Go ad-free AND support the site for the 26-27 season for just $18. Sign up now!
Game Recap
MTL3
Final/OTThu, Jan 20, 2022Every game that night
VGK4

VGK beat MTL 4-3 in overtime, and the chances backed it up: 4.60 expected goals to 3.04. VGK outshot MTL 53 to 27. S. Theodore led the way with 3 points (1 G, 2 A). R. Lehner stopped 24 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
MTL11103
VGK11114
  1. 1st 3:40VGKC. Stephenson0.33 xG
  2. 1st 15:28MTLM. Pezzetta0.46 xG
  3. 2nd 11:46VGKW. KarlssonPP0.14 xG
  4. 2nd 14:20MTLT. ToffoliPP0.40 xG
  5. 3rd 6:15MTLM. Hoffman0.06 xG
  6. 3rd 11:39VGKJ. MarchessaultPP0.08 xG
  7. OT 1:50VGKS. Theodore0.25 xG

Team Stats

MTLVGK
27Shots on goal53
3.04Expected goals4.60
41Shot attempts89
185v5 shots on goal45
1/3Power play2/3
42Hits26
21Blocked shots10
6Penalty minutes6
4Giveaways10
12Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 3.04 xGVGK 4.60 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdOTVGK goal, 3:40MTL goal, 15:28VGK goal, 11:46MTL goal, 14:20MTL goal, 6:15VGK goal, 11:39VGK goal, 1:50

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, 3 scored
VGK52 on goal, 4 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. SuzukiC0113010221:303:02
C. DvorakC0112100019:312:52
M. HoffmanC101212+1018:402:52
T. ToffoliC1013000018:232:52
L. DauphinC011111+1014:080:00
A. LehkonenLW0113130012:250:00
M. PezzettaLW101231007:230:00
J. AndersonRW0000710217:471:53
R. PitlickC000010+1016:381:53
J. EvansC000220-1015:220:00
J. DrouinLW0000120012:521:53
R. PoehlingC000121-1010:021:27
C. WidemanD011101+2016:292:48
J. PetryD0003900024:081:57
B. ChiarotD000241-2021:410:00
D. SavardD000147-1220:550:00
K. ClagueD0001100018:490:00
A. RomanovD000040+2015:080:16
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault53494.92561:50OT loss
C. Primeau000–0:00

VGK Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
W. KarlssonC1127200019:041:35
J. MarchessaultRW1125100218:511:51
C. StephensonC1013200019:511:48
E. DadonovLW0115010016:112:04
N. RoyC0112100214:201:51
W. CarrierLW011520+1012:320:00
R. SmithRW0001110019:071:35
M. JanmarkC000111-1015:370:22
K. KolesarRW000260-1013:070:00
M. AmadioRW0000000011:280:00
N. PatrickC0001100010:261:26
B. HowdenC0004200010:070:00
S. TheodoreD123310+1026:201:35
D. CoghlanD0005230025:082:04
A. PietrangeloD0003210224:342:01
B. McNabbD000423+1023:200:03
B. HuttonD000000-2014:040:00
D. MiromanovD000200-106:590:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
R. Lehner27243.88961:29Win
D. Ferguson000–0:00