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Game Recap
MTL6
Final/OTMon, Dec 5, 2022Every game that night
VAN7

VAN beat MTL 7-6 in overtime despite fewer good chances: 3.62 expected goals to 4.13. E. Pettersson led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). C. Delia stopped 15 of 17.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
MTL40206
VAN02417
  1. 1st 7:49MTLC. Caufield0.14 xG
  2. 1st 12:34MTLN. Suzuki0.06 xG
  3. 1st 14:57MTLS. Monahan0.30 xG
  4. 1st 16:17MTLM. Pezzetta0.11 xG
  5. 2nd 16:44VANC. Garland0.09 xG
  6. 2nd 18:28VANI. Mikheyev0.21 xG
  7. 3rd 4:02VANB. Horvat0.21 xG
  8. 3rd 5:45VANI. Mikheyev0.11 xG
  9. 3rd 8:49VANJ. Studnicka0.10 xG
  10. 3rd 15:23MTLC. Dvorak0.27 xG
  11. 3rd 17:00MTLJ. Anderson0.22 xG
  12. 3rd 18:35VANA. KuzmenkoPP0.13 xG
  13. OT 0:13VANE. Pettersson0.27 xG

Team Stats

MTLVAN
26Shots on goal32
4.13Expected goals3.62
54Shot attempts53
245v5 shots on goal30
0/3Power play1/2
20Hits17
13Blocked shots11
9Penalty minutes11
1Giveaways8
3Takeaways8

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 4.13 xGVAN 3.62 xGGoal

012341st2nd3rdOTMTL goal, 7:49MTL goal, 12:34MTL goal, 14:57MTL goal, 16:17VAN goal, 16:44VAN goal, 18:28VAN goal, 4:02VAN goal, 5:45VAN goal, 8:49MTL goal, 15:23MTL goal, 17:00VAN goal, 18:35VAN goal, 0:13

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

MTL26 on goal, 6 scored
VAN31 on goal, 7 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. SuzukiC1122210022:054:50
C. CaufieldRW1011000018:463:32
E. DadonovLW011111-1017:270:47
C. DvorakC101100-1017:121:23
J. ArmiaRW011220-1216:571:30
J. AndersonRW101540+1016:560:32
J. EvansC011000+1014:420:00
S. MonahanC101400+1010:153:24
M. PezzettaLW101230006:590:00
K. DachC000001+1019:224:28
J. SlafkovskýLW000022+1014:360:34
R. PitlickC000000007:590:00
M. MathesonD022210+1025:154:25
J. HarrisD0221000015:050:00
K. GuhleD0111200018:440:00
A. XhekajD0110220513:440:23
J. KovacevicD0003030222:490:36
J. EdmundsonD000113-1019:390:36
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault32257.78160:13OT loss
J. Allen000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
E. PetterssonC123110+1019:131:31
I. MikheyevRW2024100017:000:00
A. KuzmenkoLW112100-1013:231:26
J. MillerC0112100019:411:31
B. HorvatC101313+1018:121:31
B. BoeserRW011210-1216:450:07
N. HoglanderLW011100+1013:340:05
C. GarlandRW1012100010:020:00
J. StudnickaC101321009:410:00
N. AmanC000100-1014:500:00
C. LazarC000231-1014:170:00
S. DriesC0003110010:170:00
R. StillmanD022210+3016:270:00
Q. HughesD011001-2024:421:31
E. BearD000000-1019:590:00
T. MyersD000001+2019:330:00
L. SchennD000212-1718:570:00
O. Ekman-LarssonD000331-2218:470:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Martin954.55616:17
C. Delia17152.88243:15Win