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Game Recap
ANA2
FinalFri, Jan 3, 2025Every game that night
EDM3

EDM beat ANA 3-2, and the chances backed it up: 3.59 expected goals to 2.47. D. Nurse led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). J. LaCombe had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 1.1. S. Skinner stopped 27 of 29.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
ANA0112
EDM1113
  1. 1st 16:54EDMR. Nugent-HopkinsPP0.05 xG
  2. 2nd 7:57EDMD. Nurse0.09 xG
  3. 2nd 18:32ANAB. Leason0.19 xG
  4. 3rd 6:53ANAJ. LaCombePP0.07 xG
  5. 3rd 18:25EDML. Draisaitl0.16 xG

Team Stats

ANAEDM
29Shots on goal26
2.47Expected goals3.59
52Shot attempts62
245v5 shots on goal24
1/2Power play1/1
14Hits3
12Blocked shots14
4Penalty minutes6
4Giveaways17
1Takeaways5

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked shot had of going in, by our model, added up.

Expected Goals Over the Game

ANA 2.47 xGEDM 3.59 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.541st2nd3rdEDM goal, 16:54EDM goal, 7:57ANA goal, 18:32ANA goal, 6:53EDM goal, 18:25

Each step up is a shot: how likely it was to go in. A team well above the other had the better chances, whatever the score.

Shot Map

ANA28 on goal, 2 scored
EDM26 on goal, 3 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
R. StromeC0110020019:011:49
L. CarlssonC0110010018:181:13
B. LeasonRW1011100013:510:00
T. TerryRW0003000020:471:55
A. KillornLW0001100018:590:45
R. FabbriC0001000017:290:41
F. VatranoRW0003010017:021:50
M. McTavishC0004010016:090:44
C. GauthierLW000100+1012:260:39
I. LundestromC000000-2012:060:00
J. HarkinsC000140-108:370:00
R. JohnstonLW000031-108:030:00
J. LaCombeD1015010025:351:48
B. DumoulinD000300-1023:180:00
J. TroubaD000222-1220:400:05
R. GudasD0001320019:500:00
O. ZellwegerD0000000213:530:46
D. HellesonD0003010012:530:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal26233.88558:21Loss
J. Gibson000–0:00

EDM Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
L. DraisaitlC101401+1220:210:42
R. Nugent-HopkinsC101400-1017:250:42
Z. HymanLW011310+1016:580:42
C. PerryRW011001+1010:420:00
J. SkinnerLW011000+109:270:00
C. McDavidC0000000222:440:42
V. ArvidssonLW0002000014:150:00
M. JanmarkC0000000013:330:00
V. PodkolzinRW0001120013:200:00
C. BrownRW000100-1012:530:00
A. HenriqueC000213+1212:440:00
K. KapanenRW0000000011:460:00
D. NurseD112201+2020:520:00
E. BouchardD011202-1024:230:42
M. EkholmD000102-1024:170:00
B. KulakD000202+2022:100:00
T. EmbersonD0001000014:550:00
T. StecherD0001000012:410:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
S. Skinner29272.93160:00Win
C. Pickard000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreANA 2.5, EDM 4.1ANA 2, EDM 3
Total goals6.55
Shots on goalANA 24.9, EDM 34.7ANA 29, EDM 26
Win chanceEDM 74%EDM won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
EDM C. McDavid3.401.94044%0
EDM Z. Hyman3.230.95142%0
EDM L. Draisaitl3.041.61148%1
ANA F. Vatrano2.930.55026%0
EDM E. Bouchard2.721.00119%0
EDM D. Nurse2.620.48212%1
EDM V. Arvidsson2.620.70024%0
EDM M. Ekholm2.410.57014%0
ANA T. Terry2.230.69026%0
EDM R. Nugent-Hopkins2.040.90126%1
EDM J. Skinner1.800.50122%0
ANA M. McTavish1.840.49019%0
EDM B. Kulak1.820.3708%0
ANA C. Gauthier1.710.41013%0
ANA R. Fabbri1.610.48023%0
ANA R. Strome1.600.49116%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.600.3007%0
ANA A. Killorn1.510.45020%0
EDM V. Podkolzin1.510.37014%0
EDM A. Henrique1.420.50022%0
ANA J. Trouba1.420.2505%0
EDM C. Brown1.310.41012%0
ANA L. Carlsson1.300.35116%0
ANA B. Leason1.310.27113%1
EDM K. Kapanen1.300.36014%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.150.3117%1
EDM C. Perry1.100.37117%0
ANA R. Gudas1.010.2204%0
EDM T. Emberson1.010.2403%0
EDM T. Stecher0.910.1605%0
ANA D. Helleson0.830.2407%0
EDM M. Janmark0.800.35011%0
ANA B. Dumoulin0.830.2004%0
ANA I. Lundestrom0.800.18010%0
ANA J. Harkins0.710.1406%0
ANA R. Johnston0.400.1004%0

Shots on goal: 23 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 fewer than projected on average.

Our projections as they stood at puck drop. One game says little about a model; Model Notes has how it tests over thousands.