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Game Recap
MTL4
FinalTue, Mar 1, 2022Every game that night
WPG8

WPG beat MTL 8-4, with the chances close: 3.62 expected goals to 3.47. J. Anderson scored three for MTL. C. Hellebuyck stopped 31 of 35.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
MTL3104
WPG4138
  1. 1st 5:21WPGE. Svechnikov0.10 xG
  2. 1st 5:57WPGN. Schmidt0.03 xG
  3. 1st 8:46WPGA. Lowry0.30 xG
  4. 1st 9:13WPGM. Scheifele0.15 xG
  5. 1st 11:18MTLJ. Anderson0.01 xG
  6. 1st 17:00MTLJ. AndersonPP0.13 xG
  7. 1st 18:28MTLA. Lehkonen0.05 xG
  8. 2nd 4:08MTLJ. Anderson0.12 xG
  9. 2nd 17:17WPGA. CoppPP0.03 xG
  10. 3rd 2:46WPGM. ScheifelePP0.06 xG
  11. 3rd 5:49WPGP. DuboisPP0.14 xG
  12. 3rd 17:26WPGP. StastnyPP0.25 xG

Team Stats

MTLWPG
35Shots on goal30
3.47Expected goals3.62
59Shot attempts46
235v5 shots on goal17
1/6Power play4/6
17Hits31
9Blocked shots15
17Penalty minutes19
5Giveaways10
9Takeaways11

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

MTL 3.47 xGWPG 3.62 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdWPG goal, 5:21WPG goal, 5:57WPG goal, 8:46WPG goal, 9:13MTL goal, 11:18MTL goal, 17:00MTL goal, 18:28MTL goal, 4:08WPG goal, 17:17WPG goal, 2:46WPG goal, 5:49WPG goal, 17:26

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

MTL34 on goal, 4 scored
WPG30 on goal, 8 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. AndersonRW3034010417:394:03
N. SuzukiC011220-1019:324:55
C. CaufieldRW011300-1017:544:59
J. EvansC011011-1015:130:00
A. LehkonenLW1013310014:492:25
R. PoehlingC011100+1012:052:14
R. PitlickC0002010016:183:45
B. GallagherRW0004200414:502:56
M. HoffmanC000301-1014:083:23
L. DauphinC0001000013:160:00
J. ArmiaRW0000100010:590:02
M. PerreaultC000211+1010:564:10
J. PetryD0112300222:213:37
B. ChiarotD000320-1024:483:41
A. RomanovD000012-1019:570:11
B. KulakD000200+1217:360:45
C. SchuenemanD0002000014:220:00
C. WidemanD0001110513:331:44
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault23167.69645:29Loss
A. Hammond761.85714:11

WPG Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
K. ConnorLW033300+2019:534:25
P. DuboisC123600+2019:074:14
M. ScheifeleC213221-1518:284:25
A. LowryC112122+1018:491:03
A. CoppC112400-1017:521:09
B. WheelerRW022020-1016:293:41
P. StastnyC112210-2013:071:41
E. SvechnikovLW112240+1010:100:00
K. VesalainenLW0002110011:360:00
J. HarkinsC000131009:090:00
A. BrooksC000110008:510:00
D. ToninatoC000001028:000:00
N. SchmidtD112101+2017:411:03
N. PionkD011140-2419:231:12
D. DeMeloD011012+1216:560:00
J. MorrisseyD000221+2225:024:32
B. DillonD000044-3218:580:07
N. BeaulieuD000241+2217:210:09
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
C. Hellebuyck35314.88660:00Win
E. Comrie000–0:00