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Game Recap
ANA2
FinalSat, Apr 5, 2025Every game that night
VAN6

VAN beat ANA 6-2, with the chances close: 2.60 expected goals to 2.75. B. Boeser led the way with 2 points (1 G, 1 A). O. Zellweger had 6 shots on goal against our projection of 1.6. T. Demko stopped 30 of 32.

Scoring

1st2nd3rdT
ANA1102
VAN5016
  1. 1st 1:21ANAT. Terry0.05 xG
  2. 1st 9:40VANE. Pettersson0.07 xG
  3. 1st 10:46VANF. Hronek0.02 xG
  4. 1st 11:32VANB. BoeserPP0.05 xG
  5. 1st 13:25VANC. GarlandPP0.78 xG
  6. 1st 14:10VAND. Joshua0.21 xG
  7. 2nd 2:49ANAT. Zegras0.19 xG
  8. 3rd 5:33VANM. Sasson0.19 xG

Team Stats

ANAVAN
32Shots on goal26
2.75Expected goals2.60
59Shot attempts46
305v5 shots on goal21
0/2Power play2/2
31Hits31
5Blocked shots9
4Penalty minutes4
11Giveaways10
5Takeaways5

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

Expected Goals Over the Game

ANA 2.75 xGVAN 2.60 xGGoal

00.511.522.531st2nd3rdANA goal, 1:21VAN goal, 9:40VAN goal, 10:46VAN goal, 11:32VAN goal, 13:25VAN goal, 14:10ANA goal, 2:49VAN goal, 5:33

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

ANA31 on goal, 2 scored
VAN25 on goal, 6 scored

GoalSavedMissedBlockedBigger: a better chance

Box Score

ANA Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
M. McTavishC0112100017:512:33
T. TerryRW101301-1017:441:45
T. ZegrasC1011100016:362:17
F. VatranoRW011311-1016:211:27
L. CarlssonC0002000017:521:45
A. KillornLW0003110217:121:54
R. StromeC000110-1016:501:57
S. ColangeloRW0001300016:091:55
C. GauthierLW0001200015:150:00
J. HarkinsC000020-1011:250:11
N. NesterenkoC000241-1010:250:16
I. LundestromC000110-109:370:00
R. GudasD0111500021:190:00
P. MintyukovD011201-1018:580:00
J. LaCombeD0000200020:362:03
D. HellesonD000340-1220:180:00
O. ZellwegerD000620-1020:041:57
O. KylingtonD000010-1014:280:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
L. Dostal26206.76960:00Loss
V. Husso000–0:00

VAN Skaters

PlayerPosGAPSOGHITBLK+/-PIMTOIPP TOI
B. BoeserRW1124100018:101:00
C. GarlandRW1013000018:100:29
K. SherwoodLW0112400016:230:00
D. JoshuaC1014100014:340:00
T. BluegerC011112+1013:310:00
L. KarlssonC011140+2012:470:00
J. LekkerimäkiRW011010+2012:350:31
M. SassonC101310+1011:580:00
P. SuterC0000400217:551:00
A. RätyC0001300014:310:00
D. O'ConnorLW0000100013:450:00
J. DeBruskLW0001000012:161:00
Q. HughesD022111-1022:361:00
M. PetterssonD011102+2022:360:00
F. HronekD101211+2022:200:00
D. ForbortD011142+1018:380:00
E. PetterssonD101120+1215:070:00
V. ManciniD000021-1018:250:00
GoalieSASVGASV%TOI
T. Demko32302.93859:43Win
K. Lankinen000–0:00

How We Did

We projectedIt finished
ScoreANA 2.8, VAN 3.4ANA 2, VAN 6
Total goals6.28
Shots on goalANA 25.4, VAN 29.6ANA 32, VAN 26
Win chanceVAN 60%VAN won

Players

PlayerSOG projectedSOGPoints projectedPointsGoal chanceGoals
VAN Q. Hughes3.011.17217%0
ANA F. Vatrano2.430.52123%0
VAN J. DeBrusk2.410.69030%0
VAN B. Boeser2.340.87234%1
VAN C. Garland2.330.68125%1
ANA M. McTavish2.320.68123%0
ANA T. Terry2.130.69124%1
VAN P. Suter2.100.68027%0
VAN K. Sherwood2.020.57122%0
ANA C. Gauthier1.910.46015%0
ANA T. Zegras1.810.63120%1
VAN F. Hronek1.720.5519%1
ANA O. Zellweger1.660.32010%0
VAN D. O'Connor1.600.39017%0
ANA A. Killorn1.630.49021%0
ANA J. LaCombe1.500.55014%0
ANA L. Carlsson1.520.57021%0
ANA R. Strome1.410.48014%0
ANA S. Colangelo1.410.43021%0
ANA N. Nesterenko1.320.25014%0
VAN J. Lekkerimäki1.300.27114%0
VAN L. Karlsson1.210.18112%0
VAN T. Blueger1.210.35111%0
VAN A. Räty1.210.34017%0
ANA R. Gudas1.110.2315%0
VAN M. Sasson1.130.27111%1
VAN M. Pettersson1.110.3514%0
VAN V. Mancini1.100.2805%0
ANA D. Helleson1.030.2509%0
VAN D. Joshua1.040.38118%1
ANA O. Kylington0.900.2307%0
ANA P. Mintyukov0.820.2616%0
ANA J. Harkins0.800.1507%0
VAN E. Pettersson0.810.1313%1
VAN D. Forbort0.710.1715%0
ANA I. Lundestrom0.610.1908%0

Shots on goal: 22 of 36 players within one of their projection; they took 0.1 more 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.