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Game Recap
VAN2
MTL1
VAN beat MTL 2-1, and the chances backed it up: 3.10 expected goals to 2.06. VAN outshot MTL 42 to 34. T. Demko stopped 33 of 34.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| MTL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- 1st 8:00VANE. PetterssonPP0.09 xG
- 1st 18:39MTLR. Poehling0.08 xG
- 2nd 6:27VANC. Garland0.02 xG
Team Stats
VANMTL
42Shots on goal34
3.10Expected goals2.06
65Shot attempts60
405v5 shots on goal30
1/2Power play0/2
14Hits23
18Blocked shots19
4Penalty minutes4
17Giveaways18
3Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VAN 3.10 xGMTL 2.06 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
VAN Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:51 | 1:39 |
| B. Horvat | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:25 | 1:39 |
| C. Garland | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | 0:33 |
| E. Pettersson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:13 | 1:39 |
| T. Motte | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:41 | 0:00 |
| T. Pearson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 | 0:33 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:20 | 0:33 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:54 | 0:00 |
| J. Dickinson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:39 | 0:00 |
| J. Dowling | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 0:00 |
| A. Chiasson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:33 | 1:39 |
| V. Podkolzin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:46 | 0:00 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 22:03 | 1:39 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25:09 | 0:33 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 23:42 | 0:33 |
| L. Schenn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 18:50 | 0:00 |
| T. Poolman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 17:11 | 0:00 |
| K. Burroughs | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:36 | 0:00 |
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Drouin | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:10 | 3:07 |
| R. Poehling | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:31 | 0:50 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20:14 | 1:12 |
| T. Toffoli | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:45 | 2:26 |
| J. Anderson | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:09 | 1:31 |
| N. Suzuki | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:20 | 3:07 |
| B. Gallagher | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:20 | 1:55 |
| J. Armia | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 14:35 | 0:03 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:33 | 0:03 |
| C. Caufield | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:05 | 0:50 |
| A. Lehkonen | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:29 | 0:03 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:41 | 0:00 |
| B. Chiarot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:38 | 0:53 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:55 | 0:00 |
| J. Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 21:48 | 0:53 |
| A. Romanov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 21:04 | 0:00 |
| S. Niku | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:21 | 3:07 |
| M. Norlinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:27 | 0:00 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Allen | 42 | 40 | 2 | .952 | 59:03 | Loss |
| S. Montembeault | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.