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Game Recap
NSH2
FinalSun, Dec 10, 2023Every game that night
MTL1

NSH beat MTL 2-1, with the chances close: 2.82 expected goals to 2.52. C. Sissons led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Saros stopped 36 of 37.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NSH1102
MTL0101
  1. 1st 11:41NSHC. SissonsPP0.12 xG
  2. 2nd 7:03NSHC. Sissons0.16 xG
  3. 2nd 19:25MTLJ. Evans0.04 xG

Team Stats

NSHMTL
32Shots on goal37
2.82Expected goals2.52
55Shot attempts66
245v5 shots on goal28
1/2Power play0/5
34Hits33
12Blocked shots15
10Penalty minutes8
14Giveaways8
9Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NSH 2.82 xGMTL 2.52 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdNSH goal, 11:41NSH goal, 7:03MTL goal, 19:25

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

NSH32 on goal, 2 scored
MTL37 on goal, 1 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. SissonsC202320+1219:212:08
F. ForsbergLW011111-1214:512:08
R. O'ReillyC000100-1017:532:08
Y. TreninC000330+1017:280:00
J. ParssinenC0002110016:460:07
G. NyquistRW000220-1016:102:08
M. McCarronC0000310014:220:00
C. SmithRW0004200011:450:00
L. EvangelistaRW000101+1211:080:07
K. SherwoodLW0002510010:400:00
T. NovakC000200009:580:07
P. TomasinoRW000121009:130:07
R. JosiD022312+1223:492:08
D. FabbroD011340+1018:090:00
R. McDonaghD000200-1023:540:00
A. CarrierD0000210220:160:00
J. LauzonD000162-1018:000:00
T. BarrieD0001010014:190:07
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Saros37361.97359:58Win
K. Lankinen000–0:00

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
J. EvansC101220+1016:030:26
N. SuzukiC0003010021:484:43
C. CaufieldRW0002100020:194:34
S. MonahanC0001010020:044:50
J. SlafkovskýLW000220-1217:364:36
J. AndersonRW0004300016:212:20
B. GallagherRW00010100414:572:42
C. DvorakC0002000013:031:46
J. YlonenRW0000010012:562:29
J. ArmiaRW0002100012:260:00
M. StephensC000100009:190:00
M. PezzettaLW000281008:350:00
M. MathesonD000311+1225:214:54
K. GuhleD000042-1021:530:40
D. SavardD000025+1020:100:00
J. BarronD000232-1019:312:43
J. KovacevicD0001110012:240:00
J. StrubleD0000400011:560:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Allen32302.93858:32Loss
S. Montembeault000–0:00