/5
25Hits29
16Blocked shots15
15Penalty minutes11
13Giveaways16
10Takeaways15

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 2.56 xGFLA 5.22 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdFLA goal, 0:32MTL goal, 3:48MTL goal, 9:29FLA goal, 15:02FLA goal, 17:30FLA goal, 0:15FLA goal, 13:04

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, 2 scored
FLA48 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. SuzukiC101520+1024:412:39
J. DrouinLW101300-1023:102:05
J. YlonenRW0111100014:440:41
C. CaufieldRW000312-1019:092:54
R. PoehlingC000111-2018:152:10
R. Harvey-PinardLW000343-1017:592:05
A. BelzileRW000141-1016:582:03
L. VejdemoC000410-1013:460:00
M. PezzettaLW000150-1510:280:40
C. HillisC0002000010:150:40
C. PaquetteC000010004:530:00
S. NikuD022202+2020:401:24
D. SavardD011311-2624:460:12
K. ClagueD0001100227:343:15
B. KulakD000133-4025:350:15
C. SchuenemanD0000030218:250:12
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault48435.89659:39Loss
M. McNiven000–0:00

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. HuberdeauLW0333300018:335:07
S. ReinhartC022320+1018:355:07
S. BennettC2021021+1017:082:14
A. BarkovC101301-1018:485:01
A. DuclairLW011200+2017:405:07
A. LundellC011201+1015:572:14
F. VatranoRW101431+1013:150:00
O. TippettRW011311+1010:080:00
M. MarchmentLW101201+1010:040:00
C. VerhaegheC0003100015:292:20
M. MaminC000200-1013:160:00
P. HornqvistRW000320+1012:302:14
M. WeegarD0111420020:450:00
A. EkbladD000121+2223:285:18
G. ForslingD0003240020:010:00
B. MontourD000101+1219:452:03
R. GudasD0001400715:200:00
L. CarlssonD000131+1013:220:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Bobrovsky31292.93559:56Win
J. Johansson000–0:00