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Game Recap
NYI6
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
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYI | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| MTL | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
- 1st 4:14NYIB. Nelson0.14 xG
- 2nd 3:31NYIO. Wahlstrom0.06 xG
- 2nd 12:25NYIB. Nelson0.15 xG
- 2nd 15:23NYIB. Nelson0.16 xG
- 2nd 18:08NYIJ. Pageau0.16 xG
- 3rd 15:20MTLN. SuzukiSH0.06 xG
- 3rd 17:04MTLT. ToffoliPP0.12 xG
- 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
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
NYI Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. Nelson | C | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 0 | 16:54 | 2:15 |
| A. Beauvillier | RW | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 15:23 | 3:14 |
| J. Pageau | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 15:39 | 0:29 |
| Z. Parise | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 13:11 | 1:56 |
| K. Palmieri | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 16:46 | 2:19 |
| C. Cizikas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:44 | 0:09 |
| O. Wahlstrom | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 12:26 | 1:56 |
| A. Lee | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 18:37 | 3:03 |
| J. Bailey | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 17:05 | 3:03 |
| M. Barzal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:41 | 3:18 |
| C. Clutterbuck | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:07 | 0:09 |
| M. Martin | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 10:17 | 0:09 |
| Z. Chara | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 21:08 | 1:05 |
| R. Pulock | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 20:14 | 1:37 |
| N. Dobson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 2 | 20:24 | 3:23 |
| A. Pelech | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 18:11 | 1:29 |
| S. Mayfield | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 18:01 | 0:26 |
| A. Greene | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17:50 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. Sorokin | 38 | 36 | 2 | .947 | 60:00 | Win |
| S. Varlamov | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Suzuki | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 19:07 | 3:14 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 18:09 | 3:31 |
| T. Toffoli | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:59 | 2:54 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 17:41 | 3:41 |
| J. Armia | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:56 | 0:45 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:41 | 0:12 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 15:54 | 1:14 |
| B. Gallagher | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:47 | 1:45 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 | 0:12 |
| A. Brooks | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:40 | 1:04 |
| A. Belzile | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:03 | 0:00 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:03 | 0:00 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 19:08 | 0:00 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 23:36 | 1:07 |
| B. Chiarot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 22:14 | 0:12 |
| B. Kulak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 17:41 | 0:00 |
| C. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:06 | 3:27 |
| A. Romanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:38 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Allen | 25 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 40:00 | Loss |
| S. Montembeault | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | 18:17 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.