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Game Recap
OTT5
MTL4
OTT beat MTL 5-4 despite fewer good chances: 2.86 expected goals to 3.80. T. Stützle led the way with 4 points (2 G, 2 A). A. Forsberg stopped 28 of 32.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OTT | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| MTL | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
- 1st 2:57OTTC. Giroux0.23 xG
- 1st 3:49OTTT. Stützle0.18 xG
- 1st 13:20MTLK. DachPP0.22 xG
- 2nd 16:23OTTA. DeBrincatPP0.13 xG
- 2nd 19:55MTLM. HoffmanPP0.06 xG
- 3rd 11:02MTLR. Harvey-Pinard0.10 xG
- 3rd 12:14OTTT. StützlePP0.10 xG
- 3rd 14:16MTLR. Harvey-Pinard0.21 xG
- 3rd 18:42OTTB. Tkachuk0.09 xG
Team Stats
OTTMTL
29Shots on goal32
2.86Expected goals3.80
52Shot attempts59
215v5 shots on goal20
2/3Power play2/5
23Hits14
15Blocked shots15
10Penalty minutes6
12Giveaways17
7Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
OTT 2.86 xGMTL 3.80 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
OTT Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Stützle | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 19:46 | 2:31 |
| B. Tkachuk | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 | 2:33 |
| M. Joseph | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 14:40 | 0:00 |
| C. Giroux | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 18:19 | 0:32 |
| A. DeBrincat | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:10 | 2:30 |
| D. Batherson | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:06 | 2:33 |
| R. Greig | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 15:01 | 0:31 |
| S. Pinto | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:29 | 0:29 |
| P. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:16 | 0:00 |
| D. Brassard | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:22 | 0:29 |
| T. Motte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:10 | 0:00 |
| D. Gambrell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:58 | 0:00 |
| T. Chabot | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 23:46 | 2:43 |
| N. Zaitsev | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 21:57 | 0:00 |
| J. Sanderson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 23:08 | 0:19 |
| T. Hamonic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 22:22 | 0:00 |
| N. Holden | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:14 | 0:00 |
| E. Brannstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:25 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Forsberg | 32 | 28 | 4 | .875 | 59:49 | Win |
| M. Sogaard | 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 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 22:50 | 5:42 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:49 | 6:13 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:00 | 1:45 |
| R. Harvey-Pinard | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 18:49 | 0:01 |
| K. Dach | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:17 | 5:28 |
| E. Dadonov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 18:34 | 5:16 |
| R. Pitlick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 16:29 | 1:54 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:12 | 3:24 |
| A. Belzile | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:12 |
| J. Ylonen | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 9:58 | 1:56 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:55 | 0:00 |
| M. Matheson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:33 | 6:12 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 19:39 | 0:09 |
| J. Harris | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:21 | 0:00 |
| A. Xhekaj | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 17:33 | 0:14 |
| J. Kovacevic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:28 | 0:00 |
| J. Barron | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:19 | 0:51 |
| C. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6:42 | 1:53 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Allen | 29 | 24 | 5 | .828 | 58:48 | Loss |
| S. Montembeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |