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Game Recap
MTL1
NYI2
NYI beat MTL 2-1, and the chances backed it up: 4.45 expected goals to 2.66. NYI outshot MTL 38 to 23. I. Sorokin stopped 22 of 23.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| NYI | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
- 1st 2:25NYIC. Cizikas0.02 xG
- 1st 6:03NYIA. Beauvillier0.37 xG
- 3rd 9:56MTLN. Suzuki0.22 xG
Team Stats
MTLNYI
23Shots on goal38
2.66Expected goals4.45
45Shot attempts75
205v5 shots on goal35
0/2Power play0/2
18Hits25
25Blocked shots14
4Penalty minutes4
10Giveaways13
5Takeaways8
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MTL 2.66 xGNYI 4.45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Suzuki | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 22:52 | 2:50 |
| J. Drouin | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:38 | 2:54 |
| C. Caufield | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:45 | 2:52 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:03 | 1:08 |
| K. Dach | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 19:51 | 2:53 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:06 | 2:55 |
| J. Armia | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:43 | 0:25 |
| J. Slafkovský | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:44 | 0:42 |
| E. Dadonov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | 1:06 |
| J. Ylonen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 12:34 | 0:40 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:04 | 0:00 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 23:18 | 0:00 |
| J. Edmundson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:27 | 0:00 |
| A. Xhekaj | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 | 1:10 |
| J. Harris | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16:59 | 0:00 |
| J. Barron | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 | 0:25 |
| J. Kovacevic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 10:41 | 0:00 |
| C. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:06 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Montembeault | 38 | 36 | 2 | .947 | 58:57 | Loss |
| C. Primeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
NYI Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Pageau | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:34 | 2:16 |
| A. Beauvillier | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:31 | 1:32 |
| C. Clutterbuck | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:38 | 0:00 |
| C. Cizikas | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 11:28 | 0:00 |
| B. Nelson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:37 | 2:27 |
| J. Bailey | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:25 | 1:32 |
| M. Barzal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:16 | 2:32 |
| A. Lee | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:54 | 2:31 |
| Z. Parise | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:26 | 1:26 |
| H. Fasching | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:33 | 0:00 |
| S. Holmstrom | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 13:13 | 0:00 |
| M. Martin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 9:31 | 0:00 |
| S. Mayfield | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:38 | 0:00 |
| N. Dobson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 20:33 | 2:37 |
| S. Aho | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:53 | 1:40 |
| R. Pulock | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:24 | 1:27 |
| A. Romanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:27 | 0:00 |
| P. Wotherspoon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:59 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Sorokin | 23 | 22 | 1 | .957 | 60:00 | Win |
| S. Varlamov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.