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Game Recap
STL4
FinalSat, Jan 7, 2023Every game that night
MTL5

MTL beat STL 5-4, and the chances backed it up: 3.62 expected goals to 1.77. J. Armia led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Allen stopped 18 of 22.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
STL1124
MTL0235
  1. 1st 19:25STLB. Saad0.16 xG
  2. 2nd 1:43MTLJ. Armia0.11 xG
  3. 2nd 6:59STLA. Toropchenko0.25 xG
  4. 2nd 16:15MTLK. DachPP0.15 xG
  5. 3rd 0:36MTLC. Caufield0.20 xG
  6. 3rd 2:29STLN. Alexandrov0.05 xG
  7. 3rd 4:42STLP. BuchnevichPP0.09 xG
  8. 3rd 7:20MTLJ. Armia0.35 xG
  9. 3rd 11:30MTLJ. Anderson0.11 xG

Team Stats

STLMTL
22Shots on goal27
1.77Expected goals3.62
46Shot attempts47
195v5 shots on goal19
1/3Power play1/4
12Hits21
10Blocked shots13
8Penalty minutes6
15Giveaways14
5Takeaways3

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

STL 1.77 xGMTL 3.62 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdSTL goal, 19:25MTL goal, 1:43STL goal, 6:59MTL goal, 16:15MTL goal, 0:36STL goal, 2:29STL goal, 4:42MTL goal, 7:20MTL goal, 11:30

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

STL22 on goal, 4 scored
MTL27 on goal, 5 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

STL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. PitlickC022103+2010:280:00
N. AlexandrovC112220+229:580:00
P. BuchnevichLW101120-1021:214:21
B. SchennC0111100018:344:18
B. SaadLW1011100017:521:03
I. BarbashevLW0110210415:240:59
A. ToropchenkoRW101200+2010:350:00
R. ThomasC000101-1019:424:23
J. KyrouRW000200-2018:344:20
N. AcciariC000000-2016:230:00
J. NeighboursLW000210-2010:400:00
J. LeivoLW000100-1010:281:02
C. RosenD011201+1021:160:22
C. ParaykoD0001030026:231:02
J. FaulkD000100-1225:545:00
N. MikkolaD000110-2022:490:00
S. SantiniD0003210014:530:00
R. BortuzzoD000000003:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Binnington27225.81558:10Loss
T. Greiss000–0:00

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
N. SuzukiC022200+1021:505:41
J. EvansC022200+2019:090:21
J. ArmiaRW202223+1017:361:21
E. DadonovLW022211+1016:591:31
C. DvorakC011320-1019:505:24
K. DachC101120+1019:385:12
C. CaufieldRW101600+1019:085:31
J. AndersonRW101102-1015:411:09
J. DrouinLW0113100012:505:28
J. SlafkovskýLW000000-2011:581:06
M. PezzettaLW000231046:130:00
A. RichardC000120004:490:00
J. KovacevicD011011+2218:400:05
J. EdmundsonD0000210023:590:35
D. SavardD000203+1022:360:30
J. HarrisD000010+2019:550:00
A. XhekajD000040-2014:151:26
C. WidemanD000001-109:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
J. Allen22184.81860:00Win
S. Montembeault000–0:00