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Game Recap
MTL3
NSH4
NSH beat MTL 4-3 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 4.19 expected goals to 2.25. NSH outshot MTL 44 to 23. L. Kunin led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. Saros stopped 20 of 23.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| NSH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
- 1st 4:52NSHE. Tolvanen0.08 xG
- 2nd 4:48MTLN. SuzukiPP0.06 xG
- 2nd 10:01MTLC. Dvorak0.05 xG
- 2nd 17:24NSHT. Jeannot0.08 xG
- 3rd 3:10MTLB. Kulak0.13 xG
- 3rd 10:12NSHL. Kunin0.05 xG
- OT 4:48NSHF. Forsberg0.14 xG
Team Stats
MTLNSH
23Shots on goal44
2.25Expected goals4.19
46Shot attempts71
105v5 shots on goal31
1/4Power play0/5
11Hits11
13Blocked shots9
18Penalty minutes16
4Giveaways5
5Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MTL 2.25 xGNSH 4.19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Toffoli | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:45 | 2:52 |
| C. Caufield | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 2:24 |
| N. Suzuki | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24:04 | 2:52 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:08 | 3:11 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 19:57 | 3:09 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:37 | 0:00 |
| J. Drouin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:20 | 3:09 |
| J. Armia | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:57 | 0:00 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:34 | 0:00 |
| R. Poehling | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:29 | 1:59 |
| M. Perreault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:39 | 2:41 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 5:38 | 0:00 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 2 | 25:32 | 0:00 |
| B. Kulak | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18:00 | 0:00 |
| C. Wideman | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:56 | 2:06 |
| B. Chiarot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 29:26 | 2:57 |
| A. Romanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24:24 | 0:25 |
| M. Norlinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 8:58 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Allen | 44 | 40 | 4 | .909 | 64:48 | OT loss |
| S. Montembeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
NSH Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Kunin | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 12:17 | 4:05 |
| M. Granlund | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:13 | 5:45 |
| F. Forsberg | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:57 | 5:36 |
| R. Johansen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 18:11 | 5:27 |
| E. Tolvanen | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 15:54 | 4:08 |
| T. Jeannot | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 13:14 | 0:04 |
| M. Duchene | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:47 | 5:45 |
| N. Cousins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | 4:11 |
| T. Novak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 | 4:11 |
| C. Sissons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:32 | 0:04 |
| P. Tomasino | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:31 | 0:00 |
| Y. Trenin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:40 | 0:04 |
| M. Ekholm | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 24:48 | 2:42 |
| R. Josi | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 30:26 | 5:38 |
| A. Carrier | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 19:06 | 2:02 |
| M. Benning | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:51 | 0:00 |
| D. Fabbro | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:57 | 0:18 |
| M. Borowiecki | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 8:53 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Saros | 23 | 20 | 3 | .870 | 64:48 | Win |
| D. Rittich | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |