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2023-11-04 · Enterprise Center

3 – 6Final

STL beat MTL 6–3. Expected goals were close to even (MTL 3.3, STL 3.3), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Robert Thomas scored at 16:37 of the first, moving STL’s win probability from 53% to 71%. Samuel Montembeault allowed 1.7 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
33 – 35
Expected goals
3.3 – 3.3
xG share
STL 50%
Home-ice start
STL 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 goalSTL goal

Expected goals

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

MTLSTL

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.

STL
1 G, 2 A · 14:31 TOI
On-ice +0.22 · Finishing +0.30 · Playmaking +0.25
+0.80
STL
1 G, 0 A · 15:13 TOI
Finishing +0.80
+0.79
STL
1 G, 1 A · 14:45 TOI
On-ice +0.24 · Finishing +0.37
+0.62

Rough nights

MTL
59:45 TOI
GSAx −1.75
−1.75
STL
Sammy Blais
0 G, 0 A · 10:34 TOI
On-ice −0.09 · Finishing −0.09 · Penalties −0.19
−0.39
STL
1 G, 0 A · 15:45 TOI
On-ice −0.11 · Finishing −0.17
−0.26

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMTL–STLWin prob.
P1 1:24 STLJordan Kyrou
from Brayden Schenn
0–153% → 69%
P1 4:01 MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP
from Alex Newhook, Brendan Gallagher
1–131% → 47%
P1 16:37 STLRobert Thomas
from Justin Faulk
1–253% → 71%
P2 13:03 STLBrandon Saad
from Jordan Kyrou, Brayden Schenn
1–375% → 89%
P2 14:48 MTLBrendan Gallagher
from Sean Monahan
2–310% → 25%
P3 2:50 STLAlexey ToropchenkoSH
from Pavel Buchnevich
2–477% → 93%
P3 5:53 STLBrayden Schenn
from Jordan Kyrou, Brandon Saad
2–594% → 99%
P3 16:00 STLKasperi KapanenEN
from Robert Thomas
2–6100% → 100%
P3 18:32 MTLNick Suzuki
from Cole Caufield, Mike Matheson
3–60% → 0%

Every player

Show both lineups

MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Brendan Gallagher R14:0511+0.46+0.01+0.27+0.01−0.01+0.19+0.00
Nick Suzuki C18:591+0.28+0.05+0.35−0.11−0.01+0.00−0.01
Juraj Slafkovský L18:061+0.26+0.12+0.19−0.02−0.02+0.00−0.01
Michael Pezzetta L11:45+0.11−0.01−0.01−0.07+0.00+0.19+0.00
Sean Monahan C15:401+0.09−0.04−0.06+0.14+0.00+0.00+0.04
Alex Newhook C17:221+0.04−0.07−0.05+0.16−0.00+0.00+0.00
Kaiden Guhle D18:33+0.02+0.05+0.00−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Justin Barron D18:42+0.02+0.06+0.00−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Mike Matheson D21:231−0.07−0.19−0.08+0.03−0.02+0.19+0.00
Jordan Harris D16:44−0.07+0.07−0.06−0.07−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jake Evans C12:35−0.09−0.01−0.01−0.07+0.00+0.00−0.01
Tanner Pearson L13:38−0.11−0.03−0.07+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Cole Caufield R20:041−0.15+0.11−0.35+0.13−0.04+0.00+0.00
Joel Armia R11:15−0.16−0.01−0.12−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Christian Dvorak C14:53−0.19−0.08−0.06−0.05+0.02+0.00−0.02
Arber Xhekaj D19:33−0.21+0.05+0.00−0.06−0.02−0.19+0.00
Josh Anderson R19:12−0.24−0.10−0.03−0.10−0.01+0.00+0.00
Johnathan Kovacevic D17:46−0.25−0.09−0.09−0.06−0.00+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Samuel Montembeault G59:45−1.75

STL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Brayden Schenn C14:3112+0.80+0.22+0.30+0.25+0.01+0.00+0.03
Alexey Toropchenko R15:131+0.79+0.02+0.80−0.05+0.02+0.00+0.00
Brandon Saad L14:4511+0.62+0.24+0.37+0.02−0.00+0.00−0.01
Jordan Kyrou R16:4812+0.37+0.20−0.02+0.38−0.00−0.19+0.00
Robert Thomas C14:3611+0.35−0.09+0.42−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.07
Torey Krug D18:30+0.20+0.16−0.00+0.04+0.00+0.00+0.00
Justin Faulk D21:221+0.17+0.13−0.14+0.19−0.01+0.00+0.00
Marco Scandella D16:58−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Tyler Tucker D15:23−0.14−0.01+0.00+0.07−0.02−0.19+0.00
Pavel Buchnevich L18:141−0.14−0.07−0.00−0.04+0.00+0.00−0.03
Jake Neighbours L11:47−0.19−0.18−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jakub Vrana L13:02−0.20−0.02−0.13−0.02−0.02+0.00−0.01
Nick Leddy D23:11−0.23−0.08−0.02−0.10−0.03+0.00+0.00
Colton Parayko D24:48−0.24−0.05−0.12−0.09+0.02+0.00+0.00
Kevin Hayes R13:55−0.24+0.00−0.05−0.04−0.00−0.19+0.03
Oskar Sundqvist C13:27−0.25−0.12−0.03−0.04+0.00+0.00−0.06
Kasperi Kapanen R15:451−0.26−0.11−0.17+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Sammy Blais L10:34−0.39−0.09−0.09−0.02−0.00−0.19−0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Joel Hofer G60:00+0.45

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.