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2018-12-29 · Amalie Arena

5 – 6Final

TBL beat MTL 6–5. TBL also won the expected-goals battle 3.0 to 2.4: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Adam Erne scored at 18:58 of the third, moving TBL’s win probability from 50% to 96%. Antti Niemi allowed 3.3 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
38 – 32
Expected goals
2.4 – 3.0
xG share
TBL 55%
Home-ice start
TBL 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 goalTBL goal

Expected goals

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

MTLTBL

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.

TBL
2 G, 1 A · 10:47 TOI
On-ice +0.17 · Finishing +1.36
+1.53
MTL
Andrew Shaw
2 G, 0 A · 17:19 TOI
Finishing +1.30 · Penalties −0.18
+1.07
MTL
Jordie Benn
1 G, 1 A · 14:50 TOI
On-ice +0.13 · Finishing +0.92
+1.06

Rough nights

MTL
Antti Niemi
59:07 TOI
GSAx −3.28
−3.28
TBL
60:00 TOI
GSAx −2.13
−2.13
MTL
0 G, 0 A · 20:45 TOI
On-ice −0.20 · Finishing −0.29 · Penalties −0.18
−0.71

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMTL–TBLWin prob.
P1 9:44 MTLAndrew ShawPP
from Tomas Tatar, Jesperi Kotkaniemi
1–047% → 64%
P1 10:00 MTLKenny Agostino
from Jordie Benn, Phillip Danault
2–064% → 77%
P1 14:12 TBLYanni Gourde
from Adam Erne, Ryan McDonagh
2–122% → 36%
P1 17:07 TBLAnton Stralman
unassisted
2–235% → 53%
P1 17:35 MTLJordie Benn
from Phillip Danault, Brendan Gallagher
3–247% → 65%
P2 7:55 TBLNikita KucherovPP
from Victor Hedman, Brayden Point
3–333% → 53%
P2 8:33 TBLTyler Johnson
from Mikhail Sergachev, Nikita Kucherov
3–453% → 73%
P2 12:19 MTLBrett Kulak
from Tomas Tatar, Phillip Danault
4–426% → 47%
P2 13:11 MTLAndrew Shaw
from Artturi Lehkonen, Shea Weber
5–447% → 69%
P3 9:36 TBLAdam Erne
from Anton Stralman, Victor Hedman
5–520% → 52%
P3 18:58 TBLAdam Erne
from Yanni Gourde, Anthony Cirelli
5–650% → 96%

Every player

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MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Andrew Shaw R17:192+1.07−0.04+1.30−0.02−0.00−0.18+0.01
Jordie Benn D14:5011+1.06+0.13+0.92+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brett Kulak D15:251+0.76−0.09+0.88−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kenny Agostino L9:061+0.67−0.10+0.77−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Victor Mete D20:39−0.04−0.23−0.01−0.00+0.02+0.18+0.00
Mike Reilly D18:39−0.05−0.03−0.00−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Phillip Danault C19:303−0.11+0.06−0.31−0.02−0.00+0.18−0.01
Matthew Peca C7:53−0.12−0.11−0.01−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Tomas Tatar L18:242−0.19−0.01−0.19+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Michael Chaput C9:45−0.20−0.13−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Paul Byron L16:30−0.21−0.13−0.06−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Max Domi C17:30−0.24−0.24−0.01+0.05+0.00+0.00−0.05
Shea Weber D25:411−0.27−0.29−0.02−0.01+0.05+0.00+0.00
Jonathan Drouin L16:47−0.29−0.25−0.03+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C13:511−0.30−0.03−0.27−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.02
Artturi Lehkonen L16:281−0.30−0.13−0.22−0.00+0.04+0.00+0.00
Brendan Gallagher R17:481−0.55−0.07−0.30+0.00−0.01−0.18+0.00
Jeff Petry D20:45−0.71−0.20−0.29−0.01−0.04−0.18+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Antti Niemi G59:07−3.28

TBL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Adam Erne L10:4721+1.53+0.17+1.36−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.01
Anton Stralman D20:3011+1.05+0.17+0.85+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Yanni Gourde C16:5211+1.01+0.22+0.74−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.04
Nikita Kucherov R21:0611+0.85+0.01+0.80+0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00
Tyler Johnson C19:321+0.61+0.09+0.54−0.02+0.01+0.00−0.01
Cedric Paquette C11:31+0.12+0.03−0.12−0.02+0.01+0.18+0.03
Erik Cernak D18:28+0.11+0.13−0.01+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mikhail Sergachev D16:291+0.01+0.04−0.02+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mathieu Joseph R6:54+0.01+0.01−0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan McDonagh D21:301−0.00+0.14+0.01+0.02+0.01−0.18+0.00
Ondrej Palat L17:08−0.01−0.02−0.20+0.01+0.02+0.18+0.00
Ryan Callahan R9:17−0.01+0.06−0.07+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Dan Girardi D17:40−0.03−0.03+0.01+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Steven Stamkos C18:12−0.06+0.00−0.04+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.03
Brayden Point C20:321−0.11+0.01−0.14+0.03−0.00+0.00−0.02
Alex Killorn L12:25−0.12+0.13−0.06−0.00−0.01−0.18+0.00
Victor Hedman D21:132−0.12+0.20−0.35+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Anthony Cirelli C14:041−0.26+0.28−0.57+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Andrei Vasilevskiy G60:00−2.13

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.