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Game Recap
NYI6
FinalThu, Nov 4, 2021Every game that night
MTL2

NYI beat MTL 6-2, and the chances backed it up: 4.56 expected goals to 2.96. B. Nelson scored 4 for NYI. I. Sorokin stopped 36 of 38.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
NYI1416
MTL0022
  1. 1st 4:14NYIB. Nelson0.14 xG
  2. 2nd 3:31NYIO. Wahlstrom0.06 xG
  3. 2nd 12:25NYIB. Nelson0.15 xG
  4. 2nd 15:23NYIB. Nelson0.16 xG
  5. 2nd 18:08NYIJ. Pageau0.16 xG
  6. 3rd 15:20MTLN. SuzukiSH0.06 xG
  7. 3rd 17:04MTLT. ToffoliPP0.12 xG
  8. 3rd 19:41NYIB. NelsonEN0.66 xG

Team Stats

NYIMTL
36Shots on goal38
4.56Expected goals2.96
52Shot attempts73
275v5 shots on goal32
0/3Power play1/3
26Hits22
27Blocked shots9
6Penalty minutes6
20Giveaways18
4Takeaways4

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

NYI 4.56 xGMTL 2.96 xGGoal

0123451st2nd3rdNYI goal, 4:14NYI goal, 3:31NYI goal, 12:25NYI goal, 15:23NYI goal, 18:08MTL goal, 15:20MTL goal, 17:04NYI goal, 19:41

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

NYI36 on goal, 6 scored
MTL37 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

NYI Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. NelsonC404711+4016:542:15
A. BeauvillierRW033500+3015:233:14
J. PageauC112111+2015:390:29
Z. PariseLW022101+2013:111:56
K. PalmieriC011100+3016:462:19
C. CizikasC011141+1013:440:09
O. WahlstromRW101541+2012:261:56
A. LeeLW000302-1018:373:03
J. BaileyRW000111-1017:053:03
M. BarzalC000320-1016:413:18
C. ClutterbuckRW0000200212:070:09
M. MartinLW000160+1010:170:09
Z. CharaD011302+2021:081:05
R. PulockD011114+2020:141:37
N. DobsonD000134+1220:243:23
A. PelechD000012+3018:111:29
S. MayfieldD000203+2218:010:26
A. GreeneD0000040017:500:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
I. Sorokin38362.94760:00Win
S. Varlamov000–0:00

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. SuzukiC112510-1019:073:14
C. DvorakC011502-5018:093:31
T. ToffoliC101410-1016:592:54
M. HoffmanC000010-5017:413:41
J. ArmiaRW0001100016:560:45
A. LehkonenLW0005110016:410:12
J. AndersonRW000220-4015:541:14
B. GallagherRW000320-1015:471:45
J. EvansC0000000015:100:12
A. BrooksC0000100010:401:04
A. BelzileRW000121029:030:00
M. PezzettaLW000330009:030:00
D. SavardD011011-2219:080:00
J. PetryD000131-2023:361:07
B. ChiarotD000312-1022:140:12
B. KulakD000201-3017:410:00
C. WidemanD000310-1216:063:27
A. RomanovD0000100015:380:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Allen25205.80040:00Loss
S. Montembeault101001.00018:17

Storylines That Played Out

  • Old teamNoah Dobson MTL Faces NYI, his team until Apr 20251 SOG

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.