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Game Recap
MTL5
Final/SOWed, Oct 11, 2023Every game that night
TOR6

TOR beat MTL 6-5 in a shootout, and the chances backed it up: 4.08 expected goals to 1.88. TOR outshot MTL 42 to 24. A. Matthews scored three for TOR. I. Samsonov stopped 19 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdSOT
MTL11305
TOR03216
  1. 1st 3:01MTLJ. Evans0.07 xG
  2. 2nd 1:10MTLA. Newhook0.05 xG
  3. 2nd 7:46TORN. Gregor0.04 xG
  4. 2nd 14:51TORA. MatthewsPP0.12 xG
  5. 2nd 19:15TORW. NylanderPP0.03 xG
  6. 3rd 4:25MTLC. CaufieldPP0.08 xG
  7. 3rd 5:47MTLA. Newhook0.07 xG
  8. 3rd 11:55MTLJ. Ylonen0.02 xG
  9. 3rd 15:28TORA. Matthews0.06 xG
  10. 3rd 18:53TORA. Matthews0.08 xG

Team Stats

MTLTOR
24Shots on goal42
1.88Expected goals4.08
49Shot attempts68
195v5 shots on goal26
1/4Power play2/4
43Hits29
15Blocked shots13
25Penalty minutes15
9Giveaways13
8Takeaways10

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 1.88 xGTOR 4.08 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdOTMTL goal, 3:01MTL goal, 1:10TOR goal, 7:46TOR goal, 14:51TOR goal, 19:15MTL goal, 4:25MTL goal, 5:47MTL goal, 11:55TOR goal, 15:28TOR goal, 18:53

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, 5 scored
TOR39 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. DachC022330+2021:223:59
A. NewhookC202230+1216:461:49
N. SuzukiC011310-1221:474:02
C. CaufieldRW1011200019:113:59
J. SlafkovskýLW011140+2015:251:28
R. Harvey-PinardLW0110320013:390:11
J. EvansC101140+1211:220:12
J. YlonenRW1011010011:010:08
S. MonahanC000300-1018:514:00
J. AndersonRW000321-1217:311:46
B. GallagherRW0000100012:341:50
T. PearsonLW0000400012:100:00
M. MathesonD011235-1026:393:07
A. XhekajD011030+11710:211:04
D. SavardD000001-2024:400:05
J. KovacevicD000011+2020:030:15
K. GuhleD000253+2019:240:05
J. HarrisD0002410018:300:08
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Allen42375.88165:00OT loss
S. Montembeault000–0:00

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
A. MatthewsC303821+2024:324:43
J. TavaresC0333210019:474:38
W. NylanderRW1125100022:414:44
M. MarnerRW011200+2025:174:43
N. GregorLW1014300011:380:00
C. JarnkrokC0000100215:480:47
T. BertuzziLW0005100414:390:53
D. KampfC0001100213:080:00
M. KniesLW000100-1212:570:00
M. DomiC000211-2011:390:48
F. MintenC000110-1011:320:00
R. ReavesRW000140-158:030:00
J. KlingbergD022120+1024:384:51
M. RiellyD0112310023:570:37
J. McCabeD000011-2021:270:03
T. LiljegrenD000233-1018:050:48
T. BrodieD000213-1018:040:00
M. GiordanoD000222+1015:500:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Samsonov24195.79262:06Win
J. Woll000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • HometownArber Xhekaj MTL Plays near home (born in Hamilton)1 A, 0 SOG
  • HometownJake Evans MTL Plays in his hometown1 G, 1 SOG
  • HometownJosh Anderson MTL Plays near home (born in Burlington)3 SOG

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