Game Recap: MTL 7, NJD 4, April 7, 2022

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Game Recap

MTL7

FinalThu, Apr 7, 2022Every game that night

NJD4

MTL beat NJD 7-4 despite fewer good chances: 2.32 expected goals to 3.28. NJD outshot MTL 37 to 26. C. Dvorak led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). J. Allen stopped 33 of 37.

Scoring

	1st	2nd	3rd	T
MTL	3	1	3	7
NJD	1	1	2	4

1st 4:35MTLN. Suzuki0.03 xG
1st 6:41MTLJ. Evans0.03 xG
1st 7:11NJDT. Tatar0.15 xG
1st 13:44MTLC. Caufield0.18 xG
2nd 15:00NJDA. Greer0.02 xG
2nd 16:20MTLJ. Armia0.13 xG
3rd 1:11MTLC. Wideman0.02 xG
3rd 1:26MTLC. Dvorak0.23 xG
3rd 1:53NJDT. Smith0.04 xG
3rd 10:59NJDJ. Bratt0.03 xG
3rd 13:17MTLK. Clague0.01 xG

Team Stats

MTLNJD

26Shots on goal37

2.32Expected goals3.28

46Shot attempts64

265v5 shots on goal34

0/0Power play0/2

21Hits17

14Blocked shots9

4Penalty minutes0

12Giveaways10

3Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 2.32 xGNJD 3.28 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

MTL26 on goal, 7 scored

NJD36 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	PIM	TOI	PP TOI
C. Dvorak	C	1	2	3	2	1	0	+2	0	14:47	0:00
N. Suzuki	C	1	1	2	2	1	1	+1	0	17:41	0:00
C. Caufield	RW	1	1	2	3	0	0	+1	0	14:35	0:00
B. Gallagher	RW	0	2	2	0	2	0	+3	2	14:07	0:00
J. Evans	C	1	0	1	3	1	0	+2	0	18:05	0:00
R. Pitlick	C	0	1	1	0	1	0	+1	0	16:38	0:00
M. Hoffman	C	0	1	1	3	1	1	+2	0	15:07	0:00
J. Armia	RW	1	0	1	3	1	2	+2	0	14:12	0:00
J. Anderson	RW	0	0	0	2	2	0	+1	0	16:03	0:00
J. Ylonen	RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0	12:48	0:00
T. Pitlick	C	0	0	0	1	1	0	-2	0	11:08	0:00
R. Poehling	C	0	0	0	0	1	1	-2	0	10:45	0:00
K. Clague	D	1	2	3	1	4	1	+3	2	18:49	0:00
C. Wideman	D	1	2	3	1	0	1	+2	0	17:07	0:00
C. Schueneman	D	0	1	1	1	1	3	-1	0	21:41	0:00
A. Romanov	D	0	0	0	2	0	1	+2	0	22:14	0:00
J. Edmundson	D	0	0	0	1	3	1	+1	0	20:39	0:00
D. Savard	D	0	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0	19:34	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
J. Allen	37	33	4	.892	60:00	Win
S. Montembeault	0	0	0	–	0:00

NJD Skaters

Player	Pos	G	A	P	SOG	HIT	BLK	+/-	TOI	PP TOI
N. Hischier	C	0	2	2	1	2	1	+1	19:45	2:13
J. Bratt	LW	1	1	2	2	0	0	+2	17:15	2:07
T. Tatar	LW	1	1	2	1	1	0	-2	14:35	1:48
D. Mercer	C	0	1	1	2	1	0	-4	16:37	1:54
A. Greer	LW	1	0	1	4	2	1	0	12:08	0:06
M. McLeod	C	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	10:30	0:00
Y. Sharangovich	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19:39	1:41
J. Boqvist	C	0	0	0	3	0	0	-1	16:15	0:08
F. Zetterlund	LW	0	0	0	4	2	2	-1	15:01	1:59
J. Kuokkanen	C	0	0	0	3	2	0	-1	14:53	0:00
P. Zacha	C	0	0	0	3	0	0	-3	13:45	1:54
A. Johnsson	LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	13:29	1:58
T. Smith	D	1	0	1	3	1	3	-1	22:13	0:00
D. Severson	D	0	1	1	1	0	1	+4	20:38	1:40
R. Graves	D	0	1	1	1	1	0	-2	20:19	0:00
D. Hamilton	D	0	0	0	3	2	0	-4	21:06	2:25
P. Subban	D	0	0	0	2	0	0	-4	19:07	0:07
J. Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	1	1	1	+1	12:45	0:00

Goalie	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
A. Hammond	19	13	6	.684	41:26	Loss
N. Daws	7	6	1	.857	18:34

Storylines That Played Out

Old teamJake Allen NJD Faces MTL, his team until Mar 202433 saves on 37, the win

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.