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Game Recap
MTL4
Final/OTTue, Dec 28, 2021Every game that night
TBL5

TBL beat MTL 5-4 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 4.70 expected goals to 3.00. B. Point led the way with 3 points (2 G, 1 A). M. Lagace stopped 27 of 31.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
MTL11204
TBL21115
  1. 1st 10:46MTLL. Vejdemo0.05 xG
  2. 1st 11:38TBLB. Point0.22 xG
  3. 1st 14:10TBLB. Point0.15 xG
  4. 2nd 2:05MTLR. Harvey-Pinard0.16 xG
  5. 2nd 8:11TBLR. Colton0.11 xG
  6. 3rd 6:11MTLK. Clague0.07 xG
  7. 3rd 13:09MTLD. Savard0.10 xG
  8. 3rd 19:40TBLC. Perry0.05 xG
  9. OT 0:36TBLO. Palat0.22 xG

Team Stats

MTLTBL
31Shots on goal37
3.00Expected goals4.70
42Shot attempts64
265v5 shots on goal18
0/4Power play0/4
34Hits37
14Blocked shots6
6Penalty minutes8
2Giveaways3
7Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 3.00 xGTBL 4.70 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdOTMTL goal, 10:46TBL goal, 11:38TBL goal, 14:10MTL goal, 2:05TBL goal, 8:11MTL goal, 6:11MTL goal, 13:09TBL goal, 19:40TBL goal, 0:36

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

MTL31 on goal, 4 scored
TBL37 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. CaufieldRW011300+1013:374:21
C. PaquetteC0110210013:130:34
L. VejdemoC101101+1013:010:16
R. PoehlingC011310+1011:372:49
M. PezzettaLW011250+1411:100:18
R. Harvey-PinardLW101140009:280:18
N. SuzukiC000323-2025:244:46
J. DrouinLW000201-1021:094:37
B. GallagherRW000201-2218:433:45
J. EvansC000310-2017:362:40
A. BelzileRW0000400015:063:48
J. YlonenRW000010+1010:332:59
D. SavardD1014420025:080:22
K. ClagueD101110-1018:093:05
S. NikuD011000+1012:594:11
C. SchuenemanD011111+1011:360:00
A. RomanovD0002340026:531:11
B. KulakD000350-2018:300:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault37325.86560:22OT loss
C. Primeau000–0:00

TBL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. PointC213610+3022:104:40
A. KillornLW022310+3026:434:40
C. PerryRW1123100015:533:20
S. StamkosC011630+2019:155:49
M. JosephRW011010+1018:150:00
O. PalatLW101430+1016:224:28
R. ColtonC101532-1013:343:32
T. RaddyshRW0000100014:182:03
P. MaroonLW000130-1013:053:20
R. NashC000020-1210:050:00
B. KatchoukLW000240-128:490:00
G. FortierLW000130-147:290:00
V. HedmanD022400+2028:074:32
R. McDonaghD0001140024:193:28
Z. BogosianD0000100022:060:08
J. RuttaD000120+1018:490:00
C. FooteD000050-3010:130:00
S. DayD000020-106:420:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
M. Lagace31274.87158:10Win
H. Alnefelt000–0:00