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2023-12-31 · Amalie Arena

3 – 4Final

TBL beat MTL 4–3. TBL lost the expected-goals battle 2.0 to 2.8 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Calvin de Haan scored at 7:49 of the third, moving TBL’s win probability from 52% to 81%. Samuel Montembeault allowed 2.2 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
29 – 20
Expected goals
2.8 – 2.0
xG share
MTL 58%
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.

MTL
Johnathan Kovacevic
1 G, 0 A · 11:23 TOI
Finishing +0.94
+0.92
TBL
Austin Watson
1 G, 0 A · 6:06 TOI
On-ice −0.07 · Finishing +0.92
+0.84
TBL
1 G, 0 A · 20:51 TOI
Finishing +0.63 · Penalties +0.19
+0.81

Rough nights

MTL
58:24 TOI
GSAx −2.20
−2.20
TBL
0 G, 1 A · 21:19 TOI
On-ice −0.27 · Finishing −0.20
−0.48
TBL
Jonas Johansson
60:00 TOI
GSAx −0.46
−0.46

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMTL–TBLWin prob.
P2 3:58 MTLCole Caufield
unassisted
1–047% → 67%
P2 11:59 MTLJohnathan Kovacevic
from Samuel Montembeault
2–069% → 85%
P2 14:01 TBLBrayden Point
from Nick Paul, Brandon Hagel
2–114% → 30%
P2 17:36 TBLAustin Watson
from Victor Hedman, Nick Perbix
2–229% → 53%
P3 7:49 TBLCalvin de Haan
from Nikita Kucherov, Steven Stamkos
2–352% → 81%
P3 14:54 TBLNikita Kucherov
from Victor Hedman, Anthony Cirelli
2–488% → 99%
P3 17:55 MTLNick SuzukiPP
from Juraj Slafkovský, Mike Matheson
3–40% → 6%

Every player

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MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Johnathan Kovacevic D11:231+0.92−0.01+0.94−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Suzuki C23:331+0.59−0.09+0.81+0.02−0.01−0.19+0.05
Cole Caufield R23:111+0.32−0.10+0.43+0.02−0.04+0.00+0.01
Jake Evans C18:07+0.26+0.19−0.12−0.01+0.00+0.19+0.01
Michael Pezzetta L4:54+0.08+0.06−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.02
Kaiden Guhle D15:42+0.07+0.15−0.07−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jordan Harris D14:35+0.06+0.09−0.03+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Joel Armia R13:02+0.05+0.13−0.07−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mitchell Stephens C10:33+0.04+0.10−0.08−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.03
Jesse Ylonen R12:08−0.00−0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
David Savard D22:10−0.00+0.33−0.17+0.01+0.01−0.19+0.00
Brendan Gallagher R15:39−0.05+0.14−0.20+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jayden Struble D16:37−0.06−0.06+0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Mike Matheson D25:271−0.11+0.12−0.02−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Juraj Slafkovský L20:421−0.17−0.08−0.08+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Sean Monahan C20:07−0.19−0.03−0.21−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.05
Justin Barron D11:04−0.23−0.02−0.19−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00
Josh Anderson R16:42−0.37+0.07−0.43−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Samuel Montembeault G58:24−2.20

TBL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Austin Watson L6:061+0.84−0.07+0.92−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Brayden Point C20:511+0.81−0.01+0.63+0.02−0.00+0.19−0.02
Calvin de Haan D18:571+0.77+0.03+0.74+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nikita Kucherov R25:0511+0.57−0.36+0.73+0.03−0.02+0.19+0.00
Brandon Hagel L21:091+0.10+0.25−0.15+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Erik Cernak D6:39+0.06−0.12+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.19+0.00
Darren Raddysh D24:30−0.01+0.01−0.03+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Nick Perbix D25:151−0.04−0.04+0.01+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Michael Eyssimont C8:49−0.07−0.02−0.05−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Alex Barré-Boulet C10:47−0.10−0.09−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Anthony Cirelli C20:021−0.10−0.13−0.00+0.00+0.03+0.00−0.01
Haydn Fleury D9:27−0.11−0.12+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Tyler Motte C11:11−0.17−0.05−0.07−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.04
Tanner Jeannot L10:07−0.22−0.02−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.00
Luke Glendening C7:25−0.22+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.19−0.03
Nick Paul L20:291−0.36−0.11−0.19−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.05
Victor Hedman D29:522−0.44−0.11−0.36+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Steven Stamkos C21:191−0.48−0.27−0.20+0.02−0.01+0.00−0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jonas Johansson G60:00−0.46

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.