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Game Recap
MTL2
FinalThu, Jan 18, 2024Every game that night
OTT6

OTT beat MTL 6-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.88 expected goals to 2.03. OTT outshot MTL 37 to 23. T. Stützle led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). J. Korpisalo stopped 21 of 23.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
MTL1012
OTT2226
  1. 1st 8:40OTTB. Tkachuk0.02 xG
  2. 1st 11:07OTTT. Stützle0.08 xG
  3. 1st 13:25MTLC. Caufield0.11 xG
  4. 2nd 9:51OTTR. Chartier0.25 xG
  5. 2nd 18:54OTTV. Tarasenko0.06 xG
  6. 3rd 1:41OTTM. Joseph0.26 xG
  7. 3rd 12:26OTTP. KellyEN0.28 xG
  8. 3rd 15:16MTLM. Pezzetta0.02 xG

Team Stats

MTLOTT
23Shots on goal37
2.03Expected goals3.88
52Shot attempts74
195v5 shots on goal33
0/4Power play0/2
18Hits23
12Blocked shots15
11Penalty minutes15
9Giveaways12
11Takeaways10

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 2.03 xGOTT 3.88 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdOTT goal, 8:40OTT goal, 11:07MTL goal, 13:25OTT goal, 9:51OTT goal, 18:54OTT goal, 1:41OTT goal, 12:26MTL goal, 15:16

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

MTL23 on goal, 2 scored
OTT35 on goal, 6 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
S. MonahanC011000-1018:534:26
C. CaufieldRW101410-1018:174:16
M. PezzettaLW101131058:470:00
J. SlafkovskýLW000000-3020:414:18
N. SuzukiC000300-3019:484:18
J. EvansC000220-1016:130:57
R. Harvey-PinardLW000011-2015:550:51
B. GallagherRW000020-1214:351:09
J. ArmiaRW000401-1213:510:51
J. RoyRW000200-1012:271:47
M. StephensC0000100011:300:03
J. YlonenRW000110+1010:430:44
M. MathesonD000300-2026:324:25
K. GuhleD000144-2021:300:08
D. SavardD000112-3017:510:06
J. StrubleD0000010217:410:03
J. HarrisD0001120016:030:11
J. BarronD0000100013:401:37
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Primeau36315.86159:03Loss
J. Allen000–0:00

OTT Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. StützleC123201+3217:171:07
B. TkachukLW112640+1017:281:34
P. KellyC112331+2017:000:44
M. JosephRW101200+2017:571:43
R. GreigC0113110216:330:24
D. BathersonRW011021+2014:591:07
V. TarasenkoRW101111+3013:101:40
R. ChartierC101320+1011:380:00
C. GirouxRW0003000019:121:15
D. KubalikLW000100-109:561:41
M. KastelicC000020-108:540:46
Z. MacEwenRW000120-158:241:06
A. ZubD022102+2022:090:21
J. SandersonD011423+3023:041:55
J. Bernard-DockerD011411+1215:320:41
T. ChabotD000012+1021:331:07
J. ChychrunD0001220220:441:48
E. BrannstromD000200+1216:241:01
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Korpisalo23212.91359:55Win
M. Sogaard000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

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