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2024-12-23 · Nationwide Arena

4 – 5Final

CBJ beat MTL 5–4. Expected goals were close to even (MTL 3.1, CBJ 3.2), so the finishing and the goaltending decided it. The biggest swing: Kirill Marchenko scored at 17:48 of the third, moving CBJ’s win probability from 50% to 93%. Samuel Montembeault allowed 1.8 goals more than expected.

Shots on goal
31 – 32
Expected goals
3.1 – 3.2
xG share
CBJ 51%
Home-ice start
CBJ 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 goalCBJ goal

Expected goals

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

MTLCBJ

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.

CBJ
1 G, 2 A · 23:17 TOI
On-ice +0.20 · Finishing +0.31 · Playmaking +0.26 · Penalties +0.20
+0.96
MTL
1 G, 1 A · 14:43 TOI
On-ice +0.14 · Finishing +0.28 · Playmaking +0.15 · Faceoffs +0.12
+0.69
MTL
David Savard
1 G, 1 A · 17:15 TOI
Finishing +0.42 · Penalties +0.20
+0.68

Rough nights

MTL
58:25 TOI
GSAx −1.82
−1.82
CBJ
59:49 TOI
GSAx −0.85
−0.85
MTL
0 G, 0 A · 14:35 TOI
Penalties −0.40
−0.47

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalMTL–CBJWin prob.
P1 12:03 CBJDmitri Voronkov
from Sean Monahan
0–153% → 70%
P1 18:45 CBJKent Johnson
from Zach Werenski, Mathieu Olivier
0–271% → 85%
P2 2:03 MTLDavid Savard
from Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki
1–214% → 28%
P2 3:34 CBJJordan Harris
from Sean Monahan, Kirill Marchenko
1–372% → 86%
P2 7:03 MTLLane Hutson
from Juraj Slafkovský, Cole Caufield
2–313% → 27%
P2 14:26 MTLJake Evans
from Emil Heineman, David Savard
3–325% → 47%
P3 0:20 MTLJoel Armia
from Jake Evans, Alexandre Carrier
4–348% → 73%
P3 3:24 CBJDmitri VoronkovPP
from Kirill Marchenko, Zach Werenski
4–426% → 52%
P3 17:48 CBJKirill Marchenko
from Sean Monahan, Zach Werenski
4–550% → 93%

Every player

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MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Jake Evans C14:4311+0.69+0.14+0.28+0.15+0.00+0.00+0.12
David Savard D17:1511+0.68−0.01+0.42+0.05+0.02+0.20+0.00
Joel Armia R12:461+0.44+0.13+0.29+0.04+0.00+0.00−0.01
Emil Heineman L11:431+0.27+0.16−0.05+0.16+0.00+0.00+0.00
Alexandre Carrier D16:391+0.18+0.17−0.03+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Lane Hutson D24:311+0.18−0.13+0.44−0.10−0.04+0.00+0.00
Christian Dvorak C15:31+0.06+0.09−0.00−0.07+0.01+0.00+0.03
Kaiden Guhle D18:00+0.06+0.14−0.07−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Arber Xhekaj D15:26+0.05+0.05−0.01+0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00
Juraj Slafkovský L17:461−0.04−0.27−0.00+0.24−0.02+0.00+0.01
Alex Newhook C15:37−0.05+0.16−0.07−0.10−0.00+0.00−0.03
Patrik Laine L6:15−0.09−0.07−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00−0.01
Nick Suzuki C21:221−0.17−0.19−0.16+0.05−0.01+0.20−0.06
Josh Anderson R14:41−0.20−0.05−0.13−0.03−0.01+0.00+0.01
Kirby Dach C15:48−0.26+0.15−0.36−0.04−0.01+0.00−0.01
Cole Caufield R18:272−0.39−0.28−0.18+0.32−0.04−0.20−0.01
Mike Matheson D26:15−0.47−0.24−0.08−0.12−0.02+0.00+0.00
Brendan Gallagher R14:35−0.47−0.02−0.00−0.04−0.01−0.40+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Samuel Montembeault G58:25−1.82

CBJ

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Kirill Marchenko R23:1712+0.96+0.20+0.31+0.26+0.00+0.20−0.01
Sean Monahan C22:373+0.63+0.18−0.31+0.61+0.00+0.20−0.05
Dmitri Voronkov L20:432+0.52+0.03+0.65+0.04+0.01−0.20−0.01
Jordan Harris D6:261+0.36−0.05+0.46−0.04−0.00+0.00+0.00
Zach Werenski D28:443+0.25+0.19−0.21+0.26+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kent Johnson C15:411+0.22+0.04+0.28−0.08−0.02+0.00+0.00
Jack Johnson D9:53+0.02+0.04+0.00−0.03+0.01+0.00+0.00
Mathieu Olivier R17:251−0.01+0.06−0.08−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Denton Mateychuk D18:36−0.02−0.04+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Dante Fabbro D23:28−0.04−0.08+0.00+0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
James van Riemsdyk L11:54−0.07−0.06−0.00−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00
Jake Christiansen D6:33−0.09−0.08+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ivan Provorov D25:01−0.09+0.11+0.00−0.01−0.00−0.20+0.00
Zachary Aston-Reese C11:55−0.12−0.14−0.00−0.02+0.04+0.00+0.00
Mikael Pyyhtia L10:55−0.13−0.06−0.01−0.06+0.00+0.00+0.00
Sean Kuraly C8:43−0.18−0.07−0.07−0.03−0.00+0.00−0.01
Cole Sillinger C20:00−0.18−0.02−0.14−0.07−0.03+0.00+0.07
Adam Fantilli C14:20−0.26−0.17−0.03−0.01−0.02+0.00−0.03
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Jet Greaves G59:49−0.85

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.