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Game Recap
MTL1
TOR7
TOR beat MTL 7-1, and the chances backed it up: 5.45 expected goals to 1.28. TOR outshot MTL 46 to 21. A. Matthews led the way with 4 points (1 G, 3 A). I. Samsonov stopped 20 of 21.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOR | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
- 1st 9:08TORM. MarnerPP0.17 xG
- 1st 15:16TORJ. TavaresPP0.17 xG
- 2nd 2:28MTLJ. Kovacevic0.03 xG
- 2nd 3:56TORW. Nylander0.06 xG
- 2nd 4:52TORM. Marner0.03 xG
- 3rd 6:01TORJ. TavaresPP0.22 xG
- 3rd 13:51TORA. Matthews0.14 xG
- 3rd 16:50TORM. BuntingPP0.10 xG
Team Stats
MTLTOR
21Shots on goal46
1.28Expected goals5.45
41Shot attempts72
185v5 shots on goal38
0/4Power play4/6
28Hits29
10Blocked shots14
19Penalty minutes15
14Giveaways3
3Takeaways11
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MTL 1.28 xGTOR 5.45 xGGoal
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
GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance
Box Score
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Suzuki | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:02 | 5:33 |
| J. Armia | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:44 | 5:30 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:35 | 5:37 |
| B. Gallagher | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 16:28 | 2:24 |
| D. Gurianov | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 16:23 | 2:17 |
| J. Drouin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:55 | 2:23 |
| R. Harvey-Pinard | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:47 | 5:26 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 2:28 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 14:14 | 0:06 |
| C. Tierney | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:59 | 0:00 |
| J. Ylonen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:25 | 0:06 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 10:26 | 0:05 |
| M. Matheson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 29:45 | 5:51 |
| J. Kovacevic | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:18 | 0:05 |
| C. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 17:29 | 1:36 |
| J. Barron | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 16:42 | 0:33 |
| J. Edmundson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 15:08 | 0:00 |
| C. Schueneman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:32 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Montembeault | 46 | 39 | 7 | .848 | 59:54 | Loss |
| C. Primeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
TOR Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Matthews | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:49 | 4:14 |
| M. Marner | RW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:31 | 4:10 |
| R. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 16:10 | 4:09 |
| M. Bunting | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:49 | 3:42 |
| J. Tavares | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 15:11 | 3:52 |
| W. Nylander | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:00 | 3:24 |
| A. Kerfoot | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 3:21 |
| S. Lafferty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:50 | 3:12 |
| N. Acciari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:46 | 0:00 |
| D. Kampf | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:34 | 0:00 |
| Z. Aston-Reese | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:40 | 0:00 |
| W. Simmonds | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8:53 | 0:00 |
| E. Gustafsson | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:42 | 4:10 |
| J. McCabe | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:54 | 0:14 |
| M. Giordano | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:48 | 3:27 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 18:52 | 0:00 |
| J. Holl | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:10 | 0:00 |
| T. Liljegren | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:26 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Samsonov | 21 | 20 | 1 | .952 | 58:50 | Win |
| J. Alexander | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1:10 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.