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Game Recap
NYI3
MTL5
MTL beat NYI 5-3, with the chances close: 3.33 expected goals to 2.78. MTL outshot NYI 41 to 33. N. Dobson led the way with 3 points (0 G, 3 A). S. Montembeault stopped 30 of 33.
Team Stats
NYIMTL
33Shots on goal41
2.78Expected goals3.33
62Shot attempts72
285v5 shots on goal32
0/1Power play0/2
27Hits20
14Blocked shots18
4Penalty minutes2
7Giveaways6
5Takeaways6
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
NYI 2.78 xGMTL 3.33 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 15:19 | 1:32 |
| B. Horvat | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:03 | 1:32 |
| M. Barzal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:04 | 1:32 |
| P. Engvall | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:08 | 0:28 |
| A. Lee | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:06 | 0:28 |
| K. Palmieri | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 | 15:44 | 1:32 |
| J. Pageau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 15:10 | 0:28 |
| C. Cizikas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 | 0:00 |
| S. Holmstrom | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:31 | 0:00 |
| C. Clutterbuck | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:23 | 0:00 |
| H. Fasching | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:36 | 0:00 |
| J. Gauthier | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:03 | 0:00 |
| N. Dobson | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26:43 | 1:32 |
| A. Romanov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:54 | 0:00 |
| S. Aho | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 23:47 | 0:28 |
| M. Reilly | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 19:51 | 0:28 |
| R. Bortuzzo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:59 | 0:00 |
| S. Bolduc | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:27 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Varlamov | 40 | 36 | 4 | .900 | 58:57 | Loss |
| I. Sorokin | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Suzuki | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:17 | 2:11 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 | 1:37 |
| S. Monahan | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:26 | 2:23 |
| J. Slafkovský | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 19:26 | 2:11 |
| C. Caufield | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:57 | 2:28 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:52 | 1:49 |
| J. Armia | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:25 | 0:00 |
| B. Gallagher | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 | 1:47 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:26 | 0:00 |
| M. Stephens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:18 | 0:00 |
| J. Ylonen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:06 | 1:32 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:49 | 0:00 |
| J. Barron | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 17:55 | 1:31 |
| K. Guhle | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 19:51 | 0:01 |
| M. Matheson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 25:12 | 2:28 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 22:17 | 0:02 |
| J. Struble | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:34 | 0:00 |
| J. Kovacevic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 2 | 15:18 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Montembeault | 33 | 30 | 3 | .909 | 60:00 | Win |
| J. Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.