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2018-03-02 · Barclays Center

6 – 3Final

MTL beat NYI 6–3. Expected goals were close to even (MTL 2.8, NYI 2.7), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Paul Byron scored at 8:10 of the third, moving MTL’s win probability from 48% to 78%. Jaroslav Halak allowed 2.0 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
25 – 35
Expected goals
2.8 – 2.7
xG share
MTL 50%
Home-ice start
NYI 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 goalNYI goal

Expected goals

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

MTLNYI

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
Alex Galchenyuk
3 G, 1 A · 17:07 TOI
Finishing +1.22
+1.21
MTL
Noah Juulsen
1 G, 0 A · 21:54 TOI
Finishing +0.90
+0.93
MTL
1 G, 1 A · 15:50 TOI
On-ice +0.09 · Finishing +0.65
+0.77

Rough nights

NYI
Jaroslav Halak
58:33 TOI
GSAx −2.18
−2.00
MTL
0 G, 1 A · 18:05 TOI
Finishing −0.52
−0.50
NYI
0 G, 0 A · 18:50 TOI
Finishing −0.45
−0.48

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMTL–NYIWin prob.
P1 1:28 MTLBrendan Gallagher
from Alex Galchenyuk, Jonathan Drouin
1–047% → 62%
P1 19:54 NYITanner Fritz
from Brock Nelson, Thomas Hickey
1–134% → 53%
P2 2:17 MTLAlex Galchenyuk
from David Schlemko
2–147% → 66%
P2 4:23 NYIJosh Bailey
from Nick Leddy
2–233% → 53%
P2 10:31 MTLAlex Galchenyuk
from Mike Reilly
3–247% → 69%
P2 19:56 NYIBrock NelsonPP
from Anthony Beauvillier, Andrew Ladd
3–328% → 52%
P3 8:10 MTLPaul Byron
from Brendan Gallagher, Jacob de la Rose
4–348% → 78%
P3 9:53 MTLNoah Juulsen
from Artturi Lehkonen, Mike Reilly
5–380% → 96%
P3 19:11 MTLAlex GalchenyukEN
unassisted
6–3100% → 100%

Every player

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MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Alex Galchenyuk C17:0731+1.21+0.01+1.22+0.00−0.03+0.00+0.01
Noah Juulsen D21:541+0.93+0.03+0.90+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brendan Gallagher R15:5011+0.77+0.09+0.65+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.03
Paul Byron L14:371+0.69+0.07+0.63−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
David Schlemko D21:231+0.09+0.08+0.01+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mike Reilly D21:292+0.08+0.13−0.02−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Karl Alzner D22:41+0.08+0.04+0.01−0.01+0.05+0.00+0.00
Jacob de la Rose L13:131+0.02+0.10−0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.01
Nikita Scherbak R14:09+0.02+0.02−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Byron Froese C14:33−0.04−0.04−0.03−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.01
Victor Mete D5:48−0.05−0.06+0.01−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jeff Petry D23:13−0.09−0.05+0.01−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Max Pacioretty L13:25−0.13−0.10−0.00+0.00−0.02+0.00−0.01
Jonathan Drouin L15:451−0.21+0.01−0.23+0.00−0.02+0.00+0.03
Phillip Danault C16:18−0.22−0.03−0.16−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Daniel Carr L10:50−0.22+0.02−0.24−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Andrew Shaw R12:34−0.30−0.09−0.00−0.01−0.00−0.18−0.02
Artturi Lehkonen L18:051−0.50−0.01−0.52−0.01+0.03+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Charlie Lindgren G59:58+0.14

NYI

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Tanner Fritz C17:121+0.70+0.02+0.69−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Josh Bailey R19:451+0.35−0.05+0.58+0.03−0.01−0.18−0.01
Brock Nelson C17:0011+0.27−0.14+0.59−0.01+0.00−0.18+0.01
Mathew Barzal C23:05+0.14+0.06−0.23+0.02−0.01+0.36−0.06
Cal Clutterbuck R13:26+0.13+0.12−0.00−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brandon Davidson D10:42+0.03+0.03+0.01−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Johnny Boychuk D19:24−0.01+0.01−0.05+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Thomas Hickey D14:531−0.03−0.04+0.01+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Sebastian Aho D11:41−0.06−0.02−0.02−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Chris Wagner R9:42−0.07−0.05−0.00−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.01
Adam Pelech D19:16−0.07−0.01−0.07−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ross Johnston L7:11−0.10−0.10−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Andrew Ladd L15:021−0.14+0.05−0.18−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan Pulock D17:24−0.16−0.02−0.18+0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Anthony Beauvillier R16:171−0.17−0.01−0.15−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.01
Nick Leddy D22:131−0.29−0.04−0.23+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
John Tavares C22:24−0.37−0.05−0.35+0.02−0.02+0.00+0.03
Anders Lee C18:50−0.48−0.02−0.45−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jaroslav Halak G58:33−2.00

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.