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Game Recap
VAN2
MTL5
MTL beat VAN 5-2, with the chances close: 2.35 expected goals to 2.54. K. Dach led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). S. Montembeault stopped 31 of 33.
Scoring
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| MTL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
- 1st 0:55MTLN. SuzukiPP0.03 xG
- 1st 8:47MTLA. Xhekaj0.02 xG
- 1st 12:23MTLK. Dach0.13 xG
- 2nd 13:01MTLM. Hoffman0.10 xG
- 3rd 4:45VANL. Schenn0.01 xG
- 3rd 8:57VANN. Hoglander0.03 xG
- 3rd 15:02MTLK. Dach0.11 xG
Team Stats
VANMTL
33Shots on goal29
2.54Expected goals2.35
59Shot attempts44
285v5 shots on goal26
0/2Power play1/4
16Hits9
8Blocked shots15
8Penalty minutes6
9Giveaways16
5Takeaways4
Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.
Expected Goals Over the Game
VAN 2.54 xGMTL 2.35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Pettersson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:17 | 3:22 |
| B. Boeser | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 15:14 | 2:28 |
| N. Hoglander | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:40 | 0:06 |
| B. Horvat | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:47 | 3:22 |
| J. Miller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:19 | 3:22 |
| C. Garland | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:38 | 0:32 |
| V. Podkolzin | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 15:22 | 0:06 |
| I. Mikheyev | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:11 | 0:30 |
| A. Kuzmenko | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 14:20 | 1:26 |
| J. Studnicka | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:07 | 0:32 |
| N. Aman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:36 | 0:06 |
| T. Pearson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 6:17 | 0:00 |
| Q. Hughes | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:52 | 3:00 |
| L. Schenn | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:29 | 0:00 |
| T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 21:21 | 0:08 |
| E. Bear | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 19:33 | 0:00 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:15 | 0:54 |
| J. Rathbone | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:30 | 0:06 |
MTL Skaters
| Player | Pos | G | A | P | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | PIM | TOI | PP TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Suzuki | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:58 | 3:53 |
| K. Dach | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 17:16 | 3:48 |
| C. Caufield | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:35 | 3:24 |
| C. Dvorak | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:19 | 1:57 |
| M. Hoffman | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 16:56 | 2:20 |
| S. Monahan | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 | 3:16 |
| J. Drouin | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:08 | 3:55 |
| B. Gallagher | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 15:38 | 2:06 |
| J. Armia | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:02 | 2:35 |
| J. Evans | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | 0:00 |
| E. Dadonov | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:29 | 1:14 |
| M. Pezzetta | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:42 | 0:00 |
| A. Xhekaj | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:19 | 2:06 |
| J. Kovacevic | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 17:08 | 0:00 |
| J. Edmundson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:42 | 0:00 |
| D. Savard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:51 | 0:13 |
| J. Harris | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 18:28 | 0:00 |
| K. Guhle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:55 | 0:13 |
| Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Montembeault | 33 | 31 | 2 | .939 | 59:43 | Win |
| J. Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0:00 |
Storylines That Played Out
As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.