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2024-02-11 · Centre Bell

7 – 2Final

STL beat MTL 7–2. Expected goals were close to even (STL 3.4, MTL 3.2), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Alexey Toropchenko scored at 0:25 of the first, moving STL’s win probability from 47% to 62%. Jake Allen allowed 3.3 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
36 – 32
Expected goals
3.4 – 3.2
xG share
STL 52%
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.

STL goalMTL goal

Expected goals

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

STLMTL

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
60:00 TOI
GSAx +1.33
+1.33
STL
1 G, 3 A · 18:20 TOI
On-ice +0.07 · Finishing +0.22 · Playmaking +0.58
+0.85
STL
2 G, 0 A · 13:10 TOI
On-ice +0.10 · Finishing +0.51 · Penalties +0.19
+0.79

Rough nights

MTL
60:00 TOI
GSAx −3.30
−3.30
MTL
0 G, 1 A · 27:34 TOI
On-ice −0.06 · Finishing −0.10 · Penalties −0.19
−0.37
MTL
Kaiden Guhle
0 G, 0 A · 24:12 TOI
Playmaking −0.14 · Penalties −0.19
−0.33

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalSTL–MTLWin prob.
P1 0:25 STLAlexey Toropchenko
from Oskar Sundqvist, Torey Krug
1–047% → 62%
P1 5:05 STLColton Parayko
from Kasperi Kapanen
2–063% → 75%
P1 10:23 MTLNick Suzuki
from Juraj Slafkovský, Mike Matheson
2–124% → 36%
P1 15:20 STLJordan KyrouPP
from Robert Thomas, Torey Krug
3–165% → 79%
P2 17:49 STLNathan Walker
from Brayden Schenn, Torey Krug
4–188% → 97%
P3 0:31 STLRobert ThomasPP
from Nick Leddy, Jake Neighbours
5–198% → 99%
P3 3:06 MTLJoel Armia
from David Savard, Jayden Struble
5–20% → 2%
P3 7:14 STLJake NeighboursPP
from Robert Thomas, Torey Krug
6–299% → 100%
P3 15:33 STLJordan Kyrou
from Robert Thomas, Torey Krug
7–2100% → 100%

Every player

Show both lineups

STL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Robert Thomas C18:2013+0.85+0.07+0.22+0.58+0.00+0.00−0.03
Jordan Kyrou R13:102+0.79+0.10+0.51−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Alexey Toropchenko R15:431+0.56+0.09+0.27−0.00+0.01+0.19+0.00
Jake Neighbours L17:5411+0.48−0.02+0.38+0.11+0.00+0.00+0.01
Nathan Walker L14:141+0.42+0.01+0.43−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Colton Parayko D25:151+0.40+0.04+0.41−0.06+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kevin Hayes R13:34+0.21−0.00−0.11−0.07−0.00+0.37+0.02
Nick Leddy D23:051+0.18−0.01−0.04+0.25−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kasperi Kapanen R18:241+0.11−0.06−0.04+0.22−0.00+0.00+0.00
Torey Krug D20:085+0.11+0.07−0.11+0.15+0.00+0.00+0.00
Pavel Buchnevich L16:24+0.05+0.10−0.07+0.03+0.00+0.00−0.01
Marco Scandella D16:23+0.01−0.04−0.02+0.05+0.01+0.00+0.00
Brandon Saad L13:19+0.00−0.03−0.08−0.06−0.01+0.19+0.00
Matthew Kessel D16:07−0.03+0.03−0.01−0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00
Oskar Sundqvist C14:561−0.06+0.01−0.08+0.19+0.00−0.19+0.00
Calle Rosen D14:03−0.07−0.06+0.00−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Brayden Schenn C19:081−0.09−0.02−0.10+0.24+0.02−0.19−0.04
Sammy Blais L0:53−0.24−0.05−0.00−0.01+0.00−0.19+0.01
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jordan Binnington G60:00+1.33

MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Joel Armia R15:021+0.23+0.02+0.27−0.06−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jordan Harris D1:34+0.21+0.04+0.00−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00
Nick Suzuki C20:181+0.18+0.04+0.43−0.12−0.00−0.19+0.01
David Savard D20:551+0.08+0.01−0.02+0.08+0.02+0.00+0.00
Johnathan Kovacevic D18:11−0.07+0.02+0.00−0.09−0.00+0.00+0.00
Josh Anderson R14:49−0.08+0.00−0.00−0.08−0.01+0.00+0.01
Cole Caufield R18:55−0.09−0.02−0.20−0.03−0.02+0.19+0.00
Joshua Roy R11:28−0.09+0.01−0.09−0.02+0.01+0.00+0.00
Michael Pezzetta L10:54−0.11−0.01−0.00−0.09+0.00+0.00−0.01
Alex Newhook C15:59−0.12+0.10−0.26+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Tanner Pearson L15:06−0.17+0.05−0.13−0.08−0.01+0.00−0.01
Jesse Ylonen R10:38−0.21−0.03−0.12−0.05+0.00+0.00−0.01
Jake Evans C17:56−0.23−0.08−0.13−0.05−0.00+0.00+0.03
Juraj Slafkovský L20:111−0.26−0.03−0.15+0.12−0.01−0.19+0.00
Jayden Struble D18:561−0.26−0.04−0.01−0.01−0.02−0.19+0.00
Brandon Gignac C11:40−0.29−0.06−0.19−0.05+0.00+0.00+0.01
Kaiden Guhle D24:12−0.33+0.00+0.00−0.14−0.01−0.19+0.00
Mike Matheson D27:341−0.37−0.06−0.10−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jake Allen G60:00−3.30

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.