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Game Recap
MTL3
VGK4
VGK beat MTL 4-3, with the chances close: 2.65 expected goals to 2.46. I. Barbashev led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Quick stopped 25 of 28.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| VGK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
- 1st 12:37VGKS. Theodore0.07 xG
- 1st 19:41VGKI. Barbashev0.23 xG
- 2nd 7:20VGKR. Smith0.21 xG
- 3rd 2:04MTLM. Matheson0.08 xG
- 3rd 7:44VGKI. Barbashev0.03 xG
- 3rd 8:07MTLA. Belzile0.00 xG
- 3rd 8:42MTLR. Harvey-Pinard0.19 xG
Team Stats
MTLVGK
28Shots on goal28
2.46Expected goals2.65
56Shot attempts73
225v5 shots on goal26
0/2Power play0/1
30Hits31
29Blocked shots18
7Penalty minutes9
11Giveaways11
7Takeaways13
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
MTL 2.46 xGVGK 2.65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Suzuki | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:10 | 2:33 |
| R. Harvey-Pinard | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19:47 | 2:28 |
| J. Drouin | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 17:10 | 1:29 |
| J. Ylonen | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:58 | 1:26 |
| A. Belzile | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:40 | 0:00 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7:36 | 0:00 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 19:19 | 2:28 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:18 | 2:33 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:08 | 1:24 |
| D. Gurianov | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 13:34 | 1:11 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:26 | 0:00 |
| C. Tierney | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 9:44 | 0:02 |
| M. Matheson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 26:57 | 2:47 |
| J. Edmundson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 16:38 | 0:05 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 24:59 | 1:34 |
| J. Harris | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 21:58 | 0:00 |
| J. Kovacevic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14:29 | 0:00 |
| F. Allard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:31 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Allen | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 58:38 | Loss |
| S. Montembeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
VGK Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Barbashev | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 17:35 | 1:08 |
| J. Eichel | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 15:36 | 1:13 |
| J. Marchessault | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 15:35 | 1:09 |
| R. Smith | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:30 | 0:47 |
| T. Blueger | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:15 | 0:04 |
| W. Karlsson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:46 | 1:10 |
| M. Amadio | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:13 | 0:48 |
| C. Stephenson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:03 | 0:46 |
| B. Howden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:42 | 0:04 |
| K. Kolesar | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:53 | 0:04 |
| P. Kessel | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 | 0:43 |
| P. Cotter | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 11:13 | 0:00 |
| N. Hague | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 19:04 | 0:00 |
| S. Theodore | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 18:35 | 0:58 |
| A. Pietrangelo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:34 | 1:02 |
| B. McNabb | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 21:47 | 0:04 |
| Z. Whitecloud | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 17:50 | 0:00 |
| A. Martinez | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17:34 | 0:00 |