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Game Recap
MTL1
FinalSat, Dec 11, 2021Every game that night
STL4

STL beat MTL 4-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.93 expected goals to 1.35. STL outshot MTL 37 to 23. P. Buchnevich led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). C. Lindgren stopped 22 of 23.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
MTL0011
STL1214
  1. 1st 1:03STLP. Buchnevich0.12 xG
  2. 2nd 8:52STLD. Joshua0.13 xG
  3. 2nd 15:20STLI. BarbashevPP0.23 xG
  4. 3rd 1:57MTLA. Romanov0.14 xG
  5. 3rd 10:16STLT. KrugPP0.06 xG

Team Stats

MTLSTL
23Shots on goal37
1.35Expected goals3.93
42Shot attempts50
195v5 shots on goal30
0/1Power play2/3
35Hits16
8Blocked shots6
6Penalty minutes2
8Giveaways4
7Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 1.35 xGSTL 3.93 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdSTL goal, 1:03STL goal, 8:52STL goal, 15:20MTL goal, 1:57STL goal, 10:16

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

MTL22 on goal, 1 scored
STL37 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. DauphinC0111100015:020:00
R. PoehlingC0110000013:380:32
N. SuzukiC0003400019:120:35
M. HoffmanC0003000218:321:25
J. DrouinLW000110-1017:371:25
J. ArmiaRW000140-1016:371:25
A. LehkonenLW000101-1016:110:00
C. CaufieldRW0004000216:040:35
M. PerreaultC000020+1014:371:25
J. YlonenRW000010-1011:120:35
C. PaquetteC000050009:510:00
M. PezzettaLW000250029:070:00
A. RomanovD101361+1018:380:00
B. ChiarotD000230-2023:350:03
D. SavardD0000140022:280:00
K. ClagueD0001110018:301:25
B. KulakD000001-1018:220:00
C. WidemanD0001100016:300:35
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Allen37334.89260:00Loss
S. Montembeault000–0:00

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. O'ReillyC022101+1019:172:39
P. BuchnevichLW112400+1018:132:34
V. TarasenkoRW022310+1016:082:34
L. BrownC022210+1013:001:43
I. BarbashevLW1014400016:392:34
D. JoshuaC101330+1011:310:00
M. PecaC0112100010:580:00
N. WalkerLW000330-1016:470:00
B. SaadLW0000100016:361:38
B. SchennC000220-1015:471:43
O. SundqvistC000100-1014:310:29
J. KyrouRW000400+1012:451:14
T. KrugD101100+2219:311:43
C. ParaykoD000301-1021:450:00
N. MikkolaD0001010021:270:00
M. ScandellaD000101+1020:460:00
S. PerunovichD0001010016:372:34
R. BortuzzoD0001010015:420:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Lindgren23221.95760:00Win
J. Gillies000–0:00