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2025-01-21 · Centre Bell

2 – 3Final

MTL beat TBL 3–2. MTL lost the expected-goals battle 2.2 to 4.7 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Jake Evans scored at 17:45 of the third, moving MTL’s win probability from 50% to 93%. Samuel Montembeault saved 2.5 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
35 – 22
Expected goals
4.7 – 2.2
xG share
TBL 68%
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.

TBL goalMTL goal

Expected goals

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

TBLMTL

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
60:00 TOI
GSAx +2.52
+2.52
TBL
1 G, 0 A · 26:55 TOI
On-ice +0.40 · Finishing +0.28 · Playmaking +0.11 · Penalties +0.20
+0.98
MTL
1 G, 0 A · 14:23 TOI
On-ice −0.08 · Finishing +0.82
+0.73

Rough nights

TBL
58:09 TOI
GSAx −0.84
−0.84
TBL
0 G, 0 A · 19:55 TOI
On-ice +0.30 · Finishing −1.04
−0.68
MTL
0 G, 0 A · 23:42 TOI
On-ice −0.45 · Penalties −0.20
−0.66

Scoring

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

TimeTeamGoalTBL–MTLWin prob.
P1 14:20 TBLNikita Kucherov
from Anthony Cirelli, Emil Lilleberg
1–047% → 64%
P2 2:45 TBLJake Guentzel
from Michael Eyssimont
2–066% → 81%
P2 5:32 MTLJuraj SlafkovskýPP
from Patrik Laine, Lane Hutson
2–118% → 33%
P2 7:21 MTLAlex Newhook
from Patrik Laine
2–232% → 53%
P3 17:45 MTLJake Evans
from Joel Armia, Alexandre Carrier
2–350% → 93%

Every player

Show both lineups

TBL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Nikita Kucherov R26:551+0.98+0.40+0.28+0.11−0.01+0.20+0.00
Jake Guentzel C18:171+0.56+0.19+0.22−0.01−0.00+0.20−0.04
Darren Raddysh D24:05+0.52+0.36−0.05+0.01−0.00+0.20+0.00
Victor Hedman D23:48+0.27+0.33−0.10+0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Emil Lilleberg D14:191+0.17+0.22−0.03−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Zemgus Girgensons C12:51+0.10+0.02−0.08−0.03−0.00+0.20+0.00
Brandon Hagel L22:49+0.05+0.39−0.34+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Nick Perbix D12:07+0.02+0.25−0.03+0.00−0.00−0.20+0.00
Max Crozier D18:41+0.01+0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mitchell Chaffee R10:17−0.01+0.00−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.01
Nick Paul L17:31−0.02+0.00−0.03−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.02
Ryan McDonagh D18:46−0.03−0.07+0.01+0.02+0.02+0.00+0.00
Cam Atkinson R7:09−0.04−0.04−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Anthony Cirelli C21:291−0.07+0.42−0.52+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00
Michael Eyssimont C11:211−0.09+0.18−0.28−0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00
Luke Glendening C7:44−0.28−0.00−0.27−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00
Conor Geekie C11:09−0.33−0.01−0.11−0.01−0.00−0.20+0.00
Brayden Point C19:55−0.68+0.30−1.04+0.04−0.00+0.00+0.02
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Andrei Vasilevskiy G58:09−0.84

MTL

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffs
Alex Newhook C14:231+0.73−0.08+0.82+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01
Jake Evans C16:191+0.56−0.03+0.55−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.05
Juraj Slafkovský L16:211+0.46−0.17+0.65+0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00
Owen Beck C6:57−0.04−0.03−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Arber Xhekaj D13:20−0.04+0.04−0.07−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Alexandre Carrier D20:021−0.08−0.05−0.04−0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
David Savard D18:47−0.10−0.07−0.04+0.00+0.01+0.00+0.00
Kaiden Guhle D21:24−0.12−0.11+0.01−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Kirby Dach C13:23−0.12−0.03−0.27−0.00−0.01+0.20−0.02
Joel Armia R16:581−0.21−0.04−0.16−0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cole Caufield R15:16−0.22−0.01−0.20+0.02−0.03+0.00+0.00
Nick Suzuki C19:54−0.26−0.17−0.09+0.03−0.01+0.00−0.02
Patrik Laine L14:382−0.28+0.04−0.32+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00
Josh Anderson R14:03−0.36−0.34−0.00−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00
Christian Dvorak C14:11−0.37−0.37−0.00−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01
Brendan Gallagher R11:21−0.47−0.26−0.00+0.00−0.01−0.20+0.00
Lane Hutson D21:011−0.62−0.36−0.05+0.02−0.04−0.20+0.00
Mike Matheson D23:42−0.66−0.45+0.01−0.01−0.02−0.20+0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Samuel Montembeault G60:00+2.52

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.