Tonight: 8 gamesModel estimates, not official NHL statistics
puckmodel
← All recaps

2023-03-25 · Centre Bell

2 – 8Final

MTL beat CBJ 8–2. MTL also won the expected-goals battle 2.7 to 2.1: the better chances went the right way. The biggest swing: Rafael Harvey-Pinard scored at 0:13 of the second, moving MTL’s win probability from 53% to 72%. Elvis Merzlikins allowed 3.6 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
23 – 32
Expected goals
2.1 – 2.7
xG share
MTL 56%
Home-ice start
MTL 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.

CBJ goalMTL goal

Expected goals

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

CBJMTL

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
Rafael Harvey-Pinard
3 G, 0 A · 14:55 TOI
Finishing +2.30 · Penalties +0.19
+2.54
MTL
Alex Belzile
1 G, 0 A · 14:13 TOI
Finishing +0.86
+0.85
MTL
Jesse Ylonen
1 G, 1 A · 11:17 TOI
On-ice +0.08 · Finishing +0.72
+0.80

Rough nights

CBJ
Elvis Merzlikins
37:02 TOI
GSAx −3.60
−3.60
CBJ
Michael Hutchinson
22:58 TOI
GSAx −1.42
−1.42
MTL
David Savard
0 G, 0 A · 20:19 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing −0.33 · Penalties −0.19
−0.41

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalCBJ–MTLWin prob.
P1 1:32 CBJLane Pederson
from Kent Johnson, Jack Roslovic
1–047% → 62%
P1 3:39 MTLMike Hoffman
from Mike Matheson, Nick Suzuki
1–137% → 53%
P1 9:43 MTLJesse Ylonen
from Brendan Gallagher, Joel Edmundson
1–253% → 70%
P1 18:00 CBJKirill Marchenko
from Andrew Peeke, Gavin Bayreuther
2–229% → 47%
P2 0:13 MTLRafael Harvey-Pinard
from Mike Matheson, Nick Suzuki
2–353% → 72%
P2 7:13 MTLRafael Harvey-Pinard
from Mike Hoffman, Nick Suzuki
2–473% → 87%
P2 13:08 MTLBrendan Gallagher
from Jake Evans, Jesse Ylonen
2–589% → 97%
P2 16:42 MTLRafael Harvey-PinardPP
from Mike Hoffman, Mike Matheson
2–698% → 100%
P3 11:48 MTLAlex Belzile
from Chris Tierney, Johnathan Kovacevic
2–7100% → 100%
P3 13:49 MTLNick Suzuki
from Johnathan Kovacevic, Jordan Harris
2–8100% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Kirill Marchenko R16:581+0.41−0.09+0.49−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.01
Lane Pederson C14:301+0.26+0.03+0.26−0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Liam Foudy C12:41+0.17−0.01−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Johnny Gaudreau L18:18+0.12−0.11−0.02+0.07−0.01+0.19+0.00
Kent Johnson C15:181+0.01+0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jake Christiansen D19:05−0.00−0.01+0.01−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Tim Berni D14:57−0.04−0.04+0.01−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Hunter McKown C14:58−0.05+0.01−0.13−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.08
Andrew Peeke D21:131−0.05−0.01−0.03−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Jack Roslovic C17:241−0.07−0.02−0.04−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Sean Kuraly C13:22−0.09−0.03−0.05−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Trey Fix-Wolansky R13:19−0.09−0.06−0.02−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Eric Robinson L12:01−0.18−0.03−0.13−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Blankenburg D19:40−0.20+0.01−0.20−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Boone Jenner C19:07−0.21−0.12−0.10−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.02
Emil Bemstrom C14:05−0.25+0.03−0.28−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Gavin Bayreuther D17:291−0.31−0.10−0.02+0.02−0.01−0.19+0.00
Adam Boqvist D20:03−0.38−0.04−0.12−0.00−0.02−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Michael Hutchinson G22:58−1.42
Elvis Merzlikins G37:02−3.60

MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Rafael Harvey-Pinard L14:553+2.54+0.04+2.30+0.00+0.01+0.19−0.01
Alex Belzile R14:131+0.85+0.02+0.86−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.03
Jesse Ylonen R11:1711+0.80+0.08+0.72−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Suzuki C15:5913+0.78+0.03+0.77+0.02−0.00+0.00−0.03
Brendan Gallagher R12:5811+0.70+0.07+0.61+0.03−0.00+0.00+0.00
Mike Hoffman C14:2112+0.59+0.00+0.75+0.02−0.00−0.19+0.00
Jake Evans C17:021+0.22+0.11−0.06−0.01−0.00+0.19−0.01
Denis Gurianov R13:52+0.12+0.02−0.08−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00
Joel Edmundson D20:261+0.02+0.02+0.01−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Michael Pezzetta L15:03+0.00+0.02−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01
Chris Tierney C14:281−0.02−0.02−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Johnathan Kovacevic D17:532−0.04+0.08−0.11−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kirby Dach C17:12−0.11−0.06−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.04
Justin Barron D19:00−0.15−0.01−0.13−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mike Matheson D22:153−0.18+0.12−0.29−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jordan Harris D17:451−0.33+0.01−0.15+0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Jonathan Drouin L13:02−0.40+0.02−0.22−0.00−0.01−0.19+0.00
David Savard D20:19−0.41+0.10−0.33+0.00+0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Samuel Montembeault G60:00+0.47

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.