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Game Recap
MTL3
VAN5
VAN beat MTL 5-3, and the chances backed it up: 4.30 expected goals to 2.17. VAN outshot MTL 33 to 25. J. Miller led the way with 4 points (1 G, 3 A). T. Demko stopped 22 of 25.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| VAN | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
- 1st 12:41MTLA. Lehkonen0.09 xG
- 1st 13:35VANT. Hamonic0.05 xG
- 2nd 10:34VANB. BoeserPP0.24 xG
- 2nd 14:22MTLA. Lehkonen0.20 xG
- 3rd 3:44VANJ. Miller0.06 xG
- 3rd 8:53VANE. PetterssonPP0.07 xG
- 3rd 15:35MTLR. Pitlick0.09 xG
- 3rd 19:02VANB. HorvatEN0.70 xG
Team Stats
MTLVAN
25Shots on goal33
2.17Expected goals4.30
46Shot attempts69
165v5 shots on goal23
0/4Power play2/4
18Hits22
15Blocked shots9
8Penalty minutes8
3Giveaways4
3Takeaways7
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MTL 2.17 xGVAN 4.30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Pitlick | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 16:49 | 3:43 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:59 | 3:17 |
| C. Caufield | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:30 | 4:20 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 14:24 | 0:12 |
| N. Suzuki | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:02 | 4:32 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:27 | 4:24 |
| B. Gallagher | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 14:30 | 3:34 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 14:25 | 3:28 |
| L. Dauphin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 11:18 | 0:00 |
| R. Poehling | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:56 | 3:48 |
| J. Armia | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:29 | 0:00 |
| P. Byron | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:14 | 0:00 |
| B. Chiarot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:31 | 3:41 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:51 | 0:46 |
| A. Romanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:27 | 0:00 |
| B. Kulak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:07 | 0:27 |
| C. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 16:22 | 3:48 |
| K. Clague | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:42 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Montembeault | 32 | 28 | 4 | .875 | 59:31 | Loss |
| C. Primeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VAN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Miller | C | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 20:06 | 3:51 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:47 | 3:51 |
| B. Horvat | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:43 | 3:48 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:31 | 3:51 |
| T. Pearson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 16:17 | 1:38 |
| T. Motte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:29 | 0:00 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:13 | 1:35 |
| J. Lammikko | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:51 | 0:00 |
| M. Highmore | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 | 0:00 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:48 | 0:00 |
| A. Chiasson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:26 | 1:35 |
| V. Podkolzin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 9:40 | 0:00 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 23:59 | 3:51 |
| T. Hamonic | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 19:15 | 0:00 |
| B. Hunt | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 14:46 | 1:35 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 22:25 | 0:00 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 19:23 | 1:35 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:26 | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.