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Game Recap
MTL2
FinalWed, Apr 12, 2023Every game that night
NYI4

NYI beat MTL 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.64 expected goals to 1.61. NYI outshot MTL 35 to 19. B. Nelson led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). I. Sorokin stopped 17 of 19.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
MTL1102
NYI2114
  1. 1st 10:26NYIB. Nelson0.13 xG
  2. 1st 17:38MTLR. Pitlick0.05 xG
  3. 1st 18:57NYIH. Fasching0.28 xG
  4. 2nd 10:20NYIB. Nelson0.07 xG
  5. 2nd 16:38MTLN. SuzukiSH0.12 xG
  6. 3rd 16:00NYIA. LeePP0.12 xG

Team Stats

MTLNYI
19Shots on goal35
1.61Expected goals3.64
49Shot attempts71
165v5 shots on goal28
0/1Power play1/3
19Hits17
19Blocked shots19
8Penalty minutes4
12Giveaways11
5Takeaways10

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 1.61 xGNYI 3.64 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdNYI goal, 10:26MTL goal, 17:38NYI goal, 18:57NYI goal, 10:20MTL goal, 16:38NYI goal, 16:00

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, 2 scored
NYI34 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. SuzukiC1011020020:081:16
R. PitlickC101100+1017:591:13
J. EvansC011013+1014:170:00
J. ArmiaRW0002110020:331:13
M. HoffmanC000200-1216:151:22
J. DrouinLW0000210015:350:21
B. GallagherRW000200+1414:050:00
D. GurianovRW0002120014:050:15
S. FarrellC0003000013:420:24
M. PezzettaLW000261-2011:320:00
C. TierneyC000001-2011:230:00
J. TeasdaleLW000021-2010:180:24
M. MathesonD0003140028:411:33
J. KovacevicD000021+1021:190:00
J. EdmundsonD000000-2220:230:00
J. BarronD0000120018:470:00
C. WidemanD000020-2014:020:04
F. AllardD000100+1013:350:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault35314.88658:36Loss
J. Allen000–0:00

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. NelsonC202402+1017:033:12
A. LeeLW1012110218:373:44
K. PalmieriC011310+1015:272:57
Z. PariseLW0112000014:540:38
J. PageauC011411+1214:280:20
H. FaschingRW101111+1011:020:00
B. HorvatC000400-1018:054:02
C. CizikasC0002200016:540:00
C. ClutterbuckRW0001410016:270:00
P. EngvallLW0000000013:261:10
M. MartinLW0000310012:290:00
J. BaileyRW0000020011:590:00
N. DobsonD022306+1019:413:19
S. MayfieldD011600+2026:110:00
A. PelechD0113210023:110:00
S. AhoD0110020020:100:45
R. PulockD000021-1020:330:40
S. BolducD000000007:231:03
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin19172.89560:00Win
S. Varlamov000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamNoah Dobson MTL First game back in New York, his team until Apr 20252 A, 3 SOG

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