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Game Recap
WSH4
FinalSat, Dec 7, 2024Every game that night
MTL2

WSH beat MTL 4-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.65 expected goals to 2.78. WSH outshot MTL 35 to 24. T. Wilson led the way with 2 points (2 G, 0 A). J. Chychrun had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 2.2. L. Thompson stopped 22 of 24.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
WSH0134
MTL2002
  1. 1st 11:09MTLA. Newhook0.07 xG
  2. 1st 16:00MTLC. Caufield0.10 xG
  3. 2nd 0:33WSHP. Dubois0.04 xG
  4. 3rd 7:10WSHT. Wilson0.17 xG
  5. 3rd 11:48WSHT. Wilson0.18 xG
  6. 3rd 13:49WSHD. StromePP0.14 xG

Team Stats

WSHMTL
35Shots on goal24
3.65Expected goals2.78
70Shot attempts52
295v5 shots on goal17
1/3Power play0/2
23Hits28
16Blocked shots17
4Penalty minutes6
12Giveaways12
3Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

WSH 3.65 xGMTL 2.78 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdMTL goal, 11:09MTL goal, 16:00WSH goal, 0:33WSH goal, 7:10WSH goal, 11:48WSH goal, 13:49

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

WSH32 on goal, 4 scored
MTL24 on goal, 2 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

WSH Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
P. DuboisC112310+2016:371:31
T. WilsonRW202421+2016:153:00
A. ProtasLW022300+1014:450:00
C. McMichaelLW0112000020:134:04
D. StromeC101200-1015:484:06
T. RaddyshRW0110000014:291:34
L. EllerC0002120215:450:58
N. DowdC0002210014:430:01
A. MangiapaneLW0000210014:301:37
B. DuhaimeLW0002010013:370:01
H. LapierreC0000100011:270:00
I. MiroshnichenkoLW000320-109:120:58
J. CarlsonD011404+1223:213:59
M. RoyD0111500021:520:39
J. ChychrunD0116110020:134:04
M. FehérváryD000043+1019:560:00
R. SandinD0000200018:281:33
T. van RiemsdykD0001020015:150:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Thompson24222.91760:00Win
C. Lindgren000–0:00

MTL Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
C. CaufieldRW112520+1017:512:59
N. SuzukiC011102+1019:262:59
A. NewhookC101120+1015:080:35
P. LaineLW0004010016:542:59
J. SlafkovskýLW0002200016:022:59
J. EvansC000001-1015:000:00
C. DvorakC000011-1013:550:00
K. DachC0002210213:490:35
J. ArmiaRW000121-1013:480:00
J. AndersonRW000130-1213:410:00
B. GallagherRW000220-1011:380:35
E. HeinemanLW000020-1011:110:35
L. HutsonD0111020223:572:59
M. MathesonD000223-1026:142:09
D. SavardD0000110019:020:00
A. XhekajD0001410018:260:00
K. GuhleD000031-1017:300:00
J. StrubleD0001020013:180:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Montembeault35314.88657:33Loss
C. Primeau000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreWSH 3.1, MTL 3.0WSH 4, MTL 2
Total goals6.16
Shots on goalWSH 27.8, MTL 26.5WSH 35, MTL 24
Win chanceWSH 52%WSH won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
MTL C. Caufield2.950.77232%1
WSH C. McMichael2.520.63128%0
MTL P. Laine2.340.74027%0
WSH J. Chychrun2.260.57115%0
WSH T. Wilson2.240.63227%2
WSH J. Carlson2.140.68113%0
MTL M. Matheson2.120.67014%0
MTL N. Suzuki1.910.87127%0
WSH D. Strome1.920.92128%1
MTL B. Gallagher1.820.45018%0
WSH P. Dubois1.730.60222%1
WSH A. Protas1.730.52215%0
MTL J. Armia1.610.40017%0
WSH A. Mangiapane1.500.45020%0
MTL J. Slafkovský1.520.58018%0
MTL K. Dach1.520.45014%0
WSH M. Roy1.410.3416%0
MTL J. Anderson1.410.35017%0
WSH L. Eller1.420.34015%0
WSH T. Raddysh1.400.32115%0
MTL A. Newhook1.410.46119%1
MTL A. Xhekaj1.410.2307%0
MTL K. Guhle1.300.3309%0
MTL C. Dvorak1.200.42015%0
MTL L. Hutson1.210.5415%0
WSH B. Duhaime1.120.22011%0
WSH T. Riemsdyk1.110.2703%0
WSH N. Dowd1.120.36018%0
MTL E. Heineman1.100.32016%0
WSH R. Sandin1.000.4308%0
MTL J. Evans1.000.45013%0
MTL J. Struble1.010.2007%0
WSH I. Miroshnichenko0.930.28010%0
WSH M. Fehérváry0.900.2606%0
WSH H. Lapierre0.900.34011%0
MTL D. Savard0.800.2906%0

Shots on goal: 21 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 more than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.