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2017-01-04 · American Airlines Center

4 – 3Final/OT

MTL beat DAL 4–3 in overtime. MTL lost the expected-goals battle 2.9 to 3.7 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Max Pacioretty scored at 0:19 of overtime, moving MTL’s win probability from 48% to 100%. Kari Lehtonen allowed 1.2 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
33 – 42
Expected goals
2.9 – 3.7
xG share
DAL 56%
Home-ice start
DAL 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

MTL goalDAL goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

MTLDAL

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

MTL
Max Pacioretty
2 G, 0 A · 20:40 TOI
Finishing +1.18
+1.18
MTL
Nathan Beaulieu
1 G, 2 A · 24:09 TOI
Finishing +0.82
+0.81
DAL
1 G, 0 A · 21:31 TOI
On-ice −0.15 · Finishing +0.85
+0.76

Rough nights

DAL
Kari Lehtonen
60:19 TOI
GSAx −1.16
−1.16
DAL
Curtis McKenzie
0 G, 0 A · 10:39 TOI
On-ice +0.16 · Finishing −0.47 · Penalties −0.17
−0.49
MTL
0 G, 0 A · 13:39 TOI
Finishing −0.43
−0.44

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalMTL–DALWin prob.
P1 10:38 MTLNathan Beaulieu
from Phillip Danault
1–047% → 64%
P1 14:44 DALTyler Seguin
from Stephen Johns, Patrick Sharp
1–136% → 53%
P2 12:29 DALJohn KlingbergPP
from Cody Eakin, Jason Spezza
1–254% → 74%
P3 2:58 MTLAlexander RadulovPP
from Nathan Beaulieu, Shea Weber
2–222% → 48%
P3 4:13 MTLMax PaciorettyPP
from Nathan Beaulieu, Shea Weber
3–249% → 75%
P3 17:13 DALEsa Lindell
from John Klingberg
3–39% → 51%
OT 0:19 MTLMax Pacioretty
from Jeff Petry, Phillip Danault
4–348% → 100%

Every player

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MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Max Pacioretty L20:402+1.18+0.00+1.18+0.03−0.04+0.00+0.01
Nathan Beaulieu D24:0912+0.81−0.02+0.82+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alexander Radulov R20:461+0.27−0.05+0.31+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jeff Petry D23:591+0.19+0.06+0.01−0.01−0.04+0.17+0.00
Shea Weber D24:232+0.07+0.00+0.01−0.01+0.07+0.00+0.00
Michael McCarron C11:23+0.03+0.04−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Paul Byron L6:02+0.00+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Torrey Mitchell C15:28−0.01+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.02+0.00−0.02
Alexei Emelin D23:04−0.04−0.02−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brian Flynn C16:22−0.04+0.02−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.05
Phillip Danault C16:302−0.07+0.10−0.14−0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Artturi Lehkonen L16:52−0.13−0.04−0.12−0.00+0.03+0.00+0.00
Ryan Johnston D11:57−0.14−0.13+0.01−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Bobby Farnham R12:10−0.16−0.04−0.13−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Daniel Carr L12:50−0.21−0.16−0.06−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mark Barberio D12:45−0.22−0.14−0.08−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Tomas Plekanec C15:45−0.40−0.21−0.20−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Brendan Gallagher R13:39−0.44−0.02−0.43+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Al Montoya G60:19+0.44

DAL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Esa Lindell D21:311+0.76−0.15+0.85+0.01+0.05+0.00+0.00
John Klingberg D22:3911+0.40−0.27+0.69+0.02−0.03+0.00+0.00
Jordie Benn D17:52+0.26+0.29−0.05+0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Cody Eakin C18:211+0.18+0.18−0.00−0.03−0.00+0.00+0.03
Tyler Seguin C19:421+0.15−0.27+0.40+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Johnny Oduya D17:56+0.05+0.22−0.13−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jiri Hudler R10:01−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Antoine Roussel L17:00−0.05+0.14−0.17+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Dan Hamhuis D18:31−0.06+0.11−0.18+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Devin Shore C13:59−0.06+0.02−0.07−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Lauri Korpikoski L10:38−0.09−0.02−0.07−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Radek Faksa C14:15−0.11−0.01−0.08−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Brett Ritchie R12:29−0.12+0.15−0.45−0.01+0.01+0.17+0.00
Stephen Johns D19:371−0.14+0.04+0.01−0.00−0.00−0.17+0.00
Patrick Sharp L17:211−0.14−0.05−0.07+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Patrick Eaves R15:25−0.15+0.21−0.36−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Jason Spezza C19:121−0.40−0.10−0.14+0.02−0.01−0.17+0.00
Curtis McKenzie L10:39−0.49+0.16−0.47−0.01−0.00−0.17+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Kari Lehtonen G60:19−1.16

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.