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2024-03-05 · Bridgestone Arena

4 – 3Final/OT

MTL beat NSH 4–3 in overtime. MTL lost the expected-goals battle 2.3 to 3.4 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Nick Suzuki scored at 0:17 of overtime, moving MTL’s win probability from 50% to 100%. Juuse Saros allowed 1.4 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
30 – 28
Expected goals
2.3 – 3.4
xG share
NSH 60%
Home-ice start
NSH 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 goalNSH goal

Expected goals

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

MTLNSH

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.

NSH
1 G, 1 A · 18:49 TOI
On-ice +0.34 · Finishing +0.76
+1.13
MTL
David Savard
1 G, 0 A · 19:41 TOI
Finishing +0.92
+0.94
MTL
Joshua Roy
1 G, 0 A · 14:04 TOI
Finishing +0.90
+0.90

Rough nights

NSH
60:17 TOI
GSAx −1.43
−1.43
MTL
0 G, 2 A · 18:47 TOI
On-ice −0.14 · Finishing −0.64
−0.81
NSH
0 G, 0 A · 14:39 TOI
Finishing −0.62
−0.56

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMTL–NSHWin prob.
P1 15:24 NSHFilip Forsberg
from Luke Evangelista, Ryan O'Reilly
0–153% → 71%
P2 5:11 NSHGustav Nyquist
from Filip Forsberg, Ryan O'Reilly
0–273% → 87%
P2 16:39 MTLBrendan Gallagher
from Jake Evans, Josh Anderson
1–29% → 24%
P2 16:45 MTLDavid Savard
from Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki
2–224% → 47%
P3 12:19 NSHRyan O'Reilly
from Gustav Nyquist, Jeremy Lauzon
2–351% → 85%
P3 14:55 MTLJoshua Roy
unassisted
3–312% → 49%
OT 0:17 MTLNick Suzuki
from Cole Caufield, Mike Matheson
4–350% → 100%

Every player

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MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
David Savard D19:411+0.94+0.01+0.92+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Joshua Roy R14:041+0.90−0.00+0.90−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Suzuki C19:3711+0.88−0.21+0.88+0.02−0.01+0.19+0.01
Brendan Gallagher R14:441+0.72−0.04+0.76+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jesse Ylonen R11:21+0.00+0.00−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Josh Anderson R14:091−0.04−0.01−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Rafael Harvey-Pinard L10:43−0.07+0.09−0.12−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.05
Arber Xhekaj D20:20−0.11−0.03−0.05−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jayden Struble D14:27−0.13−0.01−0.12+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Jake Evans C16:061−0.18−0.11−0.04−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.02
Mike Matheson D27:021−0.19−0.16−0.01−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00
Alex Newhook C16:11−0.28−0.03−0.26+0.01−0.00+0.00+0.01
Jordan Harris D17:19−0.30−0.07−0.04+0.01−0.01−0.19+0.00
Kaiden Guhle D18:32−0.33−0.11−0.02−0.00−0.01−0.19+0.00
Tanner Pearson L11:48−0.36+0.02−0.37−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Juraj Slafkovský L17:56−0.41−0.22−0.18+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.01
Joel Armia R14:21−0.43−0.10−0.32−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Cole Caufield R18:472−0.81−0.14−0.64+0.01−0.04+0.00+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jake Allen G60:17−0.23

NSH

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Gustav Nyquist R18:4911+1.13+0.34+0.76+0.02−0.00+0.00+0.01
Filip Forsberg L18:2611+0.90+0.33+0.53+0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan O'Reilly C19:0812+0.68+0.29+0.39+0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01
Jeremy Lauzon D18:461+0.21+0.24−0.01−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Roman Josi D24:57+0.09+0.05+0.01+0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Cole Smith L15:18+0.09+0.03−0.11−0.02+0.00+0.19+0.00
Kiefer Sherwood L14:17+0.08−0.09−0.00−0.00−0.01+0.19+0.00
Dante Fabbro D16:02+0.06+0.07−0.01−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Ryan McDonagh D22:14+0.04+0.01−0.00+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Mark Jankowski L13:16−0.01−0.02−0.00−0.02+0.02+0.00+0.02
Michael McCarron C14:13−0.05+0.04−0.08−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Yakov Trenin C12:49−0.08−0.00−0.08−0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Tommy Novak C14:04−0.08−0.07−0.00+0.01−0.01+0.00−0.01
Alexandre Carrier D20:26−0.19+0.16−0.17−0.00+0.01−0.19+0.00
Luke Evangelista R13:511−0.21−0.05−0.15+0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Luke Schenn D14:41−0.22−0.19−0.02−0.00−0.00+0.00+0.00
Cody Glass C11:30−0.40−0.09−0.28−0.02−0.00+0.00+0.00
Colton Sissons C14:39−0.56+0.03−0.62−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.04
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Juuse Saros G60:17−1.43

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.