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Game Recap
STL2
Final/OTThu, Feb 17, 2022Every game that night
MTL3

MTL beat STL 3-2 in overtime, with the chances close: 2.48 expected goals to 2.66. C. Caufield led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). S. Montembeault stopped 25 of 27.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdOTT
STL10102
MTL10113
  1. 1st 7:13MTLP. Byron0.15 xG
  2. 1st 18:26STLR. ThomasSH0.17 xG
  3. 3rd 18:41STLP. Buchnevich0.03 xG
  4. 3rd 19:50MTLC. Caufield0.11 xG
  5. OT 2:22MTLC. Caufield0.27 xG

Team Stats

STLMTL
27Shots on goal30
2.66Expected goals2.48
45Shot attempts64
205v5 shots on goal18
0/3Power play0/5
25Hits13
21Blocked shots10
14Penalty minutes10
13Giveaways10
6Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

STL 2.66 xGMTL 2.48 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdOTMTL goal, 7:13STL goal, 18:26STL goal, 18:41MTL goal, 19:50MTL goal, 2:22

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

STL25 on goal, 2 scored
MTL30 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. BuchnevichLW112210+2216:101:50
R. ThomasC101500+1019:353:21
V. TarasenkoRW011311-1018:583:08
R. O'ReillyC0002000219:152:20
J. KyrouRW000101-2018:442:17
B. SchennC000031-2017:192:15
B. SaadLW0000000015:530:35
D. PerronLW0003100015:112:44
I. BarbashevLW0000000014:193:10
O. SundqvistC000010-1011:320:00
K. KostinC000110025:430:00
D. JoshuaC000010005:180:00
J. FaulkD0112830226:542:20
C. ParaykoD000224+1024:320:00
T. KrugD0002340024:313:05
N. MikkolaD0002240220:070:00
R. BortuzzoD000011-1411:020:00
J. WalmanD000202-1010:350:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Husso30273.90061:50OT loss
J. Binnington000–0:00

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. CaufieldRW202300+2021:045:36
M. HoffmanC0113000017:575:49
P. ByronLW101130+1015:100:34
A. LehkonenLW011100+1014:531:37
N. SuzukiC000101+2024:446:20
J. EvansC0001000215:530:41
J. AndersonRW000410-1215:512:33
B. GallagherRW0001100015:485:12
R. PitlickC0000000013:332:20
L. DauphinC0003000011:500:33
R. PoehlingC000100-1010:243:13
J. ArmiaRW000101-109:511:49
J. PetryD022433+1224:173:22
C. WidemanD011000+1014:575:50
C. SchuenemanD0001020221:240:28
B. KulakD0002310020:280:22
A. RomanovD0003200220:150:34
K. ClagueD000002-1011:430:12
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault27252.92661:26Win
A. Hammond000–0:00