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Game Recap
MTL2
FinalSun, Apr 7, 2024Every game that night
NYR5

NYR beat MTL 5-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.99 expected goals to 2.52. NYR outshot MTL 46 to 28. A. Panarin led the way with 4 points (1 G, 3 A). I. Shesterkin stopped 26 of 28.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
MTL1012
NYR0145
  1. 1st 19:30MTLC. Caufield0.34 xG
  2. 2nd 12:31NYRM. ZibanejadPP0.05 xG
  3. 3rd 3:59NYRC. KreiderPP0.12 xG
  4. 3rd 6:09NYRA. Panarin0.20 xG
  5. 3rd 12:13MTLA. Newhook0.16 xG
  6. 3rd 16:56NYRM. Zibanejad0.10 xG
  7. 3rd 18:45NYRA. LafrenièreEN0.72 xG

Team Stats

MTLNYR
28Shots on goal46
2.52Expected goals4.99
49Shot attempts80
275v5 shots on goal37
0/1Power play2/3
23Hits23
16Blocked shots8
6Penalty minutes2
8Giveaways5
2Takeaways7

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 2.52 xGNYR 4.99 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdMTL goal, 19:30NYR goal, 12:31NYR goal, 3:59NYR goal, 6:09MTL goal, 12:13NYR goal, 16:56NYR goal, 18:45

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

MTL27 on goal, 2 scored
NYR46 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. CaufieldRW1016000020:192:00
A. NewhookC101110-1019:171:55
N. SuzukiC0000000019:061:53
J. SlafkovskýLW0004000218:312:00
J. EvansC000003-1016:530:05
J. ArmiaRW0001110216:160:00
J. AndersonRW000221-2015:560:00
T. PearsonLW000130-1013:300:00
B. GallagherRW0003100012:500:00
R. Harvey-PinardLW0000210011:290:00
M. PezzettaLW000021029:010:00
C. WhiteC000210008:190:00
M. MathesonD0221050025:211:53
D. SavardD011212+1020:060:00
J. StrubleD000241-1020:140:07
J. BarronD000221-1018:250:07
J. HarrisD0000100017:130:00
J. KovacevicD0001200015:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Primeau45414.91159:05Loss
S. Montembeault000–0:00

NYR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. PanarinLW1345000019:512:30
M. ZibanejadC2137100018:082:32
A. LafrenièreLW112300+1015:190:34
C. KreiderLW1014000017:032:35
J. VeseyLW011120+1015:570:00
V. TrocheckC000321+1018:482:32
K. KakkoRW0002200015:130:29
A. WennbergC0000000014:230:32
W. CuylleLW0003210214:140:00
B. GoodrowC0001100012:150:00
J. BrodzinskiC0001300011:430:23
M. RempeC000030007:490:00
K. MillerD011410+1022:450:09
A. FoxD011002-1021:362:36
B. SchneiderD011303+1015:190:00
J. TroubaD0000300022:300:28
R. LindgrenD0005100018:590:00
Z. JonesD000421+1016:080:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Shesterkin28262.92960:00Win
J. Quick000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamChris Kreider MTL Faces NYR, his team until Apr 20251 G, 4 SOG

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