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Game Recap
MTL0
Final/OTSat, Apr 12, 2025Every game that night
TOR1

TOR beat MTL 1-0 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 3.24 expected goals to 2.08. TOR outshot MTL 35 to 15. M. Marner had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.2. A. Stolarz stopped 15 of 15.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
MTL00000
TOR00011
  1. OT 0:36TORM. Marner0.22 xG

Team Stats

MTLTOR
15Shots on goal35
2.08Expected goals3.24
56Shot attempts56
125v5 shots on goal21
0/2Power play0/4
21Hits24
13Blocked shots18
15Penalty minutes11
13Giveaways14
0Takeaways2

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 2.08 xGTOR 3.24 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdOTTOR 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

MTL14 on goal, 0 scored
TOR34 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. SuzukiC000330-1021:513:44
C. CaufieldRW000500-1018:132:46
J. EvansC0000130018:070:00
J. SlafkovskýLW0002200018:053:26
A. NewhookC0000100016:280:55
C. DvorakC0000120016:230:33
J. AndersonRW0001410414:200:18
B. GallagherRW0001100213:350:36
J. ArmiaRW0000000013:350:00
P. LaineLW0001000011:133:27
O. KapanenC0000000010:230:15
M. PezzettaLW000030024:540:00
M. MathesonD000000-1027:350:34
A. CarrierD0001050024:300:00
L. HutsonD0001000022:573:26
K. GuhleD0000310517:550:00
D. SavardD0000110212:340:00
J. StrubleD0000100011:100:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Dobes35341.97160:36OT loss
S. Montembeault000–0:00

TOR Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. MarnerRW101611+1026:296:33
W. NylanderRW011400+1020:237:42
J. TavaresC011610+1217:414:24
A. MatthewsC0005000023:376:24
M. KniesLW0001000021:486:01
B. McMannC0000310013:491:19
N. RobertsonLW0003300013:101:19
C. JarnkrokC0001200011:550:00
M. DomiC0002200711:451:17
S. LaughtonC0001200010:110:00
P. HolmbergRW0000210010:060:00
S. LorentzC000020009:180:00
M. RiellyD0002040025:433:09
B. CarloD0002040023:210:00
S. BenoitD0002520022:120:00
C. TanevD0000030020:330:22
P. MyersD0000120215:540:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
A. Stolarz151501.00060:29Win
J. Woll000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

  • HometownJake Evans MTL Plays in his hometown0 SOG
  • HometownJosh Anderson MTL Plays near home (born in Burlington)1 SOG

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

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreMTL 2.9, TOR 3.7MTL 0, TOR 1
Total goals6.61
Shots on goalMTL 26.1, TOR 29.7MTL 15, TOR 35
Win chanceTOR 63%TOR won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
TOR A. Matthews4.251.29049%0
TOR W. Nylander2.941.01138%0
MTL C. Caufield2.850.67029%0
TOR J. Tavares2.760.94136%0
TOR B. McMann2.300.50026%0
TOR M. Knies2.310.77030%0
TOR M. Marner2.261.27133%1
MTL N. Suzuki2.030.87026%0
MTL M. Matheson2.000.48010%0
MTL P. Laine2.010.55023%0
MTL B. Gallagher1.810.41017%0
MTL J. Slafkovský1.720.55018%0
TOR N. Robertson1.730.38020%0
TOR M. Rielly1.620.6009%0
MTL J. Anderson1.510.33017%0
TOR S. Laughton1.510.40016%0
MTL A. Newhook1.500.37016%0
TOR M. Domi1.420.53015%0
MTL C. Dvorak1.400.43015%0
MTL K. Guhle1.400.3107%0
TOR C. Jarnkrok1.410.39017%0
MTL J. Armia1.300.29013%0
TOR P. Myers1.300.1604%0
MTL L. Hutson1.210.7207%0
MTL A. Carrier1.110.2905%0
MTL J. Evans1.100.38012%0
TOR S. Lorentz1.100.24012%0
TOR B. Carlo1.120.2105%0
MTL O. Kapanen1.000.1708%0
TOR P. Holmberg1.000.27012%0
MTL J. Struble0.800.1904%0
TOR C. Tanev0.800.2704%0
TOR S. Benoit0.720.1403%0
MTL M. Pezzetta0.600.1205%0
MTL D. Savard0.600.1703%0

Shots on goal: 19 of 35 players within one of their projection; they took 0.2 fewer than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.