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Game Recap
MTL1
FinalSat, Dec 30, 2023Every game that night
FLA4

FLA beat MTL 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.16 expected goals to 1.71. E. Luostarinen led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). A. Stolarz stopped 18 of 19.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
MTL0101
FLA0134
  1. 2nd 4:05FLAE. LuostarinenPP0.12 xG
  2. 2nd 7:01MTLC. CaufieldPP0.10 xG
  3. 3rd 7:34FLAE. LuostarinenPP0.18 xG
  4. 3rd 15:26FLAS. Bennett0.06 xG
  5. 3rd 17:13FLAC. VerhaegheEN0.55 xG

Team Stats

MTLFLA
19Shots on goal26
1.71Expected goals3.16
47Shot attempts59
175v5 shots on goal20
1/2Power play2/3
19Hits19
17Blocked shots13
9Penalty minutes9
5Giveaways10
9Takeaways20

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 1.71 xGFLA 3.16 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdFLA goal, 4:05MTL goal, 7:01FLA goal, 7:34FLA goal, 15:26FLA goal, 17:13

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

MTL19 on goal, 1 scored
FLA26 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. CaufieldRW101300-1019:292:33
N. SuzukiC011110-1219:152:38
J. AndersonRW000211-1018:310:54
S. MonahanC000201-1018:222:24
J. EvansC0000120018:220:00
J. SlafkovskýLW000021-1017:502:27
C. DvorakC000020-1015:590:55
B. GallagherRW000300-1014:390:55
J. ArmiaRW0001100214:010:00
M. StephensC000001008:370:00
J. YlonenRW000110-108:190:52
M. PezzettaLW000140057:070:00
M. MathesonD011203-1022:362:35
D. SavardD0002030019:420:21
J. HarrisD000001-1019:160:00
J. StrubleD000011-1019:130:00
J. BarronD0000100017:550:56
K. GuhleD0001430017:170:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Allen25223.88058:56Loss
C. Primeau000–0:00

FLA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. LuostarinenC2023100019:401:53
S. BennettC112202+1014:372:24
C. VerhaegheC112201+2213:232:10
E. RodriguesC0110100216:082:25
M. TkachukLW011110+2015:472:42
A. BarkovC000130+1017:082:11
S. ReinhartC0003020016:462:10
N. CousinsC0003310014:510:00
A. LundellC0000000014:410:00
K. StenlundC0001330013:390:00
R. LombergLW0004200011:440:00
W. LockwoodRW0001110510:200:00
A. EkbladD022010+1020:302:25
O. Ekman-LarssonD022100+1017:311:54
B. MontourD0002100021:562:41
G. ForslingD000020+1021:110:00
N. MikkolaD0002010019:560:00
D. KulikovD000002+1017:040:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Stolarz19181.94759:38Win
S. Bobrovsky000–0:00