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Game Recap
ANA2
FinalSat, Oct 12, 2024Every game that night
SJS0

ANA beat SJS 2-0 despite fewer good chances: 2.04 expected goals to 3.20. M. Granlund had 5 shots on goal against our projection of 2.3. L. Dostal stopped 30 of 30.

Team Stats

ANASJS
30Shots on goal30
2.04Expected goals3.20
49Shot attempts65
225v5 shots on goal24
0/5Power play0/3
16Hits17
18Blocked shots10
8Penalty minutes12
15Giveaways13
5Takeaways6

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

ANA 2.04 xGSJS 3.20 xGGoal

00.511.522.533.51st2nd3rdANA goal, 11:00

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

ANA29 on goal, 1 scored
SJS30 on goal, 0 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
T. ZegrasC101200+1016:295:52
I. LundestromC101212+1014:060:00
B. LeasonRW011120+1013:420:00
B. McGinnLW011222+1010:500:00
A. KillornLW0001100018:575:57
F. VatranoRW0003010216:546:01
R. StromeC0002000016:375:58
L. CarlssonC0002120016:184:10
M. McTavishC000211+1415:284:02
C. GauthierLW0001000014:493:58
T. TerryRW0002010014:193:54
R. FabbriC000030+1013:420:00
C. FowlerD011002+2021:150:00
P. MintyukovD0000010025:005:17
B. DumoulinD0002130019:060:00
R. GudasD000041+1016:050:00
T. LuneauD000401+1214:500:08
O. ZellwegerD0004010013:434:43
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal303001.00059:50Win
J. Reimer000–0:00

SJS Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. GranlundC000501-1024:276:00
W. EklundLW000302-1024:175:55
F. ZetterlundLW000220-2020:576:00
T. ToffoliC000110-1018:145:48
A. WennbergC000200-1014:300:00
L. KuninC0001410013:220:00
W. SmithC000201-1213:050:00
B. GoodrowC0001000212:500:00
K. KostinC000110-1211:440:00
T. DellandreaC000220009:040:00
N. SturmC000010028:580:00
C. GrundstromRW000210006:490:00
J. WalmanD000320-1024:214:57
M. FerraroD0001230021:260:00
J. RuttaD0000010019:380:05
C. CeciD0001100219:290:12
H. ThrunD000000-1213:451:03
M. BenningD000301-1013:050:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
V. Vanecek29281.96657:59Loss
M. Blackwood000–0:00

Storylines That Played Out

As Tonight had them before puck drop, with what each player did.

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreANA 3.2, SJS 3.0ANA 2, SJS 0
Total goals6.22
Shots on goalANA 29.3, SJS 28.6ANA 30, SJS 30
Win chanceANA 53%ANA won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
ANA F. Vatrano3.530.76033%0
SJS T. Toffoli2.910.79031%0
SJS F. Zetterlund2.820.65025%0
ANA T. Terry2.520.87030%0
ANA A. Killorn2.510.76028%0
ANA T. Zegras2.420.77124%1
SJS M. Granlund2.350.94018%0
ANA L. Carlsson2.220.60022%0
SJS J. Walman2.130.38015%0
SJS W. Eklund2.030.74022%0
ANA P. Mintyukov1.800.5708%0
ANA M. McTavish1.820.56021%0
ANA T. Luneau1.840.4308%0
ANA R. Strome1.720.57018%0
ANA O. Zellweger1.740.4408%0
SJS L. Kunin1.610.38018%0
ANA R. Fabbri1.600.52022%0
ANA R. Gudas1.600.3306%0
ANA C. Fowler1.600.61110%0
SJS M. Ferraro1.610.2906%0
SJS K. Kostin1.410.56024%0
SJS C. Ceci1.410.3307%0
SJS J. Rutta1.400.3608%0
ANA B. Leason1.310.31114%0
SJS N. Sturm1.300.30013%0
SJS C. Grundstrom1.220.20011%0
SJS T. Dellandrea1.220.25010%0
SJS A. Wennberg1.220.43015%0
ANA B. Dumoulin1.120.2905%0
ANA B. McGinn1.120.23112%0
ANA I. Lundestrom1.120.33115%1
SJS H. Thrun1.000.2807%0
SJS B. Goodrow1.010.34014%0
SJS M. Benning0.930.2702%0

Shots on goal: 20 of 34 players within one of their projection; they took 0.0 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.